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Written by Adam Gosling
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Tuesday, 25 September 2007 |
Polycom has announced a software upgrade to its market-leading Polycom
VSX series of video conferencing endpoints, adding simplified use in
mixed networks (H.323 and SIP switching), quality of service (QoS)
enhancements, support for gatekeeper redundancy for mission critical
video applications, enhanced remote management, and additional language
support.
The upgrade to VSX Release 8.7 is available worldwide now and is a free
upgrade for customers on a standard VSX maintenance agreement.
"The Polycom VSX series is a critical collaboration tool for thousands
of organisations around the globe and across a variety of industries,"
said Michael Chetner, ANZ Country Manager, Polycom. "While high
definition video and telepresence are emerging and receiving a lot of
attention, the reality is customers will migrate to these platforms
over time while continuing to operate in mixed video endpoint
environments. The VSX products remain the most widely used and are the
leading endpoints in their class in terms of quality, features,
performance and overall value to customers."
Additional enhancements of VSX Release 8.7 include:
- Simplified use in mixed networks (SIP + H.323 switching): VSX or
V-series endpoints can easily be switched between H.323 and SIP by
simply checking a box in the user interface.
- Quality of Service enhancements: Video administrators have
greater flexibility when configuring QoS on their video network, with
an additional MTU size and expanded sizing for dynamic bandwidth
allocation.
- Redundancy for mission critical video conferencing: VSX systems
now feature an alternate gatekeeper functionality that allows video
administrators to assign an alternate gatekeeper that the system will
automatically roll over to in situations where the first gatekeeper is
unavailable.
- Remote management (SNMP): SNMP enhancements for remote management using SNMP version 2c.
- Improved video quality for multipoint calls: Improvements in the
way VSX and V-series systems handle switches in video from a
multi-point bridge (MCU) and the loss of ISDN framing.
- Expanded language support: With the addition of Finnish language support, the VSX systems now support 17 unique languages.
www.polycomasia.com
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