Providea Conferencing Enhances Universal Connectivity with Telepresence Interoperability Protocol

CAMARILLO, Calif., Nov. 15, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Providea Conferencing, LLC today announced that they have enhanced the Universal Connectivity Service on their B2B exchange with the addition of TIP (Telepresence Interoperability Protocol) to all of the Cisco TelePresence award winning chassis-based MSE 8710 platforms  in Providea's co-location facilities.  Through TIP, B2B telepresence users are no longer on a "private island" restricted by proprietary systems that do not communicate with each other.  Providea's implementation of TIP allows Cisco TelePresence systems to communicate with any other standards-compliant systems regardless of whether it is a Polycom or LifeSize endpoint.  You are no longer bound by exclusion due to proprietary systems; telepresence becomes an open and inclusive community fostering increased productivity and open communication.  Providea's network-agnostic platform provides direct access to over 600 global network providers, an unprecedented ability to communicate.

Prior to the April close of its acquisition by Cisco, TANDBERG named Providea "Partner of the Year" and "Top Growth Partner" at its 2010 Partner Summit in Las Vegas, NV.  "Providea continues to expand their portfolio of services in partnership with Cisco, showing once again that they are leading the way in delivering solutions to their customers that transform unified communications through telepresence," said Todd Meister, director, Cisco TelePresence Partner Sales, US & Canada.

Providea's ClearVideo Conferencing Service allows users to increase their ROI by giving them the ability to communicate with industry standard telepresence and video conferencing systems through the company's secure network.  Providea can facilitate communication from any network through their secure private network. Providea's ClearVideo Conferencing Service takes your telepresence experience to a higher level with the ability to display images in such lifelike detail that you can make actual eye contact as if everyone were together in the same room. This enables Providea's customers to drive more business through enhanced and more frequent communication with their executives, team members, remote offices, remote workforce, suppliers, customers and partners outside of their organization.

Providea is a leading single-source provider of telepresence, high-definition video conferencing, audiovisual and networked solutions, and offers a portfolio of comprehensive managed services that ensure the high quality, reliable meetings that executives demand. "We remain committed to providing our customers with the latest B2B technology options from the most capable and flexible platform in the industry. Over 3,000 customers now have access to our exchange and can communicate with other organizations that have deployed CTS," said John Price, Executive Vice President of Managed and Professional Services for Providea.  

About Providea Conferencing LLC Headquartered in Camarillo, CA with offices nationwide, Providea Conferencing offers a full suite of telepresence and high-definition video conferencing solutions, along with comprehensive system and network design consultation and world-class support. Founded in 1999, the Providea team boasts years of experience in video conferencing, professional services, multi-media design/build, multi-point bridging, network configuration and the best practices for successful deployment and utilization of these technologies. Leading organizations within financial, legal, technology, healthcare, entertainment, education and government sectors rely on Providea Conferencing.

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