Avistar and Fontel Team Together to Showcase Desktop Videoconferencing at the Internet Telephony Conference and Expo

Award-Winning Avistar C3 to Be Demonstrated in Fontel Booth, #729; Fontel Cites C3’s Growing Appeal to Resellers and Distributors

Internet Telephony Conference & Expo East 2009

Avistar Communications Corp. (Nasdaq:AVSR), a leader in desktop video communications, and Fontel, a wholesale distributor of voice and data communications products, will showcase their deepening partnership next week at the Internet Telephony Conference and Expo, February 2 – 4, in Miami, Fla. A highlight of Fontel’s booth, #729, will be demonstrations of Avistar’s award-winning single click C3 videoconferencing solution that powers business-class, ubiquitous desktop videoconferencing anywhere, any time.

“Fontel is one of our strongest catalysts for channel success,” said Simon Moss, CEO, Avistar. “Its significant reseller and distribution network sees Avistar C3, our award-winning desktop videoconference solution, opening new lines of business and extending the value it offers to customers of room-based videoconferencing.”

Kurt Michell, President, Fontel, said, “Avistar is an exceptional opportunity for resellers, especially in today’s economic times. At the show, we will be actively recruiting new partners to market Avistar, and showcasing the Avistar solution to attendees who stop by the Fontel booth.”

Avistar C3 Desktop Videoconferencing

Business-class videoconferencing is recognized as a valuable communications tool that provides corporations serious cost savings, improved productivity and return on investment (ROI). According to a recent Wainhouse Research study, one third of those polled see the use of videoconferencing accelerating given today’s economy, as it reduces the need and cost for business travel and improves collaboration and decision-making. Avistar C3 represents what corporations have come to expect from business productivity software: standards-based, scalable, interoperable, usable and reliable. Avistar C3 provides a logical extension of videoconferencing from the room-sized system to the desktop, and it also provides low-cost, easy entry into videoconferencing for novice business users.

Industry honors are mounting for Avistar C3. Late last fall, Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) named Avistar’s C3 Desktop Videoconferencing and Collaboration solution as a recipient of a 2008 INTERNET TELEPHONY Excellence Award presented by INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine. In January, Avistar C3 was named the Best Unified Communications and Collaboration Solution for the 15th annual IBM Lotus Awards.

About Fontel Inc.

Fontel Inc., based in Aurora, Nebraska, is a wholesale distributor of voice and data communications products. Fontel is committed to offering a high quality, yet competitively priced, portfolio of voice and data communication hardware and software products to dealers, resellers and installers of voice and data communication systems. Fontel’s staff provides exceptional service and support, allowing customers to offer efficient and timely service to their end-users accounts. For more information, visit www.fontel.com.

About Avistar Communications Corporation

Avistar (Nasdaq:AVSR) is a leader in desktop video communications, providing proven business-class technology. Avistar’s desktop videoconferencing installations include more than 100,000 committed desktop seats worldwide, bringing together business users any time and any place. Companies such as IBM Corp., Sony Corp., LifeSize Communications, Inc. and Polycom Inc. use Avistar technology to power their unified communications solutions. Avistar works with leading-edge technology partners and resellers including CityIS, Beyondis and Fontel in more than 40 countries. For more information, go to www.avistar.com. For more perspective on Avistar, visit the CEO Blog at: www.avistarblog.blogspot.com.

Contacts

Avistar
Angela Smith, +1-650-525-3388
asmith {at} avistar(.)com
or
Birnbach Communications for Avistar
Margaret Bonilla, +1-603-548-0693
mbonilla {at} birnbachcom(.)com
or
Fontel
Lisa Rasmussen, +1-800-238-0787
sales {at} fontel(.)com