Unitrends Selects Pitney Bowes as National Multi-Vendor Services Provider

STAMFORD, Conn. & COLUMBIA, S.C.--(Business Wire)--
Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE:PBI) and Unitrends, a leading provider of innovative,
rapid-recovery solutions that protect and restore critical data and systems,
announced today a new agreement in which Pitney Bowes will provide nationwide
on-site maintenance and repair services for Unitrends and its customers.

Under the terms of the agreement, Pitney Bowes will act as the exclusive,
authorized service provider for Unitrends and deliver a full portfolio of
on-site repair, installation and maintenance services in support of Unitrends
and its extensive base of U.S. customers. The collaboration enables Unitrends to
provide consistent, nationwide repair and maintenance services to its customers
for their Data Protection Units, and further expands Pitney Bowes`s multi-vendor
services capabilities in the storage market through storage area network
appliance support.

"Unitrends is a market leader in high-performance, data protection and recovery
systems for small and mid-sized businesses, delivering the high value and
advanced features companies need to maintain business continuity," said Joanne
Boyd, vice president, business development, multi-vendor services for Pitney
Bowes. "We are delighted with our strategic relationship and look forward to
enabling Unitrends to leverage our services infrastructure and nationwide
footprint to provide comprehensive repair and maintenance services for their
valued U.S. customers."

"We selected Pitney Bowes for their nationwide reach, flexible service options
and comprehensive reporting capabilities," said Duncan McPherson, CEO of
Unitrends. "Our collaboration will provide Unitrends with the ability to access
timely service reports, open and monitor service calls over the Web and increase
overall efficiency with servicing our customers."

Pitney Bowes is a leading provider of services for printers, copiers,
multi-function devices, scanners, shredders, PCs and workstations, mailstream
solutions and kiosk devices. Consisting of 1,200 A+ certified specialists,
Pitney Bowes`s multi-vendor services offer a full range of product life cycle
services including on-site maintenance services, installations, managed asset
deployment and professional service.

About Pitney Bowes:

Pitney Bowes is a $6.3 billion global technology leader whose products, services
and solutions deliver value within the mailstream and beyond. Founded in 1920,
our company`s 35,000 employees deliver technology, service and innovation to
more than two million customers worldwide. For more information about Pitney
Bowes, its products, services and solutions, visit www.pb.com.

About Unitrends:

Unitrends is a leading provider of innovative, integrated solutions that protect
and restore critical data and systems. Unitrends` family of disk-to-disk backup
appliances provides unmatched protection and rapid recovery of lost systems,
applications and data. Over 40 operating systems supported through a single,
powerful user interface. The company`s local backup and off-site vaulting
appliances eliminate the need for multi-vendor software and hardware, and
deliver an integrated solution that is affordable for small- and medium-sized
businesses. Information about Unitrends can be found at www.unitrends.com.

Media:
Pitney Bowes Inc.
Karen King, 203-351-6189
karen.king@pb.com
or
E.S. Jones PR for Unitrends
Erin Jones, 704-664-2170
ejones@esjonespr.com

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