Equant Launches IP Video Conferencing Solution

May 16, 2003 -- (FIND VPN) -- Data and IP services provider Equant (Equant.com) announced on Thursday that it has launched a complete IP video conferencing solution with global availability, with support from technology leaders including Cisco Systems, Genesys Conferencing and Polycom.

Equant says the solution includes wide area network transport, network-based multi-participant conference bridging and management and video equipment deployment and maintenance.

The Equant IP Video Solution is designed to meet the growing needs of the corporate end user community, says the company, which has been searching for an end-to-end solution to lower the risk of migrating from ISDN. Providing a service that includes video conferencing equipment, infrastructure and network, along with SLAs, allows Equant to guarantete that rich media conferencing over IP meets customer needs.

"IP video conferencing helps multinational companies cut their travel costs and respond to travel restrictions resulting from global unrest and other factors" said Arjen Maarleveld, president of products at Equant. "However, many companies have been waiting for a reliable and user-friendly end-to-end managed solution that would provide them with a smooth migration path to IP. The package we announced today meets this demand and promises to help our customers improve their productivity and profitability."