BT's global managed services expertise will help drive efficiencies and enhance the TANDBERG telepresence experience
Dubai, 21 March 2009 -- TANDBERG and BT today announced that BT is the first global Certified Managed Services Provider for TANDBERG Total Service. With this designation, BT, the leading global provider of conferencing services, will offer a portfolio of comprehensive managed services that ensure high-quality and cost-effective TANDBERG telepresence and videoconferencing user experiences.
To achieve this certification, BT had to meet technical, design, and implementation requirements. BT's global presence, in-house expertise, and 24x7 helpdesk support allow the company to provide TANDBERG video users with an end-to-end suite of easy to use and reliable managed services and network solutions.
"We are very pleased that BT has met the stringent requirements to become a Certified Managed Service Provider for TANDBERG Total Service," said Fredrik Halvorsen, TANDBERG CEO.
"With BT's One Source for TANDBERG, business leaders can rest assured that they will receive the best telepresence and videoconferencing experience, allowing them to focus on the meeting and not the technology behind it."
Telepresence and videoconferencing enable a new way of working where employees, customers, and suppliers can meet face-to-face to collaborate and solve problems as if they were in the same room no matter where they are located. TANDBERG Total Service makes customized video communication solutions easy to implement, maintain, and monitor, allowing for scalable deployment across the enterprise.
"BT's One Source for TANDBERG will leverage our managed services expertise to provide a variety of services focused on driving adoption, reducing costs, and enhancing the TANDBERG telepresence experience," said Jeff Prestel, General Manager of BT Conferencing's Video Business Unit.
"Along with TANDBERG, we will provide customers with the ultimate telepresence experience, while enabling them to better focus their resources."
TANDBERG's comprehensive certification program for managed service providers requires the availability of fully managed or hosted global services from dedicated Video Network Operation Centers (VNOC). Certified suppliers, such as BT, must also provide concierge services, Web and telephone reservations, continuous helpdesk support, and proactive testing and monitoring before, during, and after meetings. Certification guarantees customers IP and ISDN gateway services, universal bridging, event recording and streaming, and ad hoc VNOC services.
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About TANDBERG
TANDBERG is the leading global provider of telepresence, high-definition videoconferencing and mobile video products and services with dual headquarters in New York and Norway. The company's Middle East head office is located in Dubai. 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. Please visit www.tandberg.com for more information.
TANDBERG is a trademark or registered trademark in the U.S. and other countries. All other product and company names here in may be trademarks of their respective owners.
For more information on TANDBERG Total Service, contact: moreinfo@TANDBERG.com, or visit www.TANDBERG.com.
About BT Conferencing
BT Conferencing was established more than 20 years ago and is now one of the leading global providers of audio, video and web collaboration services.. 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. The company offers tailor-made solutions to customers, whether they are 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. For more information visit: www.bt.com/conferencing.
About BT
BT 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.
In the year ended 31 March 2008, BT Group plc's revenue was £20,704 million with profit before taxation and specific items of £2,506 million.
British Telecommunications plc (BT) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BT Group and encompasses virtually all businesses and assets of the BT Group. BT Group plc is listed on stock exchanges in London and New York. For more information, visit www.bt.com/aboutbt
For further information, please contact:
Hana Ibrahim
Marketing Manager
TANDBERG, Middle East
Tel: +971 4 364 2420
Video: hana.ibrahim@tandberg.com
E-mail: hana.ibrahim@tandberg.com
Website: www.tandberg.com
Phillip Vosloo
Account Director
Cicero & Bernay Public Relations
Tel: +971 4 334 2966
Mob: + 971 50 2844 570
Fax: +971 4 334 2977
E-mail: phillip@cbpr.ae
Website: www.cbpr.ae
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