Yorktel Video Cloud Connect™ and Video Cloud Connect+™ Provide Best-in-Class Functionality, Interoperability and Unique Flexibility for New and Existing Video Users

EATONTOWN, NJ, January 30, 2012 –Yorktel, the leading video managed services provider, today introduced the new Video Cloud Connect™ Suite, including Video Cloud Connect™ and Video Cloud Connect+™ cloud-based video conferencing services. Combining Yorktel’s innovative design and video expertise, the Video Cloud Connect offerings uniquely integrate best-in-class video hardware and software, networking technologies and managed services to provide the most complete, flexible, and cost-effective solutions for ‘any to any’ communications.

The Yorktel Video Cloud Connect Suite enables any device, on any network, using any protocol, to connect – seamlessly. The easy to use solution allows new and existing video conferencing users to truly gain the benefit of communicating via video. Unique to Yorktel, the Video Cloud Connect services are designed with flexibility in mind to meet the exact needs of customers looking to scale their existing video network, or cost effectively enable video communications in their organization.

Yorktel Video Cloud Connect+

Yorktel Video Cloud Connect+ (YVCC+) enables existing customers to expand and extend their video network. YVCC+ is fully managed, with full quality of service, allowing traditional telepresence, HD video rooms and Unified Communications clients to seamlessly connect for multi-point and “meet-me” calls.

Customers have the option to use Video Cloud Connect+ as the primary infrastructure in a shared “public cloud”, as overflow capacity to augment or backup on-premise systems, or as a “private cloud” with hosted infrastructure secured for their exclusive use. YVCC+ allows customers, in any deployment model, to utilize systems at peak demand loads without the burden of additional capital expense.

Yorktel Video Cloud Connect

Yorktel Video Cloud Connect (YVCC) provides Internet-based “meet-me” and multipoint bridging service for both new generation and traditional video communications systems. YVCC integrates the Blue Jeans Network cloud-based video conferencing service into the Yorktel video managed services, offering using Internet connectivity for best-efforts quality of service and interoperability. YVCC enables personal and mobile applications including Skype, Google Talk, and Microsoft Lync, to seamlessly connect to traditional video systems, for both intra- and inter-company communications.

Yorktel Video Cloud Connect and Cloud Connect+ provide:

  • Maximum functionality and interoperability to make video as simple, accessible and reliable as the telephone
  • Ultimate flexibility to select the right deployment for the needs of the organization today and in the future
  • High quality, best in class service using carrier grade infrastructure with fully managed video services to ensure user satisfaction
  • Cost effective access to video communications, reducing or eliminating capital equipment and IT staff expenses.

 “Yorktel Video Cloud Connect and Video Cloud Connect+ address a critical problem for our customers who need a scalable, affordable alternative to capital-intensive, premise-based equipment to support the surging demand for managed HD video services,” said David Phillips, COO, Yorktel. “Our focus at Yorktel continues to be ‘making video work’. With our Video Cloud Connect Suite we solve the hard problems associated with video infrastructure, so that our customers can focus on their business.”

About Yorktel

Yorktel is a leading global provider of video managed services for large enterprise and federal government customers. Founded in 1985 and headquartered in Eatontown, New Jersey, Yorktel enables customers to successful integrate video into their operations – from video conferencing to streaming, video event production to digital signage. Yorktel designs, integrates and manages enterprise-wide video communications solutions. For more information, visit Yorktel online at https://www.yorktel.com or email info@yorktel.com. Yorktel – making complicated simple.

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