Fusion Communications Corporation and Tamura Electric Works Limited have formed an alliance in the field of hardware devices for Fusion's IP subscriber telephone service "FUSION IP-Phone" and will release the FUSION IP-Phone-compatible "GW200" IP phone adapter on April 8, 2003.

The Fusion Service Partner Alliance is a policy that Fusion has adopted to expand the IP telephone market based on an "open ISP" and "open vendor" approach. The new GW200 IP phone adapter is a low-priced, high-capacity unit aimed at growing market for corporate IP telephone terminals and expanding services in this area based on the –open vendor�Eapproach. The GW200 is designed specifically for Tamura Electric's MT-100sx and MT-200sx PBX devices, confirmed to function with the FUSION IP-Phone network.

Tamura Business Systems Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tamura Electric Works, will sell the adapter in conjunction with the business phones. This product, in combination with FUSION IP-Phone, will offer an efficient network solution for small and medium-sized enterprises.

Tamura Electric plans to develop and bring to market even more handy devices, including adapters and IP phone sets, that are compatible with FUSION IP-Phone, and through this alliance the two firms aim to work together to expand FUSION IP-Phone services in the corporate environment.