Polycom with IBM Offers Video Collaboration
Aims to develop integrated solutions for customers with social video experience
Jan 19, 2012
Polycom has announced several key initiatives that further its social business strategy, including strong customer momentum with IBM and strategic product updates, such as native integration of Polycom RealPresence video solutions with the most recent version of IBM Sametime. The integration of Polycom’s video solutions with IBM social business platforms IBM Sametime and IBM Connections helps companies tap into the transformational power of social and web platforms, empowering video calls from within the email and social business interfaces users are familiar with to connect to standards-based devices.
“Video collaboration is mission critical in organizations today, and the ways companies are using video is rapidly evolving,” said Sue Hayden, executive vice president Strategic Alliances, Polycom. “Every day, more people gravitate to social networks as their primary way to share and stay connected. Polycom is committed to developing integrated solutions with leading companies like IBM to power a social video experience that helps our customers realise and maximise the inherent business value of social. By natively integrating the Polycom RealPresence Platform with IBM’s social business applications, users can make video calls from within Sametime or Connections – whether at the office, at home or on the road. With our integration with IBM, Polycom is delivering innovative, easy-to-use solutions that help our customers dramatically change how they do business, driving productivity, efficiency and ROI”.