Press Releases
Discover the Innovation Behind Some of the Industry’s First Virtual Clinical Trials
November 2, 2011—ProtonMedia and Microsoft will be hosting an interactive workshop focused on innovation in clinical trials. The workshop, “Innovation in Clinical Trials,” will be held on Dec. 7 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. EST at the Microsoft Technology Center in Malvern, Pa. This complimentary educational event will cover a number of hot topics focused on the emerging trend of virtual clinical trials.
New ProtoSphere v.1.5.4 Now Supports Video and Flash Content
September 23, 2011—ProtonMedia today released ProtoSphere Standard Edition v.1.5.4 with new video and Flash content support. Now large enterprises can train in ProtoSphere using videos, Flash-based courseware, and other interactive learning modules.
Polycom’s Steve Pattison Joins ProtonMedia’s Executive Advisory Board
September 16, 2011—ProtonMedia, the developer of the ProtoSphere virtual collaboration environment, today announced that Steve Pattison has joined the company’s Executive Advisory Board. Pattison is the Vice President of Strategy and Business Development for Polycom. As a member of ProtonMedia’s Executive Advisory Board, Pattison joins executives from Microsoft, IBM, and Cisco in providing the company’s management team with expertise and counsel on industry partnerships, business development, and overall corporate strategy.
SciMed Unveils Industry-First Virtual Diabetes Institute in ProtonMedia’s ProtoSphere
August 17, 2011—Virtual collaboration has come to continuing medical education (CME) with the launch of the Virtual Diabetes Institute, an innovative learning environment created in ProtonMedia’s ProtoSphere and developed with SciMed, a leading provider of continuing medical education for physicians. The Virtual Diabetes Institute gives primary-care physicians a more realistic, engaging, and collaborative way to participate in CME-certified activities designed to improve the management of patients with Type 2 diabetes.
ProtonMedia to Support Microsoft Office 365
July 21, 2011—ProtonMedia, a Silver Unified Communications Microsoft partner, today announced its ProtoSphere Lync Edition application will support Microsoft Office 365. This will provide users the benefits of Microsoft’s Lync high-quality VoIP and Office 365 platform through ProtoSphere’s engaging virtual collaboration environment. Office 365 is Microsoft’s next generation in cloud productivity that joins Microsoft Office, SharePoint Online, Exchange Online, and Lync Online in an always-up-to-date cloud service.
PPD and ProtonMedia Win 2011 Microsoft Life Sciences Innovation Award
June 22, 2011—Microsoft Corp. has named PPD, Inc. (Nasdaq: PPDI) and ProtonMedia winners of a Microsoft 2011 Life Sciences Innovation Award, recognizing their innovative use of ProtonMedia’s ProtoSphere in creating PPD® 3D. The virtual, collaborative environment improves the cost-effectiveness, speed and quality of clinical trial training for life sciences organizations developing new medicines for people in need.
ProtonMedia Raises $4.5 Million in Series B Financing Led by Kaplan Ventures
June 20, 2011—ProtonMedia today announced the successful completion of a $4.5 million Series B venture financing led by Kaplan Ventures. ProtonMedia will use the funds to extend its leadership position within life sciences by further integrating its ProtoSphere virtual collaboration environment with ComplianceWire®, Kaplan EduNeering’s validated cloud-based learning management system.
ProtonMedia to Showcase Collaborative Life Sciences Technologies at Microsoft Booth at DIA 2011
June 14, 2011 —ProtonMedia today announced it will showcase its ProtoSphere application and integration with Microsoft Lync at Microsoft booth #1111 at the Drug Information Association (DIA) 2011 Annual Meeting.
ProtonMedia and Sify Sign Technology and Services Agreement
May 4, 2011—ProtonMedia and Sify Software Limited today announced a new technology and services agreement that will bring collaborative learning and training solutions to global life sciences companies and other such global organizations worldwide. Under the terms of the agreement, e-Learning Customers will now be able to meld ProtonMedia’s virtual collaboration environment called Protosphere, with Sify’s learning and instructional design and systems integration services to create a secure and virtual environment that will that help improve knowledge sharing, increase knowledge retention, and boost employee performance.
ProtonMedia Doubles in Size – Literally
April 27, 2011—In response to high demand for the company’s ProtoSphere technology, ProtonMedia has relocated to new offices that are twice the size of its previous location to accommodate a rapidly expanding workforce, and service and technology lineup.
ProtonMedia and PPD to Introduce New Virtual Clinical Trial Training Solution
March 30, 2011—ProtonMedia and PPD, Inc. (Nasdaq: PPDI) today announced they have entered into an agreement to jointly develop a new virtual clinical trial training solution that will improve the cost effectiveness, speed and quality of clinical trial training for life sciences organizations.
ProtonMedia and Enabling Technologies Use Microsoft Lync to Erase Collaboration Challenges
February 28, 2011—ProtonMedia and Enabling Technologies Corp. today announced a partnership to provide secure virtual collaboration solutions that help businesses lower costs, raise productivity, and optimize operations—all while maintaining strict regulatory compliance. Under the terms of the agreement, Enabling Technologies, a leading Microsoft Unified Communications Voice Specialized Partner, will be helping its customers unlock the full potential of their Microsoft Lync investment through integration with ProtonMedia’s ProtoSphere platform. ProtoSphere is the only virtual collaboration environment built on the Microsoft stack, and the #1 virtual collaboration platform in life sciences today.
ProtonMedia’s ProtoSphere Now Integrated with Kaplan EduNeering’s ComplianceWire
February 15, 2011—ProtonMedia and Kaplan EduNeering have integrated their technologies to create a new way for life sciences organizations to meet regulatory and compliance regulations. The companies have combined ProtonMedia’s ProtoSphere virtual immersive environment with Kaplan EduNeering’s ComplianceWire learning management system.
Microsoft Certifies ProtonMedia with Silver Unified Communications Competency
February 11, 2011—ProtonMedia today announced the company has achieved Microsoft’s Silver Unified Communications competency, making it the first and only virtual immersive environment software provider to achieve this certification from Microsoft.
John Reed Joins ProtonMedia as VP of Sales
December 09, 2010—Technology sales veteran John Reed has joined ProtonMedia as the company’s new Vice President of Sales. Reed, who has 25 years of experience in sales and management, will lead and oversee all sales and partnership program activities for ProtonMedia’s flagship ProtoSphere virtual collaboration environment. Reed comes to ProtonMedia following the company’s recent introduction of ProtoSphere Lync Edition 2010, its latest version of ProtoSphere which works with Microsoft Lync Server 2010.
ProtonMedia’s ProtoSphere Works with Microsoft Lync Server 2010
November 17, 2010 – Have you heard? Word on the street is that ProtonMedia’s ProtoSphere Lync Edition 2010 now has the best-sounding and most scalable Voice over IP (VoIP) of any virtual collaboration environment on the market. And if you haven’t heard, it’s probably because you’re not using the virtual immersive environment that works with Microsoft Lync Server 2010, Microsoft Corp.’s latest enterprise class unified communications (UC) platform, which is now at the heart of ProtoSphere’s communication features. This gives ProtoSphere a quality, security-enhanced, and scalable VoIP technology available in a 3-D virtual immersive environment.
ProtonMedia Releases ProtoSphere 1.5: First Portable 3-D World for Business Collaboration
September 15, 2010 – Today ProtonMedia released ProtoSphere 1.5, a major update of the company’s market-leading virtual collaboration environment for the high-performance workplace. The new release gives enterprise teams nine major new features to collaborate more effectively while reducing or even eliminating travel and associated costs, including the first-ever ProtoSphere portable app.
Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Support to be Introduced in ProtonMedia’s ProtoSphere
September 13, 2010 – ProtonMedia today announced that its ProtoSphere virtual immersive environment for the high-performance workplace will support the new Microsoft Lync Server 2010 (formerly known as Microsoft Office Communication Server). By incorporating ProtoSphere into their Microsoft Lync environments, large enterprises can extend their Microsoft unified-communications investment, while enabling faster and more robust deployment of ProtoSphere for enterprise learning and collaboration applications.
Merck and ProtonMedia win Microsoft Life Sciences Innovation Award 2010
June 17, 2010—Microsoft Corp. has named Merck and Company, Inc. and ProtonMedia winners of the company’s Life Sciences Innovation Awards 2010. The awards, announced at the Drug Information Association’s (DIA) 46th annual meeting in Washington, D.C., were given in recognition of innovative solutions in the pharmaceutical and life sciences industry. The awards honor companies that have demonstrated the successful application of available software and devices to revolutionize medicine, bring therapeutic breakthroughs to market faster, fight serious ailments, improve health, and enhance people’s quality of life. Microsoft recognized Merck’s innovative use of ProtonMedia’s ProtoSphere 3-D virtual environment to hold the pharmaceutical industry’s first virtual scientific poster session.
ProtonMedia and LiquidHub Form Technology and Services Partnership
June 15, 2010—ProtonMedia, the developer of the ProtoSphere virtual collaboration environment for the high-performance workplace, and LiquidHub, a global technology consulting and systems integration firm, have formed a technology and services partnership. Under the terms of the agreement, ProtonMedia’s ProtoSphere technology will be the basis for 3-D virtual collaboration environments. LiquidHub will provide consultancy, integration, and deployment services to combine ProtoSphere with SharePoint and OCS at life sciences organizations around the world. The result will give life sciences companies an integrated, high-performance workplace that lets them collaborate and accelerate decision-making across their product lifecycles.
IBM and ProtonMedia Form Joint Development Partnership
June 8, 2010 – IBM and ProtonMedia have entered into a teaming agreement that will result in the delivery of innovative, 3-D virtual collaboration and communication solutions engineered specifically for global life sciences organizations. Under the terms of the agreement, ProtonMedia’s ProtoSphere technology will be the basis for customized, 3-D virtual collaboration environments to create high-performance workplaces. IBM’s Global Business Services division will provide consultancy, integration, deployment, and installation services to life science customers around the world, leveraging the ProtoSphere platform. The companies are also in discussions for cross-marketing initiatives for their solutions.
ProtonMedia Adds IBM’s Cindy Skirvin to Executive Advisory Board
May 24, 2010 – ProtonMedia, the developer of the ProtoSphere virtual collaboration environment for the high-performance workplace, today announced Cindy Skirvin has joined the company’s Executive Advisory Board. Skirvin is Partner of Strategy and Transformation Workforce and Talent Solutions for IBM Global Business Services.
Enterprise Human Capital Management Goes 3-D
May 17, 2010 – RWD Technologies, LLC (RWD), a global company that develops and implements human and organizational performance solutions, and ProtonMedia, the developer of the ProtoSphere virtual collaboration environment for the high-performance workplace, today announced a multi-year partnership that will add a new dimension to workforce learning, collaboration, and performance.
Kaplan EduNeering and ProtonMedia Announce Alliance
May 6, 2010 – Kaplan EduNeering, a leading provider of compliance and knowledge management technology solutions, and ProtonMedia, the developer of the ProtoSphere virtual collaboration environment for the high-performance workplace, today announced a new multi-year partnership. The companies will develop and offer a uniquely comprehensive suite of tools for compliance training, product life cycle management (PLM), and collaborative decision-making for life sciences organizations.
ProtonMedia Named “Cool Vendor in the High-Performance Workplace” by Leading Analyst Firm
April 21, 2010 – ProtonMedia, the developer of the ProtoSphere virtual collaboration environment for the high-performance workplace, announced today that it has been included in the list of “Cool Vendors in the High-Performance Workplace, 2010” report by Gartner, Inc., published April 15, 2010.
Greg Pelton Joins ProtonMedia Executive Advisory Board
April 19, 2010 – ProtonMedia, the developer of the ProtoSphere virtual collaboration environment for the high-performance workplace, today announced Greg Pelton has joined the company’s Executive Advisory Board. Pelton will provide ProtonMedia’s senior management with strategic counsel on ProtoSphere’s 3-D collaboration capabilities and enterprise network scalability.
ProtonMedia’s CEO to Detail Pharma’s First Virtual Scientific Poster Session at ShareFEST 2010
March 31, 2010—ProtonMedia, the developer of the ProtoSphere social teaming and collaboration platform, today announced that Chief Executive Officer, Ron Burns, will present at the inaugural ShareFEST Conference 2010 on Thursday, April 8 from 11:25 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. EST at the Loews Hotel in Philadelphia. The company will also be exhibiting on the show floor and demoing ProtoSphere at booth #2.
ProtonMedia Upgrades ProtoSphere, the Leading Virtual World for Business
February 17, 2010—Today ProtonMedia released ProtoSphere v.1.4, a milestone update of the company’s market-leading 3-D virtual world for business. The new release boasts the seven major features most requested by global life sciences companies to meet their most demanding meeting, collaboration, and learning requirements.
Regional Pharma Executives Convene to Discuss Collaboration Challenges Facing Life Sciences in 2010
January 14, 2010—Expiring patents. Expensive sales forces. Industry consolidation. And an insurance crisis that’s caused millions of Americans to stop seeing their doctors, stretch or stop taking their medications, and put off elective procedures. It’s no secret that healthcare in the U.S. faces an uncertain future. Life sciences companies are challenged to grow revenues and market share with smaller workforces, thinning pipelines, and millions of Americans out of work. How does a global pharma organization accelerate discovery, improve learning, and boost sales while cutting headcount and costs?
ProtonMedia Takes Microsoft Office SharePoint Server to a New Dimension
September 23, 2009–Responding to strong demand from customers, ProtonMedia today announced the integration of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 with the company’s ProtoSphere virtual teaming and collaboration platform. This is the first time Microsoft SharePoint services and content have been combined with a 3-D virtual collaboration platform. By adding ProtonMedia’s SharePoint Media Carousel to their ProtoSphere environment, companies extend their SharePoint investment and processes while they cut travel costs, raise productivity, improve engagement, and speed learning with ProtoSphere…
ProtonMedia Introduces New Blog
September 23, 2009–ProtonMedia today launched the company’s first blog at http://blog.protonmedia.com. The blog is a resource for people looking for insight into the new technologies being developed by the company, and information and commentary on the trends and issues shaping 3-D virtual technology today. The blog goes beyond theories of how 3-D virtual worlds can benefit the enterprise, and gets to the metrics and results organizations are experiencing from their implementations. It follows the state of the industry, and covers the next level of functionality that virtual worlds must achieve to move the industry beyond early adopters and innovators to mainstream acceptance…
Ron Burns to Present at 3D TLC Engage! Expo
September 8, 2009—ProtonMedia, the developer of the ProtoSphere virtual teaming and collaboration platform, announced today that CEO Ron Burns will present at the annual 3D TLC @ Engage! Expo on Wednesday, Sept. 23. His address will begin at 10:30 a.m., immediately following the expo keynote by Erica and Sam Driver, Principals of ThinkBalm…
Cheng T. Chen Joins ProtonMedia as CTO and VP of Engineering
August 10, 2009—From Bell Labs to 3Com Corporation to Network Equipment Technologies, and now, ProtonMedia. Cheng T. Chen, one of the top technical minds in the telecommunications industry, will be leading the development of ProtonMedia’s second-generation social collaboration platform, ProtoSphere 2.0. His appointment as CTO and VP of Engineering, announced today, marks another milestone in the evolution of ProtonMedia…
Ric Andersen Named to ProtonMedia’s Board of Directors
July 27, 2009—ProtonMedia, the developer of the ProtoSphere social teaming and collaboration platform, today announced that Ric Andersen, Managing Director of Silver Lake, has joined the company’s Board of Directors. He becomes the first independent member of ProtonMedia’s board at a key point in the company’s growth…
Reginald P. Best Joins ProtonMedia as President and Chief Operating Officer
July 22, 2009—ProtonMedia, the developer of the ProtoSphere social teaming and collaboration platform, today announced Reginald P. Best has joined the company as President and Chief Operating Officer. Best will oversee day-to-day operations at ProtonMedia’s office in suburban Philadelphia, handling the company’s sales and marketing expansion and venture capital initiatives…
ProtonMedia Raises $2.5 Million in Series ‘A’ Financing
Jul 15, 2009—ProtonMedia today announced the successful completion of a $2.5 million Series “A” venture financing. The company, which is profitable, will use the financing to accelerate R&D of ProtoSphere 2.0, a second-generation social collaboration platform for highly effective online teaming…
