TROIS-RIVIERES, June 20 /CNW Telbec/ - GlobeeCom International Inc.
("GlobeeCom") (TSX Venture: GBC) a cutting-edge firm specializing in the
development of on-line collaborative software products for use over IP
networks, is pleased to announce the forming of a partnership with the
International Institute of Telecommunications (IIT). Established both on North
American and European markets, Globeecom is positioning itself as a strategic
partner and services provider.
The International Institute of Telecommunications (IIT) and the
International Institute of Telecommunications- Research (IIT-R) make up one of
Canada's top industrial centres with respect to telecommunications and
information technology. These two entities have a common goal, which is to
play a major role in the development of the telecommunications/ICT
(Information and Communication Technologies) industry. As a training centre
for the industry, providing state-of-the-art consulting services in
telecommunications/ICT, IIT also offers essential support to innovative SMBs
by helping them with the critical steps of technological validation and
marketing. Further information may be found at the IIT Website:
www.iitelecom.com
IIT, whose major features include, amongst other things, its training and
research centres, may now benefit from the technology of GlobeMeeting(R), a
collaborative on-line tool for use over IP networks, and provide its customers
with distance-training sessions (distance teaching, teleworking) and its
research workers and partners with an extremely efficient collaborative
network. This platform, based on IP technology, will open up new possibilities
both for the Institute and for its clients and partners in general. "This
cooperation between GlobeeCom and IIT realistically illustrates the added
value the Institute has in the eyes of the SMB community," stated Mr. Louis
Brunel, CEO of IIT. "It also demonstrates its technological capacity in the
areas of testing and R&D, and its role in the economic development of the
industry."
For his part, Mr. Erick Caron, expressed his great pleasure "at the
Company's becoming a member of the IIT, a move that demonstrates the strength
and vitality of Quebec as a whole and of GlobeeCom, in particular, as
stakeholders in the field of high-tech telecommunications."
About GlobeeCom
GlobeeCom, a Research and Development Company, develops internet-based
communication technologies that allow remote multimedia content to be
broadcast and shared over IP networks. Its GlobeMeeting(R) technology permits
on-line representation over IP networks of all the various aspects of a
meeting room - irrespective of the geographical location of each user.
GlobeMeeting(R) is multilingual and compatible with SIP protocol.
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accuracy of the present press release.
