Polycom On Demand

In October of this year, Polycom took part in a major Telepresence interoperability test through the Internet2 advanced networking consortium. Stefan Karapetkov, Polycom’s Emerging Technologies Director, was there at every step to document the successes and challenges of completing this major telepresence milestone.

For this episode of Polycom on Demand, Stefan shares his ‘lessons learned’ from the test and provides insights into what the results portend for any organization exploring a telepresence deployment.

Links related to the show:

Stefan’s Blog: Part 1 — Why Telepresence Interoperability
Internet2 Report: Telepresence Interoperability is Here

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While Polycom aims to make using its equipment as easy as possible, we recognize implementing a video conference or telepresence system for the first time can be a bit intimidating. And even for those customers with years of experience, the idea of learning about best practices in the use of video conferencing can be helpful as well. In response to this type of customer feedback, Polycom has recently launched the Polycom Video Adoption Center.

To learn more about this new resource for using video and telepresence in your organization, this episode of Polycom on Demand features our conversation with Polycom Marketing Content Director John O’Shaughnessy and Global Director of Industry Solutions Brian Gilman.

Links related to the show:

Polycom Video Adoption Center

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So that you may fully realize the value of your company’s video conferencing capabilities, it’s vital to consider what can be done with these important video assets after the fact—after a particular video conference or session has been completed.

To learn how to best approach the ongoing use of your video assets, this episode of Polycom on Demand features our conversation with Polycom Director of Content John O’Shaughnessy and Director of Product Marketing Laura Shay.

Links related to this show:

Polycom RSS 2000
Polycom VMC 1000

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While it is true that large organizations continue to embrace the value behind video conferencing, there remains a certain level of frustration when it comes to dealing with the intricacies associated with these often-complex environments. In other words, while folks understand the benefit, it needs to be easier for them to experience it as well.

To discuss what to look for when it comes to a successful large-scale video conferencing environment, today’s Polycom on Demand features our conversation with Polycom Video Solutions Group Vice President of Product Marketing John Antanaitis and Senior Product Marketing Manager Marty Sexton.

Links related to this show:

Polycom VC2 – Transforming Visual Communication
IVCi White Papers
Wainhouse Research White Papers

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As we talked about in episode 34 of the podcast, VC2 is Polycom’s drive to transform tradition video conferencing to a more pervasive visual communication component of enterprise communication. As time has progressed since the VC2 announcement, we thought it appropriate to share some real-world examples of how the VC2 concept is being implemented by Polycom customers.

Today’s Polycom on Demand features Polycom Video Solutions Group Vice President of Marketing Joan Vandermate.

Links related to this show:

Polycom VC2 – Transforming Visual Communication

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As we continue to see the evolution of video communications take hold in the way we all do business, the pace of this evolution is accelerating rapidly. High Definition and Immersive Telepresense are great examples of these advancements, yet there are still areas in much need of improvement.

To help us better understand more about where we are and what the future holds in the video communications industry, today’s Polycom On Demand features our interview with Senior Vice President and General Manager of Polycom’s Video Solutions Group Joe Sigrist.

Links related to this show:

Polycom VC2 – Transforming Visual Communication

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As video conferencing continues to progress, telepresence is the latest in a long line of visual communications technologies that have promised to radically change the way we all look at corporate collaboration. At the same time, there is the concern that telepresence is just another example of a solution looking for a problem.

For today’s Polycom On Demand, we’re going to dig a bit deeper into the telepresence phenomenon by speaking with Polycom RPX product marketing manager Michele Damerau.

Links related to today’s show:

Polycom RealPresence™ Experience High Definition (RPX™ HD)
Podcast: Duke University Fuqua School of Business
Polycom UltimateHD™

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Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business routinely ranks in the top ten business schools in the United States despite the fact that it is also the youngest top-tier business school in the country. In addition to its curriculum, staff, and unique global focus, Fuqua stays ahead of the pack by incorporating new technologies into the school’s business practice. And it was the introduction of the Duke Cross-Continent MBA program that positioned Fuqua as a pioneer in the use of immersive telepresence.

In this episode of Polycom On Demand, we learn how the university put telepresence technology to work in the development of the Cross-Country MBA program as we visit with Tim Searles, Fuqua’s Director for Multimedia Services.

Links related to today’s show:

Polycom Educational Information
Duke University Fuqua School of Business

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Polycom’s September 10-13 InformationWeek 500 participation featured the introduction of the Polycom RealPresence Experience (RPX). In this episode of Polycom On Demand, we

• provide insight into the impact the conference attendees are having on their organizations,
• explain why Polycom was selected to participate,
• discover a common theme among attendees,
• define “Real Presence” and “Tele-presence”
• learn about some of the problems solved by the RPX system
• deliver a glimpse into the Polycom RPX system, and
• hear some impressive post-demonstration feedback from attendees

Solutions mentioned on today’s show:

Polycom RealPresence™ Experience™ (RPX™)

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