Siemens Partners with INTECON to Provide Unified Communications Solutions to the Federal Government

Siemens Partners with INTECON to Provide Unified Communications Solutions to the Federal Government

Siemens’ Strategic Partnership with INTECON Will Enable Both Companies to Increase Their Share of the Federal Communications Market

Siemens Communications, Inc. [NYSE:SI] and INTECON, LLC announced today they have entered into a strategic partnership that will enable each party to better service customers in both the public and private sectors.

Colorado-based INTECON is a leading provider of advanced information technology and telecommunications products and services to the public and private sectors. This partnership is significant for Siemens because INTECON is Siemens’ only channel partner with Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) status. Companies designated as an SDVOSB benefit from the federal government’s mandate to its agencies that they develop strategies and set goals for awarding contracts to SDVOSBs. INTECON’s SDVOSB status will increase the ability of both companies to bid on and win contracts to provide communications and information technology infrastructure to the federal government.

“We look forward to working closely with one of the industry’s leading communications vendors in the federal space,” says Barbara Beckner, Vice President, Telecommunications for INTECON, LLC. “Our strategic partnership with Siemens will enable INTECON to continue to provide best-of-breed communications solutions to our customers who wish to improve business processes, collaboration and productivity through Siemens’ products and services.”

Siemens is committed to an Open Communications strategy that enables Siemens’ partners to offer their customers flexibility in implementing unified communications through the Siemens HiPath Portfolio of open products and services. Siemens’ partners, such as INTECON, can rely on Siemens’ expertise to help their customers transform their communications infrastructure, optimize performance and enhance collaboration in a way that will positively affect an organization’s communications and lead to strong ROI.

“Siemens is committed to building a strong channel and targeting vertical markets through strategic partnerships with market leaders such as INTECON,” says Rick Fitzgerald, Vice President, Large to Medium Enterprise Partners, Siemens Communications, Inc. “The combination of INTECON’s and Siemens’ past performance in working with federal agencies will provide the government with best value offerings through Siemens’ products and services that will help them optimize and transform their organizations through Open Communications.”

About Siemens

Siemens AG (NYSE:SI) is one of the largest global electronics and engineering companies with reported worldwide sales of $107.4 billion in fiscal 2006. Founded 160 years ago, the company is a leader in the areas of Medical, Power, Automation and Control, Transportation, Information and Communications, Lighting, Building Technologies, Water Technologies and Services and Home Appliances. With its U.S. corporate headquarters in New York City, Siemens in the USA has sales of $21.4 billion and employs approximately 70,000 people throughout all 50 states and Puerto Rico. Eleven of Siemens’ worldwide businesses are based in the United States. With its global headquarters in Munich, Siemens AG and its subsidiaries employ 480,000 people in 190 countries. For more information on Siemens in the United States: www.usa.siemens.com.

About Siemens Communications, Inc.

Siemens Communications, Inc. is one of the world’s leading vendors of Open Communications solutions for enterprises of all sizes, enabling business processes to be more productive, faster and more secure – with any device, network or information technology infrastructure. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Siemens AG with about 15,000 employees globally and headquarters in Boca Raton, Fla. For more info, visit www.usa.siemens.com/communications.

About INTECON, LLC.

INTECON is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) founded in 1999 and headquartered in the Denver, Colo. area. The company employs over 100 people throughout the world and is a leading provider of advanced information technology and communications services to both government agencies and private organizations. INTECON provides telecommunications, information technology, maintenance and operations, and engineering services, bringing “value added” support to all their projects. For more information, visit www.inteconusa.com.

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This release contains forward-looking statements based on beliefs of Siemens management. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “forecast,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “should,” and “project” are used to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect the company’s current views with respect to future events and are subject to risks and uncertainties. Many factors could cause the actual results to be materially different, including, among others, changes in general economic and business conditions, changes in currency exchange rates and interest rates, introduction of competing products, lack of acceptance of new products or services and changes in business strategy. Actual results may vary materially from those projected here. Siemens does not intend or assume any obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
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