51: The Importance of Telepresence Interoperability
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
In what is a pretty cool display of engineering prowess, Polycom has developed the VVX 1500, which is the first business media phone that combines IP telephony, one-touch video, plus access to your data/business apps.
If you believe that your employees are your most valuable resource, it stands to reason that you must invest in these very important people if you expect them to be as productive as possible and to stick around both in good times and bad.
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In the increasingly competitive business environment that we all find ourselves in, the ability to make fast, well-informed decisions based on the input of key personnel, regardless of their physical location, is no longer just a “nice thing to have”, but an important component to staying competitive. 
In a move that completely redefines the very nature of the virtual encounter, Polycom announced on October 23rd, 2006 the UltimateHD™ Collaboration Architecture. For today’s show Mark Roberts, VP of Field and Alliance Marketing with Polycom, provides several examples of whom this technology might help, the various elements and benefits of this impressive new platform and how UltimateHD fits within the Polycom product mix.