TORONTO, Sept. 5, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- Telesis (TSX Venture Exchange:TNC) (OTCBB:TNCVF), a leading developer and marketer of data acceleration software, and 4Front Business Solutions, a Turkish systems integrator and distribution firm, announced today that 4Front will be representing Telesis products in Turkey.
4Front is a division of Erel Technology Group, a conglomerate of 12 companies focused on delivering various technologies to the marketplace. 4Front, with sales offices throughout the region, from the Balkans to Middle Asia and the Middle East, specializes in working with mobile operators and major corporations in the telecom, finance, media, and government sectors.
With the signing of this distributor agreement, 4Front is now adding Telesis to its list of name-brand partners that includes Cisco, Nortel Networks, Network365, Envox, VoiceGenie, Dell, Microsoft, and Oracle.
4front will offer all Telesis products, including the recently announced OVERDRIVE(tm) which helps GSM/GPRS mobile operators improve the performance of their existing infrastructure by providing faster network access for both individual and corporate customers. OVERDRIVE is also a powerful application for accelerating the speed of dial-up internet access, a current focus of many ISPs. 4Front has identified a market potential in Turkey of over 40 million users for Telesis products including wireless GSM/GPRS and dial-up ISP customers.
"We are really impressed with 4Front's track record in the mobile data market. Their established relationships with mobile operators in the region, combined with their first-rate support facilities, will greatly increase the effectiveness of our sales initiatives already underway from our UK office," stated Derek Woods, CEO of Telesis.
"The alliance between Telesis and 4Front is most timely," said 4Front managing Director Tener Benghi. "We will be offering a solution that meets the time-sensitive needs of our customers throughout Turkey. Together, 4Front and Telesis will have all of the key elements for success -- an offering of the right technology, at the right time, and with local sales and support representation."
About Telesis
Founded in 1989, Telesis North Communications Inc. ("Telesis") (TSX Venture:TNC) (OTCBB:TNCVF) develops and markets data acceleration software for wireless and landline networks. The Company's core product, OVERDRIVE(tm), allows ISPs and wireless carriers to accelerate the effective performance of their networks by up to 10 times, resulting in cost savings and greater customer satisfaction. For accessing email, the web, or any corporate application, Telesis "makes data move faster." Telesis is headquartered in Toronto, Canada with regional offices in the United States and the UK. The Telesis web site can be found at www.telesis.ca.
About 4Front Business Solutions
4Front Business aims to offer professionally developed and leading IT (Information Technologies) services and solutions to meet the computing and communication requirements of its customers. 4Front provides technologies and high quality solutions to IT infrastructure and systems integration, which includes Microsoft NT/2000, Microsoft Exchange, SQL Server, Terminal Server, Microsoft IIS, Cisco and Nortel Networks routers and firewalls, switches, storage area networks, and wireless networks. 4Front Business Solutions offers unmatched professional services in network systems consulting, design, integration and continuous technical support. The company acts as a source of solution and support in areas ranging from local and wide area networks to data communications and voice/data integration to Unified Messaging (UM) and Computer Telephony Integration (CTI) to Internet/Intranet business solutions.
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