AVI-SPL Acquires Iformata Communications LLC

TAMPA, Fla., Jan. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading audio video communications provider AVI-SPL announced today the acquisition of Iformata Communications LLC, a leading provider of video managed services. This acquisition includes the Iformata Video Network Operations Center (VNOC) business and the VNOC Symphony® management platform. AVI-SPL views this acquisition as a critical move in the company's continuing drive to become the dominant player in the video communications solutions and services space.

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"In 2009 we set forth on an initiative to grow our video communications business. In 2011 we succeeded in growing video related revenue to over $200 million and video is now included in over 50 percent of the projects we do," said AVI-SPL CEO John Zettel. "With that growth, we recognized the importance of expanding our capabilities in the video services we provide our customers. Acquiring Iformata shows our commitment to expanding our video communications strategy with a strong managed services offering."

"This acquisition is a major win for both AVI-SPL and Iformata," reports Ira M. Weinstein, senior analyst and partner at Wainhouse Research. "This combines AVI-SPL's strong A/V integration experience and 150+ strong, video-savvy, field sales force with Iformata's robust, multi-tenant Symphony videoconferencing management system. The result is an immediately available, mature service offering from a well-known and trusted technology partner. Hosted video managed service offerings, like AVI-SPL's Unify ME™, play a key role in helping enterprise organizations maximize the benefits they receive from their collaboration investments."

Founded in 2004, Iformata has built a reputation as the leading innovator of VNOC tools and end-to-end automation services through its VNOC Symphony platform.  Providing managed conferencing services to global enterprise firms, equipment manufacturers, and top-tier carriers and networks, Iformata's 450 claim patent portfolio and platform has features for every aspect of managing an enterprise's fleet of video systems, including call setup, intelligent framing, automated monitoring, event correlation, and call tear down – even for disparate immersive telepresence systems. 

The addition of the Iformata VNOC service bureau, associated services and innovative technologies to AVI-SPL's current Unify ME offering provides a more robust total managed services solution to customers. The enhanced services brought by Iformata is a strong addition to AVI-SPL's portfolio, which currently includes cloud-based services, remote services and onsite services with long and short term Strategic Onsite Solutions and professional services.

"With the acquisition of Iformata, we become one of the only video solutions providers who can truly provide every aspect of the video communications experience." said Mike Brandofino, AVI-SPL executive vice president of video and unified communications. "We think it is critical to be at the point of sale when selling services and the fact that we design, build and now provide VNOC managed services across any video platform, clearly differentiates us from anyone else in the space."

The new operations and the associated employees will join AVI-SPL's Support Services group under the leadership of AVI-SPL's Executive Vice President of Video and Unified Communications Mike Brandofino.

About AVI-SPL

AVI-SPL is a global leader in audio video communications technology, providing comprehensive solutions and services for professional AV installation, telepresence and video conferencing, digital media systems, control rooms and network operations centers, hotel rental services, event staging and production. Headquartered in Tampa, Fla., AVI-SPL has highly-trained and certified system engineers throughout 32 U.S. offices and an international network of solution providers in 30 countries. Please visit www.avispl.com for more information or connect with AVI-SPL On Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.

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