Melbourne, 6. August 2008 - Vantage Systems, leading provider of virtual ‘Meeting Solutions’ today announced the appointment of Rick Swaleh to the position of Northern Region – Sales Manager. In this role, Swaleh will lead and grow Vantage’s northern sales team and strengthen the company’s overall market position in New South Wales and Queensland.

Rick Swaleh has over 10 years experience within the telecommunication industry in Australia. Having held management positions within both corporate and start-up environments, he brings a wealth of knowledge that will strengthen Vantage’s ability to continue serving a variety of clients, as corporations, governments and international organisations increase focus on collaborative communication.

Since its founding in 1995, Vantage Systems has experienced solid growth due to the increasing demand and acceptance of meeting & collaborative technologies as a valuable business strategy. To facilitate customer requirements and being able to deliver end-to-end, global conferencing services Vantage has established vMeeting Network Operations Centres (vNOC) in Melbourne and London earlier this year.

"We are delighted to welcome Rick to our management team," said Mark Buckley, CEO of Vantage Systems. "His extensive background in innovative technologies–particularly in the fast growth area of communication networks—as well as his experience within the international business arena provides a natural fit to our portfolio of global communications solutions and services."

“Rick will oversee the northern sales team effective immediately and work closely with me on strategic sales projects.” Buckley added.

“I'm delighted to be joining the management team of a leading conferencing provider," said Rick Swaleh. "This is an exciting time for Vantage, which I believe is uniquely positioned to leverage the huge growth opportunity resulting from the shift to audio, video and web collaboration. Workers across all industries are increasingly use audio and video to communicate across distance with each other, as well as with partners and customers. The result of collaborative communication is a far more efficient, globally competitive, and greener workplace."

About Vantage
Vantage is an Australian “Meeting Solutions” pioneer. Established in 1995 with an IT focus on conferencing and audio visual integration, Vantage provides audio, video and web conferencing solutions that leverage knowledge and time. Through strategic partnerships with companies like Polycom, Tandberg, Adobe and Microsoft, innovative technology and commitment to the highest quality of service Vantage assists organisations to create value business communication. By offering a comprehensive portfolio of services that include managed services, hosted services, network services, support and consultancy, Vantage maximises the success of these communication solutions.

Vantage has offices and affiliates in Asia-Pacific and Europe. For more information on Vantage Systems, please visit www.vantage.com.au