Emblaze-VCON Signs Agreement with Direct Visual As Exclusive Partner for UK

Direct Visual, the UK’s leading independent visual communications provider, to push Emblaze-VCON into the UK market

Batley, 16th May 2006: Direct Visual, the UK's leading Video communications specialist has today signed a partnership agreement with Emblaze-VCON, a leading provider of wireless video communications technologies and conferencing solutions for operators and enterprise markets over IP networks to become the Master Reseller for Emblaze-VCON video conferencing products and services in the UK, and will operate under its distribution arm, Direct Visual Distribution.

The distribution agreement calls for the exclusive distribution rights and the joint management of a merged reseller channel specialising in the integration, configuration, setting up and maintenance of IP communications. Direct Visual will be marketing to UK resellers and aiding in sales, marketing and support to institutions ranging from large corporate to government agencies.

Emblaze-VCON’s Regional Sales Manager, David Binder said; “Direct Visual was selected owing to their past achievement and performance, as well as the quality of their organisation, especially their sales and marketing force.

“We can see the partnership with Direct Visual growing the IP communications market and opening up the possibility of visual communications to more and more businesses.”

Direct Visual sees the partnership as a vital way to build their own name in the market, adding the relationship to an increasing list that includes some of the world’s leaders in the visual communications marketplace.

Direct Visual Strategic Alliance Manager, Steve Shaw said; “The relationship with Emblaze-VCON is one we have worked long and hard on. The end result is a testament to how much we both want to work with each other. Their products are an excellent example of IP communications products and our service offerings are the most complete in the industry.

“We are the UK’s leading independent supplier of visual communications, audio visual and network products. This partnership is further proof that Direct Visual is the organisation to work with in converged communications.”

Direct Visual will be providing first line support to the reseller channel, as well as expert consultancy and design services, and training through its top class training school, the DV Academy.