InterWorks, Inc. joins ShoreTel as a Certified Champion Partner

Stillwater, Oklahoma, 06/14/2009 – InterWorks, Inc. announced today that they will begin selling and delivering ShoreTel Unified Communication solutions as a new Certified Champion Partner. ShoreTel, Inc. (NASDAQ: SHOR), a leading provider of Pure IP Unified Communications (UC) solutions, has designed the Champion Partner Program to strengthen the relationship between ShoreTel and its partners, advancing and growing both companies’ market share in the unified communications industry, while ensuring every customer continues to be delighted with their ShoreTel experience.

“We’re pleased to welcome value-added partners into the Champion Partner Program – especially those that have a commitment to sales and technical training, infrastructure development and focus on customer service in delivering our innovative products and leading business solutions,” said Tom Hamilton, senior director of worldwide channel marketing at ShoreTel. “In this case, we are encouraged by InterWorks, Inc.’s commitment to value-add solution sales and delivery of ShoreTel Unified Communications systems.

Since ShoreTel’s first product shipment in 1998, customer satisfaction has been the core of ShoreTel’s top business priorities, and is a requirement for the primary business values for all ShoreTel partners. Customers who purchase ShoreTel solutions rank their product above other manufacturers for technology, ease of use, management, customer service, solution experience, product features and performance. InterWorks, Inc. is committed to satisfying future customers, helping contribute to ShoreTel’s ranking as Best Overall VoIP telephony vendor among end-users for the past five years in a row, according to industry analyst firm Nemertes Research.

About InterWorks, Inc.

InterWorks is a full-service, information technology consultancy. InterWorks offers solutions for businesses of all sizes across multiple verticals, specializing in IT outsourcing, computer networking, software development, web design, internet marketing, and more. InterWorks has been helping companies since 1996 maximize their opportunities and has developed a reputation of excellence and integrity among all of our clients.

About ShoreTel, Inc.

ShoreTel, Inc., (NASDAQ: SHOR) is a leading provider of Pure IP Unified Communications solutions. ShoreTel enables companies of any size to seamlessly integrate all communications – voice, video, messaging, and data – with their business processes. Independent of device or location, ShoreTel’s distributed software architecture eliminates the traditional costs, complexity, and reliability issues typically associated with other solutions. ShoreTel continues to deliver the highest levels of customer satisfaction, ease of use and manageability, while driving down the overall total cost of ownership. ShoreTel is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, and has regional offices in the United Kingdom, Sydney, Australia, and Munich, Germany. For more information, visit www.shoretel.com or call 1-877-80SHORE.

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