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Cerner Corp. Chooses MeetingPlace Web and Voice Conferencing Free Webinar: Hear How Cerner Is Reducing Costs, Saving Time, Improving IT Control SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cerner Corporation , a leading supplier of healthcare information technology, has selected MeetingPlace(R) for web and voice conferencing companywide. MeetingPlace is offered by Latitude Communications , a leading provider of fully integrated web and voice conferencing applications. Cerner is taking the paper chart out of healthcare, eliminating errors and waste from the medical care process. Based in Kansas City, Missouri, the company has 5,000 employees, of which 40 percent are in satellite locations in the United States, Europe and Australia. Seeking to reduce voice conferencing costs and add web conferencing capabilities, Cerner purchased MeetingPlace Web 4.0. The company uses web and voice conferencing for "Cerner Virtual University," a client-training program, as well as for varied planning meetings. "By year-end, we will have saved more than $600,000 only seven months after using MeetingPlace," said Eric Siley, director of technology, Cerner. "In addition to reducing costs, deploying our web conferencing on-premises helps us maintain IT control and security. MeetingPlace is an integral part of our collaboration infrastructure. Also, we've gained more functionality. Everyone sees and annotates documents together as effectively as being in the same room. Scheduling conferences is very easy through MeetingPlace's Outlook integration, which is superior to that of other web conferencing solutions. The minutes we save through automatic email updates and by using a single vendor add up to hours each month." Siley will lead a free webinar on Thursday, November 13 at 9 a.m. PST, during which he will describe in detail the benefits that Cerner has gained by deploying its web and voice conferencing in-house. He will share related hard dollar cost-savings and the advantages of centralizing web conferencing. To register, visit http://blmkt.dsi-enews.net/latitude/?dsid=7963&typ=C "Lives literally depend on accurate and expedient healthcare records processing. To that end, Cerner has pioneered IT solutions that transform paper medical charts into centralized electronic records," said Rick McConnell, chief executive officer, Latitude. "We're pleased that Cerner has selected MeetingPlace to expedite collaboration among its global staff, enabling Latitude to contribute to accelerating the company's efforts in streamlining patient care processes." About Latitude Latitude Communications is a leading provider of fully integrated web and voice conferencing applications that make remote meetings as natural and productive as face-to-face meetings. Its flagship solution, MeetingPlace, is used by over a third of the Fortune 50, including Agilent, Cap Gemini Ernst & Young and Lockheed Martin. Unlike other conferencing solutions, MeetingPlace is deployed directly on a company's private voice and data networks, regardless of whether the system is hosted or in-house. Through this "on-network" deployment and seamless integration with enterprise applications like Outlook, Notes and corporate directories, MeetingPlace provides enterprises with unparalleled cost savings, security and customer satisfaction. Visit http://www.latitude.com/ or call 800-999-7400. NOTE: MeetingPlace is a registered trademark of Latitude Communications, Inc. All other product and company names are trademarks of their respective holders. DATASOURCE: Latitude Communications CONTACT: Meg North Taylor, +1-408-988-7251, or ; or Molly Holtman, +1-415-442-4028, or Web site: http://www.latitude.com/

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