Glowpoint Provides Video Communications at Annual Blu-ray Industry Conference, Featuring Martin Scorsese

Thu Nov 5, 2009 9:24am EST
 
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Renowned filmmaker`s keynote address presented via live video from New York City
to conference attendees in Los Angeles
HILLSIDE, N.J.--(Business Wire)--
Glowpoint, Inc. (OTCBB: GLOW), a leading provider of managed services for
telepresence and video conferencing, today announced it provided a solution to
present featured keynote speaker filmmaker Martin Scorsese in New York to an
audience in Los Angeles as part of the home entertainment industry`s second
annual Blu-ray conference, called Blu-Con 2.0, on Tuesday, November 3, 2009. 

Glowpoint`s solution involved a high-definition, two-way interactive video
session, established through Glowpoint`s video cloud (known as "TEN"), which
enabled the Academy Award-winning director to present from the Director`s Guild
of America offices in New York City to 450 event attendees in Beverly Hills,
California. The annual event is specifically designed to bring together a
variety of creative, marketing, and business experts from across the
entertainment, IT, and consumer electronics industries to discuss Blu-ray`s role
in today`s home entertainment environment. 

"Glowpoint`s ability to combine the highest quality image via the Internet in a
fully- interactive environment made it the logical choice for this event, which
has gained the widespread support of the Hollywood community," said Martin
Porter, Blu-Con 2.0`s executive producer. 

Blu-Con 2.0 was sponsored by major Hollywood studios, including LionsgateSony
Pictures Home Entertainment, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, Universal Home
Entertainment, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, and Warner Brothers and
Warner Brothers Home Entertainment. Additional keynote presenters included media
and entertainment analyst Jessica Reif Cohen of Merrill Lynch, and Mike Vitelli,
executive vice president of customer operations groups for Best Buy. 

For more conference details, visit: www.blu-con.com. 

Glowpoint has provided remote connectivity for entertainment-related events in
the past, such as Lionsgate Films` "Peaceful Warrior" premier. During that
event, theatergoers located in California, Arizona, Washington, and Oregon were
connected via a video call with actor Nick Nolte and guest motivational speaker
Tony Robbins for an interactive community discussion of the film following its
first commercial screening. 

About Glowpoint

Glowpoint, Inc. (OTCBB: GLOW) is a leading provider of managed services for
telepresence and video conferencing. Glowpoint's suite of robust telepresence
and video communications solutions enables organizations to communicate with
each other over disparate networks and technology platforms. Glowpoint supports
thousands of video communications systems 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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