ATLANTA, Jan. 21, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- PGi (NYSE:
PGI), the world's largest pure-play provider of collaboration
software and services, today announced the integration of iMeet web
and audio conferencing into the Central Desktop team collaboration
platform, bridging the divide between asynchronous and synchronous
collaboration. Central Desktop, a PGi company, was acquired in
October 2014.
"PGi is excited to deliver a unified collaboration experience to
our customers, combining iMeet online meetings with Central Desktop
team workspaces so business users can seamlessly transition from
project-based collaboration to real-time group meetings in one
easy-to-use platform," said David
Guthrie, PGi chief technology officer. "This
first-of-its-kind integration is part of PGi's continuing
commitment to simplify collaboration for our customers, helping
them build smarter workflows that ultimately boost productivity and
drive growth."
Central Desktop team workspace and project collaboration users
can seamlessly transition from asynchronous collaboration into
real-time meetings online or on the phone:
- Meet now: Hover over a user's profile and click
"Meet now." The workspace member receives a notification inviting
them to join your iMeet online meeting or conference call.
- Schedule meetings: In Central Desktop calendars, you can
now schedule real-time audio and web meetings. Participants will be
asked to join iMeet at the time of the event.
- On-the-fly team collaboration: Simply click
"Create" and "Meet now," and team members can easily join your
real-time virtual meeting. No downloads required.
PGi's robust suite of collaboration software helps nearly 50,000
of the world's most discerning brands collaborate and get work done
every day. To learn more, visit pgi.com/central-desktop or contact
your PGi account manager.
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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