1st February 2005

Bracknell, 1st February 2005: Azlan, the leading pan-European provider of networking solutions and services, has signed a distribution agreement with VegaStream, the leading producer of dedicated voice over IP (VoIP) gateways. VegaStream's portfolio of VoIP gateways provides enterprises with seamless interoperability between the varied legacy of PSTN interfaces and new IP networks.

According to research from Deloitte Touche conducted in October 2004, two thirds of businesses will have deployed VoIP by the end of 2006.

According to Tim Burne, VegaStream CEO, gateways are the catalyst for the rapid adoption of VoIP in the marketplace. "Our products enable enterprise customers to profit from lower telephony costs today by allowing customers with existing telephony equipment to seize the benefits of VoIP. Furthermore, they will remain a critical, open standards component of all IP networks that support enterprises connected to the global telephone system," he said. "The question now is not 'Will VoIP ever take off?' but 'How quickly can my business seize the opportunity?' and the answer is 'Right now!'"

Alan Reeve, Voice Products Manager at Azlan, believes that VoIP is now a major opportunity for systems integrators and reseller. "While some enterprises wait for the opportunity to take a "big bang" approach and completely replace TDM with IP, many are ready now to leverage the low costs offered by internet telephony service providers and IP-based WANs. VegaStream has the product range and the experience with Europe's varied TDM standards to enable our resellers to meet this latent demand."

VegaStream gateways enable enterprises to reduce PSTN call charges and consolidate voice and data facilities, such as leased lines. They provide a cost-effective solution to connect remote sites, home-users and tele-workers into the overall enterprise network in order to improve business communications. Opening up new opportunities for voice innovation, enterprises can extend connectivity while preserving full interoperability with legacy telecommunications equipment.

As the first vendor to deliver Basic Rate ISDN with SIP, VegaStream has unrivalled experience of the VoIP gateway market. It was also one of the first to market with QSIG tunnelling over H.323 on E1 and T1 VoIP gateways, providing full inter-PBX feature transparency. With dual T1/E1 interfaces and sophisticated dial planners that can run without the need for a gatekeeper or proxy, VegaStream enables businesses to deploy VoIP solutions while avoiding the extensive reprogramming of the PBX.

About Azlan
Azlan, part of the Tech Data Corporation since March 2003, is a leading pan-European solutions group, operating in the networking communications sector of the technology market. It has three lines of business; product distribution, training and professional services with operations in 15 European countries, and employs over 1,100 staff with a ratio of 1:1 technical to sales personnel amongst these groups.

For additional information please contact:

Mark Weeks
Mark Weeks Associates (for VegaStream)
+44 77 7188 7041
mark.weeks@vegastream.com