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VSI Enterprises Announces $1.8 Million Contract with Bell Atlantic

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VSI Enterprises, a leading provider of videoconferencing and audio/visual command and control systems, has announced a major contract with Bell Atlantic, a leading telecommunications company. The contract, valued at approximately $1.8 million, involves the upgrade of 35 VSI videoconferencing systems with the latest version of Omega software. This upgrade will enable Bell Atlantic to maintain its complex network of nearly 80 VSI systems, which are used for corporate meetings and employee training. The new systems are expected to be built and shipped by mid-December 1999.

Key Takeaways:

  • VSI Enterprises has secured a $1.8 million contract with Bell Atlantic to upgrade 35 videoconferencing systems with the latest version of Omega software.
  • The upgraded systems will enable Bell Atlantic to control and maintain its complex network of nearly 80 VSI systems.
  • The project is expected to be completed by mid-December 1999.
  • Bell Atlantic has a long-standing business relationship with VSI Enterprises and has used VSI's videoconferencing systems for corporate meetings and employee training.
  • VSI's Omega software is capable of meeting Bell Atlantic's demanding videoconferencing and audio/visual command and control requirements.
  • VSI Enterprises is a global company with customers in more than 30 countries, including Fortune 1000 corporations, governmental agencies, health care providers, and educational institutions.
  • Bell Atlantic is a leading provider of advanced wireline voice and data services, with over 43 million telephone access lines and nearly 10 million wireless customers worldwide.

Statistics:

  • $1.8 million: the value of the contract between VSI Enterprises and Bell Atlantic.
  • 35: the number of VSI videoconferencing systems to be upgraded with the latest version of Omega software.
  • 80: the number of VSI systems located throughout the Northeast, used for corporate meetings and employee training.
  • 30: the number of countries in which VSI Enterprises has customers.
  • 43 million: the number of telephone access lines provided by Bell Atlantic companies worldwide.
  • 10 million: the number of wireless customers served by Bell Atlantic companies worldwide.

Sources:

  • Business Wire, September 28, 1999.
  • VSI Enterprises, Inc. home page (http://www.vsin.com).
  • Bell Atlantic news releases, executive speeches, news media contacts, and other useful information (http://www.ba.com).

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