About the Partners
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. is one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world with more than 940 properties in approximately 97 countries and 145,000 employees at its owned and managed properties. Starwood Hotels is a fully integrated owner, operator and franchisor of hotels, resorts and residences with the following internationally renowned brands: St. Regis®, The Luxury Collection®, W®, Westin®, Le Méridien®, Sheraton®, Four Points® by Sheraton, and the recently launched Aloft®, and ElementSM. Starwood Hotels also owns Starwood Vacation Ownership, Inc., one of the premier developers and operators of high quality vacation interval ownership resorts. For more information, please visit www.starwoodhotels.com.
Dimension Data plc (LSE:DDT), a specialist IT services and solution provider, helps clients plan, build, support and manage their IT infrastructures. Dimension Data applies its expertise in networking, converged communications, security, Microsoft, storage and contact centre technologies and its unique skills in consulting, integration and managed services to create customised client solutions.
Dimension Data and Tata Communications have a global sales agreement, which enables both organisations to deliver comprehensive managed Telepresence services to companies around the world. This agreement builds on the strengths of Dimension Data in integrating solutions and services seamlessly into an organisation's existing ICT infrastructure and of Tata's market leading Telepresence solution.
Cisco enables people to make powerful connections-whether in business, education, philanthropy, or creativity. Cisco hardware, software, and service offerings are used to create the Internet solutions that make networks possible-providing easy access to information anywhere, at any time.
Cisco TelePresence is an innovative, realistic, virtual meeting solution that creates unique, “in-person” experiences allowing real-time, face-to-face communication over a converged IP network. This remarkable solution takes the virtual communications and collaboration experience to the next level.
Tata Communications' Telepresence service is based on the Cisco platform and our network of Telepresence rooms are connected to the Cisco Public TelePresence Suites in Santa Clara.
The Philippine Long Distance Company (PLDT) is the leading supplier of domestic and international telecommunications services in the Philippines. Founded on November 28, 1928, Manila-based PLDT is actively pursuing a convergence strategy through its three principal business groups - fixed line, wireless, and information & communication technology.
PLDT offers the largest and most diversified range of telecommunications services across the Philippines' most extensive fiber optic backbone and fixed line, cellular and satellite networks. In line with its commitment of changing lives, PLDT is now offering the Telepresence solution in the form of Public Studio Telepresence and Private Managed Telepresence for the corporate clientele. Public Studio Telepresence is available to companies upon reservation and on a pay-per-use basis, with connectivity to Tata Communications' global public room Telepresence Exchange network, while Private Managed Telepresence is a fully managed Customer Premised Equipment targeted to companies for their own private use.
Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) is a global leader specializing in business travel management. Present in more than 150 countries, CWT serves companies of all sizes, as well as government institutions and non-governmental organizations. By leveraging both the expertise of its people and leading-edge technology, CWT helps clients derive the greatest value from their travel program in terms of savings, service, security and sustainability. The company is also committed to providing best-in-class service and assistance to travelers. CWT services and solutions comprise four lines of business: Traveler & Transaction Services, Program Optimization, Safety & Security, and Meetings & Events. In 2008, sales volume for wholly owned operations and joint ventures totaled US$27.8 billion. For more information, please visit www.carlsonwagonlit.com.
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) works to create and sustain an environment conducive to the growth of industry in India, partnering industry and government alike through advisory and consultative processes.
CII is a non-government and not-for-profit organisation, playing a proactive role in India's development process. Founded over 112 years ago, it is India's premier business association, with a direct membership of over 7000 organisations from the private as well as public sectors, including SMEs and MNCs, and an indirect membership of over 90,000 companies from around 362 national, regional and sectoral associations.
Tata Communications has opened up public Telepresence rooms in 4 CII offices in Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad and Gurgaon, available to CII members and the general public.
Whygo Videoconferencing specialises in scheduling public video conferencing facilities around the world. Whygo created the first and still market leading global online booking system for public video conferencing facilities with over 2500 locations online today and many of which offer live real time availability and instant confirmations. Whygo services direct and agent/wholesale customer channels. The Whygo scheduling system is easily re-brandable with feature set options to suite most agent and broker service models. The company vision is to make booking a video conferencing facility as close to the customer as possible and easier than booking a flight. The company has operations in Sydney, London & Dallas that seamlessly work together to offer a 24 hour service to global customers, agents and room suppliers. Learn more at: www.whygo.eu, www.whygo.us, www.whygo.asia.
Neotel is South Africa's first converged communications network operator. It provides a range of value-added voice and data services for businesses, wholesale network operators and providers and consumers using its pure-IP Next Generation Network, powered by Neotel's high-performance fibre optic backbone. Neotel connects the major centres in South Africa to each other and to the world, directly linking the country into Tata Communications's global Tier 1 network. Neotel offers fresh thinking, a creative approach and flexible solutions for communications in South Africa.
