{"id":2248,"date":"2012-06-21T14:22:00","date_gmt":"2012-06-21T14:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cloudnewsdaily.com\/?guid=e31232fb7500c4624fae53c4d51e3cf5"},"modified":"2012-06-21T14:22:00","modified_gmt":"2012-06-21T14:22:00","slug":"video-guidance-connecting-point-partner-for-video-conferencing-in-the-dakotas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/video-guidance-connecting-point-partner-for-video-conferencing-in-the-dakotas\/","title":{"rendered":"Video Guidance, Connecting Point Partner for Video Conferencing in the Dakotas"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p><span>Bloomington, Minn.-based Video Guidance, a <strong><\/strong>visual communications company, has formed a strategic partnership with Watertown, S.D.-based Connecting Point Computer Center, which provides IT solutions to businesses, schools and government agencies throughout the Dakotas. The partnership will help Video Guidance grow by increasing its sales presence in its current markets and expanding its geographic reach across North and South Dakota. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur joint partnerships utilize and maximize resources to offer more comprehensive collaboration and visual services to businesses and organizations,\u201d said Michael Werch, president of Video Guidance. \u201cThe program is designed to help value-added resellers (VARs) succeed in the highly lucrative video conferencing market, enabling them to take advantage of high-margin sales opportunities with our best-in-class video conferencing solutions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Since 1979, Connecting Point (www.ConnectingPoint.biz) has helped organizations of all sizes deploy and manage servers, desktops and notebooks from a centralized location. <strong>With off-site backup and cloud computing, t<\/strong>he company is regarded for its proactive, preventative approach to IT management that stops problems before they affect a network.<strong> <\/strong>Connecting Point also offers Cisco Unified Communications solutions, which connect people, information and teams to help them collaborate more effectively.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are excited to partner with Video Guidance to expand our collaboration portfolio,\u201d said Bryan Waege, president of Connecting Point. \u201cTogether with Video Guidance, we will maximize our customers\u2019 technology investments to help them meet their business objectives rather than react to IT problems.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-10769\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Strategic partners help Video Guidance \u2013 through its cloud-based services &#8212; create a more visually collaborative workspace for its customers. In the last decade, Internet, mobile and broadband technologies have redefined our way of life, and visual communication tools have become critical to a business\u2019 efficiencies. And in an era of dispersed teams and reduced travel budgets, enhanced, strategic collaboration and applications are essential to maximizing the benefits of today\u2019s sophisticated technology.<\/p>\n<p>Founded in 1999, Video Guidance is privately held and headquartered in Bloomington, Minn. Video Guidance is an independent partner of Cisco, Polycom and LifeSize, and maintains strategic alliances with Conference Plus, On Stream Media Corporation, VQ Communications, VBrick, and Accordent. For five consecutive years, Video Guidance has been named to the &#8220;Inc. 5,000&#8243; list of the nation&#8217;s fastest growing private companies, and is one of the top privately held companies in Minnesota and one of the top 150 telecommunications companies in the nation. In addition, Video Guidance has been named by <em>The Business Journal<\/em> as one of the &#8220;50 Fastest Growing Privately Held Companies&#8221; in the Twin Cities, and by <em>Minnesota Business<\/em> magazine as \u201cOne of the Best Companies to Work For.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"zemanta-pixie\" style=\"margin-top: 10px; height: 15px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"zemanta-pixie-img\" style=\"float: right;\" src=\"http:\/\/img.zemanta.com\/pixy.gif?x-id=0466f4ec-c46d-4b32-b5d2-fea4671ce5fa\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/RQVTh2-f-luZ5LsQFUYmLT9sMAk\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/RQVTh2-f-luZ5LsQFUYmLT9sMAk\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/RQVTh2-f-luZ5LsQFUYmLT9sMAk\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/RQVTh2-f-luZ5LsQFUYmLT9sMAk\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/CloudNewsDaily\/~4\/xk-uSuuFJMw\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BLOOMINGTON, Minn.&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211;Bloomington, Minn.-based Video Guidance (www.videoguidance.com),        a leading strategic visual        communications company, has formed a strategic partnership with        Watertown, S.D.-based Connecting Poi&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48,42,553,46],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2248","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-partnerships","category-video","category-video-guidance","category-videoconferencing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2248","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2248"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2248\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2248"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2248"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2248"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}