April 09, 2008

Polycom Releases SoundStation IP 7000 and IP 6000 Conference Phone

Polycom announced the release of the new SoundStation IP 7000 and IP 6000 IP conference phones.  Polycom features including Polycom HD Voice technology and a sleek new design. The SoundStation IP7000 is an ideal upgrade for executive offices, conference rooms and board rooms, while the SoundStation IP6000 is suited for managerial offices and small to mid-sized conference rooms.

 

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April 03, 2008

Polycom adds Cell Phone Signal Shielding to IP Phones

This new benefit, built into the latest versions of its triangular conference phones now delivers users a clearer and more productive conferencing experience by eliminating the annoying buzzing noise caused by interference from nearby cellular devices.  RF interference affects the millions of conference phones, regardless of manufacturer, that are currently installed in businesses around the globe.

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December 13, 2007

Polycom IP 560 Brings Gigabit to the SoundPoint IP Phone Family

 
 
Polycom announced a new model in its SoundPoint IP desktop phone line, the SoundPoint IP 560. Recognizing that more enterprises are deploying Gigabit Ethernet (GigE) networking infrastructures to deliver new productivity enhancing applications that require more bandwidth, the new SoundPoint IP 560 enables full GigE data transmission between the network and an end-user's computer, enabling a single IP connection to support the desktop.

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October 15, 2007

Polycom Fights Cisco With New Telepresence Video System

Polycom is going head-to-head against Cisco Systems with the launch Monday of its latest telepresence high-definition videoconferencing system. Polycom's new Telepresence Experience High Definition (TPX HD) 306M system is a full room videoconferencing setup that aims to provide video calls that seem lifelike, closely approximating the dimensions and detail of face-to-face meetings. It is priced one-third lower than the comparable offering from Cisco.

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August 15, 2007

Polycom SoundPoint IP 650 SIP Phone Review

Note:  Well written review I might add.  I have also used the 650 extensively and the phone is everything Paul says it is.  Still I am waiting for my Backlit Color LCD Phone from Polycom.  IMHO it is only the logical extension.  Polycom: While you at it will you use the USB on the back of the 650 to interact with some Bluetooth  headsets so my desk phone will know when I am within proximity so automatically routes calls to my desk.
 
Polycom is known to most as the producer of the "boomerang" conference room speakerphone. With their instantly recognisable tricorn shape, these phones can be found in nearly every conference room. The rest of the product line hasn't received the same level of attention, but my time with the Polycom SoundPoint IP 650 executive phones shows that they deserve it. In addition to its wired sets, Polycom recently acquired SpectraLink and its VoIP Wi-Fi technology.

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June 29, 2007

Polycom Phones on the way to Government Security Approval

Polycom, Inc. has made available SpectraLink Wireless Telephones with security features required for its pending Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2 certification. The Wi-Fi handsets are the first to be listed on the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) pre-validation list and are in line to be the first in the industry to achieve this government-mandated recognition for security standards compliance.

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May 07, 2007

Polycom Announces New Share Repurchase Program for Up to $250 Million

Polycom, Inc, today announced that its board of directors has extended its existing program by approving an additional share repurchase program for up to $250 million of its common stock.  Purchases may be made, from time to time, in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions, and will be funded from available working capital.

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March 26, 2007

Polycom Completes Aquisition of Spectralink

Polycom, announced the expiration of the tender offer by its wholly-owned subsidiary, Spyglass Acquisition Corp., for all outstanding shares of SpectraLink. The subsequent merger to finalize the acquisition will close today, Monday, March 26, 2007. All remaining outstanding SpectraLink shares, other than those held by stockholders who properly perfect appraisal rights under Delaware law, will be converted into the right to receive $11.75 in cash.

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March 21, 2007

Polycom Adds IP 320 , IP 330 and IP 550 to SoundPoint Family


 
Polycom, Inc. expanded its line of standards-based IP desktop phones with three new models, including two enterprise-grade entry-level phones (IP 320 and IP 330), and a high-performance four-line phone with Polycom HD Voice technology (IP 550).

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February 19, 2007

Polycom RMX 2000 Platform: Video Conferencing for the Future

Polycom will try to raise the bar for next-generation videoconferencing when it launches its new RMX 2000 conferencing platform on Feb. 20. As part of the effort to move video conferencing out of the prescheduled, conference-room-based realm, Polycom with the new RMX 2000 addressed several issues that have kept the technology from being used from the desktop in an ad hoc way, the company said.

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February 12, 2007

Polycom V700 Lowers the Barrier for Executive Desktop Video

Note: This is a pretty value priced video conferencing solution.  I had a chance to listen in on the announcement of this product and was excited.  I use a IP 501 with Asterisk as our office pbx solution.  Now we are just waiting on Polycom to release a Full Color LCD IP Phone.  *hint hint

 

"Polycom, Inc. released the V700, a new executive desktop video conferencing and collaboration solution designed for businesses wanting to add video communications at the desktop. The Polycom V700 is a complete, all-in-one system featuring quality video conferencing, an integrated display that can double as a PC monitor, integrated camera, microphones and speakers, and content sharing capabilities." 

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February 08, 2007

Polycom to acquire SpectraLink for $220 million

Note:  This is an interesting purchase announcement.  I think it is safe to say we will be seeing a sweet Polycom WiFi headset being released in the near future to help bolster their SoundPoint IP Phone line.

"Polycom this week announced plans to acquire SpectraLink, a maker of Wi-Fi VoIP handsets, for $220 million. The deal gives Polycom a complete wireless IP phone product set, and also strengthens its ties with such IP PBX system makers as VoIP Avaya, Cisco and Nortel, which resell SpectraLink technology and products as part of their respective wireless VoIP offerings."

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January 24, 2007

Digium and Polycom Release More Details on their Asterisk Partnership Program

Note: Very interesting move by these two.  Personally I have been waiting for an announcement like this to see where this partnership is going.  I think this is a great first step and I look to see more integration in the future with more product offerings. 
 
Digium and Polycom today announced a VoIP solution for small and medium-size businesses that simplifies the technical aspects of purchasing, configuring and deploying a complete VoIP phone system. The integrated solution, featuring the Digium AsteriskNOW software appliance and Polycom SoundPoint IP desktop phones can significantly lower the time and technical expertise needed to deploy a high quality VoIP solution to enjoy the cost savings, enhanced quality and productivity benefits of advanced IP telephony.

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January 17, 2007

FacetPhone Version 4 Released with Polycom Soundpoint IP Phone Support

FacetCorp has announced a broad series of major feature additions to FacetPhone. With the release of FacetPhone Version 4, support has been added for the Polycom SoundPoint IP phone, the best IP phone value in the industry. Version 4 also takes FacetPhone's leading computer telephone integration technology to a new level with the NetTAPI protocol.

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January 15, 2007

Polycom Announces HD Telepresence Solution - RealPresence

 
Note:  This is some nice hardware for serious video conferencing.  I just got my new MacBook.   I really enjoy the video integration.  We use iChat and Skype all the time to talk too friends and co-workers. 
 
Polycom, Inc., provider of unified collaborative communications solutions, today announced new high definition telepresence solutions (RealPresence) that enable people working at a distance to communicate as if they were all in the same room.

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January 09, 2007

Polycom Acquires Destiny Conferencing

 
 
Polycom, Inc.  today announced it has acquired Destiny Conferencing Corporation, a privately held telepresence solutions company headquartered in Dayton, Ohio.  Destiny's telepresence solution already incorporates Polycom's videoconferencing products and is the basis for Polycom's RPX telepresence offering.

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December 13, 2006

Bharti Teletech inks deal with Polycom

Bharti Teletech has inked a distribution alliance with Polycom, Inc, the unified collaborative communications solutions provider, to distribute its voice and video conferencing solutions in India.  "This is our third such distribution alliance after our tie-ups with Thompson to manufacture and markets GE phones and Motorola for sale of US major's GSM mobile phones and accessories.

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December 12, 2006

Polycom Announces IMS Strategy

Polycom announced support for the IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) architecture and standards. In the first half of 2007, Polycom plans to deliver a series of IMS architected products that will enable service providers to deliver next generation conferencing and collaboration services to enterprises, small businesses and consumers. These carrier-class solutions will provide a pragmatic, cost-effective migration path for service providers by supporting pure IMS deployments, other than hybrid deployments.

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November 27, 2006

Polycom Opens Quality Lab in Tokyo

 
 
Polycom, provider of unified collaborative communications solutions, today announced it has opened a third testing site and state of the art facility in Tokyo. Known as the Quality Lab, this site occupies prime real estate in Tokyo's central business district and was established to do four types of testing including release readiness reviews, interoperability testing, scalability testing across local and wide area networks, and comparative testing.

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November 15, 2006

RIT Launches VoIP/IP Telephony Courses With Support of Polycom Equipment

Polycom, the provider of unified collaborative communications solutions, has donated state-of-the-art equipment to Rochester Institute of Technology's B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences. The equipment will be used in the curriculum for the college's course offering in real-time data and voice/video over Internet protocol (VoIP).

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