Global Caché and Utelogy Form Partnership
Combined Products Offer Scalable, Cloud Based AV Control Solution
June 15, 2011
Orlando, FL, USA – June 15, 2011 – (infoComm11 Booth #2421) Global Caché, the leading
independent manufacturer of IP and WiFi connectivity products for the control and
automation market, and Utelogy, makers of flexible, network ready AV control software
for businesses and educational facilities, announced today they have signed a strategic
alliance agreement. The partnership provides a platform for the two companies to
co-market and ensures seamless product compatibility. Utelogy’s software, which
can be installed in an organization’s local facility or hosted off-site in the cloud,
now fully integrates with Global Caché’s connectivity hardware. Together, the two
companies provide a powerful software/hardware solution at a competitive price.
Global Caché’s award-winning products connect almost any electrical device to a
WiFi and IP network so it can be controlled, automated, and maintained by network-based
software. The company offers other connectivity products and capabilities, including
IR learning, IR receivers, and sensors, that can be connected to a network. Global
Caché products are enabling devices that are designed to work with other standards
based products.
Utelogy is one of the world’s first AV control systems providing the choice of software
running in a room, in a centralized rack, or as a hosted cloud-based system. Utelogy
offers a suite of software: U-Control; U-Help (an AV Help Desk with easy, one-touch
help for easy and discreet connectivity to the service center); and U-Manage to
manage and support on an enterprise level.
“We believe that employing open systems and industry standards drives innovation
and ultimately provides for the most powerful and cost-effective solutions on the
market,” said Walt Keller, Global Caché President. “Utelogy is a prime example of
what our industry can achieve by combining experience in the control industry with
the advantages of open systems. The team at Utelogy understands what the consumer
needs, and they are delivering it today. We’re pleased that they’ve chosen to support
and recommend our products as part of their great control solution.”
“We are committed to providing the most innovative control solutions available today,”
said Frank Pellkofer, Utelogy CEO. “We have systems deployed around the world that
operate from the cloud. Our purpose is to deliver next generation solutions to those
who use audio visual technology in their enterprise. We’ve developed a non-proprietary
solution based on customer needs, making it consistent and easy to use for all users,
doing more with less by leveraging existing infrastructure, and making global enterprise
deployments easy and flexible. Utelogy can be maintained in-house or hosted on the
cloud, and is engineered to integrate easily with other enterprise ERP systems.
That’s the beauty of open systems. We appreciate Global Caché’s enabling hardware
as it allows us to do what we do, and enables our customers to deploy in a cost-effective
way.”
Howard Story, Faculty Coordinator of Media Services and Distance Education for 27,000
students at El Camino College and Board Member of DETCHE, said, “The College was
looking at ways we could leverage our existing IT infrastructure. Utelogy’s solution
makes the smart classroom technology transparent so faculty can focus on what they
do best and it overlays nicely on our existing IT infrastructure. Utelogy gives
everyone peace of mind – faculty because they can just teach, IT because they can
embrace the solution as an architecture they know and trust, my team because they
can better support the classroom and the faculty.”
About Global Caché, Inc. Global Caché is dedicated to producing state-of-the-art
products that enable technology in homes and businesses. Our award-winning iTach
and GC-100 Network Adapters provides the means for network-based automation and
management software to access, control, and deliver services in a networked environment
to diverse and previously unconnected devices and appliances. In addition, Global
Caché provides IR learners, sensors, receivers, and conversion cabling to connect
previously unconnected systems to a network. Global Caché sells through distributors,
VARs, and OEMs. For more information on Global Caché and our products and services
or to place an order, visit online at www.globalcache.com
or call us at 541.899.4800.
About Utelogy Utelogy provides enterprise software solutions and managed services
for control and management of AV and video conferencing systems. Recognized by our
clients as being easy-to-use, easy-to-deploy, and easy-to-support, Utelogy’s fully
integrated, comprehensive solution offers a low-cost, highly scalable architecture
providing customers a platform with many strategic benefits. Utelogy software can
be implemented as a simple room control solution, a centralized in-house solution,
or a cloud-based hosted system. For more information on Utelogy please visit
www.utelogy.com or call us 877.87.UNIFY (877.878.6439).