Mitel Expands channel to market in Saudi with BITS Arabia

Saudi Arabia, 11 November 2005 – Mitel®, a leading provider of IP communications solutions, today announced that BITS Arabia, has achieved Gold Solution Provider status within the global Mitel Solution Provider Program. The accreditation enables BITS Arabia to resell and distribute the full Mitel suite of Internet Protocol (IP) communications systems, IP phones and applications.

Refaat Al Saadi , Managing Director , cites the advantages of being a part of Mitel’s award-winning Solution Provider program “Attaining Mitel Gold Solution Provider status is particularly beneficial to us and our customers. It recognizes our ability to support IP Telephony to the highest standards in providing Mitel’s portfolio of IP-based networked business solutions for small office, branch offices and the enterprise market. We believe Mitel’s IP solutions are the best in the marketplace and customers can take advantage of immediate and long-term benefits including cost efficiencies and increased productivity.”

To achieve Gold status, BITS Arabia has proven its capability to deliver a high standard of converged skills and a superior degree of customer support. Mitel will now support BITS Arabia on product training, technical and sales support, sales tools, on-line services, as well as access to Mitel’s marketing and incentive programs.

Hisham Amili , General Manager, Mitel, GCC  said, “Mitel is very excited to be working with BITS Arabia. Our Solution Providers are vital to our continued success and share our commitment in providing the enhanced benefits of IP communications to the Saudi enterprise market.”

About Mitel
Mitel is a market leader for voice, video, and data convergence over broadband networks. With a focus on the user experience, the company delivers advanced communications solutions that are easily customized for individual business needs. Mitel solutions extend from intuitive desktop appliances and applications through to Applications and Services Gateways that enable business process integration and enhancement. Customers are provided with innovative ways to leverage their resources and migrate to the benefits of IP communications at their own pace. Mitel is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, with offices, partners, and resellers worldwide. For more information please visit www.mitel.com.

Contacts:
Siilvia Calzada
Tel: +9713916721                            
E-mail: Silvia_Calzada-Gil@Mitel.com

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