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ConferenceFlow Launches Turnkey Business Infrastructure For Entrepreneurs to Enter Conferencing Market BOSTON, Sept. 14, 2005 -- Thinkengine Networks and Powercom have joined efforts to drastically reduce the cost to implement and deploy reservation-less conferencing systems. This comprehensive solution allows current operators to break free from paying exorbitant costs for traditional TDM or next generation IP conferencing bridges. This innovative solution allows operators to maintain compatibility with their existing installations. Installed costs for this new solution are typically 1/6 to 1/8 the cost of traditional solutions. Thinkengine and Powercom worked closely to integrate Powercom's ConferenceFlow audio conference bridge management software for the Thinkengine's VSR1000C conferencing server. This software application and conferencing server together form an audio conference bridge management system for reservation-less conferencing. This solution allows conference service providers and enterprise users to create, manage, host and report on conferences via a web interface with the ability to bill via invoices or credit cards at a greatly reduced investment. In addition, the ConferenceFlow software can form a middle layer between the Thinkengine VSR1000C conference bridge and Spectel's conference bridges, allowing users of Spectel conference bridges to seamlessly and inexpensively add ports to their existing systems utilizing the Thinkengine bridge. "The audio quality and system reliability of the Thinkengine VSR1000C is as good as or better than that of our Spectel bridge," Herb Levitin CEO of Powercom reported. "We can now seamlessly expand our GoConference and other branded audio conferencing businesses at a much lower cost while still keeping and using our Spectel bridge. Our end-users and internal office staff can manage both types of bridges without knowing or caring what platform is servicing the call." Operators and self service websites can now generate accounts within the ConferenceFlow system that work seamlessly across Thinkengine VSR1000C and Spectel bridges. Billing information appears on a single invoice representing usage on both platforms. The ConferenceFlow module will also work in Thinkengine-only environments providing current resellers of conferencing services a cost effective opportunity to move customers to an owned conferencing system, increasing both top and bottom line revenue. The typical ROI for this solution is 3 months. "Together, Powercom and Thinkengine have created an unprecedented solution that allows existing Spectel operators to expand their systems at 1/8 the cost of traditional Spectel solutions. In many cases, the acquisition cost of a Thinkengine VSR1000C is less than the yearly maintenance cost on a Spectel bridge," said Mike Wixon, VP Sales and Marketing for Thinkengine. Thinkengine's VSR1000 is a carrier grade 1000 port VoIP and DS3 TDM conferencing server. Wixon continued, "The VSR1000 has passed stringent NEBS3 testing and is being deployed in a 10,000 port application by a tier 1 ILEC." The VSR1000C conferencing server will also perform operator attended conference calls in a future upgrade of the ConferenceFlow software. "Right now we are a 100% reservation-less audio conference company," said Levitin. "But when we decide to have operator assisted high touch conference calls, it makes sense for us to write the software for the VSR1000C instead of investing in more Spectel ports." Thinkengine will be exhibiting at Fall VON in Boston, September 18-22, booth number 126. Interested parties can contact Thinkengine at 888-669-0857. About Thinkengine Founded in 2000, Thinkengine Networks is a leading provider of TDM and IP capable conferencing bridges and media servers. The VSR1000C includes both TDM and IP interfaces as standard equipment and is capable of processing 1000 simultaneous sessions in a compact 1U platform. The NEBS 3 certified platform has been deployed by customers to implement Reservation-less Conferencing, Prepaid Calling, and IVR applications. Working with partners, Thinkengine is a disruptive force in the marketplace -- drastically reducing the cost of implementation while giving customers a migration path from TDM to VoIP. Thinkengine is located in Marlborough, MA. About Powercom Powercom, the parent company to ConferenceFlow, is a Santa Barbara, CA- based systems integration company specializing in data and voice connectivity solutions. ConferenceFlow Launches Turnkey Business Infrastructure For Entrepreneurs to Enter Conferencing Market (SANTA BARBARA, CA - June 30, 2004) ConferenceFlow, a business unit of Powercom, has launched a turnkey business solution for marketing entrepreneurs to enter the burgeoning conferencing market. Powered by the same equipment used by the largest audio conferencing service providers and located at a world-class telecommunications facility in Nevada, the ConferenceFlow automated solution provides entrepreneurs with the ability to earn more money than their competitors because there are no technicians to hire or manage as these services are provided at no cost. "Why be an agent or reseller dependent on other conference providers when you can be an equipment-based conference provider for your own agents and partners?" asked Herb Levitin, President of Powercom, parent company of ConferenceFlow. The ConferenceFlow offering provides a world class Spectel bridge colocated in Powercom's ConferenceGate Las Vegas facility, a Linux based web-server with credit card processing, billing package, real-time caller-ID and dial-out web based software. Other ConferenceFlow features include:
The ConferenceFlow consulting and engineering staff is available to meet with you to discuss the features, benefits and costs of this lucrative opportunity. Contact us today at 800.288.9807 or +1 805.963.4864 |
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