Polycom has added to its telepresence solutions portfolio with three new offerings: Polycom EagleEye Director now provides a room camera tracking system, the company’s new HDX 4500 offers improved efficiency with executive desktop teleconferencing, and the Polycom Telepresence m100 software delivers PC-based mobile telepresence.
Polycom’s EagleEye Director uses voice triangulation, face-finding technology and a dual-camera tracking system to deliver “face-to-face” communications, ensuring the speaking party is always highlighted. The automated features eliminate the need for participants to make camera adjustments during a call.
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The new HDX 4500 (a member of Poylcom’s HDX 4000 family) provides 1080p HD quality while using “up to 50% less bandwidth than similar solutions,” according to the company’s statement. The HDX 4500 delivers standards-based interoperability and integration with Polycom Open Collaboration Network Partners including Microsoft, HP, IBM, Juniper, BroadSoft, Siemens, McAfee, and Avaya. The device also optionally supports extension from point-to-point to multi-point video communications.
Polycom’s third portfolio addition enhances both telepresence and unified communications with the release of the company’s Telepresence m100 software application for PCs, designed to allow users to share content in a video conference and connect to any standards-based telepresence solutions, including both H.323 and SIP deployments. Since the software operates on a PC of laptop and it is reasonably price, it is well suited for SMBs and small team deployments. In addition to support for personal HD and video systems, the software supports content sharing, firewall traversal options.
Commenting in a statement, Sudhakar Ramakrishna, Polycom chief development officer said, “We are continuing to deliver on our UC Everywhere vision and strategy with cutting-edge advancements that leverage our UC Intelligent Core technology and the cloud to personalize and extend the UC experience.”
The EagleEye Director and the HDX4500 will be available late April starting at a list price of $8,499 and $11,999, respectively. The Telepresence m100 will be available in June starting at a list price of $49.
