Polycom Introduces New Microsoft Lync 2013-operable Solutions Portfolio

Polycom, Inc. announced new solutions to be interoperable with Microsoft® Lync™ 2013. These include:

• New qualified Polycom voice solutions to the Polycom® RealPresence® Platform
• New software extension to the Polycom® RealPresence® Platform
• Full portfolio of Polycom standards-based video collaboration and content sharing solutions

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This expansion of the portfolio of solutions, which are interoperable with Microsoft Lync 2013 is proof that both companies are strengthening their partnership with one another. In fact, this partnership’s foundation is Polycom’s portfolio, composed of 40 solutions which are interoperable with Microsoft Lync 2010. This includes content sharing, video and voice solutions. And due to this collaboration, their offers are considered the most complete yet the lowest in terms of total cost of ownership Unified Communications and Collaboration portfolio in the industry.

Polycom President and CEO Andy Miller said, "With today’s announcement, Polycom will deliver the broadest interoperability for Lync 2013 in our industry. The majority of companies choose Polycom and Microsoft over other vendors for a complete UC&C solution today, and we will continue to ensure that our joint customers have a superior collaboration experience, unmatched interoperability and investment protection. The combination of Polycom and Microsoft software provides a seamless UC solution for video, voice, conferencing and collaboration, from anywhere, anytime, and drives increased productivity across organisations.”

Polycom also announced the integration of Lync Server 2013 qualification in several Polycom® VVX® Business Media Phones, including:

• Polycom VVX 500
• Polycom VVX 600

Expecting to achieve it in the second quarter of the same year are the following Polycom® VVX® Business Media Phones:

• Polycom VVX 300
• Polycom VVX 400

The following are also expected to be interoperable with the Lync Server 2013 in June:

• Polycom RealPresence Platform
• Polycom HDX® Series
• Polycom® RealPresence® Group Series of video collaboration endpoints

For the new software extensions to Polycom RealPresence Platform, the following will have software updates:

• Polycom® RealPresence® Collaboration Servers: RMX Series® and Collaboration Server 800s
• Polycom® RealPresence® Virtualisation Manager™: Polycom® DMA®

These updates will make Lync 2013 interoperable with video solutions of Polycom, including:

• New Polycom RealPresence Group Series
• Executive desktop video systems
• Mobile video apps

Through the software updates, both Microsoft and Polycom customers can now use Lync 2013 to use infrastructure supporting open-standards based H.264 AVC or SVC (Scalable Video Coding) and endpoints.

For more software updates and extension between the two companies, visit this page.