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Polycom Announces High Performance Bridges For High Definition Video Conferencing
POLYCOM USER GROUP CONFERENCE PHOENIX, Ariz. Oct. 17, 2005 Polycom®, Inc. [NASDAQ: PLCM], the worlds leading provider of unified collaborative communications solutions, today announced and demonstrated the latest developments in its delivery of high definition (HD) video conferencing and collaboration at its annual Polycom User Group conference. Polycoms HD strategy gives customers a cost-effective migration path to leverage their existing video communications investments, while evolving to next generation technology. Enabled through a software upgrade (MGC version 7.02), Polycom is delivering leading-edge HD video conferencing support ahead of the emerging market.
Polycom announced the availability of HD video conferencing support on its industry-leading line of MGC bridges, enabling users to connect up to 90 simultaneous HD video calls on a single MGC-100 bridge. The support is available today through a software upgrade for existing MGC customers, eliminating the need for a dedicated multipoint conferencing unit just for HD video calls. Polycom also announced details for delivering HD video conferencing for users of its existing high-performance VSX 8000 systems including information on pricing, availability, technical specifications, and expected performance.
With the support for HD, Polycom demonstrates once again why the MGC bridges remain pre-eminent in the industry for their flexibility, scalability, and powerful performance, said Phil Keenan, senior vice president and general manager of network systems at Polycom. No other bridge is as secure, transcodes more devices on a single call, or now supports more simultaneous HD calls than the MGC. All of which gives customers the greatest long-term value for their investment. The MGC line is the most widely used video conferencing bridge in the world. The decision to provide HD capability as a software upgrade rather than hardware upgrade means MGC customers are already prepared for this next technology advancement.
HD Support on MGC Bridges Available Today
The Polycom MGC delivers the most flexible platform for high-bandwidth conferencing by supporting CIF, standard definition (SD and half SD), and boardroom high definition (HD 1280x720 at 30 frames per second) on the same bridge. By enabling HD support on the existing MGC platform, customers do not need to purchase a separate, dedicated bridge for HD video calls in the future. The standards-based technology will support Polycom and other standards-based HD video conferencing endpoints.
HD Support for VSX 8000 Customers Extending Investment Value Of Polycom Systems
