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AutoZone Selects Vapps, Inc. as Sole Provider of Its Audio Conferencing Solution, Servicing 4,000 Locations Nationwide

NEW YORK--(Business Wire)--
Vapps, Inc., a leading provider of VoIP audio conferencing
services worldwide, and AutoZone (NYSE:AZO), the nation's leading
retailer and leading distributor of automotive replacement parts and
accessories, today announced that Vapps' Conferencing Enterprise
service will become the internal audio conferencing service for more
than 4,000 retail AutoZone locations.

   Vapps' Conferencing Enterprise solution was selected for its easy
conference bridge customization, scalability and round-the-clock
customer service. The Conferencing Enterprise solution uses the same
technology platform upon which Vapps' flagship service HighSpeed
Conferencing is built. HighSpeed Conferencing
(www.highspeedconferencing.com) is a wideband, high-definition (HD)
voice conferencing service that beta-launched in October 2007 for the
SMB market with low, flat-rate pricing and superior, high definition
(16 kHz) audio quality.

   "Vapps proved itself as a good choice for an audio conferencing
solution that meets the needs of our business," said AutoZone IT
Director Randy Byrum. "The flexibility of the Vapps staff and the easy
customization of the Conferencing Enterprise service made it the right
choice for us. It is a great product, which has many of the key
features that you would find from a major telecom offering."

   AutoZone will use Vapps' customized Conferencing Enterprise
service to address its large number of retail locations, which will
participate in frequent calls using a toll-free dial-in number, as
well as for team meetings.

   "AutoZone's shift to Vapps is validation by an enterprise level
customer for our mixed mode conference calling platform that blends IP
based voice communications with the more established PSTN dial-in
approach that has been around for years," said Ben Lilienthal, CEO,
Vapps, Inc. "Companies like AutoZone want to reduce cost, while
increasing their capabilities. Now their team can meet anywhere in the
world using the highest voice quality conference service from their
computers, traditional landlines or mobile phones, depending on their
situation. We're giving AutoZone the best of both worlds, without any
sacrifices, while also lowering their costs."

   Vapps' cutting-edge audio conferencing solutions are also used by
leading corporations, trade associations and non-profit organizations,
including MSN, Yahoo! and Skype. Vapps' latest innovation, HighSpeed
Conferencing (www.highspeedconferencing.com), is the only
high-definition (HD) audio conferencing solution in the industry that
allows as many as 500 audio conference attendees, including Internet
users through VoIP products, such as Skype, toll and toll-free
participants, into the same conference "room," while providing the
service at a low flat-rate price, starting at $25 per month.

   About Vapps, Inc.

   Vapps, Inc. is a technology company utilizing its patent-pending
audio conferencing technology to provide managed audio conferencing
solutions to the SMB, Enterprise and Service Provider markets. Founded
in 2003 by serial entrepreneurs Ben Lilienthal and Jerry Norton, VAPPS
Conferencing is a turnkey hosted service that enables any business to
cost-effectively make conference calls over the Internet or any
telephone that approach the realism of in-person meetings -
dramatically improving the productivity of team collaboration.

   About AutoZone:

   As of February 9, 2008, AutoZone sells auto and light truck parts,
chemicals and accessories through 4,000 AutoZone stores in 48 states,
the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico in the U.S. and 128 stores in
Mexico.

   AutoZone is the leading retailer and a leading distributor of
automotive replacement parts and accessories in the United States.
Each store carries an extensive product line for cars, sport utility
vehicles, vans and light trucks, including new and remanufactured
automotive hard parts, maintenance items, accessories, and
non-automotive products. Many stores also have a commercial sales
program that provides commercial credit and prompt delivery of parts
and other products to local, regional and national repair garages,
dealers, and service stations. AutoZone also sells the ALLDATA brand
diagnostic and repair software. On the web, AutoZone sells diagnostic
and repair information, and auto and light truck parts through
www.autozone.com. AutoZone does not derive revenue from automotive
repair or installation.

Comunicano
Sue Huss, 619-379-4396
Sue.huss@comunicano.com

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