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Advanced American Telephones Announces Distribution Agreement With Ingram
Micro for Telecommunications Products
Ingram Micro to Carry AT&T-Branded DECT 6.0 Cordless Headsets, Two-Line and
Four-Line Systems for Small-and-Medium-Size Business Use
BEAVERTON, Ore., April 7 /PRNewswire/ -- VTech Communications, Inc. d.b.a.
Advanced American Telephones, which manufactures AT&T-branded home and office
telephones under a license agreement with AT&T Intellectual Property, today
announced availability of its telecommunication solutions through Ingram Micro
Inc., the world's largest technology distributor. With this distribution
agreement, AT&T landline telecommunications products now will be available to
small-and-medium-size business (SMB) customers in the United States.
"We're excited to work with Ingram Micro as this agreement opens an important
new distribution channel to reach SMB customers," said Mike Tierney, vice
president, sales, Advanced American Telephones. "We're confident SMBs will
benefit from cordless phone systems and headsets that offer the best range and
sound quality on the market today."
Beginning March 1, a variety of AT&T products, including the 2009 line of
Digitally Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (DECT) 6.0 phones and AT&T
cordless headsets will be available through Ingram Micro. The 2009 AT&T
product line features new office phone systems with the value, flexibility and
rich quality for which AT&T phones are known. Customers looking for reliable,
stylistic, high-performance phones can select from the latest AT&T DECT
systems, featuring up to 45 percent better range than other phones on the
market today.
"AT&T is known for high quality and rich features, with a range of options for
SMB offices," said Kevin Prewett, vice president of vendor management, Ingram
Micro North America. "We're looking forward to expanding our product catalog
to include these value-added communication solutions."
For more information, VARs and system integrators can contact the Ingram Micro
sales team at 1-800-456-8000 or visit www.telephones.att.com.
About Advanced American Telephones
Advanced American Telephones (AAT) designs, manufactures and distributes
AT&T-branded telephone products in the United States and Canada under a brand
license agreement with AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P. AAT is owned by
VTech Holdings Ltd. VTech is a widely recognized leader in the consumer phone
industry.
About AT&T
AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) is a premier communications holding company. Its
subsidiaries and affiliates, AT&T operating companies, are the providers of
AT&T services in the United States and around the world. Among their offerings
are the world's most advanced IP-based business communications services, the
nation's fastest 3G network and the best wireless coverage worldwide, and the
nation's leading high-speed Internet access and voice services. In domestic
markets, AT&T is known for the directory publishing and advertising sales
leadership of its Yellow Pages and YELLOWPAGES.COM organizations, and the AT&T
brand is licensed to innovators in such fields as communications equipment. As
part of their three-screen integration strategy, AT&T operating companies are
expanding their TV entertainment offerings. In 2009, AT&T again ranked No. 1
in the telecommunications industry on FORTUNE(R) Magazine's lists of the
World's Most Admired Companies and America's Most Admired Companies.
Additional information about AT&T Inc. and the products and services provided
by AT&T subsidiaries and affiliates is available at http://www.att.com.
(C) 2009 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved. AT&T, the AT&T logo
and all other marks contained herein are trademarks of AT&T Intellectual
Property and/or AT&T affiliated companies. All other marks contained herein
are the property of their respective owners.
About Ingram Micro Inc.
As a vital link in the technology value chain, Ingram Micro creates sales and
profitability opportunities for vendors and resellers through unique marketing
programs, outsourced logistics services, technical support, financial service,
and product aggregation and distribution. The company serves more than 150
countries and is the only global broad-based IT distributor with operations in
Asia. Visit www.ingrammicro.com.
Media Contact Erica Rios
GolinHarris
714-662-5111
erios@golinharris.com
SOURCE VTech Communications, Inc.
Erica Rios of GolinHarris, +1-714-662-5111, erios@golinharris.com
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