Critical Links’ edgeBOX “Office-in-a-Box” enables security, infrastructure, voice and data convergence, delivers cost efficiencies in uncertain economic outlook

Fairfield, NJ, USA, and Pontedera, Italy, 24 July 2008 - Critical Links, a global provider of converged voice, data and IT solutions for Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs), and Telcomms, a high-growth innovative Wireless and VoIP solutions distributor in Italy, announced a reseller agreement through which Critical Links’ flagship product, the edgeBOX™ will be made available to Telcomms customers in the Italian market.

A Recent IDC survey (The Move to Voice and Data Convergence Among Western European SMBs — an IDC Survey, Doc # MM03Q, May 2008) confirms that SMBs, especially midmarket companies, have been rather dynamic in terms of IT uptake of new technologies and adoption has been increasing alongside a greater awareness of what the IT market offers. In this context, voice and data convergence solutions have started to grow in acceptance.

"Reduced costs and, more importantly, reduced complexity determined by the single point of accountability of VoIP deployments, are the two immediate elements that service providers that want to make the most of market opportunities in the SMB space must focus their marketing campaign on. Still, underlining the impact that VoIP has on overall productivity it is crucial to build on longer-term success,'' said Nina Bonagura, senior research analyst, IDC's European Vertical Markets service.

“Telcomms is committed to deliver communications solutions that are innovative, affordable and flexible, delivering clear competitive advantages to our high-growth customers” stated Mr. Gianni Campinoti, CEO at Telcomms. “The edgeBOX is a great solution to consolidate and optimize SMB communications and IT infrastructure, and is being met with a great deal of interest by the sophisticated Italian SMB sector”.

Based in Pontedera, in the Tuscany region of Italy, Telcomms is a WiTech spin off, and a communications / IT solutions distributor focused on wireless and VoIP solutions. Aiming to become a reference in wireless and VoIP solutions in Italy, Telcomms has a number of international partnerships with key technology providers and operators. It has distinguished itself for its focus on delivering cost efficiencies, complete solutions and excellent training and customer support.

Critical Links’ edgeBOX™ is a converged voice and data appliance, which provides a full fledged VOIP/ IP-PBX and a host of data and IT services in a single device, while dramatically reducing complexity and deployment costs. The newest version of edgeBOX™, release 4.6, includes increased functionality in fault tolerance, security, provisioning and usability, and hardware support.

The edgeBOX™ replaces up to 8 specialized solutions with a single integrated device, providing SMB customers with a complete networking infrastructure that is simple to install and configure, easy to maintain and upgrade and can be managed remotely. Customers can leverage edgeBOX™ services ranging from VOIP, IP-PBX, VPNs, security, NAC and QoS as well as web server, e-mail server and data storage. It is available on a range of scalable platforms that support up to 300 users.

About Critical Links
Critical Links is a global provider of converged voice, data and IT solutions for Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs) that dramatically simplify and cost-reduce by consolidating over a single scaleable and fault-tolerant platform.

Critical Links’ flagship product, the edgeBOX™, is an award winning multi-function gateway appliance that includes VOIP/IP-PBX, VPNs, security, NAC, QoS and a WiFi access point as well as a fax-server, web server, e-mail server, print server and data storage. It is available on a range of hardware platforms that support up to 300 users, with different form factors and a host of broadband interfaces such as BRI/PRI(T1/E1), FX0/FXS, Ethernet, etc. Critical Links typically serves SMBs through a global network of VARs, System Integrators, OEMs and Service Providers. For more information: www.critical-links.com or info@critical-links.com.

About Telcomms
Telcomms is a Value Added Distributor, on wireless and VoIP solutions. Telcomms is a Spin Off of WiTech, a consulting Company founded in 2003, focused on the Wireless Broadband Market. With more than 100 men/year involved in WiFi/Mesh, Hiperlan TETRA, GSM, WiMAX, 3G/HSxPA, LTE/4G, Telcomms is a member of the WiMAX Forum, TeleManagement Forum, ANFoV. It has international partnerships with key technology providers, analysts, and operators. For more information: www.telcomms.it

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Carlos Taveira
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