Touchline Video UK Ltd. Appointed as Strategic Partner for easymeeting.net

Jan. 19, 2012 - PRLog -- Reading, UK, 19th January 2012 – Touchline Video UK Ltd, a UK-wide value added distributor in the audio, video and web collaboration industries, has today announced that it has been selected as a strategic partner for easymeeting.net’s cloud services in the UK. easymeeting.net is a leading global services provider of Video Conferencing as a Service (VCaaS) with Global Headquarters in Tromsø and Oslo, Norway, as well as Stockholm, Sweden, and Mystic, Connecticut, USA, as well as having partners throughout Scandinavia, The Netherlands, Spain and now the United Kingdom.

easymeeting.net focuses on delivering easy to use services, by combining decades of experience in developing and using video conferencing systems and services to improve user experience. The company brings the telepresence experience to the cloud - whether a user is participating via their video conferencing system, personal computer, desktop or Mac or via iPhone, iPad and shortly Android devices for a simple fixed subscription. Using easymeeting.net users have the ability to call into a simple 6 digit fixed number to create a virtual conference room which is available access from anywhere, anytime. It can also be used for streaming and recording corporate portals where the user can monitor their use, archive streaming sessions, address books, and more.

Kerry Lees, Business Development and Marketing Manager at Touchline Video comments: "We have been evaluating ‘cloud based’ managed services for some time and easymeeting was the first choice for us. Many people are promoting the idea of VaaS (Video as a Service), but easymeeting are already delivering solutions and have an established support infrastructure worldwide. We feel this will make it very attractive in the UK market as it already has a proven proposition."

CEO of easymeeting.net, Evan J. Andriopoulos agreed: "easymeeting.net has a proven track record of success in the Northern European Market and more recently in the United States with our recent expansion. Our entry to the UK market with Touchline Video means easymeeting.net not only gains a trustworthy and reliable new partner with years of experience, but also a foothold in Europe´s largest market for video conferencing, the United Kingdom. We can work together to leverage our combined experience and create a strong footprint in the UK market. We have spent the best part of five years developing our own Video Conferencing as a Service platform with the user in mind and we have known the people at Touchline for some time. They too see the value in offering a user experience ahead of everything else and this is something their customers and channel partners can truly benefit from."

Touchline Video has over 20 years’ experience in the video conferencing market. The company provides a value added service to resellers through training and access to cutting edge technology. The addition of easymeeting.net to its portfolio will allow the company to provide its resellers with additional service revenue through the VCaaS capabilities, as Lees explains:

"We were looking for a Video Service Provider (VSP) who could offer multinational solutions and support, fixed costs, leasing options for hardware solutions, connectivity to all standards-based endpoints, support for mobile devices, an attractively priced entry point alongside scalability – all underpinned by a ‘yes’ mentality. Similarly, our reseller partners are looking at managed service solutions. easymeeting requires no up-front investment, no costs for training or support and a partnership that will resolve any issues for their end users. The easymeeting approach provides a platform that offers them the opportunity to provide added value products and services as a ‘wrap around’.”

easymeeting.net prides itself on offering always-available easy-to-use business class video as a service, that includes live operator support via a team of easyExperts. "Video and cloud conferencing is about the user - not the latest in technology and how it interacts with other technology - it is about making our day more efficient and productive," comments Andriopoulos.
   
easymeeting will fit in with Touchline’s existing business model, whilst encouraging new, more flexible customer solutions along with the potential for new rolling revenue streams, as Lees concludes: "In our opinion, easymeeting is easy to buy and easy to sell – something our reseller partners will identify with and be keen to add to their portfolio.”

For more information on Touchline Video or easymeeting.net, please visit: www.touchlinevideo.co.uk or www.easymeeting.net, or visit the Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/easymeeting.

Media Contact:
Fiona Kenny
C8 Consulting Ltd
fiona@c8consulting.co.uk
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About Touchline Video UK Ltd
Touchline Video UK Ltd, headquartered near Reading, Berkshire is a U.K.-wide value-added distributor in the audio, video and web collaboration industries. Touchline Video has contracts with industry leading vendors to offer a comprehensive range of video conferencing and complementary products, from stock to its reseller base. Touchline Video uses its industry-leading Touchline service division to provide its customers with product and technical support and both reseller and end-user training.  For more information, please contact Touchline by phone at +44(0)118 970 1313 or visit www.touchlinevideo.co.uk.