MCK Announces Availability of PBXtender and Value Pricing on Multi-User Teleworking Bundles.

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 2, 1999--

Delivers cost-effective, scaleable EXTender 'Multi-Packs' for

large-scale remote call center agent and teleworking programs

CT Expo, Booth #3625 Kentia Hall-MCK Communications, Inc., the leading developer of remote voice solutions for telecommuters, remote call center agents, executives and branch offices, today announced the availability of the PBXtender, a cost-effective multi-user rack-mount version of its remote voice EXTender technology. In related news, MCK announced a new bundling of its award-winning EXTender products into Remote Agent/employee Multi-Packs (RAMP) 12- and 24-user packages, with cost savings of up to 25% off standard retail pricing, and over 40% off the price of individual EXTender units.

"As Companies move out of the pilot phase and into large scale deployment of teleworkers, they need more scaleable and compact solutions," said Dean Brown, executive vice president, TeleCommute Solutions, Inc., a leading nationwide provider of turnkey corporate telecommuting services. "MCK's new PBXtender provides just the type of solution call centers and corporations are looking for. And the new multi-user pricing bundles will provide an added incentive for companies ready to expand their programs."

The PBXtender rack holds twelve PBXtender line cards and supports up to 24 remote workers, providing seamless voice and data connectivity between the customer's PBX (Private Branch Exchange) or Key System and a fully-featured digital set at the remote site. Remote workers connect through the PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) to the PBXtender that can be configured with up to twelve ISDN and/or analog line cards. The PBXtender is compatible with MCK's Analog EXTender 1000+ and the ISDN EXTender 3000-series remote units. With MCK's EXTender solutions, remote call center agents and teleworkers have full access to all of the features on the corporate PBX, including 4-digit dialing, transfer, conferencing, as well as any application running on the PBX, such as ACD software, unified messaging, voice mail and call accounting programs.

MCK's new Remote Agent/employee Multi-Pack (RAMP) solutions take advantage of the PBXtender's density to provide a more cost-effective solution over single unit deployments, which require an individual unit at both the remote and switch sites. The RAMP-12 package contains twelve EXTender 3000S or 3000T remote units, a PBXtender rack with switch management interface, and six ISDN line cards that support two ports per card. The RAMP-24 package contains twenty-four EXTender 3000S or 3000T remote units, a PBXtender rack with switch management interface, and twelve dual-port ISDN line cards.

Pricing and Availability

The PBXtender rack is available for the DEFINITY(R) and Nortel Meridian and Norstar switches, and carries a suggested list price of $995. PBXtender line cards may be purchased individually at $995 for the POTS line card (1 port per card) and $1,495 for the ISDN line card (2 ports per card). The RAMP-12 package has a suggested retail price of $19,995, and the RAMP-24 carries a suggested retail price of $35,995. The full-line of DEFINITY(R) products and the Nortel rack and POTS line card are available immediately. The Nortel ISDN PBXtender line card is expected to ship at the end of March 1999. All products are available through MCK's international network of OEMs and value-added resellers. Customers may call 1-888-454-7979 for a reseller referral.

About MCK Communications, Inc.

MCK Communications, Inc. is a privately held company that provides remote voice solutions for telecommuters, remote call center agents, executives and branch offices. With private equity investments from Summit Partners in 1996 and Lazard Freres Technology Partners in 1998 and a seasoned management team of former executives of Lotus Development Corp., Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ:SUNW), Bain & Company and PictureTel (NASDAQ:PCTL), MCK was incorporated in 1989. The company, which is ISO 9001-certified has earned a reputation for excellence and innovation by building leading-edge telecommunications products that enhance customers' Lucent- (NYSE:LU), Nortel- (TSE:NTL), and NEC- (NASDAQ:NIPNY) based networked voice systems. Headquartered in Newton, MA, MCK has R&D facilities in Calgary, Canada.

MCK markets its products through a large network of telecommunications resellers and OEM partners including Lucent, NEC, Williams Communications Solutions, Bell Canada (NYSE:BCE), BellSouth (NYSE:BLS), GTE (NYSE:GTE), Sprint (NYSE:FON), British Telecom (NYSE:BTY), Dacon, Dictaphone, Claricom and other value added resellers. The company was named one of 1998's fastest growing private companies by Inc. Magazine, and has received numerous industry awards for its products, including four "1998 Product of the Year" awards for its EXTender 3000-series from Computer Telephony, Call Center Magazine, Call Center Solutions and CTI Magazine.

For additional product or sales information contact MCK at 1-888-454-7979 or visit MCK's web site at www.mck.com.