Polycom Announces New Microsoft Lync-customized Collaboration Solutions

Polycom, Inc. announced its newest Microsoft Lync-cooperated video collaboration solutions. Considered as the very first 360-degree, 1080p HD and panoramic video solutions, Polycom® CX5500 and CX5100 Unified Conference Stations are both designed to provide all participants in the video with a cutting-edge around-the-table experience. These were announced at the Microsoft 2013 Worldwide Partner Conference along with the Polycom® VVX® Business Media Phones full portfolio, which received the Lync 2013 qualification. This is enough proof of the two companies’ partnership, along with the other Lync-optimized and -operated 40 content sharing, voice, and video solutions.

Polycom® CX5500 and CX5100 Unified Conference Stations and the Implications of Using Them

The new Polycom-Lync video collaboration solutions, Polycom® CX5500 and CX5100 Unified Conference Stations both provide the 1080p HD panoramic and 360-degree experience, offering these following features:

• Highest audio quality through Polycom’s HD Voice
• Twice of the usual HD video image quality
• Twice of the Frame Rate Ideal for Life-like Motion Handling
• New: Design, Privacy Cap, and Interface

In addition to that, these new solutions are able to improve collaboration and communications to users by delivering:

• Lower Cost of Ownership
• User-friendly Design
• More Efficient and Productive Meetings

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While the Polycom® CX5100 can be used with any need for conference phone connectivity, Polycom® CX5500 can also provide HD panoramic video experience by plugging on a laptop through a USB port. The latter also provides the industry’s topnotch audio quality since it doubles the use of SIP audio conference phone.

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Aragon Research CEO Jim Lundy backs up the need for the video collaboration experience and said, “In the pervasive video era, it is all about the user experience. The new centre-of-table, panoramic video solutions from Polycom will provide Lync customers with a richer, more interactive collaboration experience.”

Here are some of the dates to remember in accordance to the products’ availability:

September: Polycom® CX5100 Unified Conference Station

Fourth Quarter of 2013: Polycom® CX5500 Unified Conference Station (with SIP Telephony)

August: Free upgrade on maintenance support of VVX Business Media Phones for Lync users with Polycom UC Software v. 5.0

Polycom-Microsoft Lync Collaboration Projects

Some of the Lync-qualified Polycom products announced are the following Business Media Phones:

• Polycom® VVX® 300
• Polycom® VVX® 310
• Polycom® VVX® 400
• Polycom® VVX® 410

In addition to this, the company also announced the availability of the Polycom UC Software v 5.0, an update for Polycom VVX Business Media Phones in Lync environments. The software improve specific call management features, including:

• Call Park
• Call Transfer
• Search Address Book Contacts Ability

Polycom also announced that in March, there will be a software extension for Polycom®RealPresence® Platform. This extension will enable Lync 2013 interoperability with Polycom content sharing and video collaboration solutions.

Polycom Worldwide Engineering Senior Vice President A.E. Natarajan described the collaboration between the two companies and said, “The strategic alliance we’ve built with Microsoft over the past several years continues to deliver innovative collaboration solutions that provide Polycom and Lync customers with an unrivalled experience. Our custom-built solutions for Lync such as the new panoramic video collaboration experience, and our leading portfolio of Lync interoperable offerings, enable Polycom and Microsoft to win business from organisation seeking unified communications and collaboration solutions that empower people to collaborate however, wherever and whenever they want.”