ACT Conferencing

ACT Conferencing, a PGi Company provides global conferencing services: audio, video, web and multimedia events. The company employs approximately 350 people, who are located in the headquarters office near Denver, Colorado, US; in Lynnfield, Massachusetts, US; and in other offices in Canada, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Netherlands, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore and Australia.[1] ACT Conferencing also operates as ACT Teleconferencing. According to Hoover's Online, the company targets clients in a broad range of industries, including finance, health care, investor relations, legal, government, manufacturing, and technology.

ACT Conferencing, a PGi Company
IndustryConferencing / Communications
FoundedAtlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Headquarters
U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Boland T. Jones, Founder, Chairman and CEO
ServicesAudio Conferencing, Web Conferencing, Video Conferencing, Video Event Services
WebsitePGi.com

History

Founded in Lakewood, Colorado, US, in 1989, ACT received funding in 2005 from Dolphin Direct, a New York–based private equity fund.[2]

Encyclopedia.com notes that ACT acquired Proximity, Inc., one of the world's largest providers of room-based videoconferencing services, in early 2002.[3]

On September 4, 2013, ACT was acquired by Atlanta, Georgia-based PGi, a global leader in collaboration and virtual meetings.[4]

Services

Conferencing services range from on-demand, self-service to customized global multimedia events. Local dialing is available for participants in more than 65 countries.[5]

ACT utilizes a number of regional carriers including AT&T, Rogers Telecom, Verizon, COLT Telecom, AAPT, PCCW and SingTel.

References
  1. Company History. Archived July 23, 2010, at the Wayback Machine ACT Conferencing.
  2. ACT Teleconferencing Successfully Completes Rights Offering. Business Wire. February 28, 2006
  3. ACT Teleconferencing Announces Agreement to Acquire Proximity, Inc. Acquisition of One of World's Largest Room-Based Videoconferencing Service Providers. PR Newswire. December 27, 2001.
  4. "PGi Acquires ACT Conferencing". Retrieved September 20, 2013.
  5. Global Presence and Capabilities Archived July 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine ACT Conferencing.
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