Adtech Global Solutions (AGS) and Sphere Communications Inc. announced today the availability of two Starter Kits for the Sphere Business Communications System (BCS) - the modular, easy to use IP PBX optimized for small and medium business.

"Many VARs find that their existing PBX solutions are too complex, too costly, difficult to install, and simply don't do everything their customers demand," said Graeme Robinson, President, Sphere Communications, "BCS Starter Kits break through those barriers by enabling our channel partners to provide superior IP PBX solutions that are preconfigured for easier installation, and offer better value for their customers."

The 25-user BCS Starter Kit is available now for only $19,995 list price and features the BCS Server, 25 BCS Desktops (including Sphere's award-winning communications software and premium Polycom IP phones), and fully licensed T1/PRI BCS COHub Gateway. The 22-user mixed IP and analog BCS Starter Kit with analog trunk BCS BranchHub Gateway is also available now for only $14,995 list price. Both kits include one-year hardware warranty and software support.

"Nine times out of ten, SMB customers require one of these two base configurations as the starting point for their new communications system," said Tim Shadburn, CEO, AGS, "We're providing our dealers with a competitive edge because our Starter Kits enable easy quoting and rapid deployment." Each BCS Starter Kit provides the foundation for a comprehensive business-class IP PBX solution that easily scales to meet the needs of virtually any small to medium business.

"I can deliver better, more reliable solutions to my customers faster because the Sphere BCS Starter Kit program makes it easy," said Joe Reiplinger, President, Commercial Computer Services, Inc., "I don't have to spend time sorting through endless combinations of options, and I can discuss key issues in front of customers with a high degree of confidence because I know that AGS and Sphere have worked out the complexities."

Built on Sphere's award-winning IP PBX software, the Sphere BCS(TM) is a modular, fully integrated business-class VoIP system featuring a comprehensive set of communications capabilities in an easy to use, easy to manage solution. Sphere BCS offers high-quality voice over IP, point-and-click call management, user-defined intelligent call routing, multiple auto-attendants, departmental call center capabilities, desktop video conferencing, text messaging, online smart directories, presence, unified messaging, integrated softphone for mobile and remote workers, call recording and more.

"Sphere BCS is a very strong business-class VoIP solution, very price competitive and it scales very well to multi-site deployments - I haven't seen that in other SMB solutions," said Robert Thedens, President, Northwest Technology Consultants. "And with AGS providing configuration and support services, we are looking forward to a very good partnership."

The Sphere BCS is a joint market initiative by AGS, Sphere Communications and Polycom, announced in March of this year. Recently awarded the exceptional PBX 1 certification by the U.S. Department of Defense, Sphere IP PBX and Polycom IP phones together represent the only solution of its kind that is government-certified to meet the most stringent standards for reliability, security, performance, and interoperability, now packaged for small and medium business.

Sphere BCS is SIP-trunking ready, and can be integrated with business-class software applications through Sphere's Web Services software development kit, providing a very flexible and easy to use IP PBX that adapts to business change.

Value Added Resellers interested in providing the Sphere BCS solution to small and medium business should contact Rick May at (678) 679-2057 or visit the AGS website at http://www.adtechglobal.com/sphere/.

About Adtech Global Solutions

Adtech Global Solutions (AGS) is a leading provider of server hardware and integration services for independent software vendors (ISVs), original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), resellers and end customers. AGS offers end-to-end solutions ranging from initial system engineering and manufacturing to complete system configuration, certification, and onsite implementation. AGS supports the solutions it sells with up to 24/7 phone coverage and 2-hour onsite response. Following stringent quality processes, AGS ensures that the delivered solutions meet and exceed the expectations of our partners and customers around the world. AGS works with major software and systems companies in a number of vertical markets, including computer telephony, VoIP, security, health care, broadcast and military/government-based industries. AGS designs, builds and deploys supported turnkey and embedded solutions to industry-leading OEM partners and through strategic ISV partners to corporations throughout the world, including more than half of the Fortune 100. Adtech Global Solutions, a privately held corporation, has offices in Atlanta, Hong Kong, London, Phoenix, Sydney, Tampa and Toronto, with its worldwide headquarters located in Alpharetta, Ga. For more information, please visit www.adtechglobal.com.

About Sphere Communications

Sphere Communications is the first to deliver IP PBX technology as a business application for Service Oriented Architecture. A software company, Sphere delivers the most robust IP-based software communications technology available in the marketplace. The Sphericall platform hosts an extremely rich PBX feature set and is proven in deployments that scale to more than 20,000 users. Sphere provides OEMs, ISVs and application developers with the Sphericall Web Services SDK, enabling communications to be easily integrated into business applications and purpose-built communications systems. Founded in 1994, Sphere Communications is headquartered in Lincolnshire, Illinois and provides its products to a wide variety of customers worldwide. For more information please see the Sphere Communications web site at www.spherecom.com or contact us at 1-888-774-3732.

Adtech Global Solutions and the Adtech Global Solutions logo are trademarks of Adtech-GESI, LLC. Sphere and the Sphere logo are registered trademarks and Sphere BCS is a trademark of Sphere Communications, Inc. Other products and company names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.