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BT Expands Features of One Source for Polycom Immersive Telepresence Solutions

February 8, 2010 | Chris Payatagool
bt_160x61px.gifQUINCY, Mass., Feb. 8 -- BT Conferencing today announced the expansion of BT One Source for Polycom Immersive, a complete telepresence managed service. One Source combines Polycom's immersive high-definition systems with BT Conferencing's comprehensive management services and automation to provide customers with an easy-to-use, reliable, and cost-effective immersive telepresence solution.

RADVISION to Acquire Selected Assets of Aethra

February 5, 2010 | Chris Payatagool
radvision_logo.jpgAddition of High Definition Video Endpoint Technology for Room Conferencing Extends RADVISION Solutions
 
TEL AVIV, February 3, 2010 -- RADVISION Ltd. (Nasdaq: RVSN), a leading provider of video network infrastructure and developer tools for unified visual communications over IP, 3G, and emerging next-generation IMS networks, announced today that it has reached an agreement to acquire selected assets of the Aethra group of companies (Aethra), of Ancona, Italy, including certain intellectual property and technology for high definition (HD) video conferencing endpoint systems. The purchase price for the assets acquired is approximately Euro 7.0 million cash (approximately $10 million). In addition, RADVISION will assume certain specific liabilities related to the acquisition of approximately Euro 3 million (approximately $4.3 million). The transaction is expected to be accretive starting in the fourth quarter of 2010. The agreement has been approved by the Boards of Directors of both companies and was incorporated in Aethra's pre-insolvency plan that Aethra filed with the Italian court.

Tata Communications appoints Whygo as channel sales partner for its Telepresence Service

February 3, 2010 | Chris Payatagool
tata-logo.jpgBroker of public videoconferencing facilities will provide customers with immersive meeting options using Tata Communications' affordable public Telepresence suites

India, 3 February, 2010 - Tata Communications, a leading provider of the new world of communications, and Whygo, a global specialist in public videoconferencing facility scheduling, today announced that they will team up to provide Telepresence solutions to Whygo customers.

TANDBERG First to Demonstrate Immersive Three-Screen Telepresence Interoperability with Cisco TelePresence

February 3, 2010 | Chris Payatagool
tandberg_160x46px.jpgTANDBERG Total Telepresence solution delivers additional immersive third-party telepresence interoperability capabilities for expanded company-to-company collaboration

SINGAPORE, Feb. 2 -- TANDBERG announced it has successfully demonstrated telepresence interoperability between TANDBERG Telepresence and the Cisco CTS 3000. This demonstration, the first of its kind, was enabled by integrating Cisco's new Telepresence Interoperability Protocol (TIP) into the award-winning TANDBERG Telepresence Server. With this integration, TANDBERG now adds Cisco TelePresence solutions to the list of third-party telepresence solutions it can seamlessly interoperate with while maintaining the three-screen, high-definition telepresence experience.

PepsiCo Strengthens Cross-Company Collaboration with BT and Cisco TelePresence

February 2, 2010 | Chris Payatagool
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Cisco_logo.gifEL SEGUNDO, Calif. and SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 2 -- BT and Cisco today announced that PepsiCo, one of the world's largest food and beverage companies, will be deploying Cisco TelePresence™ systems across PepsiCo's major offices worldwide. The technology includes fully managed "concierge-level" services from BT, including intercompany capabilities that will help enable cross-company collaboration between PepsiCo and key distributors and retailers.

Cisco TelePresence systems create immersive virtual meeting experiences that make participants feel as though they are in the same room though they may be thousands of miles apart. This unique combination of high-definition video and spatial audio provides a great alternative to in-person meetings.

Panasonic Develops World's Largest 152-inch Full HD 3D Plasma Display

January 29, 2010 | Chris Payatagool
panasonic_3d.jpgThe ultra-large, 4K x 2K quadruple full HD plasma panel creates a true full HD 3D world, delivering an overwhelming immersive experience

LAS VEGAS, NV - Panasonic Corporation, a world leader in the HDTV technology, has developed the world's largest [1] 152-inch 4K x 2K definition Full HD 3D plasma display.  The display features a revolutionary new plasma display panel (PDP) Panasonic developed with its new super-efficient quadruple luminous efficiency technology [2].  The technology enhances PDP's unique advantages as self-illuminating device, contributing to delivering an overwhelming immersive experience to viewers.  The Panasonic 152-inch Full HD 3D PDP creates a true Full HD 3D world by faithfully reproducing 3D content such as Hollywood 3D movie titles [11].

TANDBERG First to Demonstrate Immersive Three-Screen Telepresence Interoperability With Cisco TelePresence

January 29, 2010 | Chris Payatagool
tandberg_160x46px.jpgNEW YORK, NY and OSLO, NORWAY -- Today, TANDBERG (OSLO: TAA) announced it has successfully demonstrated telepresence interoperability between TANDBERG Telepresence and the Cisco CTS 3000. This demonstration, the first of its kind, was enabled by integrating Cisco's new Telepresence Interoperability Protocol (TIP) into the award-winning TANDBERG Telepresence Server. With this integration, TANDBERG now adds Cisco TelePresence solutions to the list of third-party telepresence solutions it can seamlessly interoperate with while maintaining the three-screen, high-definition telepresence experience.

BT Introduces Flat Rate and Global Video Exchange Pricing

January 29, 2010 | Chris Payatagool
bt_160x61px.gifQUINCY, Mass., Jan. 28 -- BT Conferencing today announced new video bridging pricing that can save customers money, help them manage their video conferencing budget more effectively, and simplify their operational needs.

With video bridging flat rate plans, customers now have a more predictable pricing structure when using BT's public video bridging service for their conferencing needs.  

Customers can choose from two options, the assisted option provides unlimited assisted and self-service video conferences and the self-service option includes unlimited video conferences when customers use BT's Engage web interface for scheduling and launching video conferences.  Pricing for these services is among the lowest in the industry.

Marriott Announces GoThere Virtual Meetings by Marriott with AT&T and Cisco TelePresence: Rooms in New York & Washington, DC Area Hotels Go Live

January 28, 2010 | Chris Payatagool
Marriott_Cisco.jpgService Will Expand To Business Centers Worldwide, Offering Customers More Opportunities to Hold Dynamic and Productive Meetings

BETHESDA, Md., Jan. 27 -- Marriott International (NYSE: MAR) today rolled out its first GoThere Virtual Meetings studios at the New York Marriott East Side Hotel and Bethesda North Marriott Hotel near Washington, D.C.  GoThere Virtual Meetings are part of a roll-out of AT&T TelePresence Solution, using Cisco TelePresence™ studios enabled by AT&T network and the AT&T Business Exchange at Marriott Hotels & Resorts, JW Marriott Hotels and Renaissance Hotels around the world.

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Business Octane unveils revolutionary Enterprise Learning Maximizer Solutions

January 27, 2010 | Chris Payatagool
Business_octane_learning.jpgEnterprise Learning Maximiser Solutions drastically accelerate the pace of learning to shorten the learning curve for enterprises and high end education

New Delhi, Delhi, January 27, 2010 -- Business Octane, a productivity enhancing solution provider in the enterprise space, today announced the launch of Enterprise Learning Maximizer Solutions (ELMS), the world's first paradigm-shifting solutions to effectively meet the ever-growing learning demands for enterprises. Business Octane's Enterprise Learning Maximizer Solutions enable enterprises to conduct highly effective distance video learning and local learning along with empowering all the employees and students to learn on demand, thus empowering them become more innovative, efficient and competitive so as to grow faster and become more profitable.

Cisco Accelerates Intercompany Collaboration With Telepresence Interoperability

January 27, 2010 | Howard Lichtman
 Telepresence Interoperability Protocol, Energy-Efficient Endpoints and Cisco TelePresence Applications Bring the Benefits of In-Person Collaboration to More Users 

SAN JOSE, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 01/26/10 -- Building on its history of using open standards to break down the barriers to intercompany collaboration, Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) today announced the release of an interoperability protocol to the public domain that allows multiscreen telepresence systems to interoperate. Telepresence customers now have a way to improve communications with vendors, suppliers and partners while maintaining an immersive telepresence experience. LifeSize, TANDBERG and RADVISION have signed agreements to license the Telepresence Interoperability Protocol (TIP). Cisco has offered to license its protocol to industry participants royalty free.

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The Cisco CTS 3010

Cisco also announced five new Cisco TelePresence™ experiences that extend the value of telepresence beyond the virtual meeting, and it has released enhanced versions of its flagship Cisco TelePresence System 3000 and Cisco TelePresence System 3200 endpoints. The five new Cisco TelePresence experiences take face-to-face virtual collaboration to classrooms, facilitate virtual brainstorming, provide instant in-person help desk support, create a worldwide virtual showroom, and deliver a new streaming service for global virtual events. The new Cisco TelePresence System 3010 and Cisco TelePresence System 3210 offer better energy utilization and faster installation for cost-effective information technology support and new in-room enhancements for an improved user experience.

The Best Telepresence Solutions of the Year 2009; Editor's Choice Awards Announced by Telepresence and Videoconferencing Insight Newsletter

January 26, 2010 | Chris Payatagool
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Awards go to Telepresence products from Brightcom, Cisco, HP, LifeSize, Polycom, TANDBERG, Teliris and Videonations.

London, UK January 25, 2010 -- The online Specialist Newsletter Telepresence and Videoconferencing Insight has announced its Editor's Choice Awards for The Best Telepresence Solutions of the Year 2009 at www.vcinsight.com.

"In 2009, many more companies recognised Telepresence meetings as a real alternative to domestic and international travel that saved them costs and management time. Virtual meetings are easy to schedule and set up, and they give participants the feeling they are meeting in the same room," said Richard Line, Editor of Telepresence and Videoconferencing Insight. www.vcinsight.com

Vidyo Delivers First Intel Core i7 Personal Telepresence Room System with Support for Dual 1080p Scr

January 26, 2010 | Chris Payatagool
specs05.gifVidyo (R), Inc., the first company to deliver personal telepresence, today announced the availability of the VidyoRoom (TM) HD-220, the first telepresence room system based upon the Intel Core i7 processing platform and available for GBP 6500. The VidyoRoom HD-220 delivers support for two 1080p video streams at 30 frames per second for dual monitor support, and the patented VidyoRouter (TM) software architecture leverages off-the-shelf processing platforms enabling it to advance the price to performance profile of its video conferencing solutions at the same pace as the PC world.

BT Introduces One Source for TANDBERG

January 26, 2010 | Chris Payatagool
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tandberg_160x46px.jpgQUINCY, Mass., Jan. 25 -- BT Conferencing today launched a fully-managed automated service for TANDBERG solutions called BT One Source for TANDBERG.

One Source combines TANDBERG's award-winning telepresence and video conferencing solutions with BT Conferencing's comprehensive management services to provide customers with an easy-to-use, reliable and cost-effective visual communication solution.

Juniper Networks, Polycom Partner to Improve Experience and Economics of Visual Communication Networks

January 25, 2010 | Howard Lichtman
b>Juniper Networks, Polycom Partner to Improve Experience and Economics of Visual Communication Networks

Alliance to maximize converged and intelligent network capabilities to deliver telepresence and video conferencing services with assured quality

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SUNNYVALE and PLEASANTON, Calif. -- Jan. 25, 2009 -- Juniper Networks(R)
(NYSE: JNPR) and Polycom, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCM) today announced an alliance focused on improving the reliability, cost-effectiveness and quality of the customer experience for telepresence and video conferencing services. Anchored by dynamic signaling between the Juniper network resource control platform and the Polycom video call control system, the joint managed video services solution will reduce total capital expense and ongoing operating and maintenance costs and requirements, while improving the delivery and manageability of visual communications.

Scheduled for release in mid 2010, the alliance will deliver an intelligent service provider solution that enables assured-quality managed video services over a converged network. As the industry's first 'conferencing-aware' network solution, it will help drive costs out of the delivery of high-value telepresence and comprehensive video conferencing managed services by allowing service providers to maximize the capabilities of their existing network. Implementing a single-network solution is a significantly more scalable and profitable model for service providers compared to the current overlay network model for supporting telepresence and video conferencing services.

HaiVision Wraps Up Another Year of Record Performance

January 21, 2010 | Chris Payatagool
haivision_160x43px.jpgFiscal Year 2009 Brought 67 Percent Revenue Increase and Record Profitability

MONTREAL and CHICAGO, Jan. 19 -- HaiVision Network Video today announced that 2009 concluded as the company's most successful year yet. Despite challenging economic conditions worldwide, the leading vendor of high-performance H.264 IP video systems realized a 67 percent increase in revenue and 284 percent increase in EBITDA based on audited fiscal 2009 results. Over the past five years, HaiVision's revenue has grown an impressive 452 percent, and the company has just finished its tenth consecutive profitable quarter.

"In sharp contrast to most industry participants, HaiVision is delivering absolutely unique technology to high growth segments. Many companies in our space would be thrilled with flat growth with breakeven performance for 2009, yet HaiVision continues to over perform and deliver tremendous results despite difficult economic conditions," said Mirko Wicha, president and CEO at HaiVision Network Video.

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MAKITO, a compact low latency HD H.264 performance encoder

Frost & Sullivan Selects Glowpoint for 2009 "Global Excellence" Award

January 20, 2010 | Chris Payatagool
glowpoint_160x53px.jpgGlowpoint, Inc. (OTCBB: GLOW), a carrier-grade provider of managed telepresence and video conferencing services, today announced that it has been awarded Frost & Sullivan's 2009 "Excellence in Globalization" Award for visual collaboration managed services. Frost & Sullivan, a global growth consulting company, presents awards to companies that demonstrate best practices in a variety of regional and global markets.

Business Octane unveils revolutionary Enterprise Collaboration Maximizer Solutions to significantly enhance top line and bottom line for every large and medium enterprise

January 14, 2010 | Chris Payatagool
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Leading-Edge Enterprise Collaboration Maximizer Solutions by Business Octane will re-define the collaboration across enterprises in tens of thousands of meetings being conducted annually in every enterprise over video, over audio and locally, helping them grow faster and become more profitable.

Cisco Showcases Breakthrough Consumer Video Experiences at CES 2010

January 7, 2010 | Chris Payatagool
cisco_logo_160x71px.jpgCisco Demonstrates Exciting Network-Enabled Video Products and Technologies to Enhance Consumers' Lives

At the 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show, Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) is showcasing its vision to enable consumers to live a connected life through its momentum in home networking and consumer video products, new partnerships with media and entertainment companies, and plans to drive a new class of consumer video communication experiences.

Cisco CES 2010 News Summary:

    * Cisco today announced new customers, features and professional service options for the Cisco Eos(TM) social entertainment platform.

Glowpoint Completes Year of Record Results in 2009

January 7, 2010 | Chris Payatagool
Thumbnail image for Glowpoint_Logo_New.jpgRaises Fourth Quarter Estimates and Provides Key 2010 Objectives

HILLSIDE, N.J. January 7, 2010 - Glowpoint, Inc. (OTCBB: GLOW), a carrier-grade  provider of managed telepresence and video communications services, today announced that year-over-year monthly recurring core revenue for the 2009 fourth quarter is expected to exceed 13%, a 30% increase over previously-stated guidance. This revenue increase caps a year of record results for the Company, highlighted by the following:

* Continued gross margin improvement

* Achieved record quarterly revenue during the second quarter of 2009

* Record number of video conference and telepresence calls produced

* Record video calling traffic volumes on Glowpoint's cloud-based infrastructure and the Telepresence interExchange Network ("TEN")

Telanetix Announces Third Quarter 2007 Results

December 18, 2007 | John Serrao

The First New York NANOG Event Will Be Hosted by telx

December 13, 2007 | John Serrao

Cisco's Telepresence winning big in conferencing

December 13, 2007 | John Serrao

AT&T Expands New-Generation IP/MPLS Backbone Network

December 10, 2007 | John Serrao
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