For Immediate Release Codian Receives INTERNET TELEPHONY® Magazine’s 2006 Product of the Year Award Codian MCU 4500 Series HD Video Conferencing Bridge Family Recognized for Outstanding Innovation
LONDON, UK — February 8, 2007 — Codian, a leading manufacturer of video conferencing infrastructure products, announced today that Technology Marketing Corporation’s (TMC®) INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine (www.itmag.com) has named the company’s MCU 4500 series High Definition video conferencing bridge as a recipient of a 2006 Product of the Year Award. INTERNET TELEPHONY has been the VoIP Authority Since 1998™. The Codian MCU 4500 series is the first and only multipoint bridge family that delivers true HD performance with continuous presence and interoperability with a mix of HD and Standard Definition endpoints. Its combination of unparalleled power, flexibility and intuitive operation make it unique among all video conferencing solutions. “We believe that video conferencing should be a major enabler of global collaboration”, said William MacDonald, Codian’s General Manager for The Americas. “Our revolutionary approach to HD video conferencing delivers unprecedented visual clarity with the ability to communicate across any mix of endpoints. With the Codian MCU 4500 series, HD users never have to compromise video quality, regardless of the composition of their conference.” Mr. MacDonald continued: “Codian is always anticipating the next generation of video technology. To that end, our MCU 4500 series is ready to support the capabilities of tomorrow’s HD endpoints such as increased frame rates and even higher resolution. Our team is extremely well connected with our customer base which enables us to understand real world video conferencing conditions and the requirements of some of the most challenging applications.” “INTERNET TELEPHONY is proud to bestow Codian with a 2006 Product of the Year Award. Each year INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine recognizes companies that have demonstrated excellence in technological advancement and application refinements,” said Rich Tehrani, TMC President and Editor-in-Chief of INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine. “Codian has proven they are committed to quality and excellence while addressing real needs in the marketplace. We’re proud to honor their hard work and accomplishments and look forward to more innovative solutions from them in the future.” A full list of Product of the Year winners will be published in the February 2007 issue of INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine. (www.itmag.com) For more information about TMC and INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine, please visit www.tmcnet.com.
About Codian Codian designs and manufactures the most advanced video conferencing infrastructure products available. Codian’s product line includes Multipoint Control Units, Video Conference Recorders, Streaming Servers and ISDN Video Gateways. Using a unique architecture and the latest hardware technology, Codian’s products are both easy to use and powerful, offering outstanding quality and performance. Codian supports enterprise and service provider customers worldwide with main offices in San Jose, London, Hong Kong and Sydney. For a product demonstration or to learn more about Codian products, please visit the website at: www.codian.com. About INTERNET TELEPHONY® magazine Since the first issue in February of 1998, INTERNET TELEPHONY is the only magazine that focuses on providing information in IP communications technologies. INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine provides readers with the best information necessary to learn about and purchase the equipment, software, and services. INTERNET TELEPHONY offers rich content from solutionsfocused editorial content to reviews on products and services from TMC Labs and Miercom. The only BPA-audited publication that’s 100% dedicated to providing the highest quality content for the IP communications market, INTERNET TELEPHONY has 55,000 dedicated readers. About TMC Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) publishes four print publications: Customer Interaction Solutions, INTERNET TELEPHONY, SIP Magazine and IMS Magazine. TMCnet, TMC's Web site, is the leading source of news and articles for the communications and technology industries. Ranked in the top 2,600 sites in the world by alexa.com*, TMCnet serves more than one million unique visitors each month. TMC is also the first publisher to test new products in its own on-site laboratories, TMC Labs. In addition, TMC produces INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference & EXPO, The VoIP Developer Conference, VoIP Demo, IMS Expo and Call Center 2.0 Conference. TMCnet.com publishes more than 15 topical online newsletters. For more information about TMC, visit www.tmcnet.com. (*alexa.com is an amazon.com company that ranks Web sites by their traffic levels. Neither alexa.com nor amazon.com is affiliated with TMCnet.) Codian Contacts: In the United States: Richard L. Tso New Venture Communications rtso@newventurecom.com (650) 343-2735 In Europe: Katy Ludditt / Annie Woodhead Hotwire codian@hotwirepr.com +44 207 608 2500 Worldwide: Hellene Garcia Codian Hellene@codian.com (408) 938-2303 TMC Contact: Jan Pierret 203-852-6800, ext. 228 jpierret@tmcnet.com