ATLANTA, Nov. 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- PGi (NYSE: PGI),
the world's largest pure-play provider of collaboration software
and services, today announced integration of its market-leading
global hybrid IP audio conferencing network with Cisco
Collaboration Meeting Rooms (CMR) Cloud. The integrated offering is
the newest addition to PGi's expanding suite of award-winning
products, trusted by 75% of the Fortune 100™ and purpose-built to
empower businesses with a collaborative advantage.
"PGi is dedicated to remaining at the forefront of enterprise
collaboration, and we're excited to once again advance the industry
by integrating our market-leading collaboration network with Cisco
CMR," said David Guthrie, PGi chief
technology officer. "We understand that disparate software clients,
hardware systems and end-user expectations make delivering global,
secure and mobile video collaboration solutions challenging and
complex. As a trusted advisor, PGi helps enterprises streamline
global vendor management, simplify collaboration infrastructures
and unlock real value for their end-users."
"At Cisco, we're on a mission to deliver simple and affordable
collaboration experiences for every room, every desk and every
pocket," said Rowan Trollope, senior
vice president, Collaboration Technology Group, Cisco. "Working
with PGi will give more people access to incredible collaboration
technology—so more great work can get done quicker."
PGi's GlobalMeet® Audio conferencing solution works directly
with an enterprise's CMR deployment to deliver:
- On-premise and cloud collaboration: Seamless integration
with CMR Hybrid and CMR Cloud extends the value of business
collaboration from endpoint to endpoint using the latest cloud
technologies.
- Hybrid audio: Mix dial-in, dial-out and VoIP calls to
connect participants from inside and outside the company's firewall
in the same virtual meeting.
- Crystal-clear audio quality: Reliable, high-quality
audio for more productive meetings.
- Global coverage: Connect participants worldwide with
more than 160 local access points.
- Seamless integration: Meetings managed through the CMR
interface; no user training required.
- Better meeting management: Meeting hosts are equipped
with a range of audio controls, including the popular "*0" option
that provides immediate access to 24/7 live customer care.
For more than a decade, PGi and Cisco have partnered to deliver
market-leading collaboration solutions to multinational
enterprises. PGi supports the Cisco WebEx conferencing portfolio
with implementation services, training, adoption, real-time global
end-user support, enhanced large event and operated assisted
solutions, and video managed services. To learn more, please
visit pgi.com/globalmeet-audio/integrations/.
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About Premiere Global Services, Inc. │ PGi
PGi is the
world's largest pure-play provider of collaboration software and
services. PGi's unified collaboration platform empowers business
users and teams to connect, share ideas and manage projects with
the simplicity and everywhere-access of the latest cloud
technologies. PGi has a global presence in 25 countries, and its
award-winning solutions provide a collaborative advantage to nearly
50,000 enterprise customers, including 75% of the Fortune 100™. In
the last five years, PGi has helped over a billion people worldwide
connect, collaborate and get work done—in teams, large groups and
one-on-one. For more information, visit PGi at pgi.com.
Statements made in this press release, other than those
concerning historical information, should be considered
forward-looking and subject to various risks and uncertainties,
many of which are beyond our control. Such forward-looking
statements are made pursuant to the "safe harbor" provisions of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and are made based
on management's current expectations or beliefs as well as
assumptions made by, and information currently available to,
management. A variety of factors could cause actual results to
differ materially from those anticipated in PGi's forward-looking
statements, including, but not limited to, the following factors:
competitive pressures, including pricing pressures; technological
changes and the development of alternatives to our services; market
acceptance of PGi's SaaS products, including iMeet® and
GlobalMeet®; our ability to attract new customers and to
retain and further penetrate our existing customers; our ability to
establish and maintain strategic reseller and distribution
relationships; risks associated with challenging global economic
conditions; price increases from our telecommunications service
providers; service interruptions and network downtime, including
undetected errors or defects in our software; technological
obsolescence and our ability to upgrade our equipment or increase
our network capacity; concerns regarding the security and privacy
of our customers' confidential information; future write-downs of
goodwill or other intangible assets; greater than anticipated tax
and regulatory liabilities; restructuring and cost reduction
initiatives and the market reaction thereto; our level of
indebtedness; risks associated with acquisitions and divestitures;
indemnification claims from the sale of our PGiSend business; our
ability to protect our intellectual property rights, including
possible adverse results of litigation or infringement claims;
regulatory or legislative changes, including further government
regulations applicable to traditional telecommunications service
providers and data privacy; risks associated with international
operations and market expansion, including fluctuations in foreign
currency exchange rates; and other factors described from time to
time in our press releases, reports and other filings made with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, including but not limited to
the "Risk Factors" section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2013. All
forward-looking statements attributable to us or a person acting on
our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by this
cautionary statement. We do not undertake any obligation to update
or to release publicly any revisions to forward-looking statements
contained in this press release to reflect events or circumstances
occurring after the date of this press release or the date of the
statement, if a different date, or to reflect the occurrence of
unanticipated events.
Media Contact:
Blakely Thomas-Aguilar
404-262-8429
blakely.thomas-aguilar@pgi.com
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