Muscat, Oman - 20 March 2013 - Omantel, the pioneer integrated telecom service provider in the Sultanate along with FVC, one of the Middle East & North Africa (MENA)'s leading VAD (value added distributor) in the technology sector, will be highlighting video and audio conferencing solutions from Polycom, the global leader in open, standards-based unified communications and collaboration (UC&C), at COMEX.   FVC will be present on the Omantel Business stand to offer customers - both enterprise and SME - the option of deploying unified communications in an OPEX model.

Earlier this month, Omantel, the pioneer integrated telecom service provider in the Sultanate, announced the launch of the Unified Communication Solution for its corporate customers through Microsoft SharePoint & Microsoft Lync.

Dharmendra Parmar, GM for Marketing at FVC said, "OmanTel is a strategic partner for us in Oman, helping us to promote unified communications as an effective productive tool within enterprises and SMBs in the country. COMEX will give us the opportunity to demonstrate the business value of the latest unified communications offerings from Polycom integrated with Microsoft Lync."

FVC will also feature portable UC solutions from Audisoft for industrial usage especially in the Oil & Gas sector. FVC has been present in the Omani market for more than ten years through its authorised partners with a strong customer base especially in the Oil & Gas, healthcare and education sectors.

Commenting on Omantel's new products, Huda Al Habsi, GM Marketing for Omantel added "We are thrilled to be able to offer our corporate customers Unified Communications solutions through our partnership with Microsoft and FVC. Omantel is proud to be providing a viable way to increase communications and support businesses throughout the Sultanate at affordable rates"

COMEX 2013 show scheduled to be held from 25 to 29 March in Muscat.

About FVC
Judged the Best Value Added Distributor (VAD) by Channel Middle East & Reseller Middle East, FVC is one of the leading VAD across the Middle East and North Africa. With dedicated offices in United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Egypt, Morocco, Kenya and an expanded presence in Nigeria, Pakistan, Ethiopia, and Algeria, FVC works through its growing network of channel partners in over 45 countries across the region.

With new technologies and solutions driving the pace of change of businesses in the region, FVC has built a successful business by drawing on the best of global solutions. Uniquely in the region, its combination of full support for its channel partners and market-leading solutions from emerging technologies provides both FVC's partners and their customers with the full confidence to invest in integrated next-generation IT and networking solutions. These include Unified Communications, Information Security, and Advanced Networking. To learn more, visit FVC at www.fvc.com

About Omantel
Omantel Business is the dedicated Unit providing advanced tailored solutions to meet the needs of corporate and government customers. Our solutions include a full suite of telecom and hosting services, to connect your business to your customers and partners globally as well as locally. The solutions leverage a state of the art networks and systems. Omantel's MPLS service has received an ISO certification. Omantel serves the corporate customers through a team of specialized Account Managers. For more information please visit www.omantel.om, or send an email to business@omantel.com or call 24242888.

About Polycom
Polycom is the global leader in open standards-based unified communications and collaboration (UC&C) solutions for voice and video collaboration, trusted by more than 415,000 customers around the world. Polycom solutions are powered by the Polycom® RealPresence® Platform, comprehensive software infrastructure and rich APIs that interoperate with the broadest set of communication, business, mobile and cloud applications and devices to deliver secure face-to-face video collaboration in any environment. Polycom and its ecosystem of over 7,000 partners provide truly unified communications solutions that deliver the best user experience, highest multi-vendor interoperability, and lowest TCO. Visit www.polycom.com.uk or connect with us on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn to learn how we're pushing the greatness of human collaboration forward.

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