Polycom/ Microsoft AlliancePolycom/ Microsoft Alliance“Developing Greater Context”“Developing Greater Context”
Quick Review of Quick Review of What We AnnouncedWhat We Announced
Multi-Year Strategic allianceMulti-Year Strategic alliance - Deliver rich collaboration solutions - Deliver rich collaboration solutions
across communications devices, applications and servicesacross communications devices, applications and services
Coordinate standards activities and roadmapsCoordinate standards activities and roadmaps for RTC capabilitiesfor RTC capabilities::
– SIP Based Technology SIP Based Technology – Integrated Collaboration ApplicationsIntegrated Collaboration Applications
Internal deploymentInternal deployment of the integrated, co-developed solutions inside of the integrated, co-developed solutions inside
Polycom and MicrosoftPolycom and Microsoft
Intent to Intent to Cross LicenseCross License andand leverage existing Microsoft and Polycom leverage existing Microsoft and Polycom
technology investmentstechnology investments
The Vision – The Vision – Presence Applications EverywherePresence Applications Everywhere
The Polycom and Microsoft The Polycom and Microsoft
Alliance Alliance broadensbroadens the the
audience for Voice, Video, and audience for Voice, Video, and
Web Conferencing by:Web Conferencing by:– SimplifyingSimplifying
– Standardizing, andStandardizing, and
– EmbeddingEmbedding
The IM UI with The IM UI with Video Video
Presence and ControlPresence and Control into into
everyday applicationseveryday applications
Today - Launch Point to Point + Today - Launch Point to Point + Multi-Point from MessengerMulti-Point from Messenger
Add Video Device Presence to People
Presence
Establish Conferencing Group/ + Meeting Room Characteristics
Initiate Point to Point or Multipoint Conference
Associate my IM Identity to one or many Endpoints
TomorrowTomorrow
Buddy, Video Device Presence Buddy, Video Device Presence
and Video Device Control:and Video Device Control:– From MessengerFrom Messenger
– To Every Day Office and To Every Day Office and Enterprise ApplicationsEnterprise Applications
Enabling higher productivity from Enabling higher productivity from
users’ favorite applicationsusers’ favorite applications
BenefitsBenefits
Increase Productivity and Effectiveness Increase Productivity and Effectiveness – Enable the Enable the VideoVideo Collaboration Collaboration OptionOption to be available for all Live to be available for all Live
Communication Server (LCS) usersCommunication Server (LCS) users– From Microsoft Applications - a mail message, a spreadsheet, or From Microsoft Applications - a mail message, a spreadsheet, or
a shared web pagea shared web page
Maximize the IT investment by Implementing an integrated Maximize the IT investment by Implementing an integrated
set of applications and technologies :set of applications and technologies :
– Microsoft Microsoft - LCS, Active Directory, SIP/SIMPLE, Office, SharePoint, - LCS, Active Directory, SIP/SIMPLE, Office, SharePoint, andand
– Polycom UCC Polycom UCC – VSX, MGC, WebOffice, Path Navigator, SoundPoint IP……– VSX, MGC, WebOffice, Path Navigator, SoundPoint IP……
Based On SIP- What is SIP ?Based On SIP- What is SIP ?
Name translation and user locationName translation and user location
– Mechanism to ensure that the call reaches the called party wherever they are Mechanism to ensure that the call reaches the called party wherever they are located, ensuring that details of the nature of the call (Session) are supported. located, ensuring that details of the nature of the call (Session) are supported.
Feature negotiationFeature negotiation
– This allows the parties to agree on the features supported - recognizing that This allows the parties to agree on the features supported - recognizing that not all the parties can support the same level of features. not all the parties can support the same level of features.
Call participant managementCall participant management
– New parties can be added or removed from a session, or the session New parties can be added or removed from a session, or the session transferred to a different devicetransferred to a different device
Call feature changes Call feature changes – A user should be able to change the call characteristics during the course of A user should be able to change the call characteristics during the course of
the call, e.g. modality changethe call, e.g. modality change
A Signaling Protocol Usable for Wider Range of ApplicationsA Signaling Protocol Usable for Wider Range of Applications
The SIP Vision: Convergence of new The SIP Vision: Convergence of new Applications and ServicesApplications and Services
Voice/Video/DataConferencingH.323, H.320,
T.120
Internet: Web
HTTP, XMLSOAP, UDDI,
WDSL
Desktop: Instant
MessagingPresence/
Notification
Telecom IP TelephonyMGCP, H.323,
SIP
Wireless and Mobility:Wireless Village, 3GPP
Network Convergence: IP
Hosted IP-PBX, IP-Centrex Infrastructure
Video & ApplicationNetworks
Service and Application Convergence (SIP/SIMPLE)
ALG, Protocol Gateways(SIP<->H.323, etc.)
TelephoneTablet PCPDA
s i e me ns s i e me ns
PCCell PhoneGroup Video Personal Video
With Polycom, SIP, H.320, and H.323 Products can operate togetherWith Polycom, SIP, H.320, and H.323 Products can operate together
Microsoft + Polycom = Winning Microsoft + Polycom = Winning CombinationCombination
Leader enterprise software (IM, desktop) + Leader Leader enterprise software (IM, desktop) + Leader
voice/videovoice/video
Continuing innovation of Collaboration CapabilitiesContinuing innovation of Collaboration Capabilities – TV quality video (award winning VSX platform)TV quality video (award winning VSX platform)– near CD quality with Siren 14, StereoSurround audionear CD quality with Siren 14, StereoSurround audio– AES securityAES security
Ability to further new Standards, while Integrating with Ability to further new Standards, while Integrating with Existing installed products - (SIP and H.323)Existing installed products - (SIP and H.323)
SummarySummaryAn Industry Turning PointAn Industry Turning Point
Ubiquitous ,Ubiquitous , Enterprise Grade Enterprise Grade
Presence and Messaging – Presence and Messaging –
Now combined with Hi-Quality Now combined with Hi-Quality
Audio/ Video Applications - Audio/ Video Applications -
Impact –Impact – More uses of More uses of
integrated Applicationsintegrated Applications