MTS Signs Reseller Agreement with Avnet Enterprise Solutions

MTS Signs Reseller Agreement with Avnet Enterprise Solutions
Positioned to Expand US Market Share 


RA'ANANA, Israel, Sept. 14  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MTS - Mer Telemanagement
Solutions Ltd. (NASDAQ:MTSL), a leader in the enterprise communications
management market, today announced that it has entered into an agreement with
IT solutions integrator Avnet Enterprise Solutions, a division of Avnet, Inc.
(NYSE:AVT), to provide telecommunications management products and services to
Avnet's customers.  Under the terms of the agreement, Avnet Enterprise
Solutions will offer MTS' Application Suite of telemanagement and billing
solutions through their direct sales force and branch locations throughout the
U.S.

The agreement allows Avnet Enterprise Solutions to offer MTS' premier suite of
telemanagement products to its customers, while enabling MTS to expand its
share in Avnet's various markets including enterprise, government, public
education, manufacturing, healthcare, finance, agriculture, wholesale trade and
others.  MTS' suite of products complements Avnet's existing offerings and is
easily integrated into any IT solution.

The MTS Application Suite is a comprehensive, fully scalable solution that
enables enterprises, organizations and service providers to be more productive
by significantly reducing the cost and complexity associated with managing and
monitoring internal and external communications.  By maximizing these
resources, universities, government agencies, airports, utilities and other
enterprises can achieve greater operational cost efficiencies, comprehensive
activity analysis, more effective performance and utilization monitoring,
enhanced facility management, and improved management services.

MTS' Call Management solution collects and processes communications usage data
to provide benefits that enable customers to control usage and abuse; allocate
or bill back costs to departments and divisions; monitor employee productivity;
resell equipment and services to customers or internal departments; optimize
internal networks; and verify phone bills.

"Customers tell us they want comprehensive solutions, which is what this
strategic alliance offers," said Jim Teter, president, Avnet Enterprise
Solutions.  "MTS is a great addition to our IP Telephony solution portfolio
providing customers with a communication infrastructure that helps them
efficiently collect and process communications usage data."

"We are pleased to partner with Avnet, which is a leader in the IP Telephony
market, and to offer products that extend their telecommunication management
solutions," said Eytan Bar, president & CEO of MTS.  "Combined with Avnet's
strong expertise in the commercial and public Sectors and value-added converged
network services, MTS will assist in providing complete network lifecycle
management solutions.

"Avnet's strategic implementation and customer orientation are well suited to
our service philosophy," added Mr. Bar, "and this agreement follows on our
strategy of expanding sales channels and market penetration of our product
suite."

About MTS

Mer Telemanagement Solutions Ltd. is a global provider of operations support
systems (OSS) for comprehensive telecommunication management and customer care
& billing solutions. Its telecommunications enterprise resource planning (ERP)
application suite is used by corporations and organizations to improve the
efficiency and performance of all telecommunication and information technology
(IT) operations, and to significantly reduce associated costs. Headquartered in
Israel, MTS markets through wholly owned subsidiaries in the U.S., Hong Kong,
Holland, and Brazil, and through OEM partnerships with Siemens, Phillips, and
other PABX vendors. Its legacy call accounting solutions have been installed by
over 60,000 customers in 60 countries. MTS' shares are traded on the NASDAQ
stock exchange (symbol MTSL).  For more information please visit the MTS web
site (http://www.mtsint.com/).

About Avnet Enterprise Solutions

Avnet Enterprise Solutions specializes in Network Lifecycle Management
solutions for IP Communications, Security, Wireless and LAN/WAN. The company
leverages its unique suite of technical and financial professional services to
optimize a company's network performance and security posture. Avnet Enterprise
Solutions integrates hardware, software and services from industry leaders
including Cisco, MTS, NetScout, NetSolve, Tandberg and Websense, utilizing its
assess, design, implement and manage methodology for full lifecycle solutions.
Headquartered in Tempe, Arizona, Avnet Enterprise Solutions
(http://www.es.avnet.com/) is a division of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT). Avnet
generated more than $10 billion in revenue in fiscal 2004 (year ended July 3,
2004) through sales in 68 countries.

Certain matters discussed in this news release are forward-looking statements
that involve a number of risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to,
risks in product development plans and schedules, rapid technological change,
changes and delays in product approval and introduction, customer acceptance of
new products, the impact of competitive products and pricing, market
acceptance, the lengthy sales cycle, proprietary rights of the Company and its
competitors, risk of operations in Israel, government regulations, dependence
on third parties to manufacture products, general economic conditions and other
risk factors detailed in the Company's filings with the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission. 

DATASOURCE: Mer Telemanagement Solutions Ltd.



CONTACT:  Yossi Brikman, Corporate COO & CFO, MTS - MER Telemanagement

Solutions, Ltd., [phone], ; Investor

Relations, Rachel Levine, The Anne McBride Company, Inc., [phone],

ext. 207, 



Web site:  http://www.mtsint.com/

http://www.es.avnet.com/ 

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