iConf Presented at the 16th China Beijing International High-tech Expo

BEIJING, June 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Arkadin, the world leader for providing collaboration solutions and services, announced that "iConf", the remote conferencing service launched jointly by Arkadin GCT and Beijing Unicom was exhibited at the 16^th China Beijing International High-tech Expo (CHITEC) held on 21^st to 26^th of May. On May 23^rd, Mr. Zhang Qingli, Vice Chairman of Chinese People's Political Consultative Committee (CPPCC), visited the exhibition booth for iConf and was briefed by the senior management of Beijing Unicom.

"The Chinese Government is advocating the State Owned Enterprises (SOE) to be more energy saving, environmental and conservation friendly, less travel and entertainment spending. iConf is best serving for this purpose. We are very encouraged that more and more SOE including China Life, COFCO, PICC and SINOPHARM are adopting iConf," the Founder and President of Arkadin GCT China, Mr. Nelson Wu, commented.

The China Beijing International High-Tech Expo (CHITEC) is a major national hi-tech expo that takes place every May in Beijing. It is an event approved by China's State Council, sponsored by China's Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (formerly known as Ministry of Information Industry), China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), State Intellectual Property Office and the city government of Beijing, and organized by the Beijing Council for the Promotion of International Trade.

About "iConf"

Beijing Unicom's collaboration product offering: (http://iconf.bbn.com.cn/)

• iConf Audio-On demand audio conferencing available 24/7 designed for frequent, regular or last-minute meetings and can be accessed worldwide.
• iConf Web-Web conferencing and collaboration tool for reaching geographically dispersed audiences with multimedia content.
• iConf Event-Pre-scheduled, professionally managed, operator assisted audio and web conferencing service that offers a wide range of features, including Q&A sessions, conference recordings and call transcriptions.

SOURCE Arkadin