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{{about|the software|other uses|Blue Jeans (disambiguation)}}

{{short description|Cloud-based video conferencing service}}
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{{Infobox company
{{multiple issues|
| name =Blue Jeans Network
{{COI|date=April 2019}}
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| industry = Video Conferencing
{{POV|date=April 2019}}
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| foundation = 2009
{{overly detailed|date=April 2019}}
| founder = Krish Ramakrishnan , Alagu Periyannan
{{advert|date=September 2016}}
| location =[[Mountain View, California]]
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| homepage = http://bluejeans.com/
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{{Infobox company
| name = BlueJeans by Verizon
| logo = BlueJeans logo.svg
| type = [[Subsidiary]]
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| industry = Cloud Video Conferencing
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| foundation = {{start date and age|2009}}
| defunct = {{End date|2024|03|29}}
| founder = {{Flatlist|
* Krish Ramakrishnan
* Alagu Periyannan
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| location = {{Flatlist|
* [[Santana Row]]
* [[San Jose, California|San Jose]]
* [[California]]
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| parent = [[Verizon Communications]]<ref>{{Cite press release|url=https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2020/05/18/2034841/0/en/Verizon-officially-closes-BlueJeans-deal.html|title = Verizon officially closes BlueJeans deal|date = 18 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bluejeans.com/blog/bluejeans-a-verizon-company?iesrc=ctr|title = Introducing BlueJeans by Verizon &#124; BlueJeans by Verizon| date=18 May 2020 }}</ref>
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| homepage = {{url|http://www.bluejeans.com/}}
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'''Blue Jeans Network''' is a company that provides an interoperable cloud-based [[video conferencing]] service that connects participants across a wide range of devices and conferencing platforms.<ref name ="TC">{{cite web|url=http://techcrunch.com/2012/10/22/blue-jeans-network-linkedin/|title=Video Conferencing Startup Blue Jeans Network Adds LinkedIn Integration|author=Ryan Lawler|date=October 22, 2012|publisher=Techcrunch|accessdate= 1 March 2013 }}</ref><ref name ="TC1">{{cite web|url=http://techcrunch.com/2012/09/10/blue-jeans-network-brings-its-video-conferencing-software-to-salesforce-com/|title=Blue Jeans Network Brings Its Video Conferencing Software To Salesforce.com |author=Klint Finley|date=September 10, 2012|publisher=Techcrunch|accessdate= 1 March 2013 }}</ref><ref name ="TC2">{{cite web|url=http://techcrunch.com/2012/03/21/blue-jeans-ceo-looks-to-beat-his-two-time-acquirer-cisco-with-low-cost-video-conferencing/|title=Blue Jeans CEO Looks To Beat His Two-Time Acquirer Cisco With Low-Cost Video Conferencing|author=Kim-Mai Cutler|date=March 21, 2012|publisher=Techcrunch|accessdate= 1 March 2013 }}</ref><ref name ="TC3">{{cite web|url=http://techcrunch.com/2012/06/27/blue-jeans-nea/|title=Blue Jeans Puts Another $25M In Its Pocket To Attack Video Conferencing Giants|author=Kim-Mai Cutler|date=June 27, 2012 |publisher=Techcrunch|accessdate= 1 March 2013 }}</ref><ref name ="CRN">{{cite web|url=http://www.crn.com/slide-shows/storage/240005642/the-25-coolest-emerging-vendors-for-2012.htm?pgno=5|title=The 25 Coolest Emerging Vendors For 2012|date=August 27, 2012|publisher=CRN|accessdate= 1 March 2013 }}</ref><ref name ="UB">{{cite web|url=http://www.universitybusiness.com/article/1st-annual-readers%E2%80%99-choice-awards|title=1st Annual Readers’ Choice Awards|author=Laureen Williams|date=November 29, 2012|publisher=University Business|accessdate= 1 March 2013 }}</ref><ref name ="FS">{{cite web|url=http://bluejeans.com/sites/default/files/uploaded_images/Blue-Jeans-Network-IRG-64-2012.pdf|title=Entrepreneurial Company of the Year Award CSP Videoconferencing Services |publisher=Bluejeans|accessdate= 1 March 2013 }}</ref> The startup has earned several innovation and performance awards from organizations like the [[Wall Street Journal]], [[Gartner]], and [[Frost & Sullivan]] and counts among its customers companies like [[Facebook]], [[Foursquare]], and [[MIT]].<ref name="TC1" /><ref name="TC2" /><ref name="CRN" /><ref name="FS" /><ref name ="WSJ">{{cite web|url=http://professional.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444354004578058711568940782.html?mod=WSJ_TechInnovationAwards1012_MiddleSecondSummaries&mg=reno64-wsj|title=Technology Innovation Awards|publisher=The Wall Street Journal|accessdate= 1 March 2013 }}</ref><ref name ="BL2">{{cite web|url=http://bluejeans.com/press-releases/blue-jeans-network-named-to-gartners-cool-vendors-report-for-2012|title=Blue Jeans Network Named to Gartner’s Cool Vendors Report for 2012|date=May 4, 2012|publisher=BlueJeans|accessdate= 1 March 2013 }}</ref> The company is headquartered in [[Mountain View, CA]].<ref name="BL2" />
'''BlueJeans by Verizon''' was a company that provided an interoperable [[Cloud computing|cloud]]-based [[Videotelephony|video conferencing]] service.<ref name ="TC">{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2012/10/22/blue-jeans-network-linkedin/|title=Video Conferencing Startup BlueJeans Network Adds LinkedIn Integration|author=Ryan Lawler|date=October 22, 2012|publisher=Techcrunch|access-date= 1 March 2013 }}</ref><ref name ="TC1">{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2012/09/10/blue-jeans-network-brings-its-video-conferencing-software-to-salesforce-com/|title=BlueJeans Network Brings Its Video Conferencing Software To Salesforce.com |author=Klint Finley|date=September 10, 2012|publisher=Techcrunch|access-date= 1 March 2013 }}</ref><ref name ="TC2">{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2012/03/21/blue-jeans-ceo-looks-to-beat-his-two-time-acquirer-cisco-with-low-cost-video-conferencing/|title=BlueJeans CEO Looks To Beat His Two-Time Acquirer Cisco With Low-Cost Video Conferencing|author=Kim-Mai Cutler|date=March 21, 2012|publisher=Techcrunch|access-date= 1 March 2013 }}</ref><ref name ="TC3">{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2012/06/27/blue-jeans-nea/|title=BlueJeans Puts Another $25M In Its Pocket To Attack Video Conferencing Giants|author=Kim-Mai Cutler|date=June 27, 2012 |publisher=Techcrunch|access-date= 1 March 2013 }}</ref><ref name ="CRN">{{cite web|url=http://www.crn.com/slide-shows/storage/240005642/the-25-coolest-emerging-vendors-for-2012.htm?pgno=5|title=The 25 Coolest Emerging Vendors For 2012|date=August 27, 2012|publisher=CRN|access-date=1 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121101041309/http://www.crn.com/slide-shows/storage/240005642/the-25-coolest-emerging-vendors-for-2012.htm?pgno=5|archive-date=1 November 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name ="UB">{{cite web|url=http://www.universitybusiness.com/article/1st-annual-readers%E2%80%99-choice-awards|title=1st Annual Readers' Choice Awards|author=Laureen Williams|date=November 29, 2012|publisher=University Business|access-date=1 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130227081129/http://www.universitybusiness.com/article/1st-annual-readers%E2%80%99-choice-awards|archive-date=27 February 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name ="FS">{{cite web|url=http://bluejeans.com/sites/default/files/uploaded_images/Blue-Jeans-Network-IRG-64-2012.pdf|title=Entrepreneurial Company of the Year Award CSP Videoconferencing Services|publisher=Bluejeans|access-date=1 March 2013|archive-date=31 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120531154559/http://bluejeans.com/sites/default/files/uploaded_images/Blue-Jeans-Network-IRG-64-2012.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was headquartered in the [[Santana Row]] district of [[San Jose, California]].<ref name="BL2" /> Prior to being acquired by [[Verizon]] in 2020, the company was known as "BlueJeans Network"<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.verizon.com/about/news/verizon-business-enters-agreement-acquire-bluejeans|title=Verizon Business enters into agreement to acquire BlueJeans|date=April 16, 2020|website=www.verizon.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2020/04/16/verizon-is-buying-b2b-videoconferencing-firm-bluejeans/|title=Verizon is buying B2B videoconferencing firm BlueJeans|website=TechCrunch|date=16 April 2020|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/16/21223454/verizon-bluejeans-video-zoom-conferencing-rivals|title=Verizon to buy BlueJeans video conferencing platform|last=Lyons|first=Kim|date=2020-04-16|website=The Verge|language=en|access-date=2020-04-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Krouse|first=Sarah|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/verizon-to-buy-zoom-conferencing-rival-bluejeans-11587041218|title=Verizon Buys Zoom Conferencing Rival BlueJeans|date=2020-04-16|work=Wall Street Journal|access-date=2020-04-17|language=en-US|issn=0099-9660}}</ref>
Verizon decided to close down the Blue Jeans platform in August 2023,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theregister.com/2023/08/09/verizon_business_sunsets_bluejeans/|title=Verizon to 'sunset' Blue Jeans vidconf platform|work=The Register|access-date=17 July 2024}}</ref> and closed the website in March 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bluejeans.com|publisher=Verizon|title=We are sunsetting BlueJeans Effective March 29, 2024|access-date=17 July 2024}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
Krish Ramakrishnan and Alagu Periyannan founded BlueJeans Network in 2009, completing the development within six months of technology trials. Prior to founding the company, Ramakrishnan worked at [[Accel Partners]], and Periyannan was the [[Chief technology officer|CTO]] of Blue Coat Systems as well as a tech lead at [[Apple Inc.]] Stu Aaron, the company's chief commercial officer ([[Chief commercial officer|CCO]]), described the early work as, "Ultimately, what we're trying to do is make video conferencing as comfortable and as casual as your pair of jeans." The company was able to acquire $23.5 million in venture capital from Accel Partners, NEA, and [[Norwest Venture Partners]], and launched its commercial service on June 29, 2011<ref name="CRN" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.crn.com/news/networking/231300475/cloud-video-startup-blue-jeans-network-taps-first-var-partner.htm?pgno=2 |title=Cloud Video Startup BlueJeans Network Taps First VAR Partner |author=Chad Berndtson |date=August 9, 2011 |access-date=November 28, 2013 |publisher=[[CRN Magazine]]}}</ref><ref name=tcpp>{{cite web |url=http://www.telecompaper.com/news/dete-partners-with-blue-jeans-network-for-videoconferencing--812658 |title=DeTe partners with BlueJeans Network for videoconferencing |date=June 30, 2011 |access-date=November 28, 2013 |publisher=Telecompaper}}</ref><ref name=LawRam /> with Ramakrishnan as CEO.


Krish Ramakrishnan and Alagu Periyannan founded Blue Jeans Network in 2009 and launched the commercial service in 2011.<ref name="CRN" /> In its first 75 days, Blue Jeans grew to 4,000 subscribers from 500 firms.<ref name="FS" /><ref name ="BW">{{cite web|url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110629005323/en/Blue-Jeans-Network-Launches-ware-Video-Conferencing|title=Blue Jeans Network Launches Any(ware) Video Conferencing|date=June 29, 2011|publisher=BusinessWire|accessdate= 1 March 2013 }}</ref> In June 2011, Deutsche [[Telekom]] became the company’s first major channel partner.In 2011 and 2012 it added other channel partners, including [[Intercall]], iVCI, York Telecom, and AVI/SPL.<ref name="TC2" /><ref name="FS" /><ref name ="TK">{{cite web|url=http://www.telekom.com/media/company/69372|title=Deutsche Telekom gets down to business with cloud based videoconferencing solution from Blue Jeans Network|date=June 30, 2011|publisher=Telekom|accessdate= 1 March 2013 }}</ref>
The company sought to open up video conferencing to companies across the board, including small businesses and freelancers, in addition to the traditional market of larger corporations.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Messaging-and-Collaboration/Blue-Jeans-Tackles-Issue-of-Video-Conferencing-Interoperability-123289/#sthash.g3eyjCn0.dpuf |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140130200315/http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Messaging-and-Collaboration/Blue-Jeans-Tackles-Issue-of-Video-Conferencing-Interoperability-123289/#sthash.g3eyjCn0.dpuf |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 30, 2014 |date=July 5, 2011 |title=BlueJeans Tackles Video Conferencing Interoperability |publisher=Channel Insider |access-date=November 28, 2013 }}</ref> In its first 75 days, BlueJeans grew to 4,000 subscribers from 500 firms.<ref name="FS" /><ref name ="BW">{{cite web|url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110629005323/en/Blue-Jeans-Network-Launches-ware-Video-Conferencing|title=BlueJeans Network Launches Any(ware) Video Conferencing|date=June 29, 2011|publisher=BusinessWire|access-date= 1 March 2013 }}</ref> Upon launching, [[Deutsche Telekom]] became the company's first major channel partner. The agreement between the firms was to develop "a scalable, interoperable videoconferencing solution in Europe by the end of the year".<ref name=tcpp /> In 2011 and 2012 it added other channel partners, including InterCall, {{Proper name|iVCI}}, York Telecom, and [[AVI-SPL]].<ref name="TC2" /><ref name="FS" /><ref name ="TK">{{cite web|url=http://www.telekom.com/media/company/69372|title=Deutsche Telekom gets down to business with cloud based videoconferencing solution from BlueJeans Network|date=June 30, 2011|publisher=Telekom|access-date=1 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120505084348/http://www.telekom.com/media/company/69372|archive-date=5 May 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> BlueJeans has been used by more than 300,000 people worldwide.<ref name="TC3" /><ref name ="BL3">{{cite web|url=http://bluejeans.com/press-releases/blue-jeans-new-funding-and-breakthrough-functionality|title=BlueJeans Network Celebrates Momentous First Year for Its Video Conferencing Service With New Funding and New Breakthrough Functionality|date=June 27, 2012|publisher=BlueJeans|access-date=1 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130330034645/http://bluejeans.com/press-releases/blue-jeans-new-funding-and-breakthrough-functionality|archive-date=30 March 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2013 BlueJeans Network expanded its user base to the UK and Australia.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.telecompaper.com/news/blue-jeans-network-expands-to-australia--966719 |date=September 13, 2013 |access-date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=Telecompaper |title=BlueJeans Network expands to Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=November 14, 2013 |access-date=November 28, 2013 |url=http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/cloud-services/video-collaboration-service-blue-jeans-wraps-legs-around-uk-market-1199545 |author=Kane Fulton |title=Video collaboration service BlueJeans wraps legs around UK market |publisher=Tech Radar}}</ref> In November 2013, Ari Levy of ''[[Bloomberg Businessweek|Businessweek]]'' wrote that, "BlueJeans has raised about $100 million in venture funding and estimates it will stream one billion minutes' worth of meetings during 2014, a tenfold increase from this year."<ref name=Levy />


[[Verizon]] communications announced on April 16, 2020, that it had entered into an agreement to acquire BlueJeans to expand its Business portfolio offerings, particularly its unified communications offerings. While the price of the acquisition was not announced, it is believed to be in the sub $500M range.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2020/04/16/verizon-is-buying-b2b-videoconferencing-firm-bluejeans/|title=Verizon is buying B2B videoconferencing firm BlueJeans|date=16 April 2020}}</ref> The acquisition was completed on May 15, 2020, with the service rebranded as "BlueJeans by Verizon."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Schultz |first1=Lauren |title=Verizon officially closes BlueJeans deal |url=https://www.verizon.com/about/news/verizon-officially-closes-bluejeans-deal |website=Verizon |date=18 May 2020 |access-date=28 May 2020}}</ref>
To date, Blue Jeans has served more than 300,000 people worldwide and raised nearly $48.5 million in funding from [[Accel Partners]], NEA, and [[Norwest Venture Partners]].<ref name="TC3" /><ref name ="BL3">{{cite web|url=http://bluejeans.com/press-releases/blue-jeans-new-funding-and-breakthrough-functionality|title=Blue Jeans Network Celebrates Momentous First Year for Its Video Conferencing Service With New Funding and New Breakthrough Functionality|date=June 27, 2012|publisher=Blue Jeans|accessdate= 1 March 2013 }}</ref><ref name ="CB">{{cite web|url=http://www.crunchbase.com/company/blue-jeans-network|title=Blue Jeans|publisher=Crunch Base|accessdate= 1 March 2013 }}</ref>


On August 8, 2023, Verizon announced that it will shut down BlueJeans in the first half of 2024.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Peters|first1=Jay|title=Verizon is shutting down the videoconferencing app it bought for $400 million
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|url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/8/23825112/verizon-bluejeans-shutting-down-sunset |website=The Verge|date=8 August 2023 |access-date=10 August 2023}}</ref>


==Video conferencing==
Blue Jeans provides an interoperable cloud-based video conferencing service that connects many users across different devices, platforms and conference programs.<ref name="UB" /> It brings together business conferencing solutions like Cisco, [[Microsoft Lync]], Lifesize, and [[Polycom]] with consumer services like [[Skype]] and [[Google]].<ref name="TC1" /><ref name="TC2" /><ref name="CRN" /><ref name="WSJ" /><ref name="BW" />
BlueJeans by Verizon provides a proprietary cloud-based video meetings service, interoperable with [[software development kit]], etc., that connects users across different devices, platforms, and conference programs. Every BlueJeans member has a private “meeting room” in the BlueJeans cloud to schedule and host conference meetings. It operates with business conferencing solutions such as [[Cisco]], [[Skype for Business|Microsoft Lync]], [[StarLeaf]], [[Lifesize]], and [[Polycom]] as well as consumer services like [[Google]].<ref name="TC1" /><ref name="TC2" /><ref name="CRN" /><ref name="UB" /><ref name="FS" /><ref name="BW" /><ref name="WSJ" /> This service can be used directly through BlueJeans Network or through its partner companies. For example, in 2012 BlueJeans Network began powering the videoconferencing services of InterCall.<ref name=Carr>{{cite web |url=http://www.informationweek.com/intercall-partnership-boosts-blue-jeans-videoconferencing/d/d-id/1103878? |author=David F. Carr |access-date=November 28, 2013 |date=April 16, 2012 |title=InterCall Partnership Boosts BlueJeans' Videoconferencing |publisher=[[Information Week]]}}</ref>


''[[CRN Magazine|CRN]]'' described BlueJeans services as "endpoint agnostic", meaning it does not discriminate and can work with any video call software or technology, including smartphones. This allows it to bridge between non-room-based videoconference services as well, regardless of the device or service used.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.crn.com/reviews/networking/232400453/review-blue-jeans-8217-video-in-the-cloud.htm |title=Review: BlueJeans' Video In The Cloud |author=Edward F. Moltzen |date=January 17, 2012 |access-date=November 28, 2013 |publisher=[[CRN Magazine]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131128235532/http://www.crn.com/reviews/networking/232400453/review-blue-jeans-8217-video-in-the-cloud.htm |archive-date=November 28, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Every Blue Jeans member has a private “meeting room” in the Blue Jeans cloud to schedule and host conference meetings.<ref name="TC1" /><ref name="TC2" /><ref name="CRN" /><ref name="UB" /><ref name="FS" />


Michal Lev-Ram of ''[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]]'' wrote that, "the company is mostly an enhancement—not a threat—to existing videoconference equipment makers. And whichever company ends up leading the charge, there's no question that interoperability is an inevitable must in videoconferencing, just like it was in text messaging on mobile phones. The more use corporate customers can get out of their videoconferencing systems, the more they'll invest in buying them."<ref name=LawRam>{{cite web |url=http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2012/03/21/blue-jeans-network/ |title=BlueJeans Network brings Skype, Cisco users together |author=Michal Lev-Ram |date=March 21, 2012 |access-date=November 28, 2013 |publisher=[[Fortune Magazine]]}}</ref> In contrast to this, Ari Levy reported in 2013 that BlueJeans Network and similar services had begun to cut into the revenues of larger, room-based hardware system developers, due to their greater flexibility and accessing the market of smaller businesses.<ref name="Levy">{{cite web|url=http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-11-21/cisco-telepresence-undercut-by-cheaper-videoconferencing-software|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131122081954/http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-11-21/cisco-telepresence-undercut-by-cheaper-videoconferencing-software|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 22, 2013|title=Cisco's Tough Sell for Videoconferencing|author=Ari Levy|date=November 21, 2013|publisher=[[Bloomberg Businessweek]]|access-date=November 28, 2013}}</ref> That year BlueJeans Network also partnered with [[Salesforce.com]], providing BlueJeans run video conferencing to all Salesforce clients through its "Chatter" tool. ''[[Forbes (magazine)|Forbes]]'' also wrote that BlueJeans "will also enable the sharing of presentations, documents, and video clips in real-time" for Salesforce customers.<ref>{{cite web |author=Ben Kepes |access-date=November 28, 2013 |date=November 18, 2013 |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/benkepes/2013/11/18/exclusive-salesforce-picks-bluejeans-for-first-appexchange-video-integration/ |title=Salesforce Picks BlueJeans For First Video Integration. But It's Complicated |work=[[Forbes Magazine]]}}</ref> Other customers for BlueJeans Network include [[Facebook]], [[Foursquare City Guide|Foursquare]], and [[MIT]].<ref name="TC1" /><ref name="TC2" /><ref name="CRN" /><ref name="FS" /><ref name ="BL2">{{cite web|url=http://bluejeans.com/press-releases/blue-jeans-network-named-to-gartners-cool-vendors-report-for-2012|title=BlueJeans Network Named to Gartner's Cool Vendors Report for 2012|date=May 4, 2012|publisher=BlueJeans|access-date= 1 March 2013 }}</ref><ref name ="WSJ">{{cite web|url=http://professional.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444354004578058711568940782.html?mod=WSJ_TechInnovationAwards1012_MiddleSecondSummaries&mg=reno64-wsj|title=Technology Innovation Awards|publisher=The Wall Street Journal|access-date=1 March 2013}}{{Dead link|date=June 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
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==Awards & recognition==


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==Awards and recognition==
The Wall Street Journal named Blue Jeans a runner up in the Software category of its 2012 Innovation Awards.<ref name="WSJ" />
In February 2012, Frost & Sullivan awarded its Entrepreneurial Company of the Year Award to BlueJeans.<ref name="FS" /> ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' named BlueJeans a runner-up in the Software category of its 2012 Innovation Awards.<ref name="WSJ" /> In September 2012, the Telecom Council awarded BlueJeans the Graham Bell Award for Best Communication Solutions in its annual SPIFFY awards.<ref name ="WW">{{cite web|url=http://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=160872|title=Fifth Annual Telecom Council SPIFFY Award Winners Announced|publisher=Web Wire|access-date= 1 March 2013 }}</ref> In November 2012, University Business honored BlueJeans with its 1st Annual Readers' Choice Awards in the category of Video Conferencing Services.<ref name="UB" /> CRN named BlueJeans one of the 25 Coolest Emerging Vendors for 2012.<ref name="CRN" /> Gartner also named BlueJeans to its Cool Vendors Report for 2012.<ref name="BL2" />


In 2013 CRN repositioned BlueJeans on its list to number six among its ten top start-ups.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.crn.com/slide-shows/networking/240157961/the-10-coolest-networking-startups-of-2013-so-far.htm?pgno=6 |title=The 10 Coolest Networking Startups Of 2013 (So Far) |publisher=CRN |author=Kristin Bent |access-date=January 29, 2014 |date=July 10, 2013}}</ref> In 2013 [[CIO magazine|''CIO'' magazine]] ranked BlueJeans No. 3 among the top ten cloud startups of that year,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cio.com/article/730460/Ranking_the_Top_10_Cloud_Startups_?page=2&taxonomyId=3024 |title=Ranking the Top 10 Cloud Startups |author=Jeff Vance |access-date=January 29, 2014 |date=March 20, 2013 |publisher=[[CIO Magazine]] |archive-date=February 3, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203170706/http://www.cio.com/article/730460/Ranking_the_Top_10_Cloud_Startups_?page=2&taxonomyId=3024 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and ''[[Business Insider]]'' ranked it among its top 21 cloud startups.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/the-hottest-cloud-startups-2013-10#blue-jeans-network-easy-videoconferencing-1 |title=The 21 Hottest Cloud Startups Right Now |publisher=[[Business Insider]] |access-date=January 29, 2014}}</ref>
In November 2012, University Business honored Blue Jeans with its 1st Annual Readers’ Choice Awards in the category of Video Conferencing Services.<ref name="UB" /> In September 2012, the Telecom Council awarded Blue Jeans the Graham Bell Award for Best Communication Solutions in its annual SPIFFY awards.<ref name ="WW">{{cite web|url=http://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=160872|title=Fifth Annual Telecom Council SPIFFY Award Winners Announced|publisher=Web Wire|accessdate= 1 March 2013 }}</ref>


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==References==
CRN named Blue Jeans one of the 25 Coolest Emerging Vendors for 2012.<ref name="CRN" /> Gartner named Blue Jeans to its Cool Vendors Report for 2012.<ref name="BL2" />
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In February 2012, Frost & Sullivan honored Blue Jeans with its Entrepreneurial Company of the Year Award.<ref name="FS" />

==Philanthropy==

Over the 2012 holiday season, Blue Jeans partnered with the Military Association Benefits Group and Military Comm Networks to provide free video conferencing for U.S. soldiers and their families.<ref name="BL2" />


==External links==
==External links==
* {{official website}}
*http://bluejeans.com
* [https://www.bluejeans.com/blog BlueJeans Blog]


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This article is about the software. For other uses, see Blue Jeans (disambiguation).
BlueJeans by Verizon
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryCloud Video Conferencing
Founded2009; 16 years ago (2009)
Founder
  • Krish Ramakrishnan
  • Alagu Periyannan
DefunctMarch 29, 2024 (2024-03-29)
Headquarters
ParentVerizon Communications[1][2]
Websitewww.bluejeans.com

BlueJeans by Verizon was a company that provided an interoperable cloud-based video conferencing service.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9] It was headquartered in the Santana Row district of San Jose, California.[10] Prior to being acquired by Verizon in 2020, the company was known as "BlueJeans Network"[11][12][13][14] Verizon decided to close down the Blue Jeans platform in August 2023,[15] and closed the website in March 2024.[16]

History

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Krish Ramakrishnan and Alagu Periyannan founded BlueJeans Network in 2009, completing the development within six months of technology trials. Prior to founding the company, Ramakrishnan worked at Accel Partners, and Periyannan was the CTO of Blue Coat Systems as well as a tech lead at Apple Inc. Stu Aaron, the company's chief commercial officer (CCO), described the early work as, "Ultimately, what we're trying to do is make video conferencing as comfortable and as casual as your pair of jeans." The company was able to acquire $23.5 million in venture capital from Accel Partners, NEA, and Norwest Venture Partners, and launched its commercial service on June 29, 2011[7][17][18][19] with Ramakrishnan as CEO.

The company sought to open up video conferencing to companies across the board, including small businesses and freelancers, in addition to the traditional market of larger corporations.[20] In its first 75 days, BlueJeans grew to 4,000 subscribers from 500 firms.[9][21] Upon launching, Deutsche Telekom became the company's first major channel partner. The agreement between the firms was to develop "a scalable, interoperable videoconferencing solution in Europe by the end of the year".[18] In 2011 and 2012 it added other channel partners, including InterCall, iVCI, York Telecom, and AVI-SPL.[5][9][22] BlueJeans has been used by more than 300,000 people worldwide.[6][23] In 2013 BlueJeans Network expanded its user base to the UK and Australia.[24][25] In November 2013, Ari Levy of Businessweek wrote that, "BlueJeans has raised about $100 million in venture funding and estimates it will stream one billion minutes' worth of meetings during 2014, a tenfold increase from this year."[26]

Verizon communications announced on April 16, 2020, that it had entered into an agreement to acquire BlueJeans to expand its Business portfolio offerings, particularly its unified communications offerings. While the price of the acquisition was not announced, it is believed to be in the sub $500M range.[27] The acquisition was completed on May 15, 2020, with the service rebranded as "BlueJeans by Verizon."[28]

On August 8, 2023, Verizon announced that it will shut down BlueJeans in the first half of 2024.[29]

Video conferencing

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BlueJeans by Verizon provides a proprietary cloud-based video meetings service, interoperable with software development kit, etc., that connects users across different devices, platforms, and conference programs. Every BlueJeans member has a private “meeting room” in the BlueJeans cloud to schedule and host conference meetings. It operates with business conferencing solutions such as Cisco, Microsoft Lync, StarLeaf, Lifesize, and Polycom as well as consumer services like Google.[4][5][7][8][9][21][30] This service can be used directly through BlueJeans Network or through its partner companies. For example, in 2012 BlueJeans Network began powering the videoconferencing services of InterCall.[31]

CRN described BlueJeans services as "endpoint agnostic", meaning it does not discriminate and can work with any video call software or technology, including smartphones. This allows it to bridge between non-room-based videoconference services as well, regardless of the device or service used.[32]

Michal Lev-Ram of Fortune wrote that, "the company is mostly an enhancement—not a threat—to existing videoconference equipment makers. And whichever company ends up leading the charge, there's no question that interoperability is an inevitable must in videoconferencing, just like it was in text messaging on mobile phones. The more use corporate customers can get out of their videoconferencing systems, the more they'll invest in buying them."[19] In contrast to this, Ari Levy reported in 2013 that BlueJeans Network and similar services had begun to cut into the revenues of larger, room-based hardware system developers, due to their greater flexibility and accessing the market of smaller businesses.[26] That year BlueJeans Network also partnered with Salesforce.com, providing BlueJeans run video conferencing to all Salesforce clients through its "Chatter" tool. Forbes also wrote that BlueJeans "will also enable the sharing of presentations, documents, and video clips in real-time" for Salesforce customers.[33] Other customers for BlueJeans Network include Facebook, Foursquare, and MIT.[4][5][7][9][10][30]

Awards and recognition

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In February 2012, Frost & Sullivan awarded its Entrepreneurial Company of the Year Award to BlueJeans.[9] The Wall Street Journal named BlueJeans a runner-up in the Software category of its 2012 Innovation Awards.[30] In September 2012, the Telecom Council awarded BlueJeans the Graham Bell Award for Best Communication Solutions in its annual SPIFFY awards.[34] In November 2012, University Business honored BlueJeans with its 1st Annual Readers' Choice Awards in the category of Video Conferencing Services.[8] CRN named BlueJeans one of the 25 Coolest Emerging Vendors for 2012.[7] Gartner also named BlueJeans to its Cool Vendors Report for 2012.[10]

In 2013 CRN repositioned BlueJeans on its list to number six among its ten top start-ups.[35] In 2013 CIO magazine ranked BlueJeans No. 3 among the top ten cloud startups of that year,[36] and Business Insider ranked it among its top 21 cloud startups.[37]

References

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  1. ^ "Verizon officially closes BlueJeans deal" (Press release). 18 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Introducing BlueJeans by Verizon | BlueJeans by Verizon". 18 May 2020.
  3. ^ Ryan Lawler (October 22, 2012). "Video Conferencing Startup BlueJeans Network Adds LinkedIn Integration". Techcrunch. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  4. ^ a b c Klint Finley (September 10, 2012). "BlueJeans Network Brings Its Video Conferencing Software To Salesforce.com". Techcrunch. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  5. ^ a b c d Kim-Mai Cutler (March 21, 2012). "BlueJeans CEO Looks To Beat His Two-Time Acquirer Cisco With Low-Cost Video Conferencing". Techcrunch. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  6. ^ a b Kim-Mai Cutler (June 27, 2012). "BlueJeans Puts Another $25M In Its Pocket To Attack Video Conferencing Giants". Techcrunch. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  7. ^ a b c d e "The 25 Coolest Emerging Vendors For 2012". CRN. August 27, 2012. Archived from the original on 1 November 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  8. ^ a b c Laureen Williams (November 29, 2012). "1st Annual Readers' Choice Awards". University Business. Archived from the original on 27 February 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  9. ^ a b c d e f "Entrepreneurial Company of the Year Award CSP Videoconferencing Services" (PDF). Bluejeans. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 May 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  10. ^ a b c "BlueJeans Network Named to Gartner's Cool Vendors Report for 2012". BlueJeans. May 4, 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  11. ^ "Verizon Business enters into agreement to acquire BlueJeans". www.verizon.com. April 16, 2020.
  12. ^ "Verizon is buying B2B videoconferencing firm BlueJeans". TechCrunch. 16 April 2020. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  13. ^ Lyons, Kim (2020-04-16). "Verizon to buy BlueJeans video conferencing platform". The Verge. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  14. ^ Krouse, Sarah (2020-04-16). "Verizon Buys Zoom Conferencing Rival BlueJeans". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  15. ^ "Verizon to 'sunset' Blue Jeans vidconf platform". The Register. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  16. ^ "We are sunsetting BlueJeans Effective March 29, 2024". Verizon. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  17. ^ Chad Berndtson (August 9, 2011). "Cloud Video Startup BlueJeans Network Taps First VAR Partner". CRN Magazine. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
  18. ^ a b "DeTe partners with BlueJeans Network for videoconferencing". Telecompaper. June 30, 2011. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
  19. ^ a b Michal Lev-Ram (March 21, 2012). "BlueJeans Network brings Skype, Cisco users together". Fortune Magazine. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
  20. ^ "BlueJeans Tackles Video Conferencing Interoperability". Channel Insider. July 5, 2011. Archived from the original on January 30, 2014. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
  21. ^ a b "BlueJeans Network Launches Any(ware) Video Conferencing". BusinessWire. June 29, 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  22. ^ "Deutsche Telekom gets down to business with cloud based videoconferencing solution from BlueJeans Network". Telekom. June 30, 2011. Archived from the original on 5 May 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  23. ^ "BlueJeans Network Celebrates Momentous First Year for Its Video Conferencing Service With New Funding and New Breakthrough Functionality". BlueJeans. June 27, 2012. Archived from the original on 30 March 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  24. ^ "BlueJeans Network expands to Australia". Telecompaper. September 13, 2013. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  25. ^ Kane Fulton (November 14, 2013). "Video collaboration service BlueJeans wraps legs around UK market". Tech Radar. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
  26. ^ a b Ari Levy (November 21, 2013). "Cisco's Tough Sell for Videoconferencing". Bloomberg Businessweek. Archived from the original on November 22, 2013. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
  27. ^ "Verizon is buying B2B videoconferencing firm BlueJeans". 16 April 2020.
  28. ^ Schultz, Lauren (18 May 2020). "Verizon officially closes BlueJeans deal". Verizon. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  29. ^ Peters, Jay (8 August 2023). "Verizon is shutting down the videoconferencing app it bought for $400 million". The Verge. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  30. ^ a b c "Technology Innovation Awards". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 1 March 2013.[permanent dead link‍]
  31. ^ David F. Carr (April 16, 2012). "InterCall Partnership Boosts BlueJeans' Videoconferencing". Information Week. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
  32. ^ Edward F. Moltzen (January 17, 2012). "Review: BlueJeans' Video In The Cloud". CRN Magazine. Archived from the original on November 28, 2013. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
  33. ^ Ben Kepes (November 18, 2013). "Salesforce Picks BlueJeans For First Video Integration. But It's Complicated". Forbes Magazine. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
  34. ^ "Fifth Annual Telecom Council SPIFFY Award Winners Announced". Web Wire. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  35. ^ Kristin Bent (July 10, 2013). "The 10 Coolest Networking Startups Of 2013 (So Far)". CRN. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  36. ^ Jeff Vance (March 20, 2013). "Ranking the Top 10 Cloud Startups". CIO Magazine. Archived from the original on February 3, 2014. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  37. ^ "The 21 Hottest Cloud Startups Right Now". Business Insider. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
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