Genesys Brings Multi-Media Virtual Meetings to the iPhone

July 16, 2007; 08:50 AM
Genesys (Euronext Eurolist C:FR0004270270)(NASDAQ:GNSY), a global multimedia collaboration service leader, today announced that it is the first company to bring full virtual meeting capabilities to participants with Apple’s revolutionary iPhone. The standards-based AJAX technology of Genesys Meeting Center 4.0 allows users to effortlessly join a voice and web meeting through the iPhone’s Safari browser.

“Genesys’ strategy is always to provide ubiquitous access to virtual meetings regardless of the platform, browser or device you’re using,” said Denise Persson, EVP Global Marketing of Genesys. “Businesses are becoming increasingly dispersed and require the flexibility and ease-of-use needed for professionals to collaborate over mobile devices from anywhere they happen to be. Today, twenty percent of all participants attend meetings from a cell phone. With the iPhone, people will have access to the full experience of a virtual meeting anywhere and anytime without carrying a laptop.”

“We are delighted to bring this critical business capability to the iPhone, right from the start,” added Persson. “The iPhone’s remarkably sleek display is a great display for the simple and user-friendly interface of Genesys Meeting Center 4.0. It’s a great marriage of an elegant hardware and browser-based software as a service application working together to serve both the business and aesthetic needs and desires of mobile professionals.”

Key benefits for iPhone users include:

• Real-time collaboration: Participants are able to view real-time online presentations, document-, and application-sharing instantly. All features regularly viewable on a desktop during a web meeting are supported on the iPhone with zoom-in capabilities and portrait/landscape view. Speed varies depending on Wi-Fi or EDGE connection speed.

• Simplified meeting access and cost-efficiency: With Genesys Meeting Center’s ‘dial me’ feature, participants don’t need to locate the dial-in number or worry about connection charges. One click via the iPhone’s Safari browser allows users to participate in the web meeting and at the same time the application automatically calls the participant.

Mobile access brings an element of increased usability to traditional conferencing and collaboration. While many browser-based applications working on the iPhone are targeted towards consumers, Genesys understands that business users are taking advantage of the iPhone’s full feature-set and high usability. Genesys provides its enterprise customers, including over half of the Fortune 500, ubiquitous access to the virtual meeting tools they’re accustomed to using for faster and more efficient virtual meetings.

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Genesys

Founded in 1986, Genesys is a leading provider of unified collaboration and communication services to thousands of organizations worldwide, including more than half of the Fortune Global 500. The company’s flagship product, Genesys Meeting Center, provides an integrated multimedia collaboration solution that is easy to use and available on demand. With offices in more than 20 countries across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific, the company offers an unmatched global presence and strong local support. Genesys Conferencing is publicly traded on Euronext Eurolist C in France (FR0004270270). Additional information is available at www.genesys.com.