BANGKOK--23 Jul--Xinhua-PRNewswire-AsiaNet/InfoQuest Educating and promoting awareness of video-conferencing as an effective natural communications tool to boost efficiency and productivity TANDBERG(R) (Oslo: TAA.OL), global leader in visual communications, will be conducting TANDBERG NOW Visual Communication Seminar, the first among a series of interactive visual communication seminars across Asia, in Bangkok, Thailandon July 18, 2007. Held at Swissotel Le Concorde, Bangkok, the event was supported by TANDBERG Platinum Partner in Thailand, MediaStream. The event also presented key note speaker from TANDBERG customer, Wattanosoth Hospital, Bangkok. Targeted at key decision makers and enterprise managers, TANDBERG NOW aims to educate and update stakeholders on the latest trends and technologies in the visual communications industry. The seminars will focus on highlighting the benefits of natural communications from business as well as environment perspective. "Increasingly businesses are looking for technologies that can offer dual benefits-increase the productivity and at the same time reduce cost of operations. They are also getting more conscious of the green initiatives and are looking at ways in which they can contribute positively to the environment," said Mr. Lars Ronning, President for Asia Pacific (Excluding China and Japan), TANDBERG. "Our main objective from TANDBERG NOW will be to address their business concerns and challenges and to highlight visual communications as a viable option for conducting business." TANDBERG NOW promises to offer a unique platform to experience live demonstrations of video-conferencing and a hands-on interactive training session. Customer testimonials and case studies highlighting innovative usage of video conferencing technology across different industries will also be featured as part of the seminar. TANDBERG NOW is a free of cost seminar which will be held at: July 18 -- Bangkok, Thailand Aug 22 -- Singapore Sept 18 -- Malaysia Oct 18 -- Seoul, South Korea To register contact: [email protected] About TANDBERG TANDBERG is a leading global provider of video communication products and services. The Company has dual headquarters in New York and Norway. TANDBERG designs, develops and markets systems and software for video, voice and data. The Company provides sales, support and value-added services in more than 90 countries worldwide. TANDBERG trades publicly on the Oslo Stock Exchange under the ticker TAA.OL. Please visit http://www.tandberg.com for more information. TANDBERG is a trademark or registered trademark in the U.S. and other countries. About MediaStream MediaStream is the Authorized Distributor of TANDBERG Videoconferencing Systems in Thailand. The company specialises in the design, engineering and integration of multimedia applications such as voice, video, data and web. These applications can be deployed through converged networks including ISDN, Leased circuit, IP, Frame Relay, ATM and IP/LAN/WAN infrastructure as percustomer requirements. Contact: TANDBERG Deborah Wong Tel: +65-6236-9205 Email: [email protected] LEWIS PR for TANDBERG Audrey Wong Tel: +65-6534-7250 Email: [email protected] SOURCE TANDBERG --Distributed by AsiaNet ( www.asianetnews.net )--