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Video Conferencing: Finding the Total Solution

Video conferencing is seeing significant growth in the enterprise, and for good reason: It’s the only real-time communications technology that allows people to see one another and interact as though they are in the same room, without actually having to be so. That’s increasingly important in today’s business environment, in which employees are dispersed across regions, nations and international borders, and yet still need to collaborate on a
regular and productive basis.

As companies deploy video conferencing to suit their needs today and protect their investment for the future, they should consider implementing a total solution that delivers management and network control, firewall traversal and enablement of any and all endpoint devices.

Platform for Success

A total solution is one based on business needs, and which can seamlessly integrate into existing infrastructure, business tools and networks. Having such a platform in place is the only way companies can ensure their video conferencing solutions will serve all their enterprise users today, and into the future. Furthermore, a total solution must fit into existing investments, including VoIP, Microsoft Exchange and Office Communications Server and Lotus Notes and Sametime, as well as any other unified communications deployments companies may undertake.

As companies deploy more and different video conferencing solutions, they need to guarantee the technology works seamlessly with all endpoints, new and old, inside and outside the firewall. They need to make sure end users across the enterprise have access to all video conferencing systems, as needed, and that their experience is consistent, regardless of what type of endpoint they’re using. They need to support both scheduled and ad hoc meetings. And all the while, they need to keep operating and support costs as low as possible, for maximum ROI.

Management & Network Control

All IT systems require management and control to work effectively, and video conferencing is no different. Deploying management systems as part of a total solution ensures the systems will work perfectly for every user, every time. Network control is important for bandwidth management and authentication, as well as for enabling access and supporting features such as a unified dialing plan.

Among the producers who propose such solutions in the world two brands stand out among others, for the high technological quality of their systems: Polycom and Tandberg.

Polycom ™ was founded in 1990 in the USA and is listed on Nasdaq since 1996. Its headquarters is in Pleasanton, California. During these years it has become a reference brand for audio and video, thanks to a series of strategic acquisitions of multinational groups such as Picturetel, manufacturer of videoconferencing systems, and Accord, manufacturer of systems and gateways multiconference. Today, Polycom has a worldwide market share of 80% for systems Audioconferencing and more than 60% for videoconferencing systems.

TANDBERG, a company founded in 1989, designs, develops and manufactures systems for the global video, offering sales and service. Tandberg is a global provider of videoconferencing solutions based in Oslo and New York and is active in over 90 nations.

Through the GDS (Global Delivery Service) is the implementation of videoconferencing systems in different parts of the world by offering a service to sell, install and support fully integrated.

Tandberg shows the market for some basic characteristics of a Videoconferencing / Multiconference and integrated video solutions, including: Ease of Use, Quality, Reliability, Value. Tandberg Norwegian company that recently acquired another giant of the field British Codian, a manufacturer of infrastructure back-end videoconferencing endpoints from other vendors.

This Tandberg has helped to increase sales and develop products more quickly and to seize new opportunities in the market for communications over IP networks.

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