
Polycom Video Conferencing
1. technical features
· Polycom is Easy to Use
· Lower Costs
· Polycom is Efficient
· Make Decisions Faster and Increase Productivity
· Cost Effective
· Communicate Faster, Collaborate Easier
· Free standing, modular, integrated luxury environment
· Acoustically and optically tuned
· Video:
i. Eye Connect-TM
ii. Standards-based
iii. Polycom VSX 8000 codecs
· Audio
i. Polycom Vortex EF2280
ii. Sound Station VTX 1000
iii. Integrated ceiling mics
2. advantages
· No permits for installation (on-site assembly not construction) with the ability to relocate it as needed.
· Minimal or no integration worries, is pre-tested – it just works!
· The use of acoustically treated walls, floors, and ceiling/lights combined with integrated camera and audio technology provide an unmatched meeting place across geography – without adjustments as if in a face-to face meeting
· Broader room usage provides better return on investment.
· Seating not limited
· Not restricted to Tele-Presence studio use
· Faster decision making, time to market, less team travel, ease of operation
· Quick and easy knowledge transfer
· Not limited to point-to-point calling or a maximum of three
multipoint sites. Connection any where, any time to as
many locations as you need gives you the freedom to run
your business more efficiently and communicate faster
· Lower total cost of ownership at time of purchase and
operationally thereafter. Up to 30% savings over the competition

3. technology supported
· Crestron
Touch panel control systems for business,
government and education
SMART Board interactive whiteboard

· Display Devices:
o Video Monitors
o Front Projection Systems
o Rear Projection Systems
o Large Flat Panel Plasma Displays
o Large Flat Panel LCD Displays
o Video Cubes/Walls
o Large Format LED Displays

· Audio Systems:
o Microphones
· Boundary Microphones
· Table Microphones
· Ceiling Microphones
o Speakers
· Program Audio Speakers
· Ceiling Speakers

· Video Equipment
o source devices such as VCRs, DVDs
o computer interfaces
o routing and switching components for moving signals around the room
o video peripherals including video document cameras, electronic white boards.

· Control Systems
o Table top or wireless touch panel control systems with customuser interfaces
o Wall mounted touch screens
o Wall mounted button plates
o Wireless remote controls
o IP or web based controls

· Recording Devices
o Audio Cassette Recorders
o CD Players/Recorders/Burners
o DVD Players/Recorders/Burners
o VHS Players/Recorders
o Beta Players/Recorders
it is recommended that it be installed and maintained
in a fixed enclosure or equipment rack. To the technology
enthusiast, an audio visual equipment rack is much more
than a place to store equipment; it is a system unto itself.
4. appropriateness to DE institutes:
· Communicate Faster, Collaborate Easier
· Free standing, modular, integrated luxury environment
· Polycom is Life Like
Just Like Being There
Polycom solutions are so life-like, immersive, natural, and easy to use that the problems of distance melt away. With Polycom, the technology becomes invisible and what remains are the things people say and the collaborative decisions they make.
· Participate in Important Meetings without Leaving Your Office.
· provide the ultimate communications experience:
o An end-to-end product portfolio that supports an integrated SIP solution, from infrastructure through to endpoints.
o Extended, advanced conferencing network infrastructure management.
o Conference scheduling and management with a single device.
o Premier video conferencing and content sharing from the desktop.
o Integration with third party products such as Avaya NMS Management System, Microsoft Windows Messenger, Lotus Notes, and USB video cameras.
4. appropriateness to DE institutes:
· Communicate Faster, Collaborate Easier
· Free standing, modular, integrated luxury environment
· Polycom is Life Like
Just Like Being There
Polycom solutions are so life-like, immersive, natural, and easy to use that the problems of distance melt away. With Polycom, the technology becomes invisible and what remains are the things people say and the collaborative decisions they make.
· Participate in Important Meetings without Leaving Your Office.
· provide the ultimate communications experience:
o An end-to-end product portfolio that supports an integrated SIP solution, from infrastructure through to endpoints.
o Extended, advanced conferencing network infrastructure management.
o Conference scheduling and management with a single device.
o Premier video conferencing and content sharing from the desktop.
o Integration with third party products such as Avaya NMS Management System, Microsoft Windows Messenger, Lotus Notes, and USB video cameras.




