LifeSize Communications, a division of Logitech (Nasdaq: LOGI) (SIX:
LOGN), was awarded the 2009 Asia Pacific Emerging Video Conferencing
Vendor of the Year by Frost & Sullivan. The award is presented to
LifeSize for demonstrating excellence in product design and innovation,
leading price performance, and significant revenue growth in the Asia
Pacific region. The Frost & Sullivan Best Practices Award honors
organizations that have demonstrated outstanding performance through
remarkable best practices in their industry.
"LifeSize has a robust set of video conferencing solutions that meet the
requirements of Asia Pacific customers exceedingly well in this
recessionary environment, and its high growth in the market reflects
this. There is growing demand for video conferencing products from price
conscious customers in high growth Asian markets such as Japan, China,
Australia and India, and LifeSize has the ideal solutions to fulfill
this demand,” said Pranabesh Nath, industry analyst at Frost & Sullivan.
"With continued product development & technical innovation, we expect
LifeSize to maintain its high growth in the Asia Pacific market and
provide a serious challenge to established competitors in the video
collaboration industry,” continued Nath.
"LifeSize is honored to be selected by Frost & Sullivan for this award.
Since we introduced the first high definition video communications
system to the market in 2005, we have continued to drive superior
quality of experience, unique flexibility and unmatched price
performance in our HD solutions,” said Craig Malloy, chief executive
officer of LifeSize Communications. "As evidenced by the double-digit
growth of the video communications market, customers are adopting video
communications to change the way they work and live.”
LifeSize high definition video communications enable face-to-face
communications at a distance as naturally as being in the same room.
From the home office to the conference room, the desktop PC to the
telepresence suite, LifeSize solutions are deployed in organizations
around the world, enabling organizations to reduce travel expenses,
increase productivity and realize improved communications and
collaboration anywhere, anytime.
About The Award
The Frost & Sullivan Award for Emerging Company is presented each year
to the company that has emerged as a significant participant within its
industry. This company is perceived to have exhibited outstanding
management, superior market growth, exceptional customer service and the
ability to combine technology and successful strategic initiatives. This
company has the exceptional know-how to take advantage of market changes
through the execution of innovative strategies within the existing
competitive landscape.
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Frost & Sullivan has a consulting relationship with LifeSize, and
LifeSize paid Frost & Sullivan a licensing fee in connection with the
marketing of the award.
About LifeSize Communications
LifeSize Communications is a world leader in high definition video
communications and telepresence. Founded by industry veterans in 2003,
LifeSize pioneered high definition video communications to make
communicating at a distance as natural and effective as being in the
same room, for anyone, anywhere. LifeSize became a division of Logitech
in December 2009, sharing a vision of everywhere there is voice there
should be video. More information about LifeSize can be found at www.lifesize.com.
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