NTT Communications Strengthens its Partnership with Arkadin to Provide Video Conferencing in Japan

NTT Communications Strengthens its Partnership with Arkadin to Provide Video Conferencing in Japan

LONDON, July 6, 2012/PRNewswire/ --

    NTT BizLink, a subsidiary of the NTT Communications Group, one of the largest
telecommunications companies in the world, has extended its partnership with Arkadin, a
leading global collaboration services provider, to deliver video conferencing to Japanese
businesses.

    "NTT Europe is pleased to offer these services to our multi-national customers based
in Japan," says Bob Welton, Regional Sales Director at NTT Europe. "We're always looking
at how we can extend our cloud services and this helps to strengthen our commitment to our
growing European companies in Asia or breaking into."

    NTT Bizlink has blended Arkadin's cloud-based video conferencing with its products to
offer solutions through NTT Communications Group. This new generation video conferencing
is delivered as a 'service' for fast, scalable deployments and minimal up-front
investments. Video conferencing will be instantly available over any internet connection
through simple one-click access from desktops or mobile devices. The high definition (HD)
video image quality delivers life-like, face-to-face collaboration for a 'just like being
there' experience. Up to nine video displays will be available for multiple participants
to connect from any computer type or legacy end point.

    "Arkadin is extremely excited about partnering with NTT Communications Group, a
telecommunications visionary who shares our commitment to innovation and customer service
excellence," says Olivier de Puymorin, Arkadin's CEO and founder. "In a highly mobile,
global workplace, personal telepresence is fast becoming a must-have productivity tool.
Together with NTT Communications Group, we will lead the market with a new generation
solution that delivers the same quality video experience as the far more expensive and
complex legacy systems."

    About NTT Communications Corporation

    NTT Communications provides consultancy, architecture, security and cloud services to
optimize the information and communications technology (ICT) environments of enterprises.
These offerings are backed by the company's worldwide infrastructure, including our Tier-1
Global IP Network, Arcstar Universal One(TM) VPN network reaching over 150 countries, and
over 120 secure data centers. NTT Communications' solutions leverage the global resources
of NTT Group companies including Dimension Data, NTT DOCOMO and NTT DATA.

    Further information: http://www.eu.ntt.com | http://www.twitter.com/ntt_europe
| http://www.facebook.com/nttcomtv

    About Arkadin

    Founded in 2001, Arkadin is a leading Global Collaboration Service Provider offering a
complete range of remote collaboration solutions from audio, web and video conferencing to
Unified Communications. Arkadin enables all types and sizes of organizations to
communicate and collaborate effectively using its user-friendly and cost-efficient
solutions to increase business productivity. With a global network of 50 operating centres
in 29 countries throughout Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Latin America and North
America, Arkadin delivers its business solutions around the world using a Software as a
Service model so enabling customers to benefit from fast, scalable deployments with a high
ROI.

    Further information: http://www.arkadinapac.com

    For further information, please contact:

   
    Emma Crowe
    Marketing Communications Manager - EMEA
    NTT Communications
    Emma.crowe@ntt.eu
    +44-7581-315-241

Source: NTT Communications