Polycom Inc : Polycom Announces Industry's First Group 'Social Video Chat' App Powered by Polycom for New HD Webcams from HP
07/10/2012| 08:35am US/Eastern
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HP and Polycom collaboration supports video chats across Facebook,
Skype, and gTalk social platforms
Polycom,
Inc. (Nasdaq:PLCM), the global leader in open standards-based
unified communications (UC), today announced that its social video
software application is currently shipping with the newest HP webcams -
the HP Webcam HD models 3310 and upcoming 4310. The Polycom HD video
software is the first group social video chat application that allows
users to access their contact lists in popular consumer social
platforms, including Facebook, Skype, and gTalk (Google video), and
conduct HD video chats with their friends and family regardless of the
applications the other participants are using or where they are.
Because the app combines contact lists from Facebook, Skype, and gTalk,
users can see who is online and invite them to an HD video chat simply
by dragging or selecting them. Participants receive the video chat
invitation within their preferred messenger interface and they can
simply click-and-join from within their browser - without downloading
anything. The free version of the app supports HD video chat with up to
three participants, as well as screen- and document-sharing so that
friends and family can have face-to-face conversations while, for
example, reviewing a map for their next vacation, looking at the seating
plan for a wedding, or viewing a spreadsheet in a budget plan.
"Millennials have been raised on video and use video and social media as
their primary tools to connect with friends and family," said Sudhakar
Ramakrishna, Polycom President of Products and Services. "Collaborating
with HP's webcams, we're bridging apps and media to make it easy for
people to come together face-to-face in high-definition, even if one
friend is on Skype and another is on Facebook. This is a big step
forward for social media, as Polycom-powered technology is bringing
islands of video chat together into a single platform."
"With HP's high-definition webcams and Polycom's HD video software,
consumers can connect face-to-face with anyone, anywhere in the world,
all at once on popular social platforms," said Jun Kim, Vice President &
General Manager, PC Displays and Accessories Business Unit, HP. "Polycom
HD video software combined with HP cameras makes it easy for people to
instantly come together in crystal clear quality, regardless of the
platform the participants are using. These are high-performance products
that make it easier for people to connect and share no matter where they
are."
The software application leverages technology from Polycom's acquisition
of ViVu
in October 2011. ViVu's innovative HD video chat software can be
embedded into web applications such as enterprise, social, and vertical
industry applications (e.g., healthcare communications, call centers for
retail industry, or wealth management solutions). This technology gives
Polycom a fast-track to embed HD video into web-based applications
through an OEM (original equipment manufacturer) model to help bring
video collaboration to a wide range of devices and applications.
Availability
Polycom's software application works on PCs and Macs and is currently
available for free with HP Webcam HD models 3310 and upcoming 4310. The
basic version, shipped with the webcams on an accompanying DVD, features
three-way video, desktop-sharing, and 15 minutes of video recording.
Additional information about HP webcams, including pricing, is available
at http://www.shopping.hp.com/en_US/home-office/-/products/Electronics/Webcams/A5F62AA?HP-HD-3310-Webcam.
About Polycom
Polycom is the global leader in open standards-based unified
communications (UC) solutions for telepresence,
video,
and voice powered by the Polycom® RealPresence®
Platform. The RealPresence Platform interoperates with the broadest
range of business, mobile, and social applications and devices. More
than 400,000 organizations trust Polycom solutions to collaborate and
meet face-to-face from any location for more productive and effective
engagement with colleagues, partners, customers, specialists, and
prospects. Polycom, together with its broad partner ecosystem, provides
customers with the best total cost of ownership, interoperability,
scalability, and security for video collaboration, whether on-premises,
hosted, or cloud-delivered. Visit www.polycom.com
or connect with Polycom on Twitter,
Facebook,
and LinkedIn.
NOTE: The product plans, specifications, and descriptions herein are
provided for information only and subject to change without notice, and
are provided without warranty of any kind, express or implied. Polycom
reserves the right to modify future product plans at any time. Products
and related specifications referenced herein are not guaranteed and will
be delivered on a when and if available basis.
© 2012 Polycom, Inc. All rights reserved. POLYCOM®, the Polycom logo,
and the names and marks associated with Polycom's products are
trademarks and/or service marks of Polycom, Inc. and are registered
and/or common law marks in the United States and various other
countries. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.
Polycom, Inc.
Ellen Topp, +1-408-586-4041
ellen.topp@polycom.com
or
HP
Greta
Schlender, +1-650-773-3303
greta.schlender@hp.com
© Business Wire 2012
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