7 Oktober 2008
=?iso-8859-1?Q?TANDBERG and HP Unveil New Managed Service Offering and
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=0D=0A =0D=0ATANDBERG and HP Unveil New Managed Service Offering and Expanded=
Reseller =0D=0AAgreement =0D=0A =0D=0ANEW YORK AND OSLO, NORWAY, Oct=
7, 2008 - TANDBERG=AE (OSLO: TAA. OL) - =0D=0ATANDBERG and HP today announced=
a global managed service offering designed =0D=0Ato provide traditional=
video conferencing customers with greater quality, =0D=0Areliability and=
productivity, while decreasing travel costs. =0D=0A =0D=0ADeveloped by=
HP, the =0D=0A =0D=0AHP Halo Video Collaboration Service =0D=0A=0D=0A[http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press_kits/2008/ipgconference/fs_halotelepresence.pdf?elq=3D16E310E8B08B4F42A46069A2583BF133]=
=0D=0A =0D=0Awill be available for the full range of TANDBERG conferencing=
systems, =0D=0Aincluding TANDBERG Total Telepresence offerings. The service=
also will be =0D=0Amade available for videoconferencing offerings from=
other vendors. =0D=0A =0D=0AHP and TANDBERG also are expanding their reseller=
agreement to give more =0D=0Acustomers additional flexibility and choice=
in purchasing collaboration =0D=0Aproducts and services. =0D=0A =0D=0AWith=
these announcements, made at HP’s 2008 Annual Imaging and Printing =0D=0AConference,=
HP and TANDBERG are offering customers one of the most robust =0D=0Aportfolios=
of collaboration products and services on the market today, =0D=0Aultimately=
helping customers increase enterprise-wide productivity and =0D=0Arealize=
total resource savings. =0D=0A =0D=0A”Our new managed service offering=
allows traditional video conferencing =0D=0Acustomers to experience a=
level of service and return on investment that =0D=0Aother vendors only=
promise,” said David Murphy, senior vice president, =0D=0AImaging and=
Printing Group, HP. “HP and TANDBERG are offering the industry’s =0D=0A=
=0D=0Ahighest level of managed services to support video collaboration=
globally =0D=0Aacross the enterprise, from a single source.” =0D=0A =
=0D=0AAs part of the HP Halo Video Collaboration Service, video conferencing=
=0D=0Aendpoints will be hosted directly on the Halo Video Exchange Network=
- a =0D=0Aglobal fiber optic network designed for video collaboration=
that, unlike =0D=0Aother networks, can easily allow company-to-company=
connections, has true =0D=0Aworldwide reach and does not require bandwidth=
scheduling. =0D=0A =0D=0AThe Halo Video Exchange Network and TANDBERG’s=
network infrastructure =0D=0Atechnology allow users to enjoy increased=
reliability, flexibility and =0D=0Aimproved video and audio quality. These=
improvements in the overall video =0D=0Acollaboration experience can drive=
significantly higher usage rates that can =0D=0A =0D=0Aincrease productivity=
at the workplace while decreasing travel costs and =0D=0Acarbon emissions.=
=0D=0A =0D=0A”This extension of the relationship between TANDBERG and=
HP will allow our =0D=0Acustomers to take full advantage of the strengths=
we both bring to =0D=0Atelepresence and visual communications,” said Fredrik=
Halvorsen, chief =0D=0Aexecutive officer, TANDBERG. “We are best placed=
to define a universal =0D=0Astandard for telepresence, which can protect=
an organization’s investments.” =0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0AThe Halo Video Collaboration=
Service provides management and support from =0D=0AHP, including technical=
support, directory management and auto meeting =0D=0Ainitiation. The service=
also includes the capability to connect to other =0D=0Avideo conferencing=
solutions, both on and off of the Halo Video Exchange =0D=0ANetwork, enabling=
customers to collaborate even more effectively with =0D=0Acolleagues,=
partners, vendors and suppliers. =0D=0A =0D=0AThe HP Halo Video Collaboration=
Service, which complements the =0D=0A =0D=0AHP Halo Telepresence =0D=0A[http://www.hp.com/halo?elq=3D16E310E8B08B4F42A46069A2583BF133]=
=0D=0A =0D=0ASolutions portfolio, is expected to be available for customer=
installations =0D=0Ain the first half of 2009. =0D=0A =0D=0AThrough the=
HP and TANDBERG alliance, both companies will offer customers =0D=0Agreater=
access to products and services that can unite globally dispersed =0D=0Ateams=
and enhance the communication experience. Included in the alliance are=
=0D=0A =0D=0Athe following announcements: =0D=0A =0D=0A*HP will resell=
TANDBERG telepresence and high-definition visual =0D=0Acommunication products=
to enterprise customers who also purchase HP Halo =0D=0Amanaged service=
offerings. =0D=0A*TANDBERG will provide HP’s world-class managed service=
and global network =0D=0Asolution, the HP Halo Video Collaboration Service,=
as an option for its =0D=0Aglobal customer base. =0D=0A*HP will continue=
to manufacture and sell its current line of fully =0D=0Aimmersive telepresence=
hardware solutions. Additionally, HP will continue =0D=0Aresearch and=
development of future telepresence products and services. =0D=0A =0D=0AAbout=
HP =0D=0AHP, the world’s largest technology company, provides printing=
and personal =0D=0Acomputing products and IT services, software and solutions=
that simplify the =0D=0A =0D=0Atechnology experience for consumers and=
businesses. HP completed its =0D=0Aacquisition of EDS on Aug. 26, 2008.=
More information about HP (NYSE: HPQ) =0D=0Ais available at =0D=0A =0D=0Ahttp://www.hp.com/=
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global provider of telepresence, high-definition =0D=0Avideo conferencing=
and mobile video products and services with dual =0D=0Aheadquarters in=
New York and Norway. TANDBERG designs, develops and markets =0D=0Asystems=
and software for video, voice and data. The company provides sales, =0D=0Asupport=
and value-added services in more than 90 countries worldwide. =0D=0ATANDBERG=
is publicly traded on the Oslo Stock Exchange under the ticker =0D=0ATAA.OL.=
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