Siemens is touting its OpenScape based video conferencing as a cheaper alternative to hardware solutions
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Polycom Closes HP Visual Collaboration Acquisition
Polycom has completed its acquisition of HP's visual collaboration business and signs a webOS deal
Video Unified Comms Device From Ricoh And Vidyo
Ricoh is partnering Vidyo to bring its slim, portable Unified Communications System P3000 to market
Alcatel-Lucent Pushes Into Video Collaboration
Alcatel-Lucent is using partnerships and its own technology in the new Visual Collaboration Suite
Polycom Releases SMB Video Collaboration Platform
The system includes two room and one monitor video conferencing systems and five software licences
Polycom Adds Lync Support To Telepresence System
Polycom broadened its relationship with Microsoft by including Lync in its new telepresence system
US Congress Selects Skype As Low Cost Comms Tool
American constituents can now talk with US Congressmen thanks to a communications deal with Skype
Logitech And Jabra Team Up For UC Push
Peripherals giant Logitech is seeking to grow its presence in the UC space after partnering with Jabra
Cisco And Polycom View Telepresence Growth
Cisco and Polycom are rolling out telepresence products, especially for the midmarket and smaller businesses
ShoreTel Targets Enterprise With Upgraded UC
ShoreTel has upgraded its unified comms platform as it seeks to become a bigger player in the UC field
Polycom Launches EagleEye Room Camera
Polycom has expanded its telepresence portfolio with three new unified communications platforms
LifeSize Adds Skype To Passport Video Conferencing
Users of LifeSize's Passport HD conferencing system now have access to Skype's 600 million users
Telepresence And Video Conferencing Spend To Double
Spending on video conferencing and telepresence is predicted to double in the next four years, said Infonetics
Microsoft Partners With LifeSize Over Video Collaboration
Under a new deal, the video collaboration expertise of LifeSize will be included in Microsoft's UC portfolio
Workers Switch Off To Desktop Video Conferencing
Executives are excited about desktop video collaboration but workers do not share their vision, Forrester says
LTE Tops Analyst Mobile Predictions For 2011
New research has highlighted mobile trends such as the arrival of LTE next year, thanks to the increasing number of commercial deployments
HP Pitches Video Collaboration Into Competitive Market
HP’s collaboration offerings arrive as Cisco, Microsoft and others seek traction in the highly competitive market
Samsung Galaxy Tab To Get Polycom Video Chat App
Polycom is taking the unified communications fight to Cisco with the news that it is offering a UC app for Samsung’s Galaxy Tab
Logitech’s LifeSize Unveils Scalable Video Conferencing
LifeSize has released a video conferencing bridge with a modular design so users can scale the product as required
Cisco Targets Home TelePresence With Umi
Cisco launched its home telepresence system known as Umi, but its high price is already drawing criticism
Cisco Readies Home TelePresence Product
Cisco is about to release a home video communication device that should put it firmly in competition with the likes of Skype
Avaya Touts Video Tablet And ‘Flare Experience’
Avaya has added a brand new tablet, native SIP and some funky names to its videoconferencing offerings
Skype Video Calls Now Available For 10 People
The beta of Skype 5.0 for Windows has been updated to let users make group video conference calls with up to 10 users
Small Businesses Increasingly Opt For Free Web Conferencing
Small businesses are increasingly making use of web conferencing solutions as an affordable alternative to travel
Polycom Touts Bandwidth Savings With New Telepresence System
Polycom is boasting that its latest telepresence offering uses half the network bandwidth compared to rival products
Citrix Online Outlines Video Development Plans
The developer of GoToMyPC had admitted that it is working to bring video features to its line of web collaboration products
Former Cisco Exec Takes Helm At Polycom
Andrew Miller, who spent 11 years with Cisco Systems and was once CEO of Tandberg, is the new top executive at Polycom
Skype Offers New Calling Subscription Plans
In yet another sign of Skype's heavyweight presence in the global voice arena, the VoIP provider has unveiled new calling plans for more countries
Stressed Workers Feel Need For Constant Connection
More and more stressed workers, struggling to do more work with less resources, feel the need to remain online for work, even during weekends and holidays
iPhone 4G Prototype Could Be Close To Final Product
Barcodes suggest the device is a nearly finished product - and the man who lost it may fly to Germany