Cisco Certifies Bt Infrastructure For Telepresence

BT became one of only two global providers to achieve Cisco Certified TelePresence Connection certification. In achieving Cisco TelePresence Connection certification, BT offers businesses further confidence that its network connection services provide the optimal communications experience required to support TelePresence and other collaborative applications. The certification gives further assurance that BT's network maintains its level of quality, conforms to industry and regulatory standards, and meets or exceeds enterprise requirements for operational excellence.

The certification process goes beyond static service measurement of network performance. It adds best practices based on current industry standards for network management, including staff, processes, and tools, all of which are audited annually to address BT's commitment to an optimal TelePresence experience. The Cisco TelePresence solution is a groundbreaking technology that creates live "face-to-face" meeting experiences using high-definition video and spatial audio over an Internet Protocol (IP) network. It is specifically designed to replicate the experience of real- life meetings, and adopts new unified communications services to help users collaborate more effectively, cut costs and boost productivity. This news of BT's accreditation comes shortly after BT launched its BT Unified Communication Video solution in March 2007.  The solution, built with TelePresence technology, delivered its first TelePresence user outside of the United States in the shape of the Media Saturn Group.  The German-based media firm is currently rolling the technology out across Europe.