MURRAY HILL, N.J. and
SUNNYVALE, Calif., July 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Glowpoint Inc.,
(NYSE MKT: GLOW), a leading global provider of cloud managed video
services, and StarLeaf, a global manufacturer of interoperable
video and voice solutions, today announced that they will partner
to deliver turn-key cloud video services for desktops and rooms for
as little as $99 per month.
Together, Glowpoint and StarLeaf will eliminate the barriers to
video deployment by making 'high quality/low cost' telepresence
easily accessible and fully supported anywhere in the world.
The two companies are set to redefine how businesses access and
benefit from video collaboration solutions by combining Glowpoint's
unrivaled reliability with StarLeaf's portfolio of easy to use and
easy to deploy endpoints.
"The industry has changed. Customers care less about protocols,
frame rates and resolutions and care more about easy, high-quality
solutions that can connect to anyone regardless of the technology,"
stated Stephen Vobbe, Senior Vice
President of Sales and Marketing for Glowpoint. "With
StarLeaf, we are delivering high-quality telepresence that is easy
to buy, deploy and use. When customers receive their StarLeaf
system with Glowpoint's cloud subscription they will be live within
5 minutes."
As part of the agreement, StarLeaf's purpose built video
infrastructure will be tightly integrated into Glowpoint's
OpenVideo® cloud architecture. Customers will be able to purchase
the StarLeaf desktop and room systems through Glowpoint bundled
with the cloud service, with the option of an All-Inclusive Service
Price (AISP) that includes the cost of the system as part of a
monthly payment. Customers will also benefit from Glowpoint's 24 x
7 helpdesk and complete system maintenance and support.
"In our society, video is becoming a business imperative, yet
all too often video equipment comes with walls that constrain use
and simply make it difficult for businesses to realize a return,"
stated Mark Loney, StarLeaf
CEO. "Our relationship with Glowpoint tears down the barriers
to make video collaboration accessible for all and will go a long
way towards making video deployment more pervasive."
The new services will provide joint customers with complete
access to the OpenVideo® community for secure, seamless B2B calling
anytime. To date, there are over 450 companies directly connected
to the OpenVideo® cloud, with over 45,000 certified endpoints.
StarLeaf systems are fully interoperable with any H.323 based video
system.
The service is available now through Glowpoint.
Supporting Resources:
www.glowpoint.com/StarLeaf-All-Inclusive-Service
http://www.starleaf.com
About Glowpoint
Glowpoint, Inc. (NYSE MKT: GLOW) provides cloud managed
video services that make the delivery of consistently high-quality
videoconferencing and telepresence service as simple as using the
internet, between any technology, network and business. Using our
OpenVideo® cloud architecture, Glowpoint enables organizations of
all sizes to adopt business-class video easily, scale instantly and
collaborate openly, yet securely across technology boundaries – to
realize the full value of visual communications. To learn more
please visit www.glowpoint.com.
About StarLeaf
With ease of use and ease of deployment as its guiding
principles, StarLeaf unifies video and voice to naturally empower
teams and enrich relationships between colleagues, partners and
customers–delivering increased productivity and lower costs.
StarLeaf designs and delivers a single interoperable solution for
small to enterprise-wide video and voice communications. StarLeaf
combines personal and room-based telepresence, a purpose built
advanced management platform and a consistent user interface,
making all video communication as easy as picking up the phone.
StarLeaf offers both on-premise solutions and a full cloud-based
service. StarLeaf has offices in California and the UK. For a demonstration and
to learn more, visit www.StarLeaf.com
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CONTACT:
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MEDIA
CONTACT:
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Darren
Podrabsky
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Hellene
Garcia
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Glowpoint,
Inc.
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StarLeaf
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+1
973-855-3411
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1-650-444-1943
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dpodrabsky@glowpoint.com
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hellene.garcia@StarLeaf.com
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www.glowpoint.com
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www.StarLeaf.com
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