Accordent, Microsoft to Host Enterprise Video Webinar


Companies Will Offer Strategies for Enterprise Video Management Across Microsoft Technologies including Expression Encoder Pro

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Feb. 16, 2011 -- Accordent Technologies and Microsoft will host a webinar next Wednesday, February 23 at 1:00 ET/10:00 PT detailing how organizations can effectively deploy a complete Enterprise Video Management solution that is based entirely on Microsoft infrastructure.

With industry experts citing video as a top strategic enterprise technology for 2011, Accordent and Microsoft have teamed to provide an automated software-based video creation, management, publishing and delivery platform that is a welcome alternative to costly hardware-based systems.

The Accordent and Microsoft solution provides a complete suite of applications that leverage Microsoft core infrastructure commonly in place in the enterprise, including SharePoint, Lync (formerly OCS), SQL server, Windows Media Server and Silverlight. Accordent applications, built 100% on Microsoft technologies, provide business users with intuitive and easy to use solutions that facilitate the creation, upload and viewing of video content while also providing IT with a management dashboard that ensures secure and scalable video asset storage and delivery over the network.

Moderated by Erik K Linask, Group Editorial Director of TMCnet and featuring Steve Pattison, Accordent SVP Strategic Alliances; Kevin La Chapelle, Microsoft Principal Product Unit Manager for Expression Encoder, the webinar will cover such topics as:

o How the Accordent Enterprise Video Management platform enables
organizations to leverage their Microsoft infrastructure - including
Expression Encoder Pro, SharePoint and Lync (formerly OCS)
o How customers can save implementation, training, upgrade and maintenance
costs by implementing a software-based video platform
o Key considerations in deploying an enterprise video platform - including
governance, user authentication, content expiration and network delivery
controls

Accordent and Microsoft welcome all interested to register for the free event at: http://event.on24.com/r.htm?e=281765&s=1&k=F223E146DB564C2FF08DA291F366F050&partnerref=accordent.

The webinar follows a successful, joint Accordent and Microsoft exhibition at the Business Video at ITEXPO 2011 show, where the Accordent Enterprise Video Management platform and Microsoft Expression Encoder Pro received "Best of Show" honors for Best Large Enterprise Solution and Best Innovation respectively.

About Accordent Technologies, Inc.

Accordent Technologies provides Enterprise Video Management solutions that enable world-class organizations to inform, train and engage audiences online. The Accordent Enterprise Video Management platform, which includes the Accordent Media Management System(TM), Accordent PresenterPRO(TM) and Accordent Capture Station(TM), addresses the complete content lifecycle of all video assets regardless of source or format - from the point of Enterprise Video Capture, to viewer Portal Services, to administrative Video Content Management, to Rich Media Delivery and content expiration across disparate networks. Accordent is an award-winning company serving the Fortune 500 and leading educational, government and healthcare organizations. www.accordent.com.

SOURCE Accordent Technologies, Inc.

CONTACT: Darian Germain of Accordent Technologies, +1-703-608-3404

Web Site: www.accordent.com

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