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Wainhouse Research Releases Report Detailing the State of Video Streaming Security

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New Wainhouse Research report covers increasing video security threats and top tools and best practices companies can employ to secure enterprise content.

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - March 28, 2018 - (Newswire.com)

Wainhouse Research, an independent market research firm in the unified communications and collaboration (UC&C) market, has published a new report on the state of enterprise streaming security entitled "Fundamentals of Safe Streaming in the Enterprise: Identifying - And Eliminating - Threats to Secure Online Video in Business Communications." This report outlines the increasing security threats to burgeoning corporate video libraries, and its top recommendations for technology and techniques companies can leverage to meet the challenge.

A full copy of the report can be downloaded at https://sherpadigitalmedia.com/news/wainhouse-safe-streaming-whitepaper-2018.

"Almost all organizations today want to keep their content away from the prying eyes of outsiders," says Steve Vonder Haar, senior analyst at Wainhouse Research and author of the report. "As managers and executives begin discussing more sensitive topics and sharing more proprietary information, it becomes increasingly important for organizations to make sure they can keep that video content under lock and key."

"This report consolidates the growing concerns and potential remedies for securing corporate streaming video content for both internal and external audiences," says Mark Strathdee, chief technology officer at Sherpa Digital Media, a leading provider of video streaming and asset management solutions for enterprise communications and marketing. "The Wainhouse report is a fantastic resource for enterprise video administrators looking to understand the risks better and begin crafting their company's video security game plan."

About Wainhouse Research

Wainhouse Research is an independent analyst firm that focuses on critical issues in the unified communications and collaboration market. The company provides six different vendor subscriptions covering unified communications, group video conferencing, personal & web-based collaboration, audio conferencing, streaming & webcasting, and learning, talent, and education solutions, as well as a single all-inclusive subscription for enterprise users. The company acts as a trusted advisor providing strategic advice and direction for both the UC&C industry and its enterprise users. For further details, contact sales@wainhouse.com or see http://www.wainhouse.com.

About Sherpa

Sherpa is building the next generation of video solutions for the avalanche of streaming media in business. Sherpa's Stream video engine manages and delivers all go-to-market and communications video across an enterprise with a new level of security, viewer experience, and business intelligence. Many of the world's premier global enterprises trust Sherpa with their digital media programs. Sherpa is backed by premier Silicon Valley venture investors and individuals. For further details, visit http://www.SherpaDigitalMedia.com.

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Don Kianian
Don@TrustSherpa.com


Original Free Conference Call Service FreeConference.com Re-launches with Free Video Conference Calling, Screen Sharing and More

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New FreeConference.com Raises the Standard in Free Conference Calling

NEW YORK, Sept. 9, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- iotum, a leader in teleconference and group calling solutions, announced today the re-launch of its flagship product FreeConference.com, with enhanced service offerings. The new FreeConference.com provides customers an enriched conference call experience with HD audio, free video conferencing and screen sharing.

Jason Martin, CEO of FreeConference.com's parent company iotum, said, "We are the original free conference calling provider and have consistently provided best-in-class services. We've made significant investments to give customers a superior FreeConference.com. This sets a new standard in free conference calling, packed with features for modern-day virtual collaboration."

The new FreeConference.com introduces pre-packaged upgrade bundle plans and boasts an easy-to-use interface, high-quality sound, global numbers and several updated features, including reminders, PINless Entry and in-call dashboards. Highlights include download-free video conferencing and screen sharing as well as an in-browser web conferencing tool and international call numbers with free dial-in access for USA, UK, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Netherlands, South Korea and more. FreeConference.com now also offers transcription, toll-free numbers and recording controls for a small fee.

Additionally,FreeConference.com provides the following features for free:

  • Unlimited audio conference calls connecting up to 200 participants by phone and web browser.
  • Dedicated conference line to use at any time.
  • Personal online conference room with moderator controls, text chat, screen share and video conference features.
  • Interactive online meetings with up to five (5) participants.
  • Three (3) live HD video feeds per meeting.
  • Share your screen with the click of a button - 100% download free.
  • Mobile apps, automated invitations and reminders, moderator controls
  • Additional free features include reminders, detailed call summaries, text chat, reservationless conference calling, address book, and more

Martin adds, "We are the only conferencing product offering free no-download video conferencing, free no-download screen sharing and free unlimited audio dial-in conferencing, in addition to excellent customer service and all the usual stuff you expect from FreeConference.com. Some companies pay a fortune for what we're offering for free. You have got to try it to see all the functions we've packed in. And there's more coming."

For more information on the new FreeConference.com, visit www.freeconference.com.

About iotum
An award-winning leader in teleconferencing and group communications solutions, iotum provides collaboration SaaS products for organizations of any size. Each iotum service is an easy, reliable and feature-rich conferencing alternative to over-priced or under-featured competitors. iotum's flagship product, FreeConference.com, serves over a billion minutes a year of all-digital conference calls.

With offices in Los Angeles and Toronto, iotum is #199 on Inc. Magazine's list of fastest growing private companies in America. For more information about iotum, its team, solutions and services, please visit www.iotum.com.

Media contact
Zaira Gaudio
Marketing Manager
iotum
zaira@iotum.com
+1 416-479-9648, ext. 274

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TrueConf for iOS: New Design and Background Mode

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TrueConf has released three major videoconferencing application updates for iOS devices in last 12 months: a new interface design, enhanced sound and video, background mode support, and the ability to display up to nine conference members on one screen of your iOS device.

TrueConf is actively involved in the support and improvement of applications for video conferencing on iOS. In the last round of improvements, a range of new features were realized. A core improvement was the interface, which has been designed in latest iOS style and which makes interaction with the application easier and more user-friendly.

Support for background mode on iOS means that TrueConf users will be notified of calls, messages or invitations to group conferences even if the app is not active. If you do miss a call, an alert will appear on the lock screen and in your TrueConf notification center.

The ability to display up to nine conference participants on one screen is useful for conducting large-scale group video conferences. Updated chat with extended emoticons support, styles and additional symbols will make your messages more expressive

Because of new codec support in TrueConf for iOS, audio/video capture and playback have been improved. Now, all devices, starting from iPhone 5s, iPad Air and iPad mini Retina have a 64-bit compatible version of the TrueConf application with improved performance.

"Disregarding the rise in Android devices, mobile solutions in the business segment on iOS remain in demand," says Michael Gotalsky, TrueConf CEO. "Our work on launching new features and interface improvements during the last year resulted in a qualitative development of an application. Consistent enhancement is an integral part in the evolution of all our solutions. We expect that our updated TrueConf for iOS will be appreciated by iPhone and iPad users."

Visit www.trueconf.com for more information

      

Polycom Advances Voice, Video and Content Collaboration Experiences with Three New Solutions

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  • Polycom® RealPresence Touch™ solution brings ease-of-use to group visual collaboration solutions with an intuitive tablet interface and simple "click to dial" home screen feature
  • Polycom® RealPresence® Group Series 5.0 software directly interoperates with Microsoft solutions, giving users a richer content collaboration experience within Microsoft environments
  • Polycom® RealPresence® OTX® Studio advances immersive visual collaboration with the most advanced HD video, graphics, and voice quality for mid-sized groups

Dedicated to enabling the workplace of the future today, Polycom, Inc (NASDAQ: PLCM) today announced three new additions to its industry-leading Polycom® RealPresence® Group Series solutions offering. The new solutions solidify the company's commitment to delivering technologies that provide rich collaboration experiences that are easy to use and integrate into any work environment.

The Polycom® RealPresence Touch™ solution is an easy-to-use next-generation touch control designed with simplicity in mind for the end user. Compatible with Polycom RealPresence Group Series, Polycom RealPresence Immersive Studio, and the new Polycom RealPresence OTX Studio, the RealPresence Touch control will feature an intuitive tablet interface that makes it easier than ever for users to control their visual collaboration experience. Users will now have the option to simply "click to dial" right from the home screen calendar, enabling connection at the push of a button. Since every organization and culture is unique, Polycom RealPresence Touch interface will also allow IT administrators to optimize the end user experience, while maintaining a consistent experience across the Polycom portfolio of solutions. For more on the RealPresence Touch solution, please watch the video.

The Polycom® RealPresence® Group Series 5.0 software will feature direct interoperability with both Skype for Business and Microsoft Lync environments, giving end users an enhanced voice, video and content collaboration experience. With this software, users will now have the ability to control Skype for Business/Microsoft Lync content directly from their Polycom Group Series system, just as they would in a Skype for Business/Microsoft Lync call (read the related blog). Differentiated from other collaboration offerings in the market that are interoperable with Microsoft environments, Polycom solutions do not require additional devices in the network or additional costs.

For a richer audio experience, Polycom RealPresence Group Series 5.0 software will also feature Polycom Acoustic Fence technology, which ensures that meeting participants are not distracted with background noises such as barking dogs, honking cars or other conversations happening nearby. There is also a new version of Polycom Acoustic Fence technology from Polycom Labs, which includes a feature that allows users who only have one microphone to take advantage of this innovative audio solution for easier deployment in cubicles and other open workspaces. To learn more about Polycom Acoustic Fence technology, only available from Polycom, watch the video.

"Rich and intuitive collaboration experiences represent the foundation of today's workplace," said Ashan Willy, Senior Vice President, Product Management & Worldwide Systems Engineering, Polycom. "Our customers have asked for solutions that easily integrate within their platform investment of choice, while ensuring the enterprise-class voice, video and content sharing Polycom is known for. The Polycom RealPresence Group Series 5.0 software makes it easy for users to share content and receive high quality collaboration experiences, including exceptional audio and video performance, from any device in any location."

Polycom® RealPresence® OTX® Studio will bring the latest innovations from Polycom RealPresence Immersive Studio to mid-sized conference rooms. Designed for rich collaboration, RealPresence OTX Studio users can easily share content from their own device and engage in interactive annotation and whiteboarding with Polycom® VisualBoard. For more natural and productive meeting experiences, RealPresence OTX Studio will feature incredibly sharp and smooth full HD video and content sharing quality, best-in-class eye contact, and Polycom 3D Voice technology. Unique to Polycom immersive solutions, Polycom 3D Voice is designed to deliver highly accurate positional audio with a very clear separation between participants for the most natural and life-like audio reproduction that has ever been delivered in video collaboration. For more information about the RealPresence OTX Studio, watch this video.

Availability

Polycom RealPresence Group Series 5.0 software is scheduled to be available this month. The Polycom RealPresence Touch solution and Polycom RealPresence OTX Studio are scheduled to be available in the fourth quarter of 2015. Availability may vary by country. Orders for all three solutions may be placed starting in September. For more information, visit www.polycom.com or call 1-800-POLYCOM. .

About Polycom

Polycom helps organizations unleash the power of human collaboration. More than 415,000 companies and institutions worldwide defy distance with secure video, voice and content solutions from Polycom to increase productivity, speed time to market, provide better customer service, expand education and save lives. Polycom and its global partner ecosystem provide flexible collaboration solutions for any environment that deliver the best user experience, the broadest multi-vendor interoperability and unmatched investment protection. Visit www.polycom.com or connect with us on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn to learn more.

This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 regarding future events, including statements regarding product features and functionality and future product availability. These forward-looking statements reflect our current intentions and are identified by terminology such as "designed", "will" and other similar statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially, including future agreements; changes to our strategic areas of focus; and possible delays in the development, availability and shipment of new products due to engineering, manufacturing or other delays. Many of these risks and uncertainties are discussed in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2015, and in other reports filed by Polycom with the SEC. Polycom disclaims any intent or obligations to update these forward-looking statements. .

NOTE: The product plans, specifications, and descriptions herein are provided for information only and subject to change without notice, and are provided without warranty of any kind, express or implied. Polycom reserves the right to modify future product plans at any time. Products and related specifications referenced herein are not guaranteed and will be delivered on a when and if available basis.

© 2015 Polycom, Inc. All rights reserved. POLYCOM®, the Polycom logo, and the names and marks associated with Polycom's products are trademarks and/or service marks of Polycom, Inc. and are registered and/or common law marks in the United States and various other countries. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.

      

Zoom Integrates Cloud Video Conferencing Into Salesforce to Simplify Customer Relationship Building and Improve Communications

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Users Now Have Easy Access to Zoom's Video, Audio, and Screen Sharing Capabilities Within the Salesforce Platform

SAN JOSE, CA-(Marketwired - Sep 14, 2015) - Zoom today announced it has integrated with Salesforce so that users can access all of the video conferencing service's capabilities within the sales and marketing platform. Sales and marketing professionals can now instantly start Zoom meetings, email meeting information, and automatically log the session as an activity. As a result, companies using the integration can work more efficiently without altering their workflow when building and maintaining customer relationships.

Other features include:

  • The ability to start an instant Zoom meeting from Lead, and automatically log as Activity on Lead. Also, send an email to the Lead with meeting information.
  • Instantly start a Zoom meeting from Contact, and automatically log as Activity on Contact. Also, send an email to the Contact with meeting information.
  • Make an existing Salesforce Calendar Event a Zoom Meeting. And start the Zoom meeting from the Event when ready to meet with the customer.
  • The addition of a Zoom App under Chatter to view your scheduled Zoom meetings or schedule a new Zoom meeting without having to leave Salesforce.

"Zoom is committed to making the communication and collaboration experience as seamless as possible," said Eric Yuan, Founder and CEO of Zoom. "With so many Salesforce users with their own customers spread across geographies, it is critical that they have the communications tools they need to conduct and grow their businesses readily available in the platform they use a substantial amount of the time."

Other recent Zoom integrations include allowing users of Slack's real-time messaging, archiving, and search platform to start Zoom video conferencing from the Slack interface with a single command. Integrations with companies like Logitech and Zapier have also been made in the effort to provide businesses with the tools they need to keep up with the needs of dispersed yet connected workers.

The Salesforce integration is currently available for Zoom customers, who can learn more by contacting their sales representative.

      

ClearOne Signs Reseller Agreement with Unified Communications Service Provider

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DSP to Market Spontania Video Conference as a Service Solution under EraVon Brand

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH (September 15, 2015)/PRNewswire--- ClearOne (NASDAQ: CLRO) a global provider of audio and visual communication solutions announced today it has signed an agreement with DSP, Inc., a leading unified communications (UC) and hosted IP-PBX provider. The service provider will bundle the company's cloud-based video conference & collaboration service with its IP network solutions and resell Spontania into numerous vertical markets. The new service will be marketed and sold under the brand name EraVon (Era of Video On-the-Net).

Spontania allows customers to deploy HD video conferencing and web collaboration across a variety of platforms, including videoconferencing endpoints, desktops, laptops, web browsers, tablets and smartphones.

According to Kent Terpe, Senior Consultant for ClearOne's Connections Partner Program, "we are very pleased to have DSP join us as a strategic partner. DSP has a solid reputation for delivering UC solutions to their wholesale and SMB customers and now with Spontania in place, they're well positioned to capture new revenue sources, and provide greater value to their growing customer base with an anytime, anywhere, and any device video collaborative service."

The ClearOne Connections Partner Program is open to cloud service providers of all kinds: telcos, hosted VoIP providers, managed service providers, value added resellers, and telecom agents. With Spontania, partners are well positioned to market, sell, and deliver a differentiated and price disruptive high definition video collaboration service to strengthen customer relationships and grow revenue.

Mr. Derek Herman, Director of Marketing for EraVon states, "Spontania strikes the right balance between cost, performance and capabilities. As a one-stop provider for next generation Internet and VoIP telephony solutions, EraVon will be able to offer customized video collaboration services and pricing options combined with rapid deployment and minimal start-up costs, a model which complements our existing hosted PBX/SIP trunking service, and provide a single billing solution."

About DSP|EraVon
Founded in 1981, DSP, Inc. offers a full range of mobile and IP network solutions, including VoIP, hosted IP-PBX, unified messaging, digital call logging, cloud based call center/web enabled communication applications, and private network integration for corporations, telephone companies, managed service providers, and next generation cloud-based service providers.

About ClearOne
ClearOne is a global company that designs, develops and sells conferencing, collaboration, streaming and digital signage solutions for voice and visual communications. The performance and simplicity of its advanced, comprehensive solutions offer unprecedented levels of functionality, reliability, and scalability.

For more details on Spontania, contact ClearOne Sales at +1-801-975-7200, or visit us at Cloud Partners Booth 509 to find out what all the buzz is about and to take a Risk Free 30 day test drive.

      

Compass Business Solutions Launches Borderless Learning Video Libraries With More Than 20,000 5 Minute Learning Lessons For Its Borderless Learning Programs

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Compass Business Solutions, a leading specialized learning partner for Cisco and other manufacturers, has added more than 20,000 videos to its Borderless Learning Video Library Programs. The 5 Minute Learning Lesson videos support the microlearning approach being adopted by students today. 5 Minute Learning Lessons provide small amounts of information that help people remember relevant details pertaining to specific topics, so they can quickly find information regarding how to accomplish something without wading through hours of learning content.

According to eLearning Industry, Millennials have an average attention span of 90 seconds, said Jules Trono, President and CEO of Compass Business Solutions. We will be generating more digital data in the next 5 years than has been created to date, making the ability to find relevant information quickly an imperative for anyone from any generation who wants to remain productive. Training is where that starts. We have to make it easy for people to learn anywhere. Compass has launched Borderless Learning Video Library Programs with more than 20,000 5 Minute Learning Lessons for Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook, Adobe Suite including Flash, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver and Acrobat, and many other topics such as Six Sigma, Spark, and Cloud Development.

According to a report from Software Advice, more than 50% of the people surveyed indicated that they would be more likely to use their companys online learning tools if the information was broken into smaller lessons, said Diane Hicks, Global Accounts Manager for Compass Business Solutions. Our 5 Minute Learning Lessons approach offers companies an easy solution that we keep updated for them, covering all of their major desktop and IT training needs. Compass is the largest learning provider focused on unified collaboration and telepresence training globally, and provides training for many other specializations such as Cisco, Microsoft, CompTIA, Mile 2, ITIL, Juniper, NetApp, Pexip, VMware and PMP. Compass offers traditional classroom training in addition to its Borderless Learning Programs.

Companies or students interested in learning more about Compass training programs in the US and globally can visit https://compassprogram.com, and can contact Lisa Santiago at +1 (760) 688-4045 or +1 (877) 234-0635 for more information.

About Compass Business Solutions
Compass Business Solutions is a learning company that offers training to help people achieve and maintain certifications that are necessary to win and perform work, including Mile2, Cisco, Microsoft, ITIL, PMP and others. Compass offers Borderless Learning Programs that enable students to learn anywhere. These programs remove the travel burden from students through live virtual delivery of instruction and on-demand lab access, spreading out the learning time commitment so managers and employees can structure a continuing education learning approach that balances work needs. The programs also provide mentoring so students can continue to get questions answered by subject matter experts throughout their subscription term. This gives them an advantage in the ability to maintain current knowledge with extended hands-on access to lab equipment.

Compass was founded in 2008 by communication industry professionals who have been working with telecommunication and video technologies since 1989 and who helped launch Tandberg University in the USA in 2006, then becoming Ciscos first authorized TelePresence Specialist Learning Partner in the US.

Compass is a certified WBE/WOSB.

Lisa Santiago, Customer Relations
Compass Business Solutions
+1 760-688-4045
http://www.compassprogram.com

      

NetFortris Adds HD Video Conferencing and Desktop Collaboration to its Cloud UC Solution

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Integrated Voice, Video, Chat, Desktop and File Sharing for Windows, Mac, iOS and Android PCs and Devices Drives Productivity

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 15, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- NetFortris, Inc., a leader in secure cloud-based voice and data networking solutions, today announced NetFortris Business Collaboration, a sophisticated on demand HD Video conferencing and desktop collaboration solution that combines voice and video collaboration with desktop and application sharing for distributed teams and workforces. NetFortris Business Collaboration is completely integrated with NetFortris Business UC, the company's unified communications (UC) platform, and enables users to visually connect and collaborate with up to eight people, anytime, anywhere, and from any device. In addition to on demand multi-point video conferencing, users will be able to host IP conference calls with up to 20 simultaneous attendees, using a simple link.

"Workplace collaboration no longer requires a central meeting place," said Grant Evans, CEO of NetFortris. "Our hosted collaboration solution brings teams together with high-performance, ultra HD video conferencing. Now distributed teams can connect, share ideas and meet any time with one simple click. This is the next level of communications and we're very excited about the productivity and efficiency it will bring to our customers."

The productivity and flexibility benefits of videoconferencing have long been known. A recent report by Global Industry Analysts found that video conferences have helped business professionals save 2.1 billion miles of travel and $1.3 billion over the past six months. But the high cost and massive bandwidth requirements to implement such solutions is often crippling, negating the potential upside. NetFortris changes that equation.

Unlike conventional video systems, the NetFortris Business Collaboration solution requires no custom hardware, specialized chips, or compute-intensive equipment. The system is completely hosted in the NetFortris Cloud. NetFortris Desktop Collaboration runs on computers and mobile devices that run Windows, Mac, iOS and Android operating systems.

Users Save Thousands on Voice Communications - Conference calls made via the NetFortris Business Collaboration solution are as affordable as any voice-only call. Consider this example of a typical conference room. To bring up four sites in high definition video could require four 1Mb connections. Such connectivity requires incredibly fast bandwidth, the cost of which is prohibitive using traditional phone provider hardware. With NetFortris Business Collaboration, bandwidth is elastic and based in the cloud, massively reducing the amount of necessary bandwidth to just a fraction of what it would otherwise require.

With NetFortris Business UC solutions, companies of any size can achieve additional benefits such as:

Flexible Connectivity Options - The NetFortris Desktop Collaboration solution leverages the NetFortris MPLS network, the public Internet, and secure wireless infrastructure to deliver ultra HD video and voice. Multi-party video content sharing is an exclusive feature that allows multiple participants to share and edit content at the same time.

Ultra HD Performance - Network management and load balancing is built into the NetFortris network, assuring consistent quality even in large conferences that span multiple geographies. The solution conceals packet loss up to 20 percent across links with variable bandwidth including fixed, wireless and mobile connections.

Collaboration on Any Device, from Any Location, Across Any Connection - Support for Windows, Mac, iOS and Android mobile devices allows users to collaborate from their home or office or while they're on the road. NetFortris Desktop Collaboration doesn't require any dedicated appliance, and is completely hosted in the NetFortris cloud. The solution works with many popular browsers through WebRTC, including Google Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer or Safari.

On-demand Virtual Conference Rooms - Simple click-to-connect access to private video conference rooms is available for users and guests with just a simple link. Users can join or host meetings from their desktop, smartphone or tablet.

Customizable Layouts and Collaboration Types - Users can select multiple layouts for voice only, video p­­­­resence, speaker controls and shared content. Any desktop (and application used on that desktop) can be shared with simultaneous video conferencing. Users can switch between multiple streams of shared content, and control their own video, voice or chat through click-on and click-off privacy settings.

Seamless Mobile - High quality video conferencing is available in a single click. Users can host a person-to-person or multi-party video conference from any mobile device, and can transition from 4G to Wi-Fi seamlessly as they move from place to place.

"The need for video conferencing has been around for years but only select elite companies could afford the true industrial grade 3rd party stand-alone equipment and even those often failed in the true collaboration front," said Tom Sprinkle, vice president of sales, PSI Network. "NetFortis is changing the game by offering a true integrated carrier grade solution that is reasonable and affordable to all size organizations. We look forward to introducing Netfortris' new video platform and advancements to our agent partners so their customers can begin to tap into the power of efficient collaboration."

For a full list of features and functionality, read the NetFortris Business Collaboration Solution datasheet, or contact NetFortris to learn more.

Resources:

  • Meet with us at Cloud Partners Boston in booth #1031
  • Stay ahead of UC and mobility trends by reading the NetFortris blog.
  • Watch our webinars to gain insights from NetFortris and other industry experts.
  • Join us at industry events, or follow our latest news and views. Visit the NetFortris news and events page to learn more.

About NetFortris, Inc.:
NetFortris provides secure cloud-based voice and data communications solutions, hosted productivity and specialized applications and business devices to mid-sized enterprises. The NetFortris Platform serves as a central core for all NetFortris services, and delivers enterprise-class security, analytics, and integrated management for simple, scalable and highly secure operations. NetFortris is based San Francisco, California, and serves its customers with its carrier-grade private network, business and communications applications, and expert service. For more information, please visit www.netfortris.com or call 888-469-5100.

SOURCE NetFortris, Inc.

      

Lifesize Launches WebRTC-Powered App for Fully Featured Lifesize Cloud Experience, No Download Required

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Lifesize Cloud Upgrades Include Web Conferencing Mode for Content and Voice-Only Meetings, Saving Customers Money and Hassle by Making Subscription to Other Services Redundant

AUSTIN, TEXAS (Sept. 16, 2015) - Lifesize, a division of Logitech (NASDAQ:LOGI) (SIX:LOGN), today announced the new Lifesize Cloud Web App, a fully-featured calling platform for anyone using Google Chrome™. The WebRTC-powered offering redefines web conferencing by providing access to Lifesize Cloud's robust, collaborative environment - including HD video, chat and screen sharing for all - without requiring any software downloads. The Lifesize Cloud Web App is available for the Chrome browser today, with the capability expanding to other browsers, including Internet Explorer® and Firefox®, in the near future.

In addition, Lifesize Cloud now offers a voice- and content-only web conferencing mode, which will help companies save money by making subscriptions to web conferencing services redundant. This move also simplifies the user experience - letting people connect and share their entire screen for collaboration with up to 40 participants - without having to open a new application.

"The implications of WebRTC are profound. By 2019, there will be more than six billion devices supporting WebRTC, and Frost & Sullivan recently predicted that it will be one of the most disruptive trends in the enterprise telecommunications industry," said Craig Malloy, Lifesize founder and CEO. "However, until now video collaboration tools haven't met the needs of the growing number of organizations migrating to cloud-based apps. CIOs can now scale video - and empower employees to freely reach all internal and external stakeholders - without increasing complexity or demands on infrastructure and support."

The Lifesize Cloud Web App will:

  • Support enterprise-wide IT policies and bring video conferencing functionality to the masses without the use of proprietary technologies. This is in response to many companies' IT initiatives - which are moving to the cloud and limiting or prohibiting applications on employees' computers - while others are standardizing on Chromebook™ notebooks, making it nearly impossible to install applications.
  • Enhance employees' productivity and efficiency. Beginning with single sign-on, business users can use the Lifesize Cloud Web App for video, audio, content sharing and chat, without disrupting their workflow.
  • Improve online education. In May 2015, Gartner, Inc. released a report, "Education Is the Primary Opportunity for Chromebooks," which estimated that the education sector comprised 72 percent of Chromebook sales in 2014; from primary grades through university, Chromebooks are becoming the norm. The Lifesize Cloud Web App reduces the need for proprietary solutions and complex setups for teachers and students, making it easier to keep in touch with one student, a group or an entire class, as well as tutor and run flipped classes.

Additional Information:

About Lifesize

Lifesize delivers video conferencing that's as easy, as lifelike and as remarkable as meeting in person. Founded in 2003 and acquired by Logitech in 2009, Lifesize continues to reinvent the video conferencing industry. From delivering the world's first high definition video conference in 2005 to introducing the first cloud video conferencing solution and Icon family to provide a Connected Experience across devices and meeting rooms, Lifesize addresses organizations' demand for high quality and reliable video that is affordable and simple to use. For more information, visit www.lifesize.com or follow the company @LifesizeHD.

Lifesize, the Lifesize logo, Logitech, the Logitech logo, and other Logitech marks are trademarks of Logitech and may be registered. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

      

Telemerge and Northwestel Connect the North With Telepresence-as-a-Service

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Markham, ON, Yellowknife, NWT, September 15, 2015 - Telemerge and Northwestel announced today a new partnership agreement to bring cloud-based video conferencing to a broader audience across Canada's North.

With this agreement, Northwestel is authorized to resell Telemerge's Telepresence-as-a-Service (TPaaS). Telemerge's TPaaS solution is a subscription-based video conferencing and collaboration service that makes it easy and affordable for organizations of any size to realize the benefits of richer communication through high-quality video.

Northwestel is committed to delivering innovative communications solutions to the North. With the introduction of TPaaS, Northwestel brings more options for organizations to connect with their customers, employees and suppliers, without the time and cost of travel.

"Telemerge's TPaaS will allow our Business customers to overcome the unique challenges of operating a business in some of the most remote areas of Canada. Telemerge has demonstrated their commitment to service excellence and supporting our customers and TPaaS is a good fit for the size and needs of our Market" said Mark Walker, VP of Business Markets for Northwestel.

Telemerge CEO Simon Doo added "With Northwestel's established position in the North, this partnership enables us to increase our reach much more quickly and effectively in this unique market. We look forward to being a part of bringing new capabilities and opportunities to Northwestel's Business customers."

To learn more about Telemerge's TPaaS, or to subscribe, call your Northwestel Account Representative.

More at www.nwtel.ca and www.telemerge.ca

      

Kubi From Revolve Robotics Is Now Integrated Into Cloud Video Conferencing Leader Zoom

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Kubi Telepresence Robot Now Gives 115,000+ Zoom Customers the Ability to Look Around on Their iOS and Android Video Clients

SAN FRANCISCO CA--(Marketwired - September 17, 2015) - Revolve Robotics, a leading innovator in robotic telepresence today announced seamless integration between the controls for Revolve's innovative Kubi robotic telepresence platform and Zoom's cloud video collaboration software.

Zoom, already a leader in cross-platform video, audio, and content sharing, and has now added greater engagement via robotic telepresence in the form of Kubi. These solutions work together to deliver telepresence to businesses, schools, healthcare institutions, and remote workers.

Kubi, which users can now experience within a Zoom meeting or webinar, leverages the conferencing capabilities of today's tablets by introducing a robotic platform or cradle on which the tablet sits. The resulting telepresence robot is then "driven" by the remote video-conferencing participant. Kubi thus turns passive video conferencing callers into active participants, as remote callers use Kubi to "look around" the room and actively engage with meeting participants.

"With more than 115,000 businesses and 3,200 educational institutions using our solutions, we're always looking for extra capabilities to keep them happy and push the innovation envelope,'" said Eric Yuan, founder and CEO of Zoom. "The added engagement that Kubi delivers enables us to deliver more value to our customers in education, healthcare, and the enterprise."

In order to implement this integration, the Zoom development team accessed the open Kubi Application Programming Interface (API), which enabled full integration of Kubi controls into Zoom's video collaboration client. Now, Kubi can be controlled from any Zoom client, including mobile clients.

"With our API, Zoom has given its users the freedom to look around with Kubi," said Marcus Rosenthal, Revolve Robotics' co-founder and CEO. "Imagine homecare providers now with the ability to truly interact with clients. With Zoom's broad support for multiple OS and the quality of its video client, they make an excellent complement to our robotic telepresence platform."

A Zoom on Kubi Webinar will be hosted by Zoom on September 23rd at 2PM Eastern / 11 Pacific. Register here.

The combined Zoom on Kubi solution is ideal for the collaboration market, as it delivers three significant benefits that differentiate it from video clients alone:

  • Zoom on Kubi dramatically improves the level of engagement: Compared to other telepresence options, Zoom on Kubi delivers a level of engagement that transforms the video collaboration experience. It forces passive listeners to become engaged participants -- a critical element for teams interacting with remote workers.
  • Zoom on Kubi delivers superior productivity: Zoom on Kubi removes obstacles such as the need to adjust screens and move tablets around. Colleagues can interact with one another as if they were in the same room, enabling everyone to get more done. What's more, users can "teleport" from one Zoom on Kubi to another, whether it's in the next room or around the world.
  • Zoom on Kubi easily fits into the existing infrastructure of today's enterprise:
  • Zoom on Kubi leverages the existing collaboration capabilities you already have
  • Integration with UC ecosystem
  • Works with today's tablets
  • Zoom on Kubi is affordable
  • Zoom on Kubi is incredibly easy-to-use and maintain

About Revolve Robotics
Founded in 2013 by robotic entrepreneurs Marcus Rosenthal and Ilya Polyakov, Revolve Robotics is one of the world's leading innovators in robotic telepresence. Revolve's flagship platform, the KUBI, has been shipping worldwide since January 2014. KUBI means "neck" in Japanese, and it is a robotic tablet stand that gives you the freedom to interact while video conferencing. KUBI delivers robotic telepresence for telehealth, distance learning, remote working, concierge and other applications. Revolve Robotics is dedicated to creating smart, simple solutions to real problems, timeless design, and an elevated level of practicality and functionality. Revolve Robotics is a privately held company based in San Francisco. For more information, please visit us at http://www.revolverobotics.com and follow us @RevolveRobotics.

Revolve Robotics Media Contact:
Jay Nichols
Nichols Communications
(408) 772-1551
jay@nicholscomm.com

      

BlueJeans and Voicera Partner to Deliver a Modern Meeting Experience Powered by AI

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Smart Transcription Services Now Offer a Missing Link to Business Meeting Productivity

MOUNTAIN VIEW and MENLO PARK, Calif. - February 28, 2018 - BlueJeans Network, Inc., the first cloud service to connect desktops, mobile devices and room systems in one video meeting, and Voicera, the leader in voice AI for the workplace, today announced availability of in-meeting transcription powered by an artificial intelligence assistant, Eva. BlueJeans' customers now enjoy full meeting notes of all participants that are easily stored, shared, edited and retrieved for later reference.

"This is a game changer for our industry. We have pushed this platform to adopt technology before the customer asks for it. Meetings are the perfect environment for digital assistants where mundane tasks like note-taking can be automated and the strategic skills are left to the human participants," said Steve Weinstock, Sr. Manager of Business Development and Integration Partnerships. "The BlueJeans meetings platform, with its powerful open APIs, is designed to make it easy for partners like Voicera to build innovative solutions that have a functional and lasting impact for our customers. Just knowing that Eva is present in the meeting helps to increase productivity and ensure that ideas and action items carry over and help move the business forward."

Available to all BlueJeans users, Eva participates in your meeting by taking notes, providing a full recording with a fully searchable transcript and word-cloud, and highlighting key moments, all of which can easily be shared with others. Using the service allows you to connect what happens in your meetings to the rest of your work day, and ultimately makes your meetings more actionable.

"We wanted to offer BlueJeans meeting customers the first chance to have full meeting transcriptions, " says Omar Tawakol, CEO of Voicera. "This is a service we now offer through Voicera but it works best with partners who provide higher quality audio streams. The audio that comes from BlueJeans with Dolby Voice is delivered in a crisp 16k format which lends itself very well to transcription. In addition to the transcripts, Eva can create a highlight reel that is error corrected and delivered with much higher accuracy."

To learn more or sign up for a trial of Voicera, please visit www.voicera.com/integrations/bluejeans

About BlueJeans Network

BlueJeans is the meetings platform for the modern workplace and the first cloud service to connect desktops, mobile devices and room systems in one video meeting. Thousands of global companies use BlueJeans every day for meetings and events, so people can work productively where and how they want. For more information, visit www.bluejeans.com

About Voicera

Voicera leverages A.I. to harness the power of voice in the workplace and connect what happens in meetings to the rest of the collaboration workflow. Voicera does this by offering Eva, your Enterprise Virtual Assistant. Eva is an in-meeting assistant that listens, takes notes and identifies actions from your meetings. Eva surfaces value in person-to-person conversations and enables that value to be shared through the rest of the enterprise. Voicera is headquartered in Menlo Park, Ca. and is led by veterans from Oracle, Facebook, and LinkedIn. For more information on Voicera and to sign up for Eva visit www.voicera.com

Contacts
Leigh Disher
GMK Communications
360.844.5380
leigh@gmkcommunications.com

Introducing NEW LED Video Wall Solutions

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Leyard and Planar are pleased to announce exciting new additions to our LED video wall product portfolio. The addition of these new innovative LED video wall solutions, along with the recent launch of Clarity Matrix G3 - the next-generation in the award-winning Clarity Matrix line, demonstrate Leyard and Planar's commitment to delivering innovative video wall solutions for even more applications.

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Introducing the Leyard VersaLight Series LED Video Walls Designed Specifically for Digital Signage

The Leyard® VersaLight™ Series is a new family of highly versatile LED video wall displays that can turn even the most challenging environments into dramatic, inspirational video walls. The new line of indoor and outdoor LED video walls designed for digital signage offers stunning picture quality, and ultra-reliable performance in a variety of pixel pitches from 2.5 to 8mm.

For more information, watch a product video or view the Specs.

Announcing the Leyard TVF Series Stackable Front Access LED Video Wall Solution

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The Leyard® TVF Series is a new family of fine pitch LED displays available in 1.5, 1.8 and 2.5mm pixel pitches. Giving a new meaning to multi-functionality and quick installation, the Leyard TVF Series offers front serviceability and a creative stackable design that eliminates cabinet-to-cabinet cabling and reduces the complexity of installation and vertical alignment.

For more information, watch a product video or view the Specs. Introducing Groundbreaking 0.7mm LED Video Wall Display

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DirectLight Expands with 0.7 and 2.5mm Pitch Models The Leyard® DirectLight® LED Video Wall System product line has expanded to include the smallest fine pitch LED video wall display - 0.7mm. The line also includes a new 2.5mm option. In addition, the Leyard LED MultiTouch line expands to include the new Leyard DirectLight 0.7mm model.

For more information, watch a product video or view the Specs.

Introducing Clarity Matrix G3 The Next-Generation LCD Video Wall System

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Clarity® Matrix® G3 LCD Video Wall System is the next-generation solution that delivers advancements to every aspect of the unique Clarity Matrix architecture. Building on the accomplishments of the award-winning Clarity Matrix architecture, Clarity Matrix G3 combines the industry's thinnest profile ultra-narrow bezel LCD with industry-leading improvements to video processing, installation, management and off-board electronics, delivering a next-generation video wall solution.

Clarity Matrix G3 Key Points:

  • New! Leyard WallDirector Software to further simplify video wall installation, monitoring and management
  • New! Video Controller that offers unrivaled off-board video processing capabilities
  • New! Remote Power Supply that offers three times the power density per rack unit of previous versions, minimizing rack unit requirements
  • 46" to 55" displays with extreme narrow tiled bezel width down to 1.7mm
  • Updated! Built-in video wall scaling and processing with Planar® Big Picture Plus™

For more information about Clarity Matrix G3, watch a product video or view the Specs.

BlueJeans Sets a New Bar for Fast, Simple and Productive Meetings from Any Device

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New User Experience Designed to Address Market Demand for Engaging Meetings Anytime, Anywhere

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 07, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Blue Jeans Network, Inc., the first cloud service to connect desktops, mobile devices and room systems in one video meeting, today introduced its redesigned meetings platform for the modern workplace. The latest version of the BlueJeans desktop app was developed with an extreme end-user focus and tested on thousands of users to provide a fast, simple and delightful experience that delivers the right blend of the familiar and intuitive. From any endpoint or device, BlueJeans brings video, audio and web conferencing together with the collaboration and messaging tools people use every day. Dolby Voice® is now integrated across the entire BlueJeans audio stack, from the cloud to the client, for ultra-wideband, spatial audio with noise reduction technology on any device.

"We built the new BlueJeans experience by empathizing deeply with our users and placing the focus of meetings where it belongs -- on the people and ideas that propel business, collaboration and productivity," said Mark Strassman, Chief Product Officer, BlueJeans. "The new BlueJeans provides the most elegant and natural experience in the industry. Users are instantly productive and engaged while administrators have strong security, control and management capabilities for the enterprise."

"BlueJeans has been an integral part of the meeting and collaboration process at LinkedIn for years. The new experience is a big step for the industry, and exactly what we expect from the team at BlueJeans -- management and control for administrators and a user experience that becomes second nature for everyone involved," said Brian Frank, VP, Operations at LinkedIn.

BlueJeans partners, including Dolby Laboratories, Facebook, Kaptivo, Polycom, Microsoft and Voicera, help create a unified experience across all enterprise endpoints inside and outside the office while building innovative applications for the digital workplace.

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From digital assistants to interactive whiteboards, BlueJeans and its partners are evolving traditional meetings into intelligent meetings that greatly improve productivity. Leading BlueJeans integrations include:

  • Alexa for Business allows meeting participants to dial into meetings with their voice and control BlueJeans by using Amazon Echo devices as a speakerphone.
  • Kaptivo integrates with BlueJeans to transform any dry-erase board into a real-time collaboration tool to capture images and live stream content.
  • Voicera's Eva, an artifical intelligence virtual assistant joins your meetings like other participants, listens, takes notes and provides highlights, full transcripts or recordings as well as action items that can be shared by email, Slack or into systems like Salesforce.

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BlueJeans provides one-touch meeting access from the widest array of endpoints, devices, and collaboration and messaging tools like Slack, Atlassian HipChat and Skype so people can work more productively, whether through its native app, a browser or a room system. For example:

  • The Dolby Conference Phone with Dolby Voice technology delivers one-touch access to meetings with crystal clear, ultra-wideband audio capture while reducing background noise and interruptions.
  • Users of Workplace by Facebook can stream BlueJeans Meetings to their Workplace group to share content and broadcast events.
  • For Microsoft customers, meetings are also remarkably simple with the BlueJeans Gateway for Microsoft Teams providing one-touch meeting and native calendaring on any room system. In addition, BlueJeans now includes Microsoft Office 365 scheduling which provides one-touch calendar and meeting entry from Mac, Windows and Outlook Web Access.
  • Customers of Polycom, Cisco and LifeSize room systems enjoy BlueJeans' one-touch meetings, calendar integrations and centralized controls for meeting administrators.
  • BlueJeans supports the WebRTC standard for a wide variety of browsers. BlueJeans' users can easily invite customers and partners to participate in 2-way video and audio conferencing and content sharing with no app download or installation required.

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BlueJeans continues to extend its strength in enterprise-class security, manageability, performance and control with enhancements for IT:

  • With the addition of even more capabilities to its best-in-class Command Center, an interactive dashboard for live meeting management and service intelligence that includes alerts and more than 70 performance metrics, BlueJeans customers and partners have enterprise-class insight into every meeting.
  • BlueJeans has successfully completed its fifth consecutive round of SOC 2 audits and availability of our SOC 3 report, a process which requires companies to maintain internal controls over their systems. The review process requires an outside audit over several months and has become critical policy for cloud technology to scale across the enterprise environment.
  • The European Unition General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) places new obligations on businesses in order to more comprehensively protect the personal data of EU citizens. BlueJeans will complete the required process and related changes to ensure compliance ahead of the mandated May 25, 2018 deadline.

For More Information:

About BlueJeans Network
BlueJeans is the meetings platform for the modern workplace and the first cloud service to connect desktops, mobile devices and room systems in one video meeting. Thousands of companies from growing businesses to Fortune 500 leaders use BlueJeans every day for video, audio and web conferencing meetings and large interactive events, so people can work productively where and how they want. For more information, visit www.bluejeans.com.

Press Contact:
Megan Maxwell
GMK Communications for BlueJeans
650-810-6658
megan@gmkcommunications.com

AVer Enhances its Enterprise Video Conferencing Line-Up With the New VB342 Soundbar

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FREMONT, Calif.-March 05, 2018--AVer Information Inc., a leading innovator of video conferencing technology, today announced that it is expanding its portfolio of solutions to include the new AVer VB342 soundbar. This all-in-one USB camera/audio peripheral complements the company's established line of video cameras and reflects AVer's 2018 strategy to offer a full suite of business grade video hardware solutions for enterprises of all sizes. The VB342 soundbar combines audio and video in one unit and is suited for meeting/huddle spaces with up to seven attendees and has an MSRP of $999.

AVer recognizes that cloud video conferencing services, like those offered by partners such as Zoom, are delivering collaboration to a much wider range of meeting spaces far beyond the boardroom. This year AVer will break out as a complete enterprise video meeting room provider, with solutions designed to support a full range of enterprise video conferencing needs from the huddle room, to the boardroom, the large auditorium, and everything in between.

"AVer's CAM 340 and CAM 520 already provide exceptionally high-quality video with Zoom Rooms in a variety of room types. AVer's new VB342 all-in-one camera + audio follows the same high-quality standard, but through its all-in-one design allows a simple plug-and-play setup for Zoom Rooms. We believe this combination will allow our Zoom Rooms customers to enjoy a superior huddle room experience that works right out of the box," said Oded Gal, Head of Product Management for Zoom.

AVer VB342 soundbar features include:

  • 4K Ultra HD color
  • 94-degree wide-angle lens
  • 4x digital zoom and motorized pan-tilt
  • Three camera presets on remote
  • Two 10W full range speakers with professional bass port tuning optimized for communication
  • Two uni-directional microphones supporting pick up to 12 ft distance
  • Auto echo cancellation, noise suppression, gain and level control
  • Easy plug-and-play with a single USB 3.0 cable
  • Compatible with all your favorite applications, such as Zoom, BlueJeans, Skype, Google Hangouts, and many more.

"The growing number of huddle room spaces calls for a unique USB peripheral that offers simple installation with a streamlined look, professional quality, and easy plug-and-play installation. AVer's VB342 soundbar solves all of the above, and delivers powerful stereo sound, along with the widest camera coverage (180 degrees including the motorized pan/tilt) of any competing soundbar solution,"stated Eric Yu, Product Management Director of AVer Information Inc.

The VB342 soundbar was designed to be the best USB camera and stereo soundbar at the sub $1,000 price range. The fully plug-and-play solution requires a single USB cable from the PC or laptop running your video conferencing software of choice, to this one elegant appliance. Additionally, the VB342 allows easy meeting management, via a simple remote control, buttons directly on the unit, or through the video meeting software controls themselves. The VB342 soundbar also eliminates messy cabling often found on many meeting room tables, which clears up space for actual collaborative work.

"The soundbar form factor really hits a sweet spot for huddle room video conferencing. It provides users with a very unobtrusive and comfortable meeting experience, while offering AV/IT teams an easily managed solution," says David Maldow, CEO and Lead Analyst at Let's Do Video. "The AVer VB342 soundbar may be unique in offering motorized pan/tilt on its already wide FOV camera to cover almost any shaped meeting space."

To learn more about the AVer VB342, visit http://www.averusa.com/video-collaboration/products/vb342-coming-soon

Come see the new VB342 at Enterprise Connect, March 12-14 in Orlando, in Zoom Video Conferencing's booth #1211

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Sparkle moves into cloud conferencing with Join Conferencing partnership

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Sparkle is moving into the cloud conferencing business in a partnership with Join Conferencing, a Milan-based company.

Sparkle, the international wholesale arm of TIM, will call its service Conferencing Suite, an advanced cloud-based global video and audio conferencing platform with professional audio-video quality and real-time translation capabilities.

The company said that Conferencing Suite enables users to organise video conferences up to Ultra HD 4K resolution, reaching a large numbers of participants at big events, and offering them simultaneous translation through certified interpreters with vertical specialisation.

Join is a worldwide cloud-based conferencing service provider that offers professional audio, video and web communication services, including conference calls, video conferencing, web conferencing and streaming.

According to Sparkle, guests can join meetings from smartphones, telepresence units or other devices, using local geographic numbers available in 40 countries.

Sparkle says the service is ideal for specific vertical markets such as e-learning, finance and health.

Co-Mergent Launches AlertPro365 Powered by Nectar

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Co-Mergent advances cloud monitoring capabilities of Skype for Businesses and Microsoft Teams software for small-to-medium business

APPLE VALLEY, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Co-Mergent, the leader in Microsoft Intelligent Communications Management and Monitoring services, today announced its AlertPro365 that enables SMB Managed Services Providers (MSPs) to advance enterprise-class monitoring and alerting from the desktop to cloud-based Office 365 for Skype for Business and Microsoft Teams. The solution expands MSPs' ability to gain more granular management of system health with a single view of the network, dramatically reducing troubleshooting time and an optimized user experience.

Co-Mergent's AlertPro365 is built on and powered by solutions from Nectar, the leader in the development and deployment of proactive network monitoring and performance management software for the Unified Communications (UC) industry. The AlertPro365 solution leverages the network monitoring capabilities of Nectar Perspective and the alerting and remote scripting capabilities of Nectar UC Foundation.

Based on the proven Nectar platform, AlertPro365 enables IT staff to proactively monitor call quality and instantly troubleshoot incidents, and it is the only alerting solution that defines monitoring based on specific end user profiles--even SMB executives and business owners can have their own set of personalized alerts based on tailored SLA criteria. Additionally, the solution reduces time to resolution with drill-down analytics and managed service providers can white-label the solution for a seamless experience for all of their SMB customers.

"We are a long-standing partner of Nectar, developing a deep understanding of its solutions. This expertise enables us to bring key functionality of Nectar's Perspective solution to the SMB enterprise market, as well as to other resellers, and address the widespread need for UC network alerting and monitoring," said John Dusek, CEO of Co-Mergent.

"We're excited to see Co-Mergent bring AlertPro365 to market because there is growing interest in call quality monitoring for cloud-based UC platforms, particularly Microsoft Skype for Business Online and, more recently, Microsoft Teams," said Tom Tuttle, senior vice president, UC strategy & global alliances, Nectar. "At Nectar, we've always considered our product to be a platform that partners can build on to add value. It's great to see Co-Mergent leveraging Nectar with this focused set of features for organizations that don't require the comprehensive monitoring capabilities in Nectar's Unified Communication Management Platform."

Co-Mergent will be demonstrating the AlertPro365 solution in Nectar's Booth No. 1027 at Enterprise Connect, March 12 - 15, 2018, in Orlando, Fla.

About Co-Mergent
Co-Mergent, the leader in Microsoft Managed Intelligent Communications Services and Proactive Monitoring, empowers Microsoft partners with state of the art software and services to support on-premises, hybrid, and cloud communications. Champions for proactive UC heath readiness assessments and remediation. The flagship offering, AlertPro365, builds on proven software solutions and extends monitoring and proactive alerting capabilities to Microsoft Skype for Business Online and Teams. Serving the elite Microsoft UC partners for small, midmarket, and enterprise customers across the globe.

About Nectar Services Corp.
Nectar, a global market leader in providing the most comprehensive monitoring and diagnostics software solution for Unified Communication services enables IT and operation organizations to proactively ensure the end-user experience. Our flagship offering, the Unified Communications Management Platform (UCMP), which improves visibility and service delivery across integrated voice, video and data application solutions by providing unique and critical performance information. Nectar provides monitoring and diagnostics for millions of enterprise endpoints to over 2,100 enterprises in over 86 countries--including some of the largest global banking, search engine, service provider, healthcare and manufacturing organizations in the world.

Contacts
Nectar Media Contact:
Witz Communications
Ashley Schultem, 919-435-9112
ashley@witzcommunications.com
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Co-Mergent Press Contact:
John Dusek, +1 612-504-1367
johnd@co-mergent.com

Arkadin Launches a Cloud Consulting Practice to Ensure Clients have Highly Functioning UC Services

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'Cloud Transformation Services' Provides a Holistic, End-to-end Approach for Navigating Digital Transformation Journeys

Arkadin, an NTT Communications company and market leader in cloud Unified Communications and Collaborationservices, announces today a new managed service to help enterprises successfully navigate their digital cloud transformation journeys. Cloud Transformation Services (CTS) is a holistic, technology agnostic program that includes the full spectrum of UC services, including needs assessments, risk mitigation, migration planning, training, change management and adoption campaigns. It also includes ongoing support services through Arkadin's 24/7 help desks and regular Service Management reviews to measure the quality of the UC service.

"As Microsoft, Cisco and other leading UC providers continue to roll out advanced cloud capabilities, our clients need a trusted partner to help make decisions about the platforms and technologies best suited to their needs," said Christophe Reyes, Arkadin's Managing Director, UCaaS. "We are well positioned for this: Our clients benefit from sophisticated networking and telecommunications expertise from fellow NTT Group Companies Dimension Data and NTT Communications, and our own deep experience in telephony and collaboration. Together we offer the full life-cycle of services for optimising their cloud UC journeys."

Components of the 4-step 'Cloud Transformation Services' program:

  1. Consulting Services: Starts with an Envision workshop that will validate the client's UC strategy and business case, including a review of existing technologies and use cases resulting in a recommendation document tailor-made to client's specific needs. Additional consulting services are available such as network assessments, active directory readiness, and a change management strategy which is very helpful to mitigate risks and evaluate ROI prior to deploying a new UC solution.
  2. Planning Services: A team of UC experts will engage with the client to schedule workshops and plan activities to deliver the targeted UC solution. A proven methodology for voice transformation projects and organisational change management will follow to ensure the project is successful. A strategy for site and user readiness will be elaborated, documented and agreed with the client.
  3. Delivery Services: A UC Project Manager will coordinate all activities to deliver the agreed plans and report to the client's project team on progress. Delivery services include: core UC services activation, site and end-user preparation, and UC-certified devices delivery and migration activities. End-user training is delivered online and on-site for all services and devices. Change management and adoption are supported by an innovative learning portal for end-users and administrators.
  4. Operation Services: 24/7 helpdesk and monitoring services associated with regular reviews will enhance end-user experiences and adoption levels for delivering the expected ROI.

"Migrating communications to the cloud can be daunting, even for highly experienced IT departments," says Amy Lind, research manager, VoIP and UC&C, IDC. "Arkadin's 360° consultative approach addresses every step of the UC digital transformation process and should be extremely valuable to businesses of all sizes and across industry that are aiming for a seamless transition to the UC technologies their end-users will adopt."

CTS is available in Europe and North America and will be rolled out to other global regions later this year. For additional information: https://cloudtransformationservices.com/

About Arkadin

Arkadin enables clients to succeed in a digitally connected workplace with market leading cloud communications services. Over 50,000 businesses spanning the largest global enterprises to small companies have enjoyable collaboration experiences from our audio/web/video conferencing and Unified Communications services. As an NTT Communications company, we provide a cutting-edge infrastructure for premium service quality and unrivaled customer support that is administered locally through 56 operations centers in 34 countries.

For more information: http://www.arkadinapac.com

About NTT Communications Corporation

NTT Communications provides consultancy, architecture, security and cloud services to optimize the information and communications technology (ICT) environments of enterprises. These offerings are backed by the company's worldwide infrastructure, including leading global tier-1 IP network, Arcstar Universal One™ VPN network reaching over 190 countries/regions, and over 140 secure data centers. NTT Communications' solutions leverage the global resources of NTT Group companies including Dimension Data, NTT DOCOMO and NTT DATA.

www.ntt.com | Twitter@NTT Com | Facebook@NTT Com | LinkedIn@NTT Com

Contacts
Arkadin
Laura McCormick
l.mccormick@arkadin.com

Video Walls Market Anticipated to Surge with an Impressive CAGR of 14.1% over the course of the forecast period 2017-2027

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Future Market Insights (FMI) has recently published a research report titled "Video Walls Market: Global Industry Analysis (2012-2016) and Opportunity Assessment (2017- 2027)." With technology becoming ubiquitous, the implementation of special setups has been intensifying as well. Technology giants are focussing on research and development through financial support and are coming up with new technologies while integrating new features in their products in order to expand their customer base.

One such product that has gained traction over the last couple of years is video walls. The need for large displays and a series of monitors has been steadily rising across newsrooms, conference halls, and concerts. As a result, the market for video walls is expected to witness an outstanding CAGR of 14.1% over the course of the forecast period. The market is expected to rise to a valuation of around US$ 13,966 Mn by the end of 2027 from a valuation of about US$ 3,738 Mn in 2017.

In February 2016, Samsung launched the first transparent video wall integrated with OLED display technology. It is a four by four video wall with a strong construction and high resolution and is best suited for digital signage applications. The model leverages a novel concept of transparent screens, which can help businesses use the video wall, and even showcase their products on the screen. Other than Samsung Electronics, companies such as NEC Display Solutions, LG Electronics, Koninklijke Philips N.V., Barco, Leyard, Panasonic Corporation, and Christie Digital Systems USA, Inc., among others are also integrating latest technologies in their products.

A Plethora of Advantages of Video Walls to Trigger Growth in Demand and Adoption
Video walls provide several benefits in comparison to traditional large screen displays. Earlier, large screen displays were being extensively used in numerous applications such as sports, digital signage, and stadiums, among others. However, video walls offer a high quality pixel density and uniform brightness for each and every picture. As a result, inclination towards the deployment of video walls in the aforementioned applications has increased significantly and is expected to gain traction in the long run. Apart from this, a single video wall has the ability to display multiple pictures in different formats and resolutions that are being sourced from multiple areas at the same time. Moreover, video wall displays are never limited to a particular design and the images can be presented in various creative forms providing high flexibility. Traditional large screen displays are increasingly being replaced by the unusual video wall concept, due to which the video walls market is expected to grow at a healthy rate over the course of the forecast period.

Integration of IT Technologies Good Sign for Global Market Growth

Continuous technological advancements have led to the development of video walls with enhanced performance and flexibility. Additionally, the development of new technologies in video walls attract customers into buying them and therefore, can pave the way for the market to reap high revenues. For instance, the development of touchscreen video walls can momentously enhance user friendliness for users, thereby fuelling global market growth.

For more information, Ask Questions To Expert: https://goo.gl/r7xPY5

SelfArray Receives National Science Foundation Grant to Continue Research Toward Development of Direct-View LED Display Manufacturing Technology

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(Troy, NY, March 21, 2018) - SelfArray, Inc., developers of revolutionary technology for the manufacture of direct-view LED displays, today announced that it has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II Award to continue their groundbreaking work in the field

Direct-view LED displays, which are much brighter, have better contrast ratio, and are more energy efficient than traditional LED displays (which use LEDs as a backlight for LCD panels), are currently being used for video walls, large indoor displays (in airports, control rooms, malls, etc.), and even lighting fixtures. These displays use individual tiny LEDs as pixels, and there are 24 million such LEDs in a single 4K display.

With currently manufacturing methods, it takes anywhere from 3 weeks to 4 months to assemble a single direct-view LED display, as a robotic arm must place each LED into a pixel array individually.

In contrast, SelfArray is developing technology that utilizes magnets, vibration, and levitation to self-assemble LEDs in an array that can then be used to make a display. By using this method, SelfArray can drastically reduce the manufacturing time from months to merely minutes. The company has released a short video that illustrates how this works - https://youtu.be/I7bPHuZcUyg.

"Our technology enables the assembly of large LED subsystems hundreds of times faster and with lower capital equipment costs than is common today, and our new NSF grant will enable us to continue our research and development over the next two years," said Dr. Clinton Ballinger, CEO and Founder, SelfArray. "Our goal is to create a process that facilitates the manufacture of a lower cost direct-view LED display that will replace current methods and displace LCD or OLED technology."

For additional information, please visit. www.selfarray.com.

About SelfArray
SelfArray is a new, high-tech company in Troy, NY developing revolutionary technology that provides the missing link for manufacturing direct-view LED displays and LED lighting sheets with low cost and high speed LED assembly. Our technology enables fast, accurate self-assembly of a wide range of LED sizes into pixel arrays that form the building blocks for narrow-pixel pitch displays and other applications. SelfArray is rapidly expanding and is seeking industrial partners to help accelerate commercialization.

Media Contact:
Steven Wright-Mark
Schwartz Public Relations Associates.
212-677-8700 ext. 101
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