ShoreGroup Achieves Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Partner Designation

By Carolyn J Dawson, TMCnet Contributor

ShoreGroup, Inc., a premier converged network and systems management solutions and IT professional services provider, has been designated a Cisco (News - Alert) Unified MeetingPlace Partner.

ShoreGroup’s expertise in delivering the sales, design, deployment and support services has been pivotal in being recognized as Cisco’s partner. The technology platform helps companies to realize the full potential of Cisco's enterprise-class rich-media collaborative communications system, and focuses on integrated voice, video, and Web conferencing capabilities. This technology, when linked directly to the organization’s private voice and data network and enterprise applications, provides cost savings, high security, and an enhanced user experience.

The Cisco Unified MeetingPlace is part of the Cisco Unified Communications (News - Alert) suite of products. The solution offers enterprise-class rich-media conferencing solution that makes remote meetings as effective as face-to-face meetings. It essentially provides a solution consisting of integrated voice, video, and Web conferencing capabilities, along with setup and control facilities which have been designed to meet the needs of organizations which are looking for a single solution and user environment for all of their conferencing needs.

ShoreGroup’s (News - Alert) CaseSentry Application Management Platform and ShorePatrol Remote Management Service solutions were enhanced following the expertise achieved through Cisco’s formalized specializations and partner programs. The CaseSentry Application Management Platform, managing the largest Cisco Unified MeetingPlace collaboration deployment in the world, offers end-to-end visibility and scalability to enhance the availability and performance of mission-critical Cisco Unified Communications and other collaboration networks. They enable the architecture to meet the extreme demands of large enterprise and service provider environments.

Apart from being Cisco’s Unified Messaging Partner, ShoreGroup also holds Cisco Advanced Specializations in Data Center Networking Infrastructure, Data Center Storage Networking, Routing & Switching, Security, Unified Communications, and Wireless LAN. ShoreGroup is also a Cisco Authorized Technology Provider (ATP (News - Alert)) for Data Center Unified Computing, Unified Contact Center Enterprise (UCCE) and Customer Voice Portal (CVP), and is a TelePresence Commercial Partner.

"ShoreGroup is proud to be a Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Partner. It enables us to provide our clients with an audio, Web, instant messaging, and video conferencing solution that has the power to bring together non-technical, technical, beginner and expert users from multiple business units from both internal and external organizations across all geographies,” said Robert Ditta, executive vice president of ShoreGroup. “Virtual meetings make use of file and application sharing and video to provide a similar impact as face-to-face meetings to accomplish common tasks among various parties while allowing organizations to save time, resources and enhance the overall business delivery."

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