Avistar Communications Corp., a provider of unified visual communications solutions, has announced that Communications III (ComIII), a full service telecommunications and video conferencing company in America’s Midwest, will offer Avistar C3 Desktop videoconferencing as a hosted service to its customers.

The Avistar C3 (News - Alert) Desktop represents business productivity software, a standards-based, scalable, interoperable, useable and reliable desktop videoconferencing solution with a consistent, high quality video and audio experience.

Avistar (News - Alert) C3 Desktop uses standard features such as instant messaging-style ability to initiate corporate video communications, multiparty calls and directory integration. The  telephony features include video transfer, video call waiting, 2-line video calling, hold and message retrieval supported by existing communication processes.

“Communications III chose Avistar desktop videoconferencing to add to our managed services because of its profound audio and video quality, ease of use and price point,” stated Scott Halliday, president of Communications III.

“Our clients across all 12 Midwest states have asked for a best-of-breed hosted videoconferencing solution to improve collaboration and reduce travel expenses, and now they have it with one click,” added Halliday.

Darren Innes (News - Alert), General Manager, Worldwide Sales, Avistar, added, “Communications III has been a successful Avistar partner for more than a year. This agreement signifies a deepening of our relationship and marks the first time one of our partners will serve as a host to our award-winning desktop videoconferencing technology. We couldn’t be happier that this partner is Communications III.”

Videoconferencing provides organizations of all sizes serious cost savings, improved productivity and return on investment. Unlike consumer desktop videoconferencing, which can pose security risks and support difficulties within an organization, Avistar C3 desktop videoconferencing is easy to use and administer, secure, dependable, reliable and scalable.

With desktop videoconferencing as a hosted service, the price constraint has also been eliminated. Even small organizations with low monthly cost of entry have opted for hosted desktop videoconferencing.

Through ComIII and its resellers and distributors, organizations can realize the value of desktop videoconferencing from the office, on the move or in a room, experiencing improvement in productivity, team, and communication at any time, anywhere.