Sutus sees rapid business growth on West Coast

Strong California channel activity for award-winning office-in-a-box vendor

August 5, 2008, Vancouver, B.C. - Sutus Inc., the company behind Business Central, a multi-service business gateway (MSBG) that provides Small Businesses with a fully integrated data, networking and telephony solution, today announced a host of new partnerships with California-based companies as demand for its Business Central device continues to grow. The list of eleven new partners includes Peak IP Solutions, Friendly Hitek, X2 Squared, Axcellerate Networks, IXLD Media Inc., Exeter Communications, MIS Department, Equinox, CSR Technology Solutions, Quality System Services and Bluesquare Computers.

The company has won a string of awards in the same period, including: Internet Telephony magazine’s 2007 Product of the Year award, 2008 IT Expo – Best of Show Award, VON Innovators award and Unified Communications Magazine Product of the Year award.

The Sutus Business Central™ has been developed specifically for businesses of up to 25 employees and comprises a wide array of advanced data and networking functions such as: file server, email server, router, firewall, wireless access point, VPN remote access server, automated backups, and a business-class phone system with the ability to simultaneously support both standard phone line and VoIP connections.

The Business Central is also a gateway for hosted services and opens the doors for the Channel to develop additional recurring revenue streams in the $3.5 billion telephony, network and productivity sector of the small business market. In addition, the device has extensive remote management and support features that dramatically lower customer support costs and reduce the need for costly onsite visits by support technicians.

'We are seeing particularly strong small business demand for MSBGs in the California region with a high number of resellers approaching us.' Commented Shawn Chute, EVP of Sutus. 'Customers, resellers and national providers alike are responding to the fact that the Sutus Business Central is the only product on the market that has been developed and priced specifically for small businesses. We are also finding that they are attracted by our advanced remote management features, national help desk support and an end-to-end communications bundle that offers significant monthly recurring revenue.'

Companies interested in becoming a Sutus channel partner should contact John Wigboldus, VP Sales and Channel Development on 778-371-5286 or at jwigboldus at sutus.com.

About Sutus

Sutus (www.sutus.com) provides small businesses with an enterprise quality all-in-one solution that delivers office network and telephone infrastructure that is affordable, robust and extremely flexible. The Sutus Business Central™ is the winner of INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine's 2007 product of the year award and IT Expo's 'Best Newcomer' award. It is designed specifically for offices with up to 25 users providing all core IT infrastructure as well as on-demand turnkey VoIP and other advanced phone and data services through Sutus business partners. The Business Central significantly improves a reseller's ability to easily service small business customers with locations of 25 users or less.

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David Matthews
Distinct Public Relations
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Jon Paul Janze
Sutus Inc.
jpjanze@sutus.com
+1 778 371 5286 x2103