Glowpoint to Provide Video Services to Largest Independent Association in Conferencing and Collaboration Industry

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May 18, 2010, 08:15 ET

HILLSIDE, N.J., May 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Visual Communications Industry Group (VCI-Group) has selected Glowpoint's (OTC Bulletin Board: GLOW) managed services to host and support its Virtual Brown Bag series and eShowcase meetings throughout 2010. As part of a multi-faceted sponsorship agreement, Glowpoint will provide its services for the VCI-Group events, which are intended to enable this prominent video conferencing industry association to effectively support its members.

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Key benefits include:

Interactive and collaborative services to support the VCI-Group educational sessions for worldwide members
Conferencing support for VCI-Group board and committee meetings
Cloud-based video services for VCI-Group members for peer networking and other collaboration needs

VCI-Group President Normand Thomas said, "Our board of directors appreciates Glowpoint's support of our organization. We recognize the unique value of Glowpoint's managed services and look forward to their continued support of our mission to grow and serve the conferencing and collaboration industry."

Jonathan Brust, Glowpoint's vice president of marketing, said, "The VCI-Group has led the video conferencing user community for years, providing the essential link between end-users and the industry itself. This is a group that is highly active and experienced in video conferencing and telepresence. The fact that they have placed their trust in Glowpoint's managed services is a testament to our quality of service for end-users worldwide."

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About VCI-Group

The VCI-Group is a nonprofit, peer networking association. Founded in 2001, the VCI-Group is the largest independent association in the conferencing and collaboration industry. While based on a dynamic end-user community, vendors of industry related products and services are encouraged to join and be fully involved in all activities. VCI-Group focuses on providing an educational and peer networking vehicle in the conferencing and collaboration industry. In addition to providing access to programs and information, VCI-Group's driving force is to educate conferencing professionals. To learn more, visit www.vci-group.org.

About Glowpoint

Glowpoint, Inc. (OTCBB: GLOW) provides carrier-grade, managed telepresence and video communications services that are accessible via its cloud-based, hosted infrastructure and applications. Glowpoint's suite of robust telepresence and video conferencing solutions empowers enterprises to communicate with each other over disparate networks and technology platforms. Glowpoint supports thousands of video communications systems in more than 35 countries with its 24/7 video management services. Glowpoint also powers major broadcasters, Fortune 500 companies, as well as global carriers and video equipment manufacturers – and their customers – worldwide. To learn more, visit http://www.glowpoint.com.