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Premiere Global Offers Brainshark's On Demand Presentation Solution to Enrich Marketing and Collaboration
Premiere Global Communications Operating System (PGismCOS) to Enable Customers to Create On-Demand, High Impact Presentations Using Audio, Video and the Web
Atlanta, GA - June 5, 2008
Premiere Global Services, Inc. (NYSE: PGI), global provider of on-demand, communication technologies-based business process improvement solutions, announced today an agreement with Brainshark, Inc., the leader in on-demand presentations, to integrate and resell Brainshark's solutions as PGi Presentations On Demand Powered by BrainsharkTM. The PGiCOS will allow Premiere Global customers to enhance marketing and collaboration capabilities with on-demand presentations that combine slides, collateral material and other content with high-quality audio, video and Web interactivity. PGi Presentations On Demand enables customers to engage audiences with powerful interactive presentations, and to improve results with built-in functionality that tracks and measures audience engagement.
We are excited about our agreement with Premiere Global Services as it provides many synergies with their eMarketing and Conferencing & Collaboration customers, said Joe Gustafson, CEO, Brainshark. PGi Presentations On Demand enables customers to transform business materials and marketing messages into dynamic content that improves reach, impact and response. It allows organizations to engage with prospects, customers, employees and partners in more convenient, compelling and measurable ways.
PGi Presentations On Demand is a unique addition to the many applications we are delivering through the PGiCOS to help our customers improve productivity, sharpen corporate messaging and enhance selling efforts. Every business has processes requiring better collaboration or communication and PGi Presentations On Demand is a powerful tool that any employee can leverage. said Peter Stewart, Group Vice President, Product Innovation & Management, Premiere Global Services, Inc.
About Brainshark Inc.
Brainshark is the leader in on-demand presentations, transforming static business content into high-impact communications. Delivered via Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Brainshark enables audiences to access and engage with business content when and how they want. Users also can access the Brainshark Content Network, the premier online marketplace for on-demand, user-generated business content. More than 1,000 companies - including a third of the Fortune 100 - rely on Brainshark software and services to help sales, marketing, training and HR experts cost-effectively deliver measurable results to their organizations. For more information, visit www.brainshark.com.
About Premiere Global Services, Inc.
Premiere Global Services, Inc. is a global provider of on-demand business process improvement solutions. Our Premiere Global Communications Operating System offers business applications within the following solution sets: Conferencing & Collaboration, Desktop Document Solutions, Enterprise Document Solutions, Notifications & Reminders, and eMarketing.
Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, and with presence in 23 countries worldwide, Premiere Global delivers solutions to an established customer base of over 50,000 companies, including nearly 95% of the Fortune 500. Additional information can be found at PremiereGlobal.com.
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(512) 542-2839, (512) 542-2832