ShoreGroup Earns Cisco TelePresence Commercial Partner Status

Achievement recognizes ShoreGroup's expertise in delivering the sales, engineering and lifecyle services that help companies realize the full potential of Cisco's leading collaboration solution

New York, NY (PRWEB) June 9, 2009 -- ShoreGroup, Inc., a premier converged network and systems management solutions and IT professional services firm, today announced it has earned the designation of Cisco® Systems TelePresence Commercial Partner. This emerging technologies program focuses on delivering innovative solutions that target the client's key business drivers to adopt collaboration, including business growth, cost reduction, higher employee productivity, employee engagement, and creating competitive market advantage.

The Cisco TelePresence meeting solution is a revolutionary category of products that create live, "face-to-face" meeting experiences over an Internet Protocol (IP) network. It combines the reach, intelligence and reliability of the network with the simplicity of a telephone interface to deliver an entirely new way for people to meet and collaborate.

"ShoreGroup is proud to be a Cisco TelePresence Commercial Partner. It enables us to provide our clients with the technical knowledge to leverage the network as a platform for real-time, next-generation collaboration through the Cisco TelePresence solution," said Robert Ditta, ShoreGroup's Executive Vice President. "While there will always be a need for in-person meetings across all industries, as organizations continue to grow geographically, Cisco TelePresence technology allows companies to provide their employees with a workable, flexible and cost-effective alternative to getting on a plane and being away from their families for extended periods of time."

The Cisco TelePresence solution delivers a unique, "in-person" experience with remote participants allowing for increased efficiency and a sense of being in the same room together regardless of the physical distance between participants. Cisco TelePresence interactions provide the ability to see and hear others in life-size ultra high-definition video (1080p) and wideband spatial audio giving participants the ability to see and respond to communications delivered through body language, eye contact and facial gestures.

"When working with clients on implementing TelePresence technology, we are bringing to realization a reduction in travel needs and enhanced collaboration and productivity within critical business units across the globe while also being environmentally responsible," added Ditta. "Cisco TelePresence opens the doors to collaboration between employees, partners, suppliers and customers, further improving customer service and overall competitiveness."

In addition to the Cisco TelePresence Specialization, ShoreGroup also holds Advanced Specializations in Unified Communications, Routing & Switching, Data Center Networking Infrastructure, Security, Wireless LAN as well as an ATP (Authorized Technology Provider) in Unified Contact Center Enterprise and Customer Voice Portal (CVP).

About ShoreGroup, Inc.

ShoreGroup delivers a complete portfolio of industry-leading management applications, maintenance solutions, professional services and products for unified communications networks. ShoreGroup develops innovative management applications on its dynamic CaseSentry® platform, eliminating the pitfalls of traditional management systems to enable IT, telecom and contact center support organizations to easily and effectively manage availability, performance, service levels and support processes for complex networked environments. The company's ShorePatrol™ Remote Management Service delivers the high-quality unified communications monitoring, maintenance and support that organizations rely upon to ensure the availability of their vital business processes.

ShoreGroup's professional service solutions provide leading consultation, design and implementation services for high-availability networks. The company's expertise in unified communications including IP Telephony/VoIP and IP contact centers, LAN/WAN, telepresence, wireless and security produces manageable solutions that optimize business processes, communications, employee productivity and accessibility to enable organizations to derive the maximum business value from their information technology investment. As a Cisco Gold Certified Partner with advanced specializations, ShoreGroup's service portfolio is backed by solid industry credentials.

Additional information about ShoreGroup's products and services can be found at www.shoregroup.com.

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CONTACT:

Joanne VanAuken

ShoreGroup, Inc.

The ShoreGroup Building

460 West 35th Street

New York, NY 10001

(212) 364-6800

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