PGi Audio and Web Conferencing Software Now Available in Tech Data® Solutions Store

ATLANTA, Nov. 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- PGi (NYSE: PGi), a global leader in collaboration and virtual meetings for over 20 years, and Tech Data Corporation (NASDAQ: TECD), one of the world's largest wholesale distributors of technology products, services and solutions, today announced a distribution agreement that will make PGi's best-in-class global IP audio conferencing and web conferencing software, GlobalMeet available to customers in the U.S. via Tech Data's StreamOne platform that powers Tech Data's award-winning Solutions Store.

GlobalMeet, an easier and better way to use web and audio conferencing on your desktop, phone, tablet or smartphone, is immediately available to Tech Data's channel of solution providers through its Solutions Store. The Solutions Store is powered by Tech Data's StreamOne platform, an automated technology that scales the business and operational scope associated with cloud and subscription services. GlobalMeet audio and web conferencing and collaboration solutions can be accessed anywhere users have a phone line or access to the web via PGi's desktop and mobile apps.

"PGi is a leader in providing channel-friendly collaboration solutions that are the ideal match for Tech Data's Solutions Store offerings," said Stacy Nethercoat, vice president, Tech Data Product Marketing, Software and Cloud Services. "GlobalMeet audio and web conferencing creates a new value proposition for Tech Data's channel of solution providers, providing an opportunity to grow revenues by offering customers trusted collaboration services and cloud-based solutions."

PGi's collaboration services are trusted by 75% of the Fortune^™ 100. For the past five years, PGi has been recognized as having a "Top 50 Channel Program" by Channel Partners magazine. PGi's turnkey Partner program includes dedicated account teams, an administration portal for online provisioning, a co-branded customer service experience, flexible reporting systems, billing integration and support, partner training, demonstration support and marketing plans.

"PGi is deeply committed to strengthening our industry-leading Partner program and growing distribution of our collaboration software through this agreement with Tech Data," said Ralph Hawkins, senior vice president, PGi Partner Channel. "Selling GlobalMeet audio and web conferencing enables partners to grow their revenues and expand their product lists, while offering additional functionality into their customer base."

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About Premiere Global Services, Inc. │ PGi
PGi has been a global leader in collaboration and virtual meetings for over 20 years. PGi's cloud-based solutions deliver multi-point, real-time virtual collaboration using video, voice, mobile, web streaming and file sharing technologies. PGi solutions are available via desktops, tablets and mobile devices, helping businesses worldwide be more productive, mobile and environmentally responsible. PGi has a global presence in 25 countries and an established base of over 40,000 enterprise customers, including 75% of the Fortune 100^™. In the last five years, PGi has hosted nearly one billion people from 137 countries in over 200 million virtual meetings. For more information, visit PGi at www.pgi.com.

About Tech Data

Tech Data Corporation is one of the world's largest wholesale distributors of technology products, services and solutions. Its advanced logistics capabilities and value added services enable 120,000 resellers in more than 100 countries to efficiently and cost effectively support the diverse technology needs of end users. To learn more, visit www.techdata.com, or follow us on Facebook and Twitter. 

Statements made in this press release, other than those concerning historical information, should be considered forward-looking and subject to various risks and uncertainties. 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 Premiere Global Services, Inc.'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 our cloud-based, virtual meeting solutions, including our iMeet^® and GlobalMeet^® solutions; our ability to attract new customers and to retain and further penetrate our existing customers; our ability to establish and maintain strategic reseller relationships; risks associated with challenging global economic conditions; price increases from our telecommunications service providers; service interruptions and network downtime; technological obsolescence and our ability to upgrade our equipment or increase our network capacity; concerns regarding the security and privacy of our customer's 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 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, 2012. 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.

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