Regional Distributors Join Forces to Create TekAV - A National Service and Support Company for Audio Visual Market.

CHICAGO -- Announcing an industry-first partnership, several highly respected Master Value Added Distributors (MVADs) of audio-visual and videoconference products and services have joined forces to create a single national provider for products, training, service, and support, called TekAV.

TekAV provides coast to coast support for over 500 dealers, covering all aspects of Visual Communications products and solutions. By consolidating the resources of the five independent MVADs: TMDistributing in Ft. Worth, TX; Emergent Media Marketing, Inc. in Atlanta, GA; KBZ Communications, Inc. in Doylestown, PA; Advanced Media Design, Inc. in Newbury Park, CA; and Visitec Marketing Associates, Inc. in St. Charles, IL, and leveraging their established dealer base, TekAV is projecting sales of over $70mm in products and services for 2007.

A significant benefit to TekAV's dealers is the ability to gain official manufacturer certification training within their local area. "Traditionally, certification training often requires expensive travel and additional time out of the field," stated Ken Colson of Emergent Media Marketing. "By bringing these classes closer to home, our dealers will be able to reduce their expenses significantly."

With successful training certification centers already running in the West and Midwest, TekAV plans to roll out similar programs throughout the South and Eastern seaboard. The company aims to have at least five regional training centers across the country up and running by the end of the first quarter of 2007.

Additionally, TekAV will manage warranty replacement, provide 24/7 technical support, software renewals, installation, and managed network services, giving regional dealers the ability to deliver end to end solutions for their customers.

"As customers continue to build out their visual communications infrastructure, local and regional AV integrators need a mechanism to provide a standard level of service that reaches beyond their local presence," added Ken Zorzi, Principle, KBZ Communications. "By pooling our human resources and infrastructures together, TekAV will provide this mechanism and give local integrators a national footprint."

A national web-based ticket system will further tie manufacturers, distributors, and dealers together with instant access to everything from software revisions to open trouble tickets. "This unified tracking system will reduce customer downtime and minimize the frustrations associated with having different technicians help resolve a problem," observed Ron Devoe, Principle of Total Marketing.

The new company is named after the first letter of each of the partners' companies: TMDistributing, Emergent Media Marketing, Inc., KBZ Communications, Inc., Advanced Media Design, Inc., and Visitec Marketing Associates, Inc. Frank Weese, founder and former owner of Visitec has been appointed as TekAV's Executive Director and will be responsible for managing day to day operations of the company.

About TMDistributing

TMDistributing (TMD) was formed by TOTAL Marketing founder, Ron DeVoe, in order to sustain the demand for regionally distributed products in the audio-visual channel and is currently the MVAD, Master Value Added Distributor for TANDBERG and MediaPOINTE products for the Mountain and Southwestern states. For more information please visit www.totalmktg.com .

About Emergent Media Marketing

Founded in 2004, Emergent Media Marketing, the value-added distribution arm of E.M.M. Group, Inc., is dedicated to representing the leading manufacturers of Visual Communications products to the Audio Visual and IP/Telephony system integrators in the Southeast. E.M.M. focuses on a "P3" sales philosophy which insures that both Manufacturer and Integrator enjoy a Pleasant and Profitable Partnership. For more information please visit www.emergent-marketing.com .

About KBZ Communications

Founded in 1987, KBZ Communications, Inc. is a leading provider of distribution, sales and marketing representation for manufacturers of Audio Visual, Communication, and Presentation products. For more information please visit www.kbz.com .

About Advanced Media Design

Founded in 1989, Advanced Media Design, Inc. is the leading provider of AV-over-IP solutions to the audio-visual industry. It is a leading distributor of visual communications products and also manufactures its acclaimed MediaPOINTE AV-over-IP products. For more information, visit www.amdsys.com.

About Visitec Marketing Associates

Founded in 1987, Visitec Marketing Associates is a highly respected Independent Manufacturers' Representative organization. It is also engaged in value added product distribution, promoting high end visual communication solutions to A-V Integrators and Network Solutions providers. For more information, visit www.visitec.com .