Glowpoint to Provide Video Conferencing Managed Services for 2009 NBA Draft

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Wed Jun 24, 2009 9:16am EDT

Team headquarters connected, multiple "war room" live video feeds provided for
inside look at selection process
HILLSIDE, N.J.--(Business Wire)--
Glowpoint, Inc. (OTCBB:GLOW), a leading provider of advanced video
communications solutions, today announced it will be providing video
conferencing managed services to enable live, interactive broadcasts of team
picks on national television for the 2009 NBA basketball draft. Draft coverage
begins Thursday, June 25 at 7 p.m. EDT and will feature live interviews, carried
via the Glowpoint video network, from 15 team locations throughout the country.
The coverage will also include live video feeds from 3 team "war rooms" in order
to provide an insider`s look at the selection process. 

"We are very pleased to have been selected, once again, to provide our services
for this high-profile event," said Dan Boland, Glowpoint`s vice president of
broadcast and digital media. "It`s exciting to see the demand for our services
expand this year, and it`s a testament to the quality, efficiency, and overall
capabilities that IP video conferencing technology offers to television
broadcasters and their viewers nationwide." 

Glowpoint`s services for the draft will include high-quality IP network
connectivity and live event production services. Draft broadcasters will
leverage Glowpoint`s cost-effective services by conducting live interviews
between program hosts in the Madison Square Garden Theater, leading sports
analysts, and team officials located at 15 team headquarters nationwide. The
networks will frequently show a split-screen format, demonstrating Glowpoint`s
ability to provide zero-latency, quality of service (QoS) connectivity in a
live-to-air use of video conferencing. Additionally, television coverage will
include live feeds from the "war rooms" of the L.A. Clippers, Memphis Grizzlies,
and Minnesota Timberwolves. 

In addition to the NBA and NFL drafts, Glowpoint provides services to Comcast`s
Mountain West Sports Network and the NFL Network, along with other leading
television networks. 

About Glowpoint

Glowpoint, Inc. (OTCBB:GLOW)is a leading provider of advanced video
communications solutions. Glowpoint`s suite of robust telepresence and video
communications solutions enable organizations to communicate with each other
over disparate networks and technology platforms. Glowpoint supports thousands
of video communications system in more than 35 countries with its 24/7 video
management services. Glowpoint also powers major broadcasters, Fortune 500
companies, as well as global carriers and video equipment manufacturers - and
their customers - worldwide. To learn more, visit www.glowpoint.com. 



Glowpoint, Inc.
Jonathan Brust, 312-235-3888, ext. 2052
jbrust@glowpoint.com
www.glowpoint.com



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