(GLOW.OB)Glowpoint, Inc. Adds To Management Team

Posted on 30. Jun, 2010 by PublicWire in Technology   

(PublicWire.com Press Release)Glowpoint, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: GLOW), a global provider of managed services for telepresence and video conferencing, announced two additions to the Glowpoint management team, both of whom are focused on the company’s technology advancement efforts. Anil Balani joins Glowpoint as Senior Vice President, Product Development; and Shane Bouslough as Vice President, Information Systems. Both executives have previous experience building and managing technology in the unified communications sector, and will play critical roles in driving Glowpoint’s service portfolio in the rapidly expanding telepresence and video conferencing market.

Balani will be overseeing all aspects of R&D and product management with a primary focus on advancing Glowpoint’s hosted, cloud-based platform delivering global open access to a full suite of managed video services across unified communications technologies and networks. Bouslough will be focused on the company’s system and operational support development initiatives, as well as sales channel support systems.

Joe Laezza, Glowpoint’s President and Co-CEO, said, “The addition of these two veterans underscores the company’s commitment to maintain a leadership position and build upon a solid foundation into the new era of video. We feel very fortunate to have these renowned technologists become part of our senior management team. Their experience and knowledge is unmatched, and I’m truly thrilled to be working with them.”

Both men bring extensive unified communications industry and cloud-based applications design expertise to Glowpoint. Balani has more than 17 years experience in convergent technologies, voice over IP, and video over IP at established technology companies and startup ventures. He has held several leadership roles in product and software development, as well as systems architecture and engineering at UTC Associates, Global Crossing, AT&T/Teleport, and Texas Instruments. Balani also founded several companies, including Vonair, Netria Systems (a Broadsoft joint venture), and Coreon. Throughout his career, Balani has been instrumental in developing mobility and collaborative applications, building a nationwide IP network, launching one of the first integrated voice-and-data services, and developing crucial defense applications. He earned his B.S. from New York University, his B.E.E. from Cooper Union, his M.S. and M.S.E.E. from Southern Methodist University, and his M.B.A. from University of Dallas.

Bouslough also has a noteworthy history in the technology industry with more than 20 years experience in the development and management of enterprise-class information systems. Throughout his career, Bouslough successfully managed the construction and operation of critical systems such as IVR, OSS/BSS, billing and call detail record mediation, channel sales partner portals, and help desk and network operations center applications. Prior to joining Glowpoint, Bouslough held senior engineering and management positions at Periphonics Corp. and InfoHighway Communications. Additionally, he founded a successful Long Island-based Internet Service Provider. Bouslough obtained his B.S. in Computer Science from New York Institute of Technology and his M.S. in Computer Science from State University of New York at Stony Brook.

“I’ve been involved with Glowpoint for the past year as an advisor, as well as having faced them as a competitor through a previous engagement. One thing is certain, I am excited to be on this side of the competition now,” said Balani. “My objective is to deliver on an aggressive and disruptive product road map which positions Glowpoint to capitalize on the viral adoption of video in the unified communications space.”

Bouslough said, “Joining Glowpoint is especially exciting for me, considering the opportunity to build upon a solid operational foundation with global channels in place. I see the significant potential in the video communications industry as it rapidly evolves into the unified communications space and have many initiatives to help take the company to the next level of support and scale for our clients and partner community.”

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(GLOW.OB) Glowpoint, Inc. Gets Hands On With Tata Communications

Posted on 11. Jun, 2010 by PublicWire in Technology   

(PublicWire.com Press Release)(GLOW.OB)Glowpoint, Inc., a global managed video services provider, today announced a partnership program with Tata Communications (NYSE: TCL) to extend connectivity to their respective customer communities.

The program, announced today at the InfoCOMM2010 conference in Las Vegas, provides extended global connectivity and improved interoperability across a wide range of endpoints to customers utilizing Glowpoint’s managed service offerings and Telepresence interExchange Network (TEN) and Tata Communications’ Global Meeting Exchange. The partnership will pair Glowpoint’s extensive expertise in providing collaborative managed video service offerings with Tata Communications’ industry leading Cisco Telepresence Exchange and managed services to jointly offer a robust suite of integrated business video services with unprecedented functionality and interoperability for customers. Together, Glowpoint and Tata Communications will ensure seamless interconnection capabilities, enabling their respective global customer bases to connect and collaborate, regardless of physical location, network connection, or endpoint equipment.

“The value of collaboration to users grows exponentially with the number of people you can connect to. This alliance gives Tata Communications’ customers and Glowpoint’s customers a greatly expanded range of connection options, with a deeper and broader reach, to enable and accelerate their business and improve the return on their investment in telepresence or video conferencing,” said Peter Quinlan, Sr. Director Managed Telepresence Services of Tata Communications.

Under the terms of the agreement, Glowpoint will extend its service offerings to include Tata Communications’ Managed Cisco TelePresence and Global Meeting Exchange business-to business-services. Tata Communications will work with Glowpoint to deliver enhanced interoperability between Cisco and other video devices, and to offer managed services across a wide range of video conferencing endpoints. “Together we aim to give businesses a greater range of collaboration options, by enabling any-endpoint-to-any endpoint connectivity, with a flawless user experience as a core metric. For our customers, it’s the best of both worlds,” said Joe Laezza, Glowpoint President and Co-CEO.

The interconnection gives Tata Communications’ customers seamless access to all of Glowpoint’s thousands of registered global endpoints, but also gives Glowpoint customers access to Tata’s Global Meeting Exchange, which delivers global, telepresence-quality connections, and access to Tata’s industry leading business to business telepresence services. Glowpoint customers can now also extend the reach of their corporate video networks by accessing Tata Communications’ global network of Public Telepresence Rooms, now located in 15 major cities with additional locations opening in the coming months.

Presentations of the new alliance’s capabilities will be hosted at Glowpoint’s booth in the exhibit hall during InfoComm 2010 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, and Glowpoint will be announcing new features and capabilities under the program in the coming weeks and month

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3/10 (GLOW.OB) Glowpoint to Support Football Draft in High Definition

Posted on 10. Mar, 2010 by PublicWire in Featured   

(PublicWire.com) — Glowpoint, Inc. (OTCBB: GLOW), a carrier-grade provider of managed services for telepresence and video conferencing, Tuesday announced that it has been selected by a major sports broadcast network to provide managed event services for live, interview coverage of the professional football drafts, beginning in 2010.

Glowpoint’s services will support live, interactive programming on national television, featuring team pick reporting and interviews in high definition (HD), using telepresence-grade technology and services for the first time ever. The 2010 draft coverage begins April 22 and ends on April 24. Live interviews will be carried via Glowpoint’s Telepresence interExchange Network (TEN) from remote team locations across the country to the broadcast studio.

“Glowpoint is proud to be selected to support this high-profile, nationally televised event,” said Glowpoint co-CEO and President Joseph Laezza. “Glowpoint is committed to delivering solutions for the media and entertainment industry that meet our clients’ needs into the future, demonstrated by our investment in high-definition, telepresence-grade technologies to support our event services.”

The 2010 draft programming will leverage Glowpoint’s cost-effective services to conduct live interviews between program hosts located in New York City’s Radio City Music Hall, leading sports analysts located at the anchor’s broadcast studio, and team officials located at 32 team locations nationwide. Coverage will frequently include a split-screen format, demonstrating the ability to provide zero-latency, quality of service (QoS) connectivity in a live-to-air application of video conferencing technology. Periodically, Glowpoint’s service will be recognized with the accompanying on-screen credit.

For the first time, Glowpoint will provide high-definition event services for coverage of the professional football draft. Glowpoint’s new, on-demand, HD event services include:

• HD-video endpoint technology
• Up to 1080i resolution at 60 frames per second
• System integration with event set-up and management
• “Video optimized” IP-network connectivity with real-time QoS zero latency
• On-site, live broadcast support

Laezza added, “Now that we have launched and expanded our event services to include full HD capabilities, our media and entertainment clients can reduce costly satellite truck usage by choosing from our wide range of award-winning, cost-effective, turnkey solutions for content acquisition and on-air distribution.”

Highlights of Glowpoint’s Broadcast Solutions

Glowpoint provides IP-based broadcast solutions for leading sports broadcasters, sports leagues, cable stations, and collegiate conferences. Glowpoint’s “always-on,” exclusive video-network exchange reduces transport costs by up to 80 percent, as compared to traditional satellite feeds. In addition, Glowpoint provides real-time communications, almost always delivered two-up, for live broadcasts. Glowpoint’s TEN offering makes HD- and SD-interactive broadcasts possible via its ultra-clean, and proactively maintained, video-centric IP network. Currently deployed full turnkey solutions include:

• Self-contained, integrated portable units consisting of SD- and HD-video hardware with broadcast-ready input/output interfaces for external video, and audio, channels.
• Video-purposed, IP-network management to remote locations — with drops in excess of 90mbps for head-end support.
• 365×7 VNOC support for broadcasts, including:
  • Engineering support
  • Program / project management
  • On-demand production support
  • Field-service cam support
  • Cam-solution parts depot, warehousing, bench testing, and quality assurance for cam technology and component fulfillment
  • Proactive monitoring and IPSLA management
  • Detailed usage and performance reporting

In addition to the professional football and basketball drafts, Glowpoint provides broadcast services to a variety of clients, such as Comcast’s Mountain West Sports Network, in addition to other leading television networks.

About Glowpoint

Glowpoint, Inc. (OTCBB: GLOW) provides carrier-grade, managed telepresence and video communications services. 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.

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