InsideOut Sports & Entertainment today announced that Videré Conferencing, Inc., a leading provider of next generation High Definition videoconferencing, audiovisual and networked solutions, has been named the Official Video Conferencing Provider of The Champions Cup Boston, an annual professional men’s tennis tournament featuring world champions over the age of 30. Videré signed a three-year agreement to provide video conferencing services as needed for the tournament.

“We are excited to forge a new relationship with Champions Cup Boston, which provides us with an ideal platform to showcase Videré’s innovative services,” said Todd Luttinger, Co-founder and President of Videré. “We look forward to providing the tournament with state-of-the-art and easy-to-use high definition videoconferencing systems that will help it communicate more effectively with its target audiences.”

The Champions Cup Boston is part of the Outback Champions Series, a collection of men’s tennis events in the United States and abroad featuring some of the greatest names in the sport. Videré will manage all aspects of the Champions Cup Boston conferencing projects as needed, from best practices consultation to product selection, custom installations, training, maintenance and support. Videré will also provide the annual tennis tournament with videoconferencing services for internal and external meetings and press conferences.

The third annual Champions Cup Boston will take place April 30-May 4, 2008 at Boston University’s Agganis Arena. Tickets for Champions Cup Boston start at just $15 and are available now at ChampionsSeriesTennis.com or by calling (617) 931-2000.

“We’re thrilled to have Videré Conferencing join Champions Cup Boston as a corporate sponsor,” said Jim Courier, Co-Founder of InsideOut Sports & Entertainment and the Outback Champions Series. “With Videré’s technology, we can connect tournament competitors with the media, sponsors and fans from anywhere in the world in crystal clear High Definition. It is very important to us to align with fast-growing brands such as Videré to improve our next generation communications capabilities.”

This year, Boston is the third stop on the Outback Champions Series and features 14–time Grand Slam champion Pete Sampras, seven–time Grand Slam champion John McEnroe, four–time Grand Slam champion Courier, Australian and US Open finalist Todd Martin and four more legends of the game as they vie for the title and $150,000 in prize money.

About Videré Conferencing
Videré Conferencing, Inc., headquartered in Quincy, Mass. with offices in New York City and Cleveland, is a leading provider of next generation High Definition videoconferencing, audiovisual and networked solutions. Leading organizations within financial, legal, technology, professional services, healthcare, entertainment, education and government sectors rely on Videré Conferencing. The founders of Videré – Todd Luttinger, Bill Benoit and Steve Cogliano – have many years of collective experience in conferencing systems design, best practices, sales, implementation and support. Videré has partnerships with best-of-breed videoconferencing solutions providers LifeSize, Polycom and Tandberg. For more information, visit www.videreconferencing.com.

About the Outback Champions Series
Founded in 2005, the 2008 Outback Champions Series features eight events where champion tennis players continue to exercise their competitive instincts in tournament formats which feature prize money and Champions Series ranking points to determine the year-end Stanford Champions Rankings No. 1 player. In 2008, the year-end Stanford Champions Rankings No. 1 will also receive a $100,000 cash bonus. To be eligible to compete on the Outback Champions Series, players must have reached either a Grand Slam singles final, been ranked in the top five in the world or played singles on a championship Davis Cup team. Each event also has the right to choose a “wild card” entrant.

About InsideOut Sports & Entertainment
InsideOut Sports & Entertainment is a New York City-based independent producer of proprietary events and promotions founded in 2004 by former world No. 1 and Hall of Fame tennis player Jim Courier and former SFX and Clear Channel executive Jon Venison. In 2005, InsideOut launched its signature property, the Outback Champions Series, a collection of tennis events featuring the greatest names in tennis over the age of 30. In addition, InsideOut produces many other successful events including one-night "Legendary Night" exhibitions as well as corporate outings, charity events and tennis fantasy camps, including the annual Ultimate Fantasy Camp. For more information, please log on to www.InsideOutSE.com or www.ChampionsSeriesTennis.com.
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