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Regus Group Plc to Offer First Public TelePresence Service With Cisco
50 Cisco TelePresence Systems to Be Deployed Globally to Support Public Virtual Meeting Facilities
| Source: Cisco Systems, Inc.
HANNOVER, GERMANY -- (MARKET WIRE) -- March 16, 2007 -- CeBIT 2007 -- Cisco (NASDAQ : CSCO ) today
announced that Regus has selected Cisco technology to provide the first
public TelePresence service offering that will enable Regus' clients to
book a virtual meeting at any of 50 selected locations globally.
Participants will be able to meet their colleagues, customers and business
partners across a virtual table using lifesize, high definition video and
spatial audio. The new service will allow multiple physical rooms to be
linked simultaneously, either using other Regus TelePresence locations or
linking to external TelePresence facilities at third party locations.
The service will be made available both to existing Regus tenants as well
as the general public, and can be utilized as a by-the-hour or extended
service.
In addition Cisco will take advantage of the newly equipped Regus sites to
supplement and complement its own internal deployment of TelePresence.
Cisco will use the service to provide more geographically convenient
facilities for Cisco's customers, employees and business partners to
collaborate more effectively.
"We have long believed there was a gap for a premium electronic meeting
room solution. There is a desire to eliminate unnecessary global travel due
to the congestion of airports, cost of travel, demands on time and focus on
green issues, " said Mark Dixon, CEO of the Regus Group. "As business
becomes increasingly demanding, we need to be more productive. Electronic
and virtual meetings are key to this. This is yet another product that
Regus is offering its clients to enable them to work more flexibly,
interact with their teams, protect the environment, keep costs down and
work without boundaries."
The new service will take advantage of the Cisco Secure
Business-to-Business (B2B) technology announced at CeBIT to support
connecting Regus TelePresence locations with end points located outside the
Regus corporate network. The new Cisco TelePresence Multipoint switch
solution will underpin the ability to link up to 36 geographically distant
sites together in one single virtual meeting.
"Regus has developed a highly innovative service offering which will add
considerable value to its business and that of its customers. The
TelePresence solution will help Regus' clients improve existing business
processes, speed time-to-market for developing new products and services,
and scale valuable resources," commented Robert Lloyd, senior vice
president, US and Canada, for Cisco. "By taking advantage of the Cisco
Services organisation, Regus and its customers will have the confidence
that qualified network management is available to support the service
globally."
The Cisco Select Operate Service will provide remote network monitoring and
management of the TelePresence, Unified Communications and network elements
of the Regus service. In addition, the Cisco TelePresence Remote
Assistance service will provide real-time administrative support for Regus
and customers in setting up and managing meetings.
About Regus
The Regus Group is the world's leading provider of pioneering workplace
solutions, with products and services ranging from fully equipped offices
to professional meeting rooms, business lounges and the world's largest
network of videoconferencing studios. The Regus Group delivers a new way
to work, whether it's from home, on the road or from an office.
Clients such as Google, GlaxoSmithKline, IBM, Nokia and Accenture join
thousands of growing small and medium businesses that benefit from
outsourcing their office and workplace needs to The Regus Group, allowing
them to focus on their core business.
Over 200,000 clients a day benefit from The Regus Group facilities spread
across a global footprint of 950 locations, in 400 cities and 70 countries
which allow individuals and companies to work wherever, however and
whenever they want to.
For more information, visit www.regus.co.uk
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