Telepresence with anyone?
Today I would like to present you something I considered rather exciting news. So far only the Blue Jeans Network MCU solution was able to bridge Skype users into enterpriseclass video conferences but this might change and might even be bested by Polycom.
So what’s new?
Announcing “Business Class Video Conferencing with Anyone”, Polycom is extending their RealPresence
CloudAXIS Suite to be compatible with preindustry telepresence applications including Skype, Google Talk, and Facebook Video Chat. Beyond that, it is said that anyone with merely a browser and webcam will be able to join video conferences as well, no matter if they are within the firewall or outside of it.
All your contacts from those directories along with your corporate contact list will be available in a single platform. Simply point and click your participants to establish an enterprisegrade secured video conference. Further, they are including smartphones and tablets to be available for video calls.
Content sharing is said to be available even though it is yet to be seen how that works with clients like Facebook Video Chat that do not support a content channel by default. I am keen on seeing more of this solution.
When will it be available?
The extension is expected to be available in April 2013. Contact your Polycom Sales Rep or visit their webpage for further information. If you already had some insight into the solution feel welcome to share your comments with us below.
Demonstration of the Polycom RealPresence CloudAXIS Suite with new features to work with Skype, Facebook, and Google:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICVttZzDysM
