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57: Polycom UC Intelligent Core — Freedom to Collaborate Anytime & Anywhere

When it comes to your telepresence and video conferencing infrastructure, the Polycom UC Intelligent Core is an important combination of strategy and products.

To learn more, this episode of Polycom on Demand features our conversation with Polycom Vice President of Solution Product Marketing Jim Kruger and Director, Group Product Marketing Laura Shay.

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Polycom UC Intelligent Core

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56: A Breakthrough In Immersive Telepresence: Polycom OTX 300

Today marks the announcement of Polycom’s latest Immersive Telepresence Solution, the Open Telepresence Experience OTX 300.

To brief our listeners on this new product, this episode of Polycom on Demand features our conversation with Polycom Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Video Solutions Group, Joe Sigrist.

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Polycom Telepresence Solutions

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54: H.264 High Profile: High Definition Video Conferencing at Half the Bandwidth

Polycom recently announced the support for a standards-based video compression technology called H.264 High Profile. With a reduction in bandwidth requirements by as much as 50%, there’s been a great deal of buzz in the market.

For this episode of Polycom on Demand, we learn more about this exciting new technology with the return of Polycom Vice President of Product Marketing John Antanaitis.

Links related to the show:

Polycom’s H.264 High Profile
Polycom’s H.264 High Profile Press Release

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53: Polycom Open Collaboration Network

In our last episode [TEAM Polycom Wrap Up], Jim Kruger (Vice President of Solution Product Marketing for Polycom), briefly upon the recently-announced Polycom Open Collaboration Network. In this episode of Polycom on Demand, we dive a bit deeper into the subject with Jim.

Links related to the show:

Polycom Strategic Partners
Polycom’s H.264 High Profile
The Polycom Advantage

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52: TEAM Polycom Wrap Up

Held in San Diego from February 1-3, Polycom hosted “TEAM Polycom” the company’s annual conference for their world-wide sales staff and channel partners. Playing a critical role during this event was Polycom Vice President of Solution Product Marketing Jim Kruger, who joins us for this episode of Polycom On Demand.

Links related to the show:

Polycom News Room
Polycom Strategic Partners

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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

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50: Combining Voice, Video and Applications on the Desktop – The VVX 1500 Business Media Phone

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.

For the inside scoop on what the VVX 1500 is all about, this episode of Polycom on Demand features our conversation with Polycom Senior Product Marketing Manager Sally Li.

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Polycom VVX 1500 Business Media Phone

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49: Polycom Video Adoption Center: A Great Resource For Using Polycom Video And Telepresence In Your Organization

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.

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Polycom Video Adoption Center

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48: The Effects Of Distance Learning Within A Corporate Environment

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.

This leads us to having a conversation about “distance learning”, and how it applies in the corporate world. For today’s episode of Polycom on Demand, we speak with Polycom Global Director for Higher Education and Training Marci Powell.

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Polycom Education Solutions

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47: Analyzing President Obama’s Stimulus Package (AKA: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009)

The President’s Stimulus Package, which is officially referred to as The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, has generated a fair amount of confusion among Polycom customers qualified to receive funding.

To help us understand the specifics of the Stimulus Package as it relates to our customers, this episode of Polycom on Demand features the return of Polycom VP of Industry Solutions and Chief Collaboration Officer Bob Preston.

Links related to the show:

Polycom Grant Assistance Program

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