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- Logitech Buys LifeSize. Now what about Polycom?
- Uhh..."comnplete"? Really, don't you bloggers bother to even hit the spell check button once in a while?
- Tags: Blogging, Polycom Inc., Logitech
- Discussion threads 2009-11-13
- Logitech Buys LifeSize. Now what about Polycom?
- A few weeks after Cisco's Tandberg acquisition, peripheral manufacturer Logitech has announced that it was acquiring LifeSize for $405 million in cash. LifeSize provides high definition HD video communication solutions. The video acquistion positions Logitech with a comnplete range of video conferencing equipment. Last year, the company acquired...
- Tags: Video Conferencing, Logitech, Video, Polycom Inc., Corporate Communications, Marketing, Dave Greenfield
- Blog posts 2009-11-10
- Polycom: A potential takeover target following Cisco-Tandberg deal
- Yep, Polycom to HPI think HP buys Polycom next: http://www.sramanamitra.com/2009/10/01/cisco-buys-tandberg-hp-to-buy-polycom/Basically, in the video conferencing market (all the way from desktop video to telepresence and other immersive solutions, and everything in between like plasma screens, etc.), the 2 leaders are Polycom (~40%) and Tandberg (~40%). Cisco, HP, Avaya, Nortel are all...
- Tags: Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), VOIP, Polycom Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., Cisco Systems Inc., SIP
- Discussion threads 2009-10-01
- Polycom: A potential takeover target following Cisco-Tandberg deal
- With Cisco gobbling up Tandberg for $3 billion and bolstering its video conferencing lineup all eyes turn to Polycom, another market leader that looks ripe to be acquired. If not, Polycom is expected to be able to hold its own against Cisco. Cisco's acquisition of Tandberg gives...
- Tags: Cisco Systems Inc., Polycom Inc., Tandberg, Marchetti, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-10-01
- Polycom, Inc. Helps Keep Its Worldwide Operations Secure by Refreshing Its Laptop Fleet With Intel VPro Technology and Intel Anti-Theft Technology
- Polycom wanted to boost laptop security to protect valuable laptop computers and the sensitive data stored on them. The challenge was to enhance asset management to improve the ability to locate and inventory laptops to ensure up-to-date patching and increase IT efficiency to enable remote reimaging to reduce the need...
- Tags: Intel vPro, Anti-theft, Laptop Computer, Intel Corp., Polycom Inc., Notebooks, Processors, Security, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Semiconductors, Components
- Case studies 2009-07-01
- Learn how you can cut costs, save time and minimize carbon emissions with Polycom's ROI calculator
- Polycom's innovative solutions give an almost immediate return on investment. In uncertain times and with pressure on travel budgets, companies are saving thousands by cutting down on travel for face-to-face meetings. Find out how much your organization could save now with the Polycom ROI calculator.
- Tags: ROI, Carbon Emission, Polycom Inc., Roi/Tco, Finance, Managerial Accounting
- Download resources 2009-05-01
- Polycom: Travel budgets, green tech driving video conferencing
- Polycom reported solid fourth quarter results, sees a first quarter that's so-so and noted that travel budgets and the need to cut carbon emissions are fueling video conferencing demand. On Wednesday, Polycom reported fourth quarter earnings of $25.7 million, or 30 cents a share, on revenue of...
- Tags: Revenue, Green Technology, Polycom Inc., Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-01-22
- Designing Polycom SpectraLink VoWLAN Solutions to Comply With Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS)
- The focus of this white paper is to provide guidance on achieving PCI DSS compliance for wireless LANs WLANs using Polycom SpectraLink handsets to run VoWLAN. VoWLAN is defined as "The use of a wireless broadband network for the purpose of vocal conversation, using Wi-Fi or the IEEE 802.11 standard...
- Tags: Payment, Network, WLAN, SpectraLink Corp., Polycom Inc., Wireless, SpectraLink VoWLAN, Wireless LANs, LANs, Wi-Fi, Operational Accounting, Wireless And Mobility, Networking, Finance
- White papers 2009-01-01
- InterCall Video Conferencing: Polycom HDX
- This paper is a starter guide for Polycom HDX. The paper provides steps to make a InterCall video reservation, how to start using the Polycom HDX equipment, how to place a call, how to adjust the volume, camera, screen layout. The paper also explains how to show content from a...
- Tags: Polycom Inc., InterCall, Corporate Communications, Network Technology, Networking, Marketing
- White papers 2008-09-12
- AppLabs Case Study: Polycom
- Polycom began certifying their SpectraLink Wireless Telephones three and a half years ago in a move to ensure they functioned well with industry-leading, enterprise-grade Wi-Fi access points. After a year of supporting the program in-house, Polycom faced resourcing issues due to the demand for the service from the burgeoning Wi-Fi...
- Tags: Polycom Inc., AppLabs, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Business Structures, Strategy, Finance, Management
- Case studies 2008-09-01
- Earth Day: Is the impact worth the build-up?
- At the high-tech industry conference where I spent most of my day holed up in meetings on Monday, there was nary a mention of Earth Day. Surprised? I was, but that's naive little ole me. Then again, I spent the day with VARs and integrators, companies that rarely exercise the...
- Tags: Xerox Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Polycom Inc., Transportation, Retail, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-04-21
- Microsoft Unified Communications shuns G.722 wideband interoperability
- Microsoft launched its UC Unified Communications products this month with the intention of replacing the traditional PBX. But before it can get to a dominant market share position if it ever gets there at all, it's going to have to interoperate with existing telephony systems on the existing standards that...
- Tags: Interoperability, Phone, IP Phone, Codec, IP, Microsoft Corp., Polycom Inc., G.722, RTAudio, G.722.1, Telecom & Utilities, George Ou
- Blog posts 2007-10-31
- Gallery: Polycom's video conferencing
- Gallery: Polycom's new HD 720p video conferencing and presence solutions. by George Ou
- Tags: Polycom Inc., George Ou, product photos, video conferencing, presence, polycom
- Image galleries 2007-10-24
- Polycom launches new HD 720p video conferencing and presence solutions
- Polycom launches new HD 720p video conferencing and presence solutionsNetwork load/requirements?I'm occasionally tracking this stuff as possible technology for remote training and the like. What kinds of network stress would a system like this put on a corporate WAN?720P requires a minimum of 1 mbps but preferably 2 mbps720P...
- Tags: NETWORKING, Cisco Systems Inc., presence solution, Polycom Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-10-18
- Polycom launches new HD 720p video conferencing and presence solutions
- I had a chance last week to preview some of the latest HD conferencing gear from Polycom just announced this week. Pictured left is the newly released Polycom HDX4000 personal HD conferencing solution designed for small conference rooms and executives. The camera is integrated in to the LCD display. See...
- Tags: Cisco Systems Inc., Camera, Polycom Inc., HD, Polycom HDX4000, Polycom HDX8000, 720P, Corporate Communications, Marketing, George Ou
- Blog posts 2007-10-17
- Polycom Meets Enterprise Customer Needs With New IP Family of Unified Communications Devices
- Polycom is a leading provider of collaborative communication solutions, helping businesses by providing organizations with a broad range of telecommunications and teleconferencing products. The company, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, received requests over the years from enterprise customers for products that provide unified communications solutions with Internet Protocol IP based...
- Tags: Unified Communications, IP, Microsoft Corp., Polycom Inc., Collaboration
- White papers 2007-10-01
- Configuring SIP IP Telephony Using Avaya SIP Enablement Services, Avaya Communication Manager, and Polycom SoundPoint IP 550 SIP Telephones - Issue 1.0
- These Application Notes describe the configuration steps required to connect Polycom SoundPoint IP 550 SIP telephones to a SIP infrastructure consisting of an Avaya SIP Enablement Services SES server and an Avaya S8300 Server with Avaya G700 Media Gateway running Avaya Communication Manager. Also described is how Avaya Communication Manager...
- Tags: SIP, Phone, Avaya Inc., Polycom Inc., Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), Emerging Technologies
- White papers 2007-09-20
- Polycom @ Interop: Cisco may have PTT over VoIP, but we did it first and we're better
- Polycom @ Interop: Cisco may have PTT over VoIP, but we did it first and we're betterWhat's the thing about "push-to-talk"?What's the point?Actually the 7921 does support 802.11bThe Wi-Fi certification for the 7921 (here: http://certifications.wi-fi.org/wbcs_ViewCertificate.php?product_id=5040), shows that it supports 11b. This isn't surprising, since 11b's CCK encoding at 11mbps...
- Tags: Telephony, Wireless LANs, PTT, Polycom Inc., VoIP, Cisco Systems Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-05-25
- Polycom @ Interop: Cisco may have PTT over VoIP, but we did it first and we're better
- We may be generating a bunch of video from Interop. But we weren't so busy with the video production that we've been avoiding e-mail. This morning, I awoke to a inbox with "response" to our coverage of Cisco's push-to-talk over VoIP capability. It came from Polycom and here's what...
- Tags: General, Hardware Infrastructure, Interop 2007, IT Management, Mobile, Telephony, Video, Wired &, Wireless
- Blog posts 2007-05-24
- Polycom to buy SpectraLink for $220 million cash
- Polycom to buy SpectraLink for $220 million cashInterestingThis is relevant. I am pretty pleased by my SpectraLink phone, I just feel that WiFi phone setups require more specialization from site to site than anything else I have seen. I think the contracted company that handled our rollout has...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Wireless LANs, WIRELESS, Wi-Fi, SpectraLink Corp., phone, Polycom Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-02-08
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