MURRAY HILL, N.J., Jan. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Glowpoint Inc. (NYSE Amex: GLOW), a leading global provider of cloud managed video services, is pleased to announce that it will ring The Opening Bell(SM) at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Tuesday, January 24th, to commemorate the Company's recent listing on the NYSE Amex.

Joe Laezza, Glowpoint's President and CEO commented, "We are honored that the New York Stock Exchange has invited our Company to ring The Opening Bell. We are excited to have been trading on the NYSE Amex since December 15, 2011 as the only publicly traded pure play cloud managed video services company. Our OpenVideo(TM) cloud platform and suite of managed services are positioned well in the rapidly growing market for managed video services."

Members of the Company's Board of Directors, management and guests will join Mr. Laezza as he rings The Opening Bell at 9:30 a.m. EST on January 24th. A live webcast of the ceremony will be available beginning at 9:29 a.m. EST at the NYSE's website at www.nyse.com. Photos and video of the NYSE Bell Ringing Ceremony will also be available, courtesy of the NYSE, on Facebook (NYSE Euronext-Official Site), Twitter (@NYSE_Euronext) and YouTube (nysetv1).

About Glowpoint

Glowpoint, Inc. (NYSE Amex: GLOW) provides cloud managed video services that make the delivery of consistently high-quality video conferencing and telepresence service as simple as using the internet, between any technology, network and business. Using our OpenVideo(TM) cloud architecture, Glowpoint enables organizations of all sizes to adopt business-class video easily, scale instantly and collaborate openly, yet securely across technology boundaries - to realize the full value of visual communications. To learn more please visit www.glowpoint.com.

Forward looking and cautionary statements

The information in this release may contain statements that are or may be deemed to be forward-looking statements and involve factors, risks, and uncertainties that may cause actual results in future periods to differ materially from such statements. These factors, risks, and uncertainties include market acceptance and availability of new video communications services; the non-exclusive and terminable-at-will nature of sales agreements; rapid technological change affecting demand for our services; competition from other video communication service providers; and the availability of sufficient financial resources to enable us to expand our operations, as well as other risks detailed from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We make no representation or warranty that the information contained herein is complete and accurate; we have no duty to correct or update any information.

CONTACT:
Investor Relations
Glowpoint, Inc.
+1 973-855-3411
investorrelations@glowpoint.com
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