AGT Introduces Alliance Service Suite, Managed Service Enhancements

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	AGT Introduces Alliance Service Suite, Managed Service Enhancements Applied Global Technologies (AGT) has introduced the Alliance Service Suite, a collection of audio visual (A/V) solutions and managed services for collaborative environments. As part of the launch, AGT also announced multiple enhancements to its vendor-agnostic managed services portfolio, expanding its management capabilities with visibility of the video conferencing and A/V infrastructure, including Multipoint Control Units (MCUs), endpoints, and underlying infrastructure.AGT’s enhanced managed services offering provides visibility of conferencing infrastructure from multiple vendors, including Cisco, Polycom, Crestron, Lifesize, AMX and more. 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