NORWOOD, Mass., March 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Teltronics, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: TELT) , a leading provider of communication solutions and services, today announced that it has received the 2008 VON Magazine Innovator Award for Hardware, which is the foremost listing of innovative companies that represent the future of the Internet Communications industry. Teltronics has been named to the list due to its state-of-the-art, Cerato SE communications solution, which accommodates the needs for Small Enterprises.

For over thirty-nine years, Teltronics, Inc. has been dedicated to the excellence in the design, development and manufacture of hardware and software that enhances the performance of communications networks. Teltronics' reputation in the industry has afforded it long-term customers, including: the largest school district in the USA, 99% of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, government networks in Mexico, Central and South America, the Middle East and Asia and major public telephone operating companies worldwide.

Teltronics' innovation in the communications industry expanded into the growing small business market with the introduction of the Cerato SE in 2007. The Cerato SE integrated all the communication needs of a small business into a single platform, including digital and Voice over IP (VoIP) communication, voice mail, automated attendant, unified messaging and computer telephony.

"The Von Magazine Innovator Awards recognize the Internet Communications industry's best and brightest companies, and we are pleased to include Teltronics as an inaugural winner, " said Bill Sell, Publisher, VON Media Group. "Companies like Teltronics should take pride in their accomplishments, because, the selection committee unanimously felt as though Teltronics' Cerato SE stood apart from the large field of companies that participated in the nomination process."

"Teltronics is honored to be a prominent leader in the Internet Communications industry," Ewen Cameron, President and CEO for Teltronics said. "Teltronics' reputation of providing cutting-edge products, reliable performance and personal interaction to all of our customers continues to be our top priority."

Teltronics will be listed as an award winner in the March/April print edition of VON Magazine, on-line at http://www.vonmag.com/ on March 7, 2008 and through the von: focus electronic newsletter received by 90,000 subscribers. VON Magazine Innovators will be honored at the Spring VON.x event in San Jose, CA on Tuesday, March 18, 2008, at 6 PM, at the VON Theater on the expo floor.

About the VON Innovator's Award:

Building on the legacy of the Pulver 100, the VON Innovator Awards have evolved to recognize all companies - start-ups to publicly-traded companies - which represent the future of Internet Communications. Each participating company completed a lengthy and comprehensive nomination process, and the recipients have been selected from a committee made up of VON Magazine editors, columnists, and contributors, as well as the leading content producer for the VON.x conferences. The Inaugural VON Magazine Innovator Award winners will be honored at Spring VON.x at 6:00 PM Pacific time on March 18th in the VON Theatre in San Jose. For additional information, please visit: http://vonmag.com/innovators/.

About Teltronics:

Teltronics, Inc. is a leading, global provider of communications solutions and services that help businesses communicate. The Company designs, develops and manufactures electronic equipment and applications software systems that enhance the performance of communications networks. Teltronics develops VoIP and digital telephone switching systems and software and contact center solutions for small-to-large size businesses and government facilities. Teltronics also provides network management hardware and software solutions to help large organizations and regional telephone companies effectively monitor and maintain their voice and data networks. The Company serves as an electronic contract-manufacturing partner to customers nationwide. Further information regarding Teltronics is available at the web site, http://www.teltronics.com/.

A number of statements contained in this press release are forward-looking statements, which are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can generally be identified as such because the context of the statement will include words such as we "believe," "anticipate," "expect," or words of similar import. Similarly, statements that describe our future plans, objectives, strategies or goals are also forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties that may materially adversely affect the anticipated results. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the timely development and market acceptance of products and technologies, competitive market conditions, payment of the consideration under our acquisition agreements, successful integration of acquisitions and the failure to realize the expected benefits of such acquisitions, the ability to secure additional sources of financing, the ability to reduce operating expenses, the ability to make payments under our outstanding indebtedness, the ability to pay dividends on our preferred stock, risks relating to foreign currency translations, and other factors described in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Shareholders, potential investors and other readers are urged to consider these factors carefully in evaluating the forward-looking statements made herein and are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward- looking statements. The forward-looking statements made herein are only made as of the date of this press release and we disclaim any obligation to publicly update such forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.

CONTACT: Ewen R. Cameron, President & CEO of Teltronics,
+1-941-753-5000, ecameron@teltronics.com; or Todd Keefe of Pulvermedia-VON
Magazine, +1-617-262-1968 x 100, todd@pulvermedia.com

Web site: http://www.teltronics.com/
http://www.vonmag.com/
http://vonmag.com/innovators