SUNNYVALE, Calif. and
LONDON, Dec. 6, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- To address the
growing demand for UCaaS and video collaboration,
ShoreTel® (NASDAQ: SHOR) and StarLeaf today announced they
have worked together to integrate video collaboration for multiple
users with ShoreTel Connect™ CLOUD. StarLeaf is a global service
provider with a platform that delivers secure and reliable video
conferencing services.
The ability to conduct business via video conference improves
collaboration, increases communication accuracy and enhances
customer interactions.
To add to the rich UC feature set, a ShoreTel conference can now
be audio or video with multiple users. ShoreTel Connect CLOUD users
can schedule a meeting from within the Connect client that includes
a link to join a video conference with multiple users. Users,
including ShoreTel Connect ONSITE and external participants, are
then able to join the video conference quickly and easily with one
simple click from within the Connect client.
"ShoreTel is focused on creating a holistic and intuitive user
experience across the complete UC stack," said Eugenia Corrales, Senior Vice President of
Product at ShoreTel. "With our rollout of video collaboration for
ShoreTel Connect CLOUD, we are delivering seamless visual
communications and business collaboration. We are excited to offer
our customers robust cloud video conferencing functionality through
StarLeaf's industry-leading OpenCloud platform."
"StarLeaf and ShoreTel each provide unique value propositions
for customers that want to move to the cloud for all their
communications needs," said Mark
Loney, CEO of StarLeaf. "With thousands of people relying on
ShoreTel's cloud communications solutions every day, our
relationship will support those customers who want to fast-track
the adoption of video throughout their business, while benefiting
from a seamless environment that delivers ease of use, centralized
management and low cost of ownership."
This solution provides HD video quality over a secure
connection. Customers with Essential, Standard and Advanced Connect
CLOUD service plans can use video collaboration with up to 24
participants at no additional charge. The solution does not require
additional hardware. In addition, StarLeaf has joined the ShoreTel
TechConnect program. TechConnect is a global technology and
developer partner program that extends ShoreTel solution
capabilities beyond its current product portfolio. Through
TechConnect, ShoreTel and StarLeaf will support customers as they
expand and enhance current ShoreTel UC deployments with the
addition of tightly integrated video conferencing.
About ShoreTel, Inc.
ShoreTel (NASDAQ: SHOR) provides
businesses worldwide with communications solutions that make
interactions simple. From business phone systems, unified
communications and contact center solutions to a fully hosted voice
and SMS development platform, ShoreTel delivers unmatched
flexibility and ease for companies looking to increase productivity
and drive innovation. ShoreTel offers solutions in the cloud,
onsite or a hybrid of both, giving customers the freedom to choose
the best fit for their business needs now and in the future.
Headquartered in Sunnyvale,
Calif., ShoreTel has offices and partners worldwide. For
more information, visit shoretel.com.
About StarLeaf
StarLeaf brings people together through
the power of video conferencing and calling. StarLeaf is a service
provider with a global platform that delivers secure, reliable and
rich video conferencing services to Fortune 500 companies all the
way down to the smallest organizations around the world. Whether a
company chooses StarLeaf conference room systems or already has
their own – for instance from Cisco, Polycom, Lifesize or Avaya –
StarLeaf removes the complexity and cost of management and enables
users to call anyone else, including those who use Microsoft Skype
for Business as their client. StarLeaf is an award-winning company,
most recently it was the recipient of the Frost & Sullivan
Video Conferencing Leadership Award.
Legal Notice Regarding Forward-Looking
Statements
ShoreTel assumes no obligation to update the
forward-looking statements included in this release. This release
contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe
harbor" provisions of the federal securities laws, including,
without limitation, statements regarding video conferencing
improving collaboration, communication accuracy and customer
interactions, enabling users to join a video call with one click,
future growth and market opportunities, growing demand for UCaaS
and video collaboration, video collaboration delivering another way
to communicate, and video creating a seamless environment that
delivers ease of use, centralized management and low cost of
ownership. The forward-looking statements are subject to risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those projected. The risks and uncertainties include the
intense competition in our industry, our reliance on third parties
to sell and support our products, our ability to continue to grow
our cloud-based solutions, the impact of service disruptions or
security breaches, uncertainties related to global operations,
inability to retain acquired customers, difficulties in managing
more dispersed business operations, our ability to attract, retain
and ramp new personnel, potentially longer sales cycles,
uncertainties inherent in the product development cycle,
uncertainty as to market acceptance of new products and services,
the potential for litigation in our industry, the impact of mergers
and consolidations in our industry, and other risk factors set
forth in ShoreTel's Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2016.
ShoreTel, ShoreTel Connect and the ShoreTel logo are
trademarks or registered trademarks of ShoreTel, Inc. in
the United States and/or other
countries. All rights reserved. All other trademarks,
trade names and service marks herein are the property of their
respective owners.
ShoreTel contact:
Katie
Maller
408-962-2786
kmaller@shoretel.com
StarLeaf contact:
Michele Durban
michele.durban@starleaf.com
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