Contact Information: Contact: Michael Medina Media Relations Visual Systems Group, Inc. (VSGi) +1 703.848.8200 x8208 http://www.vsgi.com or http://www.vsgi.com/voip Ming Shao Director of Marketing PanTerra Networks, Inc. +1 408.702.2200x8888 http://www.panterranetworks.com
PanTerra Networks and VSGi Team Up to Accelerate and Expand On-Demand Unified Communications Services Offering
Partnership to Provide Worksmart(TM) Software-as-a-Service ("SaaS")
| Source: PanTerra Networks
MCLEAN, VA and SUNNYVALE, CA--(Marketwire - December 5, 2007) - Visual Systems Group, Inc.
(VSGi) (www.vsgi.com), a nationally recognized premier integrator of video,
voice, web, data collaboration, and communications solutions, and PanTerra
Networks (www.panterranetworks.com), a leading provider of on-demand
unified communications services for small and mid-sized businesses, today
announced a partnership to provide Worksmart on-demand unified
communications services.
VSGi has established itself as a leader in visual communications and
network solutions, currently providing solutions to over 3,000 business
customers nationwide. A leading Polycom Certified Service Partner (CSP),
VSGi evaluated several unified communications services providers, and
identified PanTerra networks' Software-as-a-Service ("SaaS") unified
communications solution as the best platform to offer integrated services
to the SMB market.
"We are excited to partner with PanTerra, the leader in on-demand unified
communications services. We were impressed by the PanTerra people and by
the capabilities of their SaaS integration platform," said Donald K. Jones,
CEO of VSGi. "We looked at several hosted solutions, no one has been able
to provide a robust platform with the compelling business model that
PanTerra offers. We look forward to benefiting from PanTerra's unique
industry leading SaaS technology to serve our SMB customers."
PanTerra Networks and VSGi intend to provide the SMB market across the
country with the most efficient and effective integrated communications
service that is being designed to deliver comparable total cost of
operations (TCO) to the existing silo hosted services or on-premise based
solutions and offer maximum customer flexibility and productivity. This
strategic partnership leverages the strengths of both PanTerra Networks and
VSGi to offer the most powerful and transformational on-demand unified
communications services to the market.
"Partnering with VSGi enables us to expand our indirect channel model with
one of the industry's clear leaders. Our unique technology and reliable
carrier grade SaaS unified communications network provides both VSGi and
PanTerra a new avenue for business growth," said Arthur G. Chang, CEO of
PanTerra Networks. "This is another example of following through on our
goal to empower our business partners with the world's leading SaaS unified
communications platform. PanTerra and VSGi are both focused solely on
business customers and we look forward to forging a strong working
relationship to the benefit of our customers."
About VSGi
Visual Systems Group, Inc. (VSGi) is a nationally recognized premier
integrator of video, voice, web, data collaboration, and communication
solutions with over eighteen (18) years of experience. VSGi has helped over
3,500 unique clients implement successful visual communications strategies
in over 10,000 locations by offering the most comprehensive equipment,
network and services portfolio in the industry. VSGi's extensive portfolio
of managed services including, project design, implementation, proactive
monitoring, ongoing maintenance and technical support services provides its
customers a customizable solution to meet mission critical visual
communications needs. VSGi's cross-functional team of sales, engineering,
project management and technical support personnel are the most tenured and
trained in the industry. The company's unmatched experience in visual
communications can provide a fully integrated turnkey solution including
design, configuration, project management and implementation, installation,
testing, training and ongoing support.
For additional information, call 1-877-402-VSGi (1-877-402-8744) or
+1-703-848-8200, or visit VSGi's website at http://www.vsgi.com or
http://www.vsgi.com/voip.
About PanTerra Networks
PanTerra Networks is a leading provider of on-demand unified communications
Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions for small and medium sized
businesses. The Company's Worksmart solution integrates voice and IP
calling, PBX and call-distribution services, secure instant messaging,
multimedia conferencing, web collaboration, remote desktop sharing and
ACD/call center services delivered in a single easy to provision and easy
to use and administer interface. Worksmart's ability to tightly integrate
with other business applications like Salesforce automation, make it an
ideal productivity tool. PanTerra's hosted on-demand service keeps capital
investment low and aligns operating expense to business value. Worksmart
services are co-branded and re-sold exclusively through service providers,
distributors and resellers. The Company is headquartered in Sunnyvale,
California. For more information, visit http://www.panterranetworks.com or
call +1 408.702.2200.