Altura Communication Solutions Acquires NetVersant Solutions, LLC`s Avaya Business Unit

Acquisition Strengthens Altura`s National Coverage and Expands Their Avaya
Channel Sales and Service Organization
FULLERTON, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
Altura Communication Solutions, an Avaya Platinum-level certified
BusinessPartner and a leading nationwide provider of converged voice and data
communication solutions and services, has acquired NetVersant Solutions, LLC
Avaya business unit.

Headquartered in Everett, Washington, NetVersant Solutions, LLC provided Avaya
solutions and support services focus on the Fortune 1000 in education,
healthcare and government market sectors throughout the U.S. The acquisition is
complementary to Altura Communication Solutions` go-to-market strategy allowing
it to expand its industry leading service and support footprint in reaching more
Avaya customers.

"With hundreds of satisfied Avaya customers, NetVersant Solutions has earned a
reputation as a leading sales and support organization and they are a great fit
for Altura," said Bob Blazek, president and chief executive officer for Altura
Communication Solutions. "As one of Avaya`s largest resellers, Altura welcomes
their customers into our growing family of satisfied Avaya clients as well as
providing future stability. The combination of Altura and NetVersant offers the
marketplace and our customers with expanded design and service capabilities,
increased geographic coverage, and greater access to resources within Avaya.
This combination will allow us to continue to enhance and expand our industry
leading support to our customer base."

"Altura continues to provide the highest level of service to their expanding
base of customers," said Carol Giles Neslund, vice president, North America
Channel Sales, Avaya. "NetVersant customers are in great hands with Altura`s
excellent sales and support organization. Additionally, Avaya plays a strategic
role for Altura by providing professional services for complex solutions
involving contact center, self service, SIP and unified communication. Avaya
provides bench strength to Altura`s service organization."

About Altura Communication Solutions

Headquartered in Fullerton, California, Altura Communication Solutions sells and
services a variety of products, including Voice over IP unified communication,
contact centers, multi media conferencing, network management, wireless
mobility, data switching and routing products. The company has nationwide
service capabilities and an enterprise customer base of more than 2,500
companies in the financial, education, healthcare and government markets.

About Avaya

Avaya is a global leader in enterprise communications systems. The company
provides unified communications, contact centers, and related services directly
and through its channel partners to leading businesses and organizations around
the world. Enterprises of all sizes depend on Avaya for state-of-the-art
communications that improve efficiency, collaboration, customer service and
competitiveness. For more information, please visit http://www.avaya.com

About NetVersant Solutions, LLC

Headquartered in Everett, WA, NetVersant Solutions, LLC
(http://www.netversant.com/) provides sales, support, and consulting services
for Converged Technology solutions to enterprise customers throughout the United
States.

Altura Communication Solutions
Mark Izumi, 602-458-4012
mizumi@alturacs.com

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