ATLANTA, Oct. 1, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- PGi (NYSE: PGI), a global leader in collaboration software and services for over 20 years, today announced the integration of its market-leading global hybrid IP audio network with Microsoft Lync Server 2013, empowering PGi's Lync customers worldwide with the reliable, easy-to-use audio conferencing experience trusted by 75% of the Fortune 100(TM).

"PGi has the world's most advanced IP network, purpose-built for collaboration-which we believe gives us a real advantage in the market," said David Guthrie, PGi chief technology officer. "Our proprietary Microsoft Lync Server integration offers a more scalable, cost-effective and feature-rich solution, while delivering faster connection times and all the benefits of PGi's collaboration expertise. This important step in our 10-year relationship with Microsoft is the first of our planned integrations with Lync Server, which will ultimately include our entire suite of award-winning collaboration software solutions."

PGi's GlobalMeet® Audio conferencing solution works directly with an enterprise's Microsoft Lync deployment to deliver:


    --  Global coverage: Connect participants worldwide with more than 150 local
        access points.
    --  Crystal-clear audio quality: Reliable, high-quality audio for more
        productive meetings.
    --  Seamless integration: Meetings managed through the Lync interface; no
        user training required.
    --  Hybrid audio: Mix dial-in, dial-out and VoIP calls to connect
        participants from inside and outside the company's firewall in the same
        meeting.
    --  Large meeting capacity: Meetings with up to 300 people with flawless
        audio quality.
    --  Better meeting management: Meeting hosts are equipped with a range of
        audio controls, including the popular "*0" option that provides
        immediate access to 24/7 live customer care.

"A growing number of UC-enabled businesses are searching for partners who can help provide a high quality and consistent collaboration experience today, while positioning for advanced collaboration tomorrow," said Bill Haskins, Wainhouse Research senior analyst and partner. "The integration between PGi's proven global collaboration cloud and Microsoft Lync offers a solid value proposition for IT buyers looking to bridge internal Lync users with external partners, international callers, mobile workers and team members who are still reliant on their current voice services--without the cost and complexity of integrating external networks directly into their Lync collaboration environment."

For more than two decades, the world's most recognizable brands have trusted PGi to help them scope, deploy and manage their complex global collaboration technologies and to deliver measureable business results. PGi was first to market with Microsoft Lync Online audio and previously announced integrations with Microsoft® Live Meeting® 2003 and 2007 and OCS 2007. To learn more, please visit pgi.com/globalmeet-audio/integrations/.

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About Premiere Global Services, Inc. ? PGi
 PGi has been a leading global provider of collaboration software and services for over 20 years. PGi's cloud-based software applications empower business users to connect, collaborate and share ideas and information from their desktop, tablet or smartphone, enabling greater productivity in the office or on the go. PGi has a global presence in 25 countries, and its award-winning solutions provide a collaborative advantage to over 45,000 enterprise customers, including 75% of the Fortune 100(TM). In the last five years, PGi has hosted more than 1.1 billion people from 137 countries in over 250 million virtual meetings. For more information, visit PGi at pgi.com.

Statements made in this press release, other than those concerning historical information, should be considered forward-looking and subject to various risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control. Such forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and are made based on management's current expectations or beliefs as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, management. A variety of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in PGi's forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, the following factors: competitive pressures, including pricing pressures; technological changes and the development of alternatives to our services; market acceptance of PGi's SaaS products, including iMeet(® )and GlobalMeet(®); our ability to attract new customers and to retain and further penetrate our existing customers; our ability to establish and maintain strategic reseller and distribution relationships; risks associated with challenging global economic conditions; price increases from our telecommunications service providers; service interruptions and network downtime, including undetected errors or defects in our software; technological obsolescence and our ability to upgrade our equipment or increase our network capacity; concerns regarding the security and privacy of our customers' confidential information; future write-downs of goodwill or other intangible assets; greater than anticipated tax and regulatory liabilities; restructuring and cost reduction initiatives and the market reaction thereto; our level of indebtedness; risks associated with acquisitions and divestitures; indemnification claims from the sale of our PGiSend business; our ability to protect our intellectual property rights, including possible adverse results of litigation or infringement claims; regulatory or legislative changes, including further government regulations applicable to traditional telecommunications service providers and data privacy; risks associated with international operations and market expansion, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; and other factors described from time to time in our press releases, reports and other filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including but not limited to the "Risk Factors" section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013. All forward-looking statements attributable to us or a person acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. We do not undertake any obligation to update or to release publicly any revisions to forward-looking statements contained in this press release to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this press release or the date of the statement, if a different date, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

Media Contact:
Blakely Thomas-Aguilar
(404) 262-8429
blakely.thomas-aguilar@pgi.com

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