TAIPEI, Taiwan, Sept. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- GigaMedia Limited
(NASDAQ: GIGM) today provided more details on its new cloud
computing business, GigaCloud, and announced launch is planned for
March 2013.
GigaCloud provides a unique, integrated platform of critical
services and tools for small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) in
Greater China enabling SMEs to
increase flexibility, efficiency and competitiveness.
"Cloud technology is changing the way businesses operate,"
stated GigaMedia Chief Executive Officer John Stringer. "Old hardware and telecom systems
no longer support the way businesses work today; in Asia, SMEs are looking for solutions that are
flexible, mobile and affordable that allow for managing business
remotely using smart phones or tablets."
"GigaCloud enables SMEs to redefine how they do business,"
stated CEO John Stringer. "With
GigaCloud, SMEs in Greater China
can jump from using legacy phone and paper-based fax systems to
full-featured, cloud-based communications that are cheaper and
mobile, accessible from any location using an IP phone, PC, and Web
browser or smart phone."
Subscriptions provide customers a suite of advanced phone, fax
and video security systems, eliminating the need for onsite
hardware, installation, and maintenance -- a solution tailor-made
for SMEs in Greater China.
With GigaCloud, employees will no longer be tied to the office
-- increasing productivity; and SMEs can cut IT staff and IT
investments -- decreasing costs.
Key initial features of GigaCloud include the following:
- Easy to deploy and manage hosted VoIP communications system; no
system on premises to maintain and scales as the business
grows
- Location independent -- one phone system for offices in
multiple locations, also available to users anywhere using an IP
phone, PC, and Web browser or smart phone
- One unified phone number for users for both internal and
external calls preventing missed calls
- Email store and retrieve faxes from the cloud
- Video surveillance security camera with footage stored on the
cloud
- Extremely low cost and high quality solutions
GigaCloud services will be available in March 2013.
Initial product launch is planned in strategic partnership with
Taiwan-based Chailease Holding Co
Ltd to capitalize on the firm's large SME customer base. Chailease
is Taiwan's number one leasing
company with approximately 42 percent market share. The firm has a
wide product offering, including financial services, leasing, and
installment sales and serves approximately 15,000 SMEs in
Greater China.
About GigaMedia
Headquartered in Taipei,
Taiwan, GigaMedia Limited (Singapore registration number: 199905474H) is
a diversified provider of online games and cloud computing
services. GigaMedia's online games business develops and operates a
suite of games in Asia, with focus
on Web-based/mobile games in emerging markets. The company's cloud
computing business is focused on providing SMEs in Greater China with critical communications
services and IT solutions that increase flexibility, efficiency and
competitiveness. More information on GigaMedia can be obtained from
www.gigamedia.com.
The statements included above and elsewhere in this press
release that are not historical in nature are "forward-looking
statements" within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. GigaMedia
cautions readers that forward-looking statements are based on the
company's current expectations and involve a number of risks and
uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those
contained in such forward-looking statements. Information as to
certain factors that could cause actual results to vary can be
found in GigaMedia's Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission in April 2012.
For further information contact:
Brad Miller, Investor
Relations Director
+886-2-2656-8016
Brad.Miller@GigaMedia.com
SOURCE GigaMedia Limited