Fiber optics upgrades at The Private Office facilitate videoconferencing

The Private Office, a Westchester County-based firm offering shared office facilities, virtual support and administrative services, has completed a fiber optics upgrade by Cablevision Lightpath and touted its impact on videoconferencing and other electronic services for its clients. By installing 10 megabyte fiber-optic circuits at its two office business centers, (Rye Brook and White Plains) The Private Office increased its circuit capacity, bandwidth and speed for sophisticated communications such as videoconferencing, VoIP and data transmissions. George Russell, president of The Private Office, said, "The installation by Lightpath gives us the flexibility our clients demand to respond to their changing needs. We are particularly proud of its effect on our videoconferencing capacity in light of the recent uncertainties, expense and inconvenience of air travel." The Private Office provides the latest Polycom high-definition system with dual 42-inch plasma screens and uses either an IP or ISDN high-speed connection. Bridging is provided for multiple remote locations, and the set-up is carefully tested prior to the videoconference. Other electronic services offered include website administration, imaging and electronic-document creation. The Private Office, based in Westchester County, provides full-service office business centers at prestigious locations in the region. The centers offer conference and meeting spaces including access to a 150-seat amphitheater. In addition, the firm provides virtual offices with dedicated telephone answering and a unique mailing address. A diverse array of administrative and electronic services are available as well. The president of The Private Office, George Russell, founded the company in 1985 after 17 years at the International Paper Co. where he served as general manager for land and timber. He opened the organization's current headquarters on a 54-acre site in Rye Brook, New York, in 2006.