Technology Releases - Mobile

TANDBERG® (OSLO: TAA. OL), a leading global provider of telepresence, high-definition video conferencing and mobile video solutions, today launched offices in Wellington to service an ever expanding base of government and private sector customers located in the New Zealand capital.
At the same time, the company has appointed Pete Middelplaats as New Zealand Account Manager.

Middelplaats joins TANDBERG with more than ten years’ experience in the IT industry and 19 years’ overall experience in sales and business development. He will be responsible for driving sales, working with local partners and managing regional customer relationships within New Zealand.

Previously, Middelplaats worked as Client Director at Datacraft where he was responsible for new business development, leading a team of consultants and developing solutions and strategies aimed at delivering critical customer support.

Prior, he worked in a variety of business development management positions for Sun Microsystems, Hitachi Data Systems and Telecom where he drove revenue, managed key accounts and established new business strategies.

TANDBERG originally launched offices in Auckland in 2006 and has implemented solutions at BECA, APN Media, Bank of New Zealand, ASB Bank, Meridian Energy, Fisher and Paykel and Vodafone New Zealand. The company’s partners in New Zealand include Agile, Canon, and IBM.

“I am delighted to be joining TANDBERG at a time when organisations are looking at how video conferencing can help drive their adoption of unified communications, while at the same time helping to manage business and operational costs by reducing the need for travel.

“The TANDBERG platform is already the backbone for many companies delivering a demonstrable high return on investment in business communications and reinforcing green IT programs. We will now enable organisations operating in Wellington to reap these benefits with an on the ground sales and support infrastructure,” said Middelplaats.

The Wellington offices are located at Vodafone On The Quay, Level 16, 157 Lambton Quay, Wellington.