Virtual meeting and collaboration innovator PGi has entered into a strategic alliance with cloud service marketplace platform AppDirect. Under the terms of the new agreement, PGi’s cloud-based business applications will be available to SMBs. Chief among these solutions is the collaboration solution iMeet.
iMeet enables SMBs to conduct face-to-face online meetings from anywhere, at any time, from any device. “iMeet was designed to drive more personal connections in virtual meetings, and it is commonly used for recruiting interviews, sales presentations, corporate training, team meetings and more,” states a PGi press releases submitted to ChannelPro-SMB.
Indeed, iMeet incorporates the tools SMBs use for a robust solution. For example, it offers HD video, social networking integration, and file sharing, and desktop and mobile meeting apps. ††
“Every SMB needs reliable collaboration tools to stay connected and competitive in today’s increasingly mobile world,” says PGi founder and CEO Boland T. Jones. “By reselling AppDirect’s cloud marketplace platform to our global carrier partners, PGi will increase access to iMeet for businesses of all sizes worldwide.”
AppDirect’s platform enables service providers to bundle leading cloud-based services with their traditional offerings. By bundling services, customers get the added convenience of receiving a single bill and accessing a single portal to manage all of their business applications.
According to AppDirect, the partnership with PGi provides access to virtual collaboration services.
“We’re seeing that small businesses prefer to acquire cloud applications in a bundled fashion and from a trusted provider, which is exactly what we’ve set out to make possible at AppDirect,” says AppDirect president and CEO Daniel Saks. “With the increasing demand for virtual collaboration services, we’re thrilled to offer our channel partners the opportunity to include iMeet in their cloud marketplaces.”
