A Bountiful Horizon

Never in our 15-year corporate history has Avistar seen so much opportunity.

We find the recent industry consolidation news to be exhilarating. First, it is recognition of what we have been saying for years: This is a market with vast opportunity. Second, our position in the market as a desktop solution differentiates us greatly from the varied and numerous room and telepresence vendors. Our standards-based, interoperable solutions are vastly more cost effective than any other solution in the unified video collaboration space.

Although we have been in business for years, we are just getting started with integrating our solution into a variety of video-enabled UC solutions from multiple vendors. We have solved technology problems that these vendors didn’t even know they had, and we are positioned to grow our business through collaborative partnerships rather than going it alone. The partnerships that we have developed to date expose our solutions to a wider and more diverse audience, which will provide us with a greater opportunity for success.

As we expand our market into the virtual desktop environment through our work with Citrix and other VDI vendors, we will open up a field of new opportunities that will continue to differentiate Avistar. Our collective efforts will provide the company with multiple opportunities to open up new markets with new partners, all while giving us exposure among some of the biggest names in the technology/unified communications/video collaboration space. Our desktop products and video components are second-to-none in their adherence to standards and industry-leading interoperability.

As you can see, Avistar has a lot to look forward to in 2010 despite all the economic uncertainty. We have the ability to provide products that address all of the issues of the day: cost-effective performance, empowering employees with a greater productivity tool, a reduction in corporate travel that shrinks costs and improves employees’ lives — all while reducing a company’s carbon footprint. I can’t think of another technology solution that can offer such improvement in business, social and personal performance.

Thank you for all your efforts and interest in Avistar in 2009. We look forward to 2010.

By Bob Kirk, Avistar CEO