Glowpoint to Speak on Cloud-Based Collaboration Technologies at InfoComm 2011

MURRAY HILL, N.J., June 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Glowpoint, Inc. (OTCBB: GLOW), a leading global provider of cloud managed video services, today announced it will be a featured panelist at multiple sessions at InfoComm 2011, the world's largest industry event for the professional audio visual market, which takes place at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL from June 15 through June 17.

The company will also demonstrate its complete line of cloud managed video services at the show, including the recently announced Virtual Video Room (VVR), which offers business to business (B2B) video collaboration. Glowpoint will be offering free 30-day trials of the VVR service to booth visitors.

"It is our privilege to participate in the InfoComm panel discussions as a thought leader and innovator in the cloud managed video services market," said Darren Podrabsky, Vice President of Marketing at Glowpoint. "With the demand for high definition B2B video calling rapidly increasing, we are very pleased to be able to offer our InfoComm visitors the ability to experience our latest cloud managed services. Our cloud managed collaboration and exchange services are designed to ensure that businesses realize the full value of visual communications without investing in on-premise infrastructure and local IT support staff."

Glowpoint executives will serve on three panels, one specifically focused on emerging cloud-based collaboration technologies:

• Emerging Technology Roundtable, featuring SVC and Cloud Computing for collaboration -Wednesday, June 15 from 10:30AM – 12:00PM, Orange County Convention Center, Room 314B
• IMCCA Lunch and Learn Manufacturers and Service Provider Forum - Wednesday, June 15 from 12:30PM – 2:00PM, Orange County Convention Center, Room 315A
• Telepresence Expert Forum - Thursday, June 16 from 10:00AM – 11:00AM, Orange County Convention Center, Room 315A

The company recently announced that it will participate in the new Open Visual Communications Consortium™ (OVCC™) organization, the first global visual communication exchange based on open standards linking service provider networks globally. The OVCC™ was formed by Polycom and 14 global service providers, with the objective of providing secure, standards-based business-to-business (B2B) connectivity to organizations and consumers connected to hundreds of service providers in countries around the world.

In addition to VVR and B2B collaboration services, Glowpoint will also be providing demonstrations of its cloud-based management portal, which offers conference scheduling, call launching and comprehensive video management applications. Booth visitors will also get to experience a live, HD call that combines multiple networks and video technologies in a single call.

Glowpoint will be exhibiting at InfoComm in booth #1671, in the Unified Collaboration and Conferencing Pavilion.

About Glowpoint

Glowpoint, Inc. (OTCBB: GLOW) provides cloud managed video services that make the delivery of consistently high-quality video conferencing and telepresence service as simple as using the internet, between any technology, network and business. Using our Open Video™ 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.

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