The centre is the newest addition of its kind for Polycom in the Asia Pacific region and features the latest in immersive telepresence technology with the Polycom® Open Telepresence Experience™ High Definition 300 (OTX™ 300), providing the most stunning high-definition quality for up to 50 percent less bandwidth with industry-leading H.264 High Profile support for the most true-to-life immersive meeting room experience. The centre is designed to showcase Polycom’s industry-leading voice, video and telepresence solutions and the power of collaboration through the Polycom® UC Intelligent Core™, the industry's most comprehensive standards-based UC platform, providing customers access to productivity-enhancing UC tools so they can more effectively communicate, solve and create.
“The opening of the Solutions Briefing Centre in Gurgaon India, signifies Polycom’s ongoing commitment to deliver best-of-breed UC solutions to enhance customers’ productivity, and reflects the continued trend towards innovation in the Asia Pacific region,” said Mr. Andy Miller, President and CEO of Polycom. “Polycom is transforming the way organisations collaborate today by driving innovation in mobility, cloud-based video services, B2B interoperability, next-generation executive desktop products and bundled, affordable SMB solutions, and delivering the most open and flexible solutions that work with the complex technology realities of today's business.”
Mr. Rakesh Bharti Mittal, Vice-Chairman and Managing Director, Bharti Enterprises and Chairman, Beetel Teletech Limited, said, “Beetel Teletech has successfully partnered with Polycom to advance the adoption of unified communications in organisations across India. The opening of the SBC is a true testament to Polycom's market leadership position and ongoing commitment to the Indian market.”
During the launch, visitors were treated to real-life UC application demonstrations across various vertical industries such as government and healthcare, showcasing the power of the Polycom UC Intelligent Core in enabling dispersed teams to collaborate more effectively over voice and video anywhere, anytime, by connecting the most people across the organisation, over the highest quality for the lowest total cost. Guests were also provided a unique insight into future innovation and Polycom’s strategic technology roadmap and taken on a guided tour through the centre, for a real-life look at the power of video solutions from the desktop, right through to high-end room and immersive telepresence solutions, integrated with UC solutions from Polycom® Open Collaboration Network™ partners, including Microsoft, HP, IBM, Juniper, Broadsoft, Siemens, Avaya and McAfee.
“Opening this Solutions Briefing Centre in India is a very important step for Polycom. India is an important centre of innovation within Asia Pacific and uniquely positioned to accelerate the penetration of telepresence within organisations, both in the government and enterprise sectors. Polycom solutions are being increasingly adopted to drive efficiency and productivity across the enterprise sector and also by the government to improve the reach and efficiency of public services,” said Mr. Neeraj Gill, Polycom Managing Director for India and SAARC.
India is also home to one of Polycom’s three extensive R&D centres in the Asia Pacific region. The Innovation Development Centre (IDC) in Hyderabad is dedicated to the development of innovative UC products and solutions for Polycom’s extensive portfolio of voice and video communication solutions for mobile, desktop and conferencing applications, and contributes significantly to Polycom’s global R&D efforts, in addition to local product development. Polycom’s Hyderabad facility was recently awarded as the ‘Best Startup Offshore Development Centre’ for the year 2009-10 at the 19th annual IT & ITES Industry Association of AP (ITsAP), held on Wednesday 2 March at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre, reflecting Polycom’s continued excellence in developing innovative, best-of-breed UC solutions that give customers greater choice, flexibility and the investment protection they need in order to truly transform how they collaborate.
About Polycom
Polycom, Inc. is a global leader in unified communications solutions with industry-leading telepresence, video, voice and infrastructure solutions built on open standards. Polycom powers smarter conversations, transforming lives and businesses worldwide.
