Richard Davies wrote: The UK has a good crop of technology pioneers in cloud computing - for example ElasticHosts, FlexiScale, Flexiant, OnApp - and also some strong government initiatives such as G-Cloud.
We will have to see whether this kind of technical leadership converts into swift mass-market adoption or not.
VIENNA, VA and MONTPELLIER, FRANCE -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 05/21/07 -- Global ISO
14001 certification program underway
Vienna, Virginia, and Montpellier, France - May 21, 2007 - Global
multimedia collaboration service leader Genesys Conferencing
(Euronext Eurolist: FR0004270270) (NASDAQ: GNSY) has appointed
Kirsty Allenou-Stokes to the new position of Green Officer, as the
company looks to establish a broadly-based sustainable development
strategy.
Allenou-Stokes joined Genesys Conferencing in 2000, initially as
general services manager. In her new role, she is primarily
responsible for implementing the ISO 14001 Environmental
Management Systems standard company-wide. "Our Montpellier head
office has already attained the ISO 14001 standard in December
2005," she indicates, "and a program is well underway to achieve
similar certification across all our offices in Europe, North
America and Asia-Pacific".
In achieving certification, as a tertiary services provider,
Genesys Conferencing is primarily focusing its efforts on the
reduction of waste and energy consumption. "In providing
multimedia collaboration solutions with Genesys Meeting Center,
our business is directly geared to reducing the carbon footprint
of our customer base by reducing the need to travel to meetings,"
confirms Allenou-Stokes.
"As a result, it is especially important for us as a business to
improve our own environmental performance, by putting in place a
strong program of sustainable development which will include
developing partnerships with sustainable development
organizations".
Genesys Conferencing chief executive officer, Francois Legros,
adds: "At a time when companies are increasingly looking for
suppliers with solid 'green' credentials, this new appointment
reflects our total commitment - both at board level and throughout
the business - to playing a full part in minimizing ours and our
customers' impact on the environment."
About Genesys Conferencing
Founded in 1986, Genesys Conferencing is a leading provider of
converged collaboration and communication services to thousands of
organisations worldwide, including more than 250 of the Fortune
Global 500. The company's flagship product, Genesys Meeting
Center, provides an integrated multimedia conferencing solution
that is easy to use and available on demand. With offices in more
than 20 countries across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific,
the company offers an unmatched global presence and strong local
support. Genesys Conferencing is publicly traded on Euronext
Eurolist C in France (FR0004270270) and on the NASDAQ in the U.S.
(GNSY). Additional information is available at www.genesys.com.