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Africa selects AT&T's Telepresence Solution
[May 24, 2013]

Africa selects AT&T's Telepresence Solution


May 24, 2013 (Datamonitor via COMTEX) -- Africa, a Brazilian marketing, branding and advertising agency, has deployed AT&T's Telepresence Solution to virtually connect teams, colleagues and clients.

According to AT&T, the agency has implemented the managed AT&T Telepresence Solution in its four offices: Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; New York and San Francisco, USA; the high-definition videoconferencing solution is an essential tool to advance Africa's unique business model, which includes serving a select group of clients with world-class professionals and the personal involvement of its partners in every account of the agency.

"AT&T Telepresence Solution allows our teams to collaborate more closely and interact more frequently with our clients. We can arrange face to face meetings almost immediately, without delays and costs related to long distance travel," said Nizan Guanaes, Chairman of Grupo ABC.

"Telepresence facilitates the participation of various team members in the creative process, ensuring proper interaction to provide guidance, insights and exchange feedback, with a clear goal in mind: to create the best solutions for our clients." AT&T Telepresence Solution allows Africa to achieve: face-to-face meetings through video with partners, colleagues and clients; video collaboration through guest access enhancements allowing users with single screen endpoints to join scheduled meetings from a corporate VPN or the Internet by dialing into the AT&T Business Exchange; closer, enhanced and improved communications with clients, partners and key team members participating in the telepresence sessions through multiple endpoints and from multiple locations; and 'Face to face' meetings for around 400 employees worldwide, as several different team members interact from different venues in real-time.


"We are pleased to support Africa, a leading example of a Brazilian company with international scope, with the ease and simplicity of our AT&T Telepresence Solution," said Fabiano Del Soldato, sales center vice president for AT&T Business Solutions in South America. "With our telepresence offering they have the freedom to decide the best time to meet to better serve their clients." http://www.datamonitor.com Republication or redistribution, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without prior written consent. Datamonitor shall not be liable for errors or delays in the content, or for any actions taken in reliance thereon

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