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Internet Telephony Magazine Selects Inter-Tel(R) 5000 2005 Product of the Year

1/23/2006

TEMPE, Ariz., Jan. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Inter-Tel, Incorporated (Nasdaq: INTL - News), a leading provider of voice and data communications solutions for businesses, has announced that Internet Telephony magazine has named the Inter-Tel® 5000 Network Communications Solutions as one of its 2005 Products of the Year. Internet Telephony will publish its list of award winners in its January 2006 issue.

"We are delighted that the editors of Internet Telephony think so highly of the Inter-Tel 5000," remarked Craig W. Rauchle, Inter-Tel president and chief operating officer. "It is a system that is generating a lot of excitement in the market as a cost-effective IP solution that is designed to tangibly impact business needs with Inter-Tel's suite of business applications."

The Inter-Tel 5000 is an IP-centric communications platform that is designed to deliver a robust set of features and applications to small- and medium-sized businesses, as well as larger enterprises. Digital and analog devices can be supported through optional expansion units, and the Inter-Tel 5000 can be easily networked with Inter-Tel Axxess® platforms, adding increased flexibility to address evolving customer needs. In addition, the Inter-Tel 5000 supports Inter-Tel's presence, collaboration and messaging applications that deliver business benefits to our customers.

"For years, Inter-Tel has been at the forefront of developing a number of innovative solutions for its customers," said Richard Tehrani, publisher of Internet Telephony magazine. "The Inter-Tel 5000 clearly continues this tradition, and is a worthy recipient of Product of the Year honors."

"The Product of the Year award is a result of the creativity and dedication of our development, engineering and product management teams," noted Jeffrey Ford, chief technology officer of Inter-Tel. "We are fortunate to have so many talented individuals working together to build solutions that enhance business communications. This award symbolizes the effort that goes into every product and application Inter-Tel produces."

About Inter-Tel, Incorporated

Inter-Tel (Nasdaq: INTL - News) offers value-driven communications products; applications utilizing networks and server-based communications software; and a wide range of managed services that include voice and data network design and traffic provisioning, custom application development, and financial solutions packages. An industry-leading provider focused on the communication needs of business enterprises, Inter-Tel employs approximately 2,000 communications professionals, and services business customers through a network of approximately 59 company-owned, direct sales offices and over 350 authorized providers in North America, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and South Africa. More information is available at http://www.inter-tel.com.

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