ShoreGroup Marks 7th Year as Cisco Systems Gold Certified Partner

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Telepresence and Holography / Holograms - November 2008

Editor’s viewpoint on their differences, likenesses and future...

We all just recently viewed an historic CNN holographic interview on an historic Election Night. CNN stated this type of imaging has never been done before on National TV and I believe that. I haven’t seen anything like it. The live interview caught me by surprise and sure had the “wow” factor attached to it didn’t it? Here’s a link to the actual interview.

CNN Hologram Video

The question now has to be asked. Is it Telepresence?

I’m no expert on the subject but I’m going to throw my hat into the ring, go out on a limb and say yes, I believe it is. Although I know many video conferencing purists are rolling their eyes and grabbing their guns right about now with my statement.

While I do know that Telepresence still hasn’t been universally defined (Houston, we have a problem), here’s how I see it…. Broken down to its simplest form - “tele” (through electronic means) and “presence” (present). This is how I’m justifying my opinion by lumping holography and Telepresence together. Just as Telepresence is surely an offshoot of video conferencing, holographic imaging (like we viewed on CNN) surely has to be considered an offshoot of Telepresence. The interviewer was “telepresent” from Chicago and beamed into the CNN Election Headquarters. She was most assuredly - “telepresent”. There was negligible latency, the imaging was fantastic and both interviewers were rehearsed on what they would say. I’ve just recently read that CNN actually “downgraded” the experience to make it “movie” quality and not as good as it could have been. Maybe they thought us mere mortals would be shocked if they showed their complete hand. I have a feeling it was so big to them, they didn’t want it to get upstaged by the historic election. I’m willing to bet we’ll see the “true” power of this technology in the upcoming weeks and months when they can put the pedal to the medal and show it off without having it sidetracked.

What an amazing time for this technology (all differences and opinions aside). Telepresence Doctors, nurses, teachers, schools and healthcare (healthpresence) will benefit from the recent gains in this state-of-the-art industry whether holograms, Telepresence or holography. Airlines also have to see the threat to a portion of their business travel. Hell, who wants go through security and fly to Miami for a two-hour conference when you can look them in the eye via Telepresence?

Beam me up Scotty! Simply amazing…!

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Your Editor and Administrator - L II
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New York, NY (PRWEB) August 16, 2007 -- ShoreGroup, Inc., a premier converged network and systems management solutions provider, today announced it has once again achieved annual Gold Partner recertification from Cisco Systems. The Cisco Gold Certified Partner designation is the highest level of certification available from Cisco Systems, and ensures customers that ShoreGroup has maintained a level of expertise that is state-of-the-art and continues to develop the resource framework required in selling, designing, implementing and supporting Cisco solutions. This announcement marks the 7th year that ShoreGroup has achieved this leading partner status.

By achieving Gold Partner recertification, ShoreGroup has met or surpassed Cisco's stringent program requirements by demonstrating superior competencies and capabilities in these key areas:

* Sales, implementation and support expertise in advanced Cisco specializations such as security, routing and switching, wireless LAN, and unified communications

* Support process and methodologies that ensure timely and effective resolution of customer issues, including support for Cisco solutions 24x7, 365 days a year

* Cisco solution training and staffing levels to maintain multiple Cisco technology specializations among its team of engineers and advanced certified technology specialists

* Delivery of exemplary customer satisfaction exceeding Cisco's rigid standards

* Comprehensive lab investment to ensure pre-deployment staging and testing, customer support, and skills acquisition for staff to guarantee successful installation, configuration, and management of the latest Cisco technologies

"We are tremendously pleased with the excellence our Cisco Gold Partner re-certification reflects," said Jim LaRosa, ShoreGroup Vice President of Sales and Operations. "From our initial customer needs assessment and solutions design, to our project management and deployment capabilities, and extending to our ShorePatrol service that provides swift resolution of issues through our 24x7 Technical Assistance Center, our Gold Partner status continues to highlight the strength of ShoreGroup's expertise and commitment to delivering the best support and service to our customers."

About ShoreGroup, Inc.

ShoreGroup is a converged systems and network solutions provider, delivering a complete portfolio of industry-leading management applications, maintenance solutions, professional services and products that drive the success of more than 400 national and global clients. ShoreGroup develops innovative systems and service management applications on its dynamic CaseSentry® Operational Services Automation (OSA) platform, eliminating the pitfalls of traditional management systems to enable IT, telecom and contact center support organizations to easily and effectively manage availability, performance and service delivery within complex networked environments. The company's ShorePatrol? 'Day 2' Operational Support Service expands upon CaseSentry's management to deliver the high-quality converged systems maintenance and support services that organizations rely upon to ensure the availability of their vital business processes.

ShoreGroup's professional services provide leading consultation, design and implementation solutions for high-availability converged networks. The company's expertise in LAN/WAN, unified communications including IP Telephony/VoIP and IP contact center, wireless and security produces manageable solutions that optimize business processes, communications, employee productivity and accessibility to enable organizations to derive the maximum business value from their information technology investment. As a Cisco Gold Certified Partner, with advanced specializations, ShoreGroup's service portfolio is backed by solid industry credentials.

ShoreGroup is a trademark, and CaseSentry is a registered trademark of ShoreGroup, Inc. All other marks are property of their respective owners.

ShoreGroup, Inc. (http://www.shoregroup.com)

Contact:

Joanne VanAuken

ShoreGroup, Inc.

The ShoreGroup Building

460 West 35th Street

New York, NY 10001

(212) 364-6800

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