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December Newsletter 2011

Video Guidance announces vStream™ — Video Guidance forms strategic partnerships —

VG Connect™ expands its endpoints portfolio — Video Guidance launches scheduling portal

Video Guidance welcomes new Team Member— Video Guidance again named to “Inc. 5000”

Video Guidance announces vStream™, new cloud-based video
streaming services

As travel costs continue to climb and travel hassles continue to worsen, visual communications is becoming critical for organizations to meet their business goals. Video Guidance has developed vStream™, a new hosted streaming visual communication service to help companies accelerate
their success.

The secure, cloud-based service streams video communications over the Internet. vStream offers companies an all-in-one, highly reliable live and/or on-demand solution, increasing the visual impact of your sales presentations, product launches, training programs or business announcements. Best of all, video streaming with Video Guidance is affordable, accessible and easy to use.

vStream integrates four essential elements of streaming video communications, including video capture, content management, portal services and rich media delivery. The integration greatly simplifies what it takes to get your digital media applications up and running.

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vStream can lower your communication costs and increase its efficiencies by:

Increasing the size of your audience
Reducing travel expenses
Extending your reach to any location
Extending the life of your event with an archived version for viewing on-demand
Sharing information with customers, employees, business partners and the public

vStream offers a comprehensive set of webcasting applications and related services to help organizations leverage the latest web-based collaboration technologies to advance their communications objectives. The following highlights a few of vStream’s deliverables, features and services.

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Visual Control Panel allows for separate host, presenter and attendees
Registration web page and reporting
Secure, permission-based content viewing and tracking
Support for PowerPoint animation and synchronization
Polling, results and Q&A allows for moderated question and answer sessions
Archiving to save events for future playback
Event services to assist your company with your events

vStream can significantly reduce business costs and increase your productivity by helping you reach your audience anywhere at anytime. Video Guidance’s vStream can maximize your event
experience with the most cost effective form of communication. Call your Sales Representative
today to learn more.

Video Guidance forms strategic partnerships

Video Guidance has formed strategic partnerships with Network Center, Inc. (offices in Fargo and Grand Forks, N.D); Sovran, Inc. (Eagan, Minn.); and with Tushaus Computer Services (offices in Milwaukee, Madison, Appleton and Green Bay, Wis.).

Video Guidance’s joint partnerships utilize and maximize their partner’s resources to offer comprehensive collaboration and visual services to businesses and organizations. These relationships help Video Guidance grow by increasing its sales presence in its current markets and expand its geographic reach.

Video Guidance’s Partner Program is designed to help resellers succeed in the highly lucrative video conferencing market. The initiative enables value-added resellers (VARs) to take advantage of sales opportunities with our best-in-class video conferencing solutions.

VG Connect™ subscription based “video as a service” expands its
endpoints portfolio

VG Connect™ comprehensive hosted and managed video communication service has expanded the video endpoints to include Polycom and LifeSize endpoints. Video endpoints are installed and connected directly to the VG Connect video platform, ensuring an end-to-end managed solution to easily dial and connect to any standards-based video user. Companies can now choose from an array of PC-based, desktop or room systems with a monthly subscription plan to make video calls.

The VG Connect subscriptions include:

Basic Desktop: Cisco Movi or Polycom CMA
Advanced Desktop: Cisco E20 or Polycom VVX1500
Deluxe Desktop: Cisco EX60, EX90, 1700 MXP, Polycom HDX4500 or LifeSize LG Executive
Basic Endpoint: Cisco C20, Polycom HDX 6000/7000 or LifeSize Passport Express or Team 220
Advanced Endpoint: Cisco C40, Polycom HDX 8000 or LifeSize Room 220
Deluxe Endpoint: Cisco C60, C90 or Polycom HDX 9000

Our unmatched "Video as a Service" platform includes a secure, reliable and easily assessable menu of integrated hardware, applications and services, supported by aggressive SLAs, including:

Complete design, deployment and training programs
Desktop and room system endpoint management
Scheduling and call-launching application
Multi-point HD bridging
Conference support “white glove” service
Virtual video rooms
Service and equipment support

Compared to a premise-based video solution, VG Connect services are more scalable, allowing for flexible call capacity. VG Connect requires less internal resources, improves call satisfaction and offers a lower cost of ownership. Call us today to see how VG Connect can help your company meet its business objectives.

Video Guidance launches scheduling portal for VG Connect™
video services

VG Connect™ now offers a complimentary scheduling portal that adds immediate operational value to organizations, saving time, training and resources. The easy-to-use, web-based software drives up end user adoption and satisfaction. The service allows users to focus on the content of the meeting without becoming distracted by the technology, giving businesses a faster return on investment.

User Portal

VG Connect Scheduling Portal focuses on key areas, including scheduling, simplifying conference management, enabling a more efficient service, and allowing greater call launch capabilities. Video Guidance has created an environment where your usage can be scaled to meet your demand. Rooms can be selected, images of the rooms can be displayed and multi-point video conferences can be launched in a simplified manner.
Using a web page, VG Connect’s Scheduling Portal will manage all aspects of your conferences.

VG Connect Scheduling Portal allows users and video administrators to automatically launch calls at the scheduled start time, creating an environment where users can walk into the room and start their meeting, without having to be concerned about the technology. Also, in the near future, the Scheduling Portal will integrate with Outlook for an even greater ease of scheduling video conference calls.

To help you maximize your event experience with this comprehensive scheduling tool, call Dean Aamodt, VG conference services manager, at 952-400-2556 to learn more about this service and to get setup on the VG Connect Scheduling Portal today.

New Team Member

Mike Soltys has joined Video Guidance as Lead Implementation Technician. He brings to Video Guidance thirty years of experience in commercial/residential audio video systems project management, design, sales, installation, service and repair. He also has expertise in audio engineering, stage management, production management and studio recording. Mike graduated from Anoka Technical College and the Minnesota School of Music. Welcome Mike!

Video Guidance recognized for continued growth, again named
to “Inc. 5000”

Video Guidance continues to grow alongside an explosive multi-billion collaboration market. With third quarter revenues up a whopping 55 percent over last year, Video Guidance is on track to surpass its annual, year-end goal of double-digit growth of 29 percent with booked sales up 33 percent.

Video Guidance attributes its strong performance to new business it is realizing from new markets, including Wisconsin and North Dakota. In addition to new clients, the company is also enjoying additional and expanded business opportunities with current customers.

The company’s success has not gone unnoticed. Video Guidance has again been named to the “Inc. 5000” list of the nation’s fastest growing private companies, a recognition the company has earned for five consecutive years. Video Guidance is also one of Minnesota’s top 100 private companies and one of the nation’s top private telecommunications companies.

As an independent provider of visual communications, Video Guidance partners with the world's leading video conferencing manufacturers to implement customized strategic visual communications. The customer-focused company differentiates itself by providing “best of breed” technologies and unlimited applications to help its customers to communicate more effectively and to exceed their business goals.

Imagine the Possibilities!

Video Guidance's consultative approach uncovers your company's mission critical, revenue-generating requirements and identifies the best visual application to meet your business goals.

7 Step Process

Simplifying the Possibilities

Our 7-Step Process is designed to ensure an optimal solution:

Step 1	Assessment & design
Step 2	Select equipment
Step 3	Select service plan
Step 4	Room and application optimization
Step 5	Service activation and training
Step 6	Call anyone
Step 7	Customer support