Videoconferencing Industry News

8 Juli 2008

=?iso-8859-1?Q?TANDBERG Awarded 2008 Frost & Sullivan Global Market

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=0D=0A =0D=0ATANDBERG Awarded 2008 Frost & Sullivan Global Market Leadership=
Award =0D=0A =0D=0ACompany Recognized for Leading Sales Growth in Video=
Conferencing Endpoints =0D=0Aand Infrastructure Systems Market =0D=0A=
=0D=0ANEW YORK AND OSLO, NORWAY, July 8, 2008 - TANDBERG=AE (OSLO: TAA.=
OL), a =0D=0Aleading global provider of =0D=0A =0D=0Atelepresence, =
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=0D=0A =0D=0Ahigh-definition video conferencing =0D=0A[http://www.tandberg.com/products/high_definition.jsp?elq=3DCC119D42AD354145A965A0BCF1F944E7]=
=0D=0A =0D=0Aand mobile video, has been awarded the 2008 Frost & Sullivan=
Market =0D=0ALeadership Award for achieving leadership positions in both=
the global video =0D=0A =0D=0Aconferencing endpoints market and the global=
video conferencing =0D=0Ainfrastructure systems market in 2007. =0D=0A=
=0D=0AThe award was given to TANDBERG in recognition of its market share=
in the =0D=0Atelepresence and video conferencing industry. In 2007, TANDBERG=
revenues =0D=0Areached $630.5 million, growing almost 51 percent year-over-year.=
TANDBERG =0D=0Aalso increased its market share standing to become the=
number one provider =0D=0Aof video conferencing endpoints and infrastructure=
products. =0D=0A =0D=0A”TANDBERG has seen impressive top line growth in=
recent years due to the =0D=0Astrength of its technology and sales execution,”=
said Krithi Rao, Industry =0D=0AAnalyst at Frost & Sullivan. “TANDBERG’s=
customers are investing in TANDBERG =0D=0A =0D=0Atechnology due to its=
high-quality, ease-of-use and innovative features.” =0D=0A =0D=0AAccording=
to Frost & Sullivan, TANDBERG has further strengthened its =0D=0Aposition=
in the market through its strategy of selling end-to-end solutions =0D=0Aincluding=
endpoints, video bridges, and supporting infrastructure. The =0D=0Asupporting=
infrastructure products, including TANDBERG Management Suite =0D=0A(TMS)=
and Video Communication Server (VCS), are also providing a path into =
=0D=0Aother video conferencing vendors’ deployments. =0D=0A =0D=0AFrost=
& Sullivan also noted that TANDBERG is improving interoperability with=
=0D=0A =0D=0Akey vendors in the market to provide greater value for customers=
with =0D=0Amulti-vendor environments. For example, TANDBERG expanded its=
existing =0D=0Apartnership with Microsoft, delivering business-quality=
video =0D=0Ainteroperability with Microsoft Unified Communications Platform=
(Microsoft =0D=0AOffice Communications Server 2007). =0D=0A =0D=0A”With=
the increasing demand for video, the need for scalable infrastructure =
=0D=0Aand open systems that fully interoperate with other communications=
=0D=0Atechnology is essential,” said Fredrik Halvorsen, TANDBERG CEO.=
“Our =0D=0Acommitment to deliver quality video communications solutions=
which enhance =0D=0Aan organization’s unified communications strategy=
has been a key driver of =0D=0Aour growth.” =0D=0A =0D=0AThe Frost &=
Sullivan Award for Market Leadership is given to the company =0D=0Athat=
has exhibited market share leadership through the implementation of =0D=0Amarket=
strategy. The recipient has displayed excellence in all areas of the =
=0D=0Amarket leadership process, including the identification of market=
=0D=0Achallenges, drivers and restraints, as well as strategy development=
and =0D=0Amethods of addressing these market dynamics. Furthermore, the=
award =0D=0Arecipient has continually demonstrated solutions for monitoring=
market =0D=0Achanges and for implementing superior market strategies.=
By utilizing these =0D=0Astrategies for success, the company has established=
itself as the market =0D=0Ashare leader in its respective industry. =
=0D=0A =0D=0ATANDBERG was most recently a recipient of the 2008 Frost &=
Sullivan Global =0D=0AVideo Conferencing Company of the Year Award for=
its excellence in product =0D=0Ainnovation as well as market execution=
that accelerated the adoption of =0D=0Avideo conferencing. =0D=0A =0D=0AAbout=
Frost & Sullivan =0D=0AFrost & Sullivan, the Growth Consulting Company,=
partners with clients to =0D=0Aaccelerate their growth. The company’s=
Growth Partnership Services, Growth =0D=0AConsulting and Career Best Practices=
empower clients to create a growth =0D=0Afocused culture that generates,=
evaluates and implements effective growth =0D=0Astrategies. Frost & Sullivan=
employs over 45 years of experience in =0D=0Apartnering with Global 1000=
companies, emerging businesses and the =0D=0Ainvestment community from=
more than 30 offices on six continents. For more =0D=0Ainformation, visit=
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=0D=0A =0D=0A. =0D=0A =0D=0AAbout TANDBERG =0D=0ATANDBERG is a leading=
global provider of telepresence, high-definition video =0D=0A =0D=0Aconferencing=
and mobile video products and services with dual headquarters =0D=0Ain=
New York and Norway. TANDBERG designs, develops and markets systems and=
=0D=0Asoftware for video, voice and data. The company provides sales,=
support and =0D=0Avalue-added services in more than 90 countries worldwide.=
TANDBERG is =0D=0Apublicly traded on the Oslo Stock Exchange under the=
ticker TAA.OL. Please =0D=0Avisit =0D=0A =0D=0Awww.tandberg.com =0D=0A[http://www.tandberg.com/?elq=3DCC119D42AD354145A965A0BCF1F944E7]=
=0D=0A =0D=0Afor more information. =0D=0A =0D=0ATANDBERG is a trademark=
or registered trademark in the U.S. and other =0D=0Acountries. All other=
product and company names herein may be trademarks of =0D=0Atheir respective=
owners. =0D=0A =0D=0AContact: =0D=0ABarnaby Meadows =0D=0ATANDBERG =
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=0D=0A =0D=0AMarcel Goldstein =0D=0AOgilvy for TANDBERG =0D=0A+1 202.729.4188=
=0D=0A =0D=0Amarcel.goldstein@ogilvypr.com =0D=0A[mailto:marcel.goldstein@ogilvypr.com]=
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