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Netcall PLC 10 February 2004 NETCALL PLC ('THE COMPANY') Netcall appoints major Japanese group, CTC, as a reseller. Netcall, the AIM-listed provider of call centre technology products, has appointed leading Japanese information-technology solutions provider, ITOCHU TECHNO-SCIENCE Corporation (CTC) as a reseller via Netcall Asia Pacific. With sales of £1.46 billion (US$2.70 billion) in 2002, the CTC group is the leading distributor for Sun Microsystems in the world, the leading vendor for Avaya in Asia Pacific, and for Siebel in Japan. Through Netcall Asia Pacific's Japanese distributor, Digiberry, CTC will offer Netcall's QueueBuster product as a part of its range of solutions for the Japanese market. The product will be marketed along with CTC's total solutions for computers, networks and applications. Henrik Bang, Chief Executive of Netcall plc commented: 'We have worked closely with Netcall Asia Pacific and Digiberry to ensure QueueBuster's value proposition matches the needs of the Japanese market, including translating the interface and technical support material into Japanese. CTC recently marketed QueueBuster at a major call centre exhibition in Japan and received a very positive response from both current and potential customers. The Japanese market is one of the top 10 call centre markets globally. We are pleased that these efforts have resulted in a partnership with such a highly reputable business in Japan. CTC is well-known for the quality of its solutions, significant market assessment and rigorous technical testing. Their desire to resell and support QueueBuster in Japan is a testament to QueueBuster's value in the international arena. We look forward to working closely with CTC to maximise sales in this important market.' 10 February 2004 ENQUIRIES: Netcall plc (www.netcall.com) Tel: +44 (0) 1480 495 300 Ron Elder, Chairman Henrik Bang, Chief Executive College Hill Tel: +44 (0) 20 7457 2020 Adrian Duffield / Corinna Dorward NOTES TO EDITORS: Netcall plc is an AIM listed company's whose main product, QueueBusterTM, eliminates the need to be kept waiting on hold by call centres, giving callers the option of hanging up, keeping their place in the queue and taking a free call back when a live agent is available to speak to them. Netcall's blue chip client base includes BT Group plc, The Cooperative Bank, One Tel, Royal and Sun Alliance, Thames Water, United Utilities and Vertex. All Netcall's multi-site customers, who have bought QueueBuster for one call centre, have placed additional orders for their other sites. The QueueBuster product allows the call centre to manage volumes and costs whilst delivering a greater level of customer satisfaction. Personalised call back results in less caller complaints and shifts caller control to the call centre, so that calls can be better managed. It also eradicates the wasted call time when customers cannot be immediately connected to the right member of staff. Netcall reported revenues of £2.4 million in the year to 30 June 2003 and a net loss of £332,000. ITOCHU TECHNO-SCIENCE Corporation (CTC) (http://www.ctc-g.co.jp/) is a leading provider of information technology in Japan. Established in 1972, CTC operates in 80 locations across Japan providing total solution consultation, products, integration, support/maintenance, administration, training and outsourcing. CTC distributes best of breed technologies including Sun Microsystems, Siebel, Avaya, Cisco, Network Appliances and Tivoli. CTC's market capitalization on the Tokyo Stock Exchange at 30 January 2003 was the equivalent of US$1.8 billion. Digiberry Corporation (http://www.digiberry.com/) distributes Netcall's QueueBuster product in Japan. The Company has business partnerships with several foreign partnerswith innovative products and services, and develop markets and manages distribution channels for these products. Prior to Digiberry, the founder and CEO Ryu Nowatari was involved with the start-up and development of the Japanese operations of several notable western companies including AST Research, Dell Computer, Gateway and Getty Images.. Netcall Asia Pacific is a joint venture between Netcall plc and Committed Capital Pty Ltd set up to establish distribution for the QueueBuster product in the Asia Pacific Region. The company was established following Netcall's agreement with its shareholder, Committed Capital, that it would establish distribution in Asia in exchange for share options in Netcall. Committed Capital is a new breed of Private Equity firm specialising in helping organisations to create significant improvements in shareholder wealth by deploying its 'Executive Capital' operationally on behalf of current management and shareholders. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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