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- 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.
- 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
- Polycom to buy SpectraLink for $220 million cash
- Polycom announced its intention to buy SpectraLink Corporation for ~$220 million dollars in cash. Polycom is well known for their analog and IP telephony products as well as standard and high definition video conferencing while SpectraLink specializes in cordless and Wi-Fi phones. Polycoms strength is in the high...
- Tags: Hardware, Networking, News, Polycom Inc., SpectraLink Corp., VoIP
- Blog posts 2007-02-08
- ViaVideo (Windows NT) (exe)
- The ViaVideo, video communications appliance is an integrated, USB-based video system for improved communications from your desktop. It delivers business-quality voice, video, and data collaboration capabilities so that you can interact with customers and colleagues on the other side of the world, across town, or on another floor. Simply install...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows NT, Microsoft Windows, Video, Polycom Inc., ViaVideo, Corporate Communications, Marketing
- Software downloads 2006-07-18
- ViaVideo (Windows 98/Me) (exe)
- The ViaVideo, video communications appliance is an integrated, USB-based video system for improved communications from your desktop. It delivers business-quality voice, video, and data collaboration capabilities so that you can interact with customers and colleagues on the other side of the world, across town, or on another floor. Simply install...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Video, Polycom Inc., ViaVideo, Corporate Communications, Marketing
- Software downloads 2006-07-18
- ViaVideo (Windows 2000/XP) (exe)
- The ViaVideo, video communications appliance is an integrated, USB-based video system for improved communications from your desktop. It delivers business-quality voice, video, and data collaboration capabilities so that you can interact with customers and colleagues on the other side of the world, across town, or on another floor. Simply install...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Video, Polycom Inc., ViaVideo, Corporate Communications, Marketing
- Software downloads 2006-07-18
- First look at Polycom Communicator C100S
- First look at Polycom Communicator C100SNot big on Skype YetBut then again, I am not that much of an online gamer either. Perhaps I will have to pick up my old hobbies again.Been testing it for a whileI'm with you ! Excellent audio ! I use it...
- Tags: Polycom Communicator C100S, Polycom Communicator, Polycom Inc., First Look
- Discussion threads 2006-05-19
- First look at Polycom Communicator C100S
- Earlier this month I got an announcement from Polycom about their soon to be released Communicator C100S speaker-phone product which is optimized for Skype. As a heavy user of Skype which is notoriously bad at echo and feedback suppression, I was very excited about the acoustic...
- Tags: Skype Technologies S.A., Polycom Inc., Communicator C100S, Polycom Communicator, Cable, Tools & Techniques, Network Technology, E-mail Clients, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Management, Networking, Software, George Ou
- Blog posts 2006-05-18
- Polycom announces Skype Speaker Phone
- Polycom announces Skype Speaker PhoneEven at $129 a popIt will be hard to make up that $3 billion price tag . . .Work with Mac?Any chance this phone will work with a Mac?
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Desktops, Skype Speaker Phone, Polycom Inc., phone, Skype Technologies S.A.
- Discussion threads 2006-05-02
- Polycom announces Skype Speaker Phone
- While I'm getting ready for Interop 2006, I got an interesting announcement in the mail from a Polycom representative. Ironically, Polycom will be missing Interop 2006 but they've somehow managed to sneak in as my first review for Interop 2006. Off to the left is the new Polycom...
- Tags: C100S USB Skype Speaker Phone, Skype Technologies S.A., Polycom Inc.
- Blog posts 2006-05-02
- Polycom V500 provides a good video conferencing solution for cost-conscious businesses
- The V500 delivers good video and sound quality and offers nice features, such as remote administration and management, at an attractive price. Yet the unit has several limitations that you should understand before making a purchase. Polycom's V500 provides good video and sound quality, IP and ISDN...
- Tags: Video Conferencing, Polycom Inc., Unit, Polycom V500, Remote Administration, Telecommuting, Corporate Communications, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Marketing
- Download resources 2005-09-02
- Polycom VSX 7000 offers excellent set-top video conferencing solution
- The Polycom VSX 7000 provides superb video and sound quality, IP and ISDN connectivity, and remote administration. The unit is a great H.264-compliant video conferencing solution for medium-sized conference rooms and should be at the top of your product list. We tested an IP-only Polycom VSX 7000 for more than...
- Tags: Set-top, Polycom Inc., Unit, Polycom VSX 7000, Remote Administration, Network Technology, Networking
- Download resources 2005-06-29
BNET Industries
- Polycom Inc.
- Polycom provides a range of communications applications that enable enterprise and public sector customers to collaborate over distance, time zones and organizational boundaries. Co.'s applications...
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