Arkadin Expands Conferencing Service to India; Introduces Partnership with ConferIndia

Arkadin Expands Conferencing Service to India; Introduces Partnership with
ConferIndia

NEW YORK, Jan. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Arkadin SA (www.arkadin.com), a global
provider of audio and web conferencing services, today announced its expansion
into India with the launch of Arkadin ConferIndia. Arkadin will deliver
conferencing services to India through a partnership with ConferIndia -- one
of the leading audio conferencing services in the region.
The partnership brings together the global services and technology network
of Arkadin and the strong local presence of ConferIndia to offer the best in
industry conferencing services to clients throughout India. Arkadin will
offer services out of ConferIndia's office in the National Capital Region of
Delhi, providing 24-hour, year-round local customer support and a local sales
team.
Pankaj Gupta, the CEO of ConferIndia will head the Indian operations as
the managing director of the joint entity, Arkadin ConferIndia. According to
Mr. Gupta, "The relationship has come at a time when Indian businesses are
becoming truly global and the need and market for conferencing services is
increasing at more than 100 percent per year. Arkadin and ConferIndia are
coming together at the right time with the right set of services, and project
to achieve a market share of at least 30 percent of the Indian Conferencing
Market within two years."
The relationship will benefit the fast growing Indian market with state-
of-the-art conferencing services offered by Arkadin ConferIndia. The company
will have sales offices in all major cities in India including Mumbai,
Bangalore, Kolkota, Chennai and Hyderabad in 2008.
About ConferIndia
ConferIndia (www.conferindia.com) was founded three years ago, and
currently has more than 100 customers using its reservation-based and
reservationless services out of India.
About Arkadin
Arkadin (www.arkadin.com) provides professional conferencing services that
enable organizations of all sizes, including Fortune Global 500 companies, to
better communicate and collaborate using customizable, cost-efficient, user-
friendly solutions. With operating centers across Asia, Europe and North
America, Arkadin's core audio and web services, ArkadinAnytime, ArkadinEvent,
ArkadinDataNow, and ArkadinAnywhere, and best-in-class customer support allow
Arkadin to virtually connect people anywhere around the world facilitating
easy and cost-effective information sharing and discussion. With a customer
base including organizations such as HMV, UNICEF, Spirent Communications and
Volvo, Arkadin's unique global capabilities and localized service allow
individuals to seamlessly communicate whenever, wherever and however they
choose.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kristy Heintz Priscilla Berenson, Director of Marketing
Weber Shandwick Arkadin
1-212-445-8019 1-866-427-5234 or 1-646-495-7651
kheintz@webershandwick.com p.berenson@arkadin.com

SOURCE Arkadin

Priscilla Berenson, Director of Marketing, of Arkadin, +1-866-427-5234 or
+1-646-495-7651, p.berenson@arkadin.com; or Kristy Heintz of Weber Shandwick,
+1-212-445-8019, kheintz@webershandwick.com, for Arkadin