Verizon Business Adds Nortel for Managed Telepresence

Verizon Business has selected Nortel to help deliver a new managed telepresence service over IP. Nortel managed telepresence services include set-up and management of high-definition (HD) video conferencing and collaboration, including such concierge-like amenities as web-based reservations and pre-configured, pre-connected conferences. In addition, Nortel offers video bridging and gateway services, allowing enterprises to take full advantage of video systems from multiple equipment providers by enabling them to interoperate. Nortel noted that it also provides proactive testing, 24/7 network performance monitoring, recording, on-demand playback and metrics reporting are also part of Nortel’s managed telepresence services portfolio. http://www.nortel.com