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Polycom Tempts Boss With VidCon |
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Written by Adam Gosling
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Wednesday, 21 February 2007 |
A new video conferencing
appliance that doubles as a personal computer monitor could be on the
company shopping list, but the A$4,459 price tag may limit buyers to
the CEO.
Polycom's V700desktop video conferencing and collaboration solution is
designed for small to medium business looking for a way to add video
communications to the desktop, says the company.
The complete, all-in-one system has business-quality video conferencing
with integrated camera, microphones, speakers, and content sharing
capabilities. It can also double as a PC monitor.
Before you get tempted to comparing this to using Skype, or WIndows
Live, remember that the V700 delivers business-quality conferencing
capabilities with full-screen, full-motion 30 frames-per-second
(fps) TV like video at up to 768 kbps bandwidth speed; near CD quality
stereo audio (Siren 14
wideband), and standards-based H.239 high resolution
content-sharing.
The V700 also includes an intuitive
remote control and audio prompts in multiple languages for easy use.
“As video becomes a critical communications tool within organizations,
customers now have the choice of offering more employees award-winning
Polycom video systems at their desktops with these new, lower-priced,
high-quality V700 systems,” said Ed Ellett, senior vice president and
general manager of video communications at Polycom.
“Polycom offers the industry’s broadest range of standards-based video
solutions from high definition telepresence environments and conference
room solutions to desktop solutions for virtually every worker - all of
which interoperate seamlessly for enterprise-wide and inter enterprise
communication.”
Polycom already has the V500 'entry level' video conferencing
system in the market, but it is a set-top box appliance for conference
rooms. The V500 works with a standard television.
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