18 Juni 2009
=?iso-8859-1?Q?TANDBERG & BT Offer Inter-company Telepresence and Video
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=0D=0A=0D=0ATANDBERG AND BT OFFER INTER-COMPANY TELEPRESENCE AND VIDEO CONFERENCING=
=0D=0A=0D=0ATANDBERG and BT team up to deliver interoperability for video=
conferencing communications and B2B telepresence=0D=0A=0D=0ANEW YORK and=
OSLO, Norway (June 18, 2009) -=0D=0A=0D=0ATANDBERG=0D=0A[http://www.tandberg.com.jsp/?cid=3D04US060027001&elq=3DAB1BFDF1E32B4EA2BDBDEEC64BB73973]=
=0D=0A=0D=0Aand=0D=0A=0D=0ABT=0D=0A[http://www.bt.com/conferencing?elq=3DAB1BFDF1E32B4EA2BDBDEEC64BB73973]=
=0D=0A=0D=0Ahave signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to deliver the=
first global non-proprietary solution for inter-company telepresence and=
video conferencing.=0D=0A=0D=0AUnder the MOU, the BT One Source service,=
using TANDBERG’s standards-based infrastructure, allows an enterprise to=
collaborate internally and externally across differing video and telepresence=
systems.=0D=0A=0D=0AThis enterprise-wide and business-to-business collaboration=
is made possible by BT’s One Source managed services and MPLS network and=
the expansion of BT Global Video Exchange with TANDBERG’s infrastructure.=
BT Global Video Exchange enables telepresence calls between different company=
networks. The combination of BT’s managed concierge and network services=
with TANDBERG’s portfolio of standards-based telepresence, room and personal=
video systems, gives customers easy to use, low cost, high performance=
reliability and high-definition video.=0D=0A=0D=0ABT One Source for TANDBERG=
gives interoperability from the desktop to the telepresence suite for point-to-point=
and multipoint calls. For the first time, TANDBERG Telepresence T3 users=
and Polycom TPX/RPX users will be able to collaborate regardless of the=
platform or network. This is only possible with the TANDBERG Telepresence=
Server infrastructure interoperability feature.=0D=0A=0D=0ATANDBERG is=
the only company to offer a telepresence solution that maintains the multi-screen,=
high-definition experience when calling out to a third-party telepresence=
system.=0D=0A=0D=0AEnterprise-wide video collaboration is proven to cut=
out costs by reducing travel and increase organizational effectiveness=
by speeding decision making.=0D=0A=0D=0AAaron McCormack, CEO of BT Conferencing,=
said: “Telepresence is all about collaboration. BT One Source for TANDBERG=
makes telepresence easy to use, reliable and cost effective throughout=
a customer’s enterprise. We are helping companies maximise their investment=
in telepresence technology by allowing them to collaborate both within=
their own business and across networks with partners, suppliers, customers=
and others, around the globe.”=0D=0A=0D=0AFredrik Halvorsen, CEO of TANDBERG,=
said: “Our vision is to connect people visually within and between organizations=
- regardless of network or vendor choice. The visually enabled B2B supply=
chain will revolutionize the way that companies communicate with each other,=
allowing them to truly streamline processes, be cost-efficient and bring=
products to market faster. TANDBERG was first to market with telepresence=
interoperability. Now this new initiative and MOU with BT further strengthens=
our relationship and makes the vision of seamless interoperability across=
different networks and devices a reality for our customers.”=0D=0A=0D=0AAbout=
TANDBERG=0D=0A=0D=0ATANDBERG is the leading global provider of=0D=0A=0D=0Atelepresence=
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=0D=0A=0D=0A,=0D=0A=0D=0Ahigh-definition video conferencing=0D=0A[http://www.tandberg.com.jsp/?cid=3D04US060027001&elq=3DAB1BFDF1E32B4EA2BDBDEEC64BB73973]=
=0D=0A=0D=0Aand mobile video products and services with dual headquarters=
in New York and Norway. TANDBERG designs, develops and markets systems=
and software for video, voice and data. The company provides sales, support=
and value-added services in more than 90 countries worldwide. TANDBERG=
is publicly traded on the Oslo Stock Exchange under the ticker TAA.OL.=
For more information, visit=0D=0A=0D=0Awww.TANDBERG.com=0D=0A[http://www.tandberg.com/]=
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in the U.S. and other countries. All other product and company names here=
in may be trademarks of their respective owners.=0D=0A=0D=0AAbout BT Conferencing=
=0D=0A=0D=0ABT Conferencing was established more than 20 years ago and is=
now one of the leading global providers of audio, video and web collaboration=
services. Year on year growth has seen the company out-perform the conferencing=
industry expectation and with its extensive global portfolio, is now one=
of the largest conferencing providers in the UK and Europe with current=
reach in more than 70 countries. BT Conferencing is based in the USA, EMEA=
and Asia Pacific and specialises in the delivery of reliable, robust and=
innovative conferencing solutions and product hardware to some of the largest=
companies in the world.=0D=0A=0D=0AThe company offers tailor-made solutions=
to customers, whether they are small SMEs or major global businesses. With=
businesses now juggling to increase productivity, being more environmentally=
aware and at the same time looking to improve the work-life balance of=
its employees, conferencing and collaboration services provide a cost effective=
and time saving solution.=0D=0A=0D=0AFor more information visit www.bt.com/conferencing.=
=0D=0A=0D=0AAbout BT=0D=0A=0D=0ABT is one of the world’s leading providers=
of communications solutions and services operating in 170 countries. Its=
principal activities include the provision of networked IT services globally;=
local, national and international telecommunications services to our customers=
for use at home, at work and on the move; broadband and internet products=
and services and converged fixed/mobile products and services. BT consists=
principally of four lines of business: BT Global Services, Openreach, BT=
Retail and BT Wholesale.=0D=0A=0D=0AIn the year ended 31 March 2009, BT=
Group’s revenue was =A321,390 million.=0D=0A=0D=0ABritish Telecommunications=
plc (BT) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BT Group plc and encompasses virtually=
all businesses and assets of the BT Group. BT Group plc is listed on stock=
exchanges in London and New York.=0D=0A=0D=0AFor more information, visit=
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