MITEL AWARDS GOLD LEVEL STATUS TO CINTELE VOICE & DATA SOLUTIONS New Technology Team Supports Total Solution Provider" Strategy For Cintele

Cintele provides telecommunications and high speed Internet equipment to the hospitality industry. With MITEL Gold Level Status, Cintele can now provide the whole Mitel product line of PBXs to small and large hotels.

MARIETTA, GA -- December 13, 2002 -- Cintele Voice & Data Solutions, a leading supplier of telecommunications equipment, software, and services for the lodging industry, has been appointed "Gold Solutions Provider" reseller status with Mitel, the lodging industrys primary supplier of telephone systems. This relationship enables Cintele to meet the telecom needs of the largest hotels, which have historically been Cinteles primary customers for telephones and voice mail systems. This enables Cintele to sell every product offered by Mitel, including the traditional SX-2000 PBX and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) product lines.

Cintele has been installing, supporting, and servicing smaller hotels with the Mitel SX-200 line of PBXs for many years. This new status extends Cinteles position as a total telecom solutions supplier for hospitality, providing end-to-end solutions anywhere in the USA and consisting of the largest telephone PBX systems, the best selection of telephones, and powerful voice mail and call accounting systems.

Serving leading hotel chains since 1994, Cintele supplies telecommunications equipment for more than 450 properties nationwide and earned preferred vendor relationships with leading hotel chains, such as Starwood, Ritz Carlton, Hyatt, and Six Continents.

"Mitel awarded Cintele the ability to sell the largest and complete array of telecommunications systems, which serve the largest hotels," says the firms president, Janet Reiniger Coburn. With Mitels leading share in PBXs and our strong relationships in larger properties, we have a winning formula for Cintele and the best solutions for our customers."

Cintele underwent a detailed review by Mitel and met a number of strict criteria, including the number of well-trained technical staff experienced with the new line of equipment. The firms strategy of building the strength of technical staff enabled this move into the larger PBX market, which complements Cinteles industry experience. The technical staff includes a number of industry veterans who have a minimum of fifteen years each in the hospitality industry and a longstanding commitment to customer service.

About Cintele
Cintele, formerly Voice & Data Solutions, is a leading supplier of telecommunications equipment, software, and services for hotels and motels, meeting growing hotel guest demand for high speed and converging voice, data and video services. The countrys leading hotel and motel chains rely on Cintele to design and install telecommunications systems including voice-mail, high-speed Internet, conference calling, enhanced services, call accounting, PBX equipment, and the latest in-room phones. Cintele solutions make telephone and Internet access easy for the hotel guest, while maximizing the efficiency of hotel operations.

The lodging industry benefits from integrated solutions that protect existing investments while delivering upon the promises of convergence, with clear benefits to hotel guests and owners. Cintele represents leading manufacturers, such as Innovations, Teledex and Mitel Networks. The companys end-to-end telecommunications solutions ensure a single point of contact, certified technicians, and a full range of services, such as project management, vendor installation, training and post-installation services, and 24x7 support.

Cintele serves more than 450 properties nationwide for clients such as Six Continents Hotels, Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Ritz Carlton, Hampton Inn, Hilton, Hyatt, Westin, Radisson, Marriott, Embassy Suites, Best Western and more. Call Cintele at 770-984-2606 or, on the web, visit http://www.Cintele.com.
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