NEW YORK, Jan. 15 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ — Arkadin SA
(www.arkadin.com), a global provider of audio and web
conferencing services, today announced its expansion into
India with the launch of Arkadin ConferIndia. Arkadin will
deliver conferencing services to India through a
partnership with ConferIndia — one of the leading audio
conferencing services in the region.

The partnership brings together the global services and
technology network of Arkadin and the strong local presence
of ConferIndia to offer the best in industry conferencing
services to clients throughout India. Arkadin will offer
services out of ConferIndia’s office in the National
Capital Region of Delhi, providing 24-hour, year-round
local customer support and a local sales team.

Pankaj Gupta, the CEO of ConferIndia will head the
Indian operations as the managing director of the joint
entity, Arkadin ConferIndia. According to Mr. Gupta,
“The relationship has come at a time when Indian
businesses are becoming truly global and the need and
market for conferencing services is increasing at more than
100 percent per year. Arkadin and ConferIndia are coming
together at the right time with the right set of services,
and project to achieve a market share of at least 30
percent of the Indian Conferencing Market within two
years.”

The relationship will benefit the fast growing Indian
market with state-of-the-art conferencing services offered
by Arkadin ConferIndia. The company will have sales
offices in all major cities in India including Mumbai,
Bangalore, Kolkota, Chennai and Hyderabad in 2008.

About ConferIndia

ConferIndia (www.conferindia.com) was founded three
years ago, and currently has more than 100 customers using
its reservation-based and reservationless services out of
India.

About Arkadin

Arkadin (www.arkadin.com) provides professional
conferencing services that enable organizations of all
sizes, including Fortune Global 500 companies, to better
communicate and collaborate using customizable,
cost-efficient, user-friendly solutions. With operating
centers across Asia, Europe and North America, Arkadin’s
core audio and web services, ArkadinAnytime, ArkadinEvent,
ArkadinDataNow, and ArkadinAnywhere, and best-in-class
customer support allow Arkadin to virtually connect people
anywhere around the world facilitating easy and
cost-effective information sharing and discussion. With a
customer base including organizations such as HMV, UNICEF,
Spirent Communications and Volvo, Arkadin’s unique global
capabilities and localized service allow individuals to
seamlessly communicate whenever, wherever and however they
choose.