BLOOMINGTON, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bloomington-based Video Guidance has been has been awarded a U-Wide contract for the University of Minnesota’s visual communications products and services. Video Guidance (www.videoguidance.com) is the leading visual communications company in the Upper Midwest providing video conferencing, telepresence and audio visual technologies and services.
The U-Wide contract will provide Tandberg (a Cisco company) hardware, service and maintenance support for Tandberg, Polycom and Lifesize equipment. Video Guidance is an award-winning partner of Tandberg, which was recently acquired by Cisco, the leading global player in the multi-billion industry. The contract, effective this month, was issued by the U of M’s purchasing services department, which provides management oversight and facilitation of all university purchasing processes to insure integrity, economy, efficiency and accountability.
In addition to the U of M, Video Guidance’s visual communications contract also includes the Learning Network of Minnesota -- the education component of the Integrated Statewide Network, which is a collaborative wide area network for education, local government, and state agencies. U-Wide contracts with vendors for goods and services are available to all university departments as well as with other state agencies – including K-12 schools, and state, local cities and counties – through the Joint Powers Agreement, which jointly exercises the U of M’s contract with other governmental units. A statewide video infrastructure shares video systems and connects video conference rooms.
“We are thrilled to be working with the U of M and the State to make video-and audio-based technologies available to everyone, everywhere. Moreover, we believe that pervasive video communications will directly impact productivity and performance,” said Michael Werch, president of Video Guidance. “The exciting and inventive visual applications that can expand distance learning, maximize telehealth and engage experts and authorities are endless."
Regarded as one of the premier video conferencing companies, Video Guidance helps to improve an organization’s performance, increase efficiencies and decrease expenses through the integration of real-time communication technologies, such as instant messaging, presence information, IP telephony, HD video conferencing, call control and speech recognition.
About Video Guidance
Founded in 1999 and
headquartered in Bloomington, Minn., Video Guidance, Inc. (www.videoguidance.com)
provides video
conferencing, telepresence and audio visual technologies
and services that facilitate natural, visual communication. Video
Guidance reported a 24.59-percent, three-year growth rate, as calculated
by the Business Journal. Privately held Video Guidance is a key
partner of Tandberg, a Cisco Company. Other strategic alliances
include Conference Plus, Polycom (NASDAQ: PLCM), LifeSize, On Stream
Media Corporation, Radvision (NASDAQ: RVSN), VBrick, and Accordent.
For four consecutive years, Video Guidance has been named to the “Inc. 5,000” list of the nation’s fastest growing private companies; and has been named by The Business Journal as one of the “50 Fastest Growing Privately Held Companies” in the Twin Cities metro area (2007-2010). In 2007 and 2010, the company has been among the “Top 100” of the fastest growing regional companies in Minnesota and Wisconsin.