ATLANTA, Sept. 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- PGi (NYSE:
PGI), the world's largest dedicated provider of collaboration
software and services, today announced that Junior Achievement USA
(JA) uses iMeet for all-in-one web, video and audio conferencing to
virtually train local volunteers in dozens of communities across
the United States. By offering
virtual iMeet sessions, in addition to face-to-face trainings, JA
enhances volunteer management, improves community engagement and
reduces travel costs so the organization can focus on its mission:
inspiring and preparing young people to succeed in the global
economy.
iMeet gives users the power to meet via web, video or audio
conferencing—however and wherever they want—from a single,
easy-to-use desktop, web or mobile application, or any telephone
device. iMeet was designed to have the industry's most elegant and
appealing user interface, to be the most intuitive and enjoyable
way to meet online.
"Junior Achievement is dedicated to continuously improving the
experience for our volunteers, since mentorship is at the heart of
JA. We instituted iMeet as a way to maximize our training programs
with the least possible impact on the schedules of our busy
volunteers," said Susan Luu, Junior
Achievement USA SVP of Business
Improvement. "iMeet enables us to host more volunteers from more
places in one virtual session—helping us streamline our training
program and empower more volunteers to make a difference in their
communities."
In addition to all-in-one web, video and audio conferencing,
PGi's expanding iMeet portfolio of unified communications and
collaboration (UC&C) products also includes webcasting, a smart
calendar app and integration with all popular video room systems
and endpoints. PGi recently launched iMeet Sales Accelerator to
helps sales professionals prospect smarter and close deals
faster with powerful video-narrated presentations. In the coming
months, iMeet will release several new innovations in online team
workspaces and project
management.
To learn how the iMeet portfolio can help your business grow,
visit pgi.com/imeet or contact a PGi representative at
866-755-4878.
Junior Achievement is the world's largest organization dedicated
to giving young people the knowledge and skills they need to own
their economic success, plan for their future, and make smart
academic and economic choices. JA programs are delivered by
corporate and community volunteers, and provide relevant, hands-on
experiences that give students from kindergarten through high
school knowledge and skills in financial literacy, work readiness
and entrepreneurship. Today, JA reaches 4.6 million students per
year in 113 markets across the United
States, with an additional 5.8 million students served by
operations in 120 other countries worldwide. Junior Achievement
USA is a member of JA Worldwide.
Visit ja.org for more information.
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of their respective owners.
About Premiere Global Services, Inc. | PGi
PGi is the world's largest dedicated provider of collaboration
software and services. We created iMeet®, an expanding
portfolio of purpose-built applications designed to meet the daily
collaboration and communications needs of business professionals,
with solutions for web, video and audio conferencing, smart
calendar management, webcasting, project management and sales
acceleration. PGi's award-winning UC&C solutions help
nearly 50,000 businesses grow faster and operate more efficiently.
To learn more, visit us at pgi.com.
Statements made in this press release, other than those
concerning historical information, should be considered
forward-looking and subject to various risks and uncertainties,
many of which are beyond our control. Such forward-looking
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on management's current expectations or beliefs as well as
assumptions made by, and information currently available to,
management. A variety of factors could cause actual results to
differ materially from those anticipated in PGi's forward-looking
statements, including, but not limited to, the following factors:
competitive pressures, including pricing pressures; technological
changes and the development of alternatives to our services; market
acceptance of PGi's UC&C SaaS solutions, including our iMeet®
and GlobalMeet® solutions; our ability to attract, retain and
expand the products and services we provide to existing customers;
our ability to establish and maintain strategic reseller and
distribution relationships; risks associated with global economic
or market conditions; price increases from our telecommunications
service providers; service interruptions and network downtime,
including undetected errors or defects in our software;
technological obsolescence and our ability to upgrade our equipment
or increase our network capacity; concerns regarding the security
and privacy of our customers' confidential information; future
write-downs of goodwill or other intangible assets; greater than
anticipated tax and regulatory liabilities; restructuring and cost
reduction initiatives and the market reaction thereto; our level of
indebtedness; risks associated with acquisitions and divestitures;
indemnification claims from the sale of our PGiSend business; our
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possible adverse results of litigation or infringement claims;
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the "Risk Factors" section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for
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Media Contact:
Sara J. Pilling
404.262.8527
sara.pilling@pgi.com
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