BT Conferencing Receives Unified Communications® Magazine's 2008 Product of the Year Award
BT Global Video Exchange Recognized for Outstanding Innovation
Boston, (March 24 2009) – BT announced today that Technology Marketing Corporation's (TMC®) Unified Communications magazine (www.uc-mag.com) has named BT Global Video Exchange as a recipient of its 2008 Product of the Year Award.
BT Global Video Exchange enables companies connect to external business partners that have Cisco TelePresence™ systems. BT Global Video Exchange enables interconnections between companies, driving more potential for use and faster return on investment. BT's networked IT heritage and the reach and quality of its MPLS network enable the delivery of world class services.
Jeff Prestel, General Manager, BT Conferencing Video Business Unit said: "The new services supported by BT Global Video Exchange help companies maximize their investments in TelePresence technology by allowing them to collaborate with partners, suppliers, customers and others around the globe. Our delivery of this offering further solidifies our global market leadership, video expertise and commitment to innovation."
"BT has proven they are committed to quality and excellence while addressing real needs in the marketplace. Unified Communications is pleased to grant a 2008 Product of the Year Award to their Global Video Exchange," said Rich Tehrani, TMC President and Editor-in-Chief of Unified Communications magazine. We're proud to honor their hard work and accomplishments and look forward to more innovative solutions from BT in the future."
A full list of Product of the Year winners will be published in the March/April, 2009 issue of Unified Communications magazine, www.uc-mag.com.
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About BT Conferencing
BT Conferencing was established more than 20 years ago and is now a leading global provider of audio, video and web conferencing and collaboration services. BT Conferencing is based in the USA, EMEA and Asia Pacific and specialises in the delivery of reliable, robust and innovative conferencing and collaborative solutions and product hardware, The company offers tailor-made solutions to customers, whether they are major global businesses or small enterprises. 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.
For more information visit www.bt.com/conferencing
About Unified Communications magazine
Launched in July 2007, Unified Communications magazine is devoted to educating enterprise decision makers on why and how they need to deploy unified communications (UC) solutions. Every issue of Unified Communications magazine features a comprehensive news section; case studies of successful deployments and lessons learned; interviews with leading hardware and software companies; and an 'industry' section, featuring analysis of important mergers and acquisition, partnerships and a Wall Street perspective on the unified communications market. Unified Communications has a readership of 100,000. For more information, please visit www.uc-mag.com.
About TMC
Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) is a global integrated media company helping our clients build communities in print, in person and online. TMC publishes Customer Interaction Solutions, INTERNET TELEPHONY ,Unified Communications, and NGN Magazine. TMCnet, TMC's Web site, is the leading source of news and articles for the communications and technology industries. TMCnet is read by two to three million unique visitors each month worldwide, according to Webtrends. Ranked 2,724 by Quantcast, TMCnet is in the top .03% most visited Web sites in the US. In addition, TMC produces ITEXPO, 4GWE Conference, Digium|Asterisk World and Communications Developer Conference.
TMC also recently launched new industry-specific Web sites: IT.TMCnet.com, Cable.TMCnet.com, Robotics.TMCnet.com, Satellite.TMCnet.com, Green.TMCnet.com.
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BT Conferencing Contact: |
TMC Contact: |
| Méabh Allen | Jan Pierret |
| +353 51 430613 | 203-852-6800, ext. |
| meabh.allen@bt.com | jpierret@tmcnet.com |