Video Conferencing Experts

Boston, MA – March 29, 2008 – OmniPresence, Inc., the leading provider of Integrated High Definition Videoconferencing Solutions worked with Freedom Calls Foundation to connect US Marines serving in Iraq to their families during a recent Boston Bruins Hockey game at the TD Banknorth Garden. OmniPresence set up a High Definition Videoconferencing system that was used to connect the Marines with their families and Bruins players following the game. Working in conjunction with the TD Banknorth Garden AV staff, the live game footage was actually transmitted to the Marines in Iraq via the videoconference. Throughout the game, live shots of the Marines were displayed on the arena’s Megatron, which resulted in rousing applause from the fans attending the game.

“This was a very unique experience. In several other sporting events we have connected our troops via videoconferencing, but never before have we integrated the entire game experience into the video call”, stated Tom Wing, CEO of OmniPresence. “This shows once again the versatility of this technology, as well as the creativity and technical superiority of the OmniPresence engineering staff.”

Prior to the start of the game, Cam Neely, Hall of Fame Bruins player, and Vice President of the Boston Bruins, spent some time with the Marines expressing his thanks for their sacrifices and service to their country. Cam received some interesting questions from the Marines, such as the Bruins’ chances in the upcoming playoffs, as well as a humorous question regarding Cam’s career in motion pictures. The Marines were thrilled with the opportunity to visit with Cam, who once again proved he is a class act on and off the ice.

Current Boston Bruins player Bobby Allen spent some time over video with the Marines following the Bruins 4-0 victory. Bobby expressed his respect and thanks to these Marines for their dedication and loyal service. Bobby mentioned his father is a VietNam veteran, and would also be extremely proud of these young men and women for their service.

At this point, it was the Marines’ turn to visit with their loved ones over video. “The AV staff at the TD Banknorth Garden were very gracious and accommodating to the families, allowing them all the time they needed to spend with their Marines”, stated Tom Wing. “Seeing the reactions of the Marines, their Mothers and Fathers, brothers and sisters, and even one Marine’s fiancée, made the whole day absolutely worth it. Listening to the laughter of the families, as well as even seeing the tears in the families’ eyes, makes me proud of the people I have working on my team at OmniPresence.”

“Throughout history, tours of duty in wartime have served to separate families. The Freedom Calls Foundation is transforming the experience of our military personnel on extended deployments in wartime; Though separated from their families by overseas duty, these brave men and women no longer need be estranged from their families in time of war; They can now participate in milestone family events such as births, school graduations, anniversaries, etc. from the front lines via video conference over the Freedom Calls Network.” stated John Harlow, Executive Director of the Freedom Calls Foundation.

High definition video delivers a rich, interactive experience, with clear images, fluid motion and rich audio that makes you feel like you are having a face to face conversation without having to travel. OmniPresence integrates High Definition equipment into their conferencing solutions, enabling people to meet “Face-to-face” at a distance. In today’s business world, HD Videoconferencing solutions from OmniPresence helps companies reduce travel; get their products quicker to market and be more competitive; improve the quality of life for their employees; and meet their “Go Green” initiatives by reducing their carbon footprint. Any way you look at it, the results are positive.

About Freedom Calls Foundation
The Freedom Calls Foundation is a 501(c)3 public charity which has built a satellite network to support state of the art communications free of charge for military families because their deployed loved ones stationed at front line camps in Iraq and Afghanistan deserve to be able to keep in touch with their families without being commercially exploited in time of war. Services on the Foundation’s satellite network include enterprise class video conferencing, telephone service, instant messaging and email.

To donate to the Freedom Calls Foundation, please visit their website, www.freedomcalls.org.

About OmniPresence
OmniPresence is a leading global provider of affordable collaboration solutions that enable organizations to reduce travel costs while increasing productivity. OmniPresence utilizes its technological expertise to design leading-edge enterprise conferencing solutions for small to large businesses and educational, medical, and government institutions. Founded in 2002 by veterans of the videoconferencing industry, OmniPresence demystifies the complexities associated with the vast array of technology choices available on the market today. Every solution OmniPresence designs and implements meets the highest standards for Ease-of-Use, Reliability, and Overall Value.

OmniPresence is headquartered in historic Marlborough, Massachusetts, just minutes west of Boston.

For more information about OmniPresence, visit http://www.omnipresence.com, or call 508-229-0040.

Posted on April 3rd, 2008 by admin
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Distinguished oral and maxillofacial surgeon Dr. Arun K. Garg of Implant Seminars, Miami Beach, Florida wanted to bring surgery to life for students attending his workshops. Academic instruction can take place in a large classroom with many students, but the most vital part of the training is observing the surgical techniques. Since it isn’t possible to have the entire class in the doctors clinic the next best logical solution was to bring the clinic to the classroom.

Implant Seminars called upon the video conferencing experts at OmniPresence, one of the nation’s leading suppliers of videoconferencing systems and services, to design the solution. The expert team at OmniPresence understood the challenges involved in creating a high-definition video link between the doctor’s clinic and the seminar classroom. After a full assessment of the closed-circuit video systems and videoconferencing products, where image quality, ease of use, price performance and bandwidth efficiency where all considerations, Dr. Garg and his technical team chose LifeSize. OmniPresence designed and implemented a LifeSize Room solution tailored to fit the needs of their unique telemedicine application.

By creating a high-definition video link between the doctor’s clinic and the seminar classroom, Dr. Garg can share the latest techniques in dental implant surgery with a far greater number students and fellow surgeons. “Giving a student literature and explaining the procedure by pictures and models is great,” said Dr. Arun K. Garg. “But allowing an entire classroom to get a first-hand view of the surgery and ask questions as we go along is invaluable to their learning experience. It’s just like being there, only better.”

Implant Seminars has had so much success with their seminars using LifeSize HD video, they plan to take LifeSize on the road with them and conduct weekend surgical seminars in locations all over the country. By eliminating the need to travel, they are saving a lot of money and they can train even more doctors.

Read the entire case study.

Posted on March 24th, 2008 by admin
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Feb 13, 2008 09:00 ET

ANNAPOLIS, MD–(Marketwire - February 13, 2008) - Zenoss, Inc., a leading commercial open source network, systems and applications management company, today announced that A/V and web conferencing solutions provider OmniPresence has deployed Zenoss Enterprise. OmniPresence is using Zenoss to remotely monitor, detect and resolve potential issues associated with its on-premise video, audio and web conferencing solutions before customers are impacted. The result is higher systems uptime for OmniPresence’s customers and greater productivity for their employees.

In order to keep pace with its aggressive growth and maintain its pricing advantage in the market, OmniPresence needed an enterprise-class IT management solution that could be deployed quickly, scale affordably, and was easy to use and maintain. After evaluating many vendors, it selected Zenoss Enterprise as the foundation for its OmniView remote systems monitoring offering.

“We evaluated both proprietary and open source solutions, and gave each candidate one hour for download and configuration,” said Chris Sanford, OmniPresence Director of Technical Services. “If we couldn’t get it going in one hour, we moved on to the next solution on the list. We had Zenoss up and running in under an hour, and our technical teams gave the product rave reviews for functionality, scalability, and stability.”

Zenoss enables companies like OmniPresence to automatically discover and begin monitoring performance metrics and events from one integrated dashboard. This central visibility, along with events management capabilities, enables an operations team to detect hardware and application problems and correct them before they become issues, in most cases before the customer experiences problems. Other benefits Zenoss Enterprise provides are monitoring and reporting for service level agreements and application-level end user activity simulation.

“It was an easy choice to go with Zenoss,” said Sanford. “Not only is the product great, but their support team is top-notch and goes that extra mile to make sure you are 100% comfortable. With Zenoss we get highly technical and available R&D and support together in one place.”

“Managed services providers like OmniPresence need IT management solutions that are powerful, affordable and flexible,” said Bill Karpovich, CEO of Zenoss. “Our unique product and commercial open source model allows us to deliver on all of these requirements.”

OmniPresence has grown 800% over the past two years, and appeared on Inc. 500’s list of “America’s Fastest Growing Private Companies” in 2007.

To read more about OmniPresence’s deployment of Zenoss Enterprise and watch video testimonial given by CEO Tom Wing and Director of Technical Services Chris Sanford, please visit http://www.zenoss.com/case-studies

About Zenoss, Inc.

Zenoss, Inc. delivers open source IT management solutions to organizations across the globe. Flagship product Zenoss Core is a complete network monitoring and systems management platform that discovers networked IT resources, monitors them for performance and availability, and tracks changes through a configuration management database (CMDB). One of the ten most active projects on SourceForge.Net, Zenoss software was downloaded over 350,000 times in 2007. Recent product accolades include Network World’s Clear Choice Award, Enterprise Open Source Magazine Readers’ Choice Award, and a nomination for Best Technical Design in the SourceForge 2007 Community Choice Awards. Zenoss’ customers include some of the world’s largest corporations as well as Federal and State government agencies. Zenoss, Inc. is privately held and headquartered in Annapolis, MD. Download Zenoss Core free at www.zenoss.com/dl/

About OmniPresence

OmniPresence is a leading global provider of affordable collaboration solutions that enable organizations to reduce travel costs while increasing productivity. We utilize our technological expertise to design leading-edge enterprise conferencing solutions for small to large businesses and educational, medical, and government institutions. OmniPresence is privately held and headquartered in Marlborough, Massachusetts, just west of Boston. www.OmniPresence.com

Posted on March 1st, 2008 by admin
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