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Press Release

The New York Hall of Science Receives Top Honor in Video Championship Awards
4-01-09

Queens, N.Y. – The New York Hall of Science has won an international video contest sponsored by TANDBERG, the leading global provider of telepresence and high-definition video conferencing solutions.
The Hall’s “Video Champion of the Year” submission, which may be viewed below, showcases the use of virtual visits that enable participants from across the globe to connect, interact and learn science lessons. The video shows instructors teaching different lessons, such as the phases of matter and the effect on a balloon, and water changing into a vapor state.
“The energy and enthusiasm of the video communications community continues to inspire us,” said Chris Lawrence, the senior manager of the Hall’s Digital Learning Department. “We are thankful to TANDBERG for this recognition.”
The competition was open to all companies and organizations currently utilizing video conferencing in the United States and Canada.
An independent panel of judges selected winners in five categories. First selected the Education/Training Content Provider category winner, the Hall’s video went on to take the overall “Video Champion of the Year” award as the winner from the five categories with the best approach to achieving distinctive results through the use of video.
“We hope the standard set by New York Hall of Science inspires others to innovate with video,” said Mark Mayfield, editor, AV Technology. “TANDBERG's award programs are an effective way to encourage best practices in video communications.”
The winners were invited to the TANDBERG Awards Dinner held in conjunction with VoiceCon 2009 in Orlando (March 30-April 2, 2009).
About TANDBERG
TANDBERG is the leading global provider of telepresence, high-definition videoconferencing and mobile video products and services with dual headquarters in New York and Norway. TANDBERG designs, develops and markets systems and software for video, voice and data. The company provides sales, support and value-added services in more than 90 countries worldwide. TANDBERG is publicly traded on the Oslo Stock Exchange under the ticker TAA.OL. Please visit www.tandberg.com for more information.
TANDBERG is a trademark or registered trademark in the U.S. and other countries. All other product and company names here in may be trademarks of their respective owners.

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