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Extended Systems Signs OEM Agreement with Avaya; Extended Systems to Deliver Wireless Data Access, Mobile Application Technology to Avaya's Unified Communication Center

Posted on: Wednesday, 25 June 2003, 06:00 CDT

BOISE, Idaho--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 25, 2003--Extended Systems (Nasdaq:XTND), a leading provider of mobile information management solutions for the enterprise, announced today that the company has entered into an OEM and technology agreement with Avaya Inc.

Under the terms of the agreement, Extended Systems will provide its OneBridge Mobile Platform technology to Avaya for inclusion in the company's unified communication solutions portfolio of products, extending wireless data access to communications applications such as messaging, call processing, conferencing, and notifications. With the integration of Extended Systems' technology, Avaya customers will now be able to access application information online or offline from any mobile device including smart phones, personal digital assistants (PDAs), pagers, and standard desktop browsers.

The agreement also engages Extended Systems' professional services organization to build mobile enterprise applications that will interoperate with Avaya communications solutions such as Avaya Unified Communication Center, extending existing UCC offerings to mobile and wireless devices.

"Avaya sought a technology partner that could easily integrate its capabilities with our existing infrastructure and immediately provide wireless data access to our UCC customers," said Vic Langford, vice president of Avaya's Unified Communication Solutions Group. "We are impressed with Extended Systems' solution set, its proven track record in the mobile applications market, and its partnership approach. We're excited about the opportunities this agreement presents for our customers."

"Being selected as a technology partner by Avaya -- one of the world's leading providers of communications for enterprises -- further validates Extended Systems' competence to provide mobile solutions to global enterprises," said Charles Jepson, Extended Systems' vice president of worldwide sales and marketing. "Extended Systems is pleased to work with Avaya to provide unified communications interfaces to mobile applications which we believe will drive a dramatic increase in user adoption."

About Extended Systems

Extended Systems provides the expertise, strategy and solutions to help enterprise organizations streamline their business processes through mobile technology. The company's mobile software suite enables companies to mobilize critical enterprise applications such as e-mail, field service, sales force automation (SFA), enterprise resource planning (ERP), and customer relationship management (CRM). Extended Systems has more than 2,500 enterprise customers worldwide and key alliance relationships with Ericsson, HP, IBM, Microsoft, Motorola, Nokia, Palm, RIM, Sharp, Siemens and Toshiba.

Founded in 1984, Extended Systems has offices and subsidiaries in the United States and worldwide. For more information, visit the company Web site at www.extendedsystems.com.

This press release contains forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the success of Extended Systems' OneBridge Mobile Platform and the on-going success of the company's relationship with Avaya, as well as the belief that unified communications interfaces to mobile applications will drive a dramatic increase in user adoption. These risks and uncertainties include the overall economic conditions and the level of information technology purchasing by existing and potential customers, the success of key business relationships, continued growth in the markets for our products, the perceived and realized benefits of mobile devices, the timely development and acceptance of new products and technologies, the risks associated with development of new products and product enhancements, the impact of competitive products and pricing, and other risks as detailed from time-to-time in Extended Systems' SEC filings, including its 2002 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on September 23, 2002 and its 2003 Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q.

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