VoIP phone that combines Video Conferencing with Enterprise-Class

The bet Polycom launches new voice and video conference facility with touch-screen, which has a micro browser for obtaining content from the Web in real time and the Ethernet (PoE) which allows you to use less than half the energy similar products.

Santiago, Chile. March 18, 2009. Within five years nearly 10 million phones multimedia business will be distributed worldwide and generated more than U.S. $ 3000 million in annual revenues, predicts Keith Nissen, principal analyst with consultancy In-Stat.

Given that reality Polycom, a global leader in telepresence solutions, Video Conference and voice, introduced its first multimedia phone business. The VVX 1500 is the first device of its kind to combine a personal video conferencing system with a full-featured phone VoIP (Voice Polycom HD). Has an API (application programming open) and a micro browser for delivering personalized content on the Web in real time and integration with key business applications. All these functions are integrated seamlessly with an intuitive color touch screen to increase personal productivity, simplify the multi-media communication, improve team collaboration and reduce travel costs.

Main Features
By combining voice and video in a single device with a personal touch-screen interface intuitive, the VVX 1500 simplifies business communications by providing a true collaborative experience. With a large color LCD screen and the Polycom HD Voice technology, the collaboration allows VVX 1500 face to face in high resolution without the need to travel, offering a return on investment very beneficial to all.

Companies can reduce their carbon emissions and become more environmentally friendly solutions using visual and Polycom voice and allow their teams dispersed in different geographic areas the chance to meet virtually - anytime, wherever they are. Besides the inherently organic nature of the video conference, VVX 1500 was specifically designed to reduce energy consumption through energy over Ethernet (PoE), and requires less than half the energy of similar products from competition, as traditional video phones. The technology of intelligent motion of the device allows the screen to move to the power saving mode when no one is in the office.

Access to business information at a glance

VVX The 1500 has an open API and a micro browser that allows developers to integrate third party applications VVX 1500 with business applications such as unified communications, management, customer relationship (CRM) and management systems citations. The touch screen interface is always active VVX of 1500 includes a menu image in which developers can place icons for users to locate and start applications.

VVX The 1500 comes with several applications including the Polycom Productivity Suite, allowing users to initiate and control audio conference calls directly from the device screen and record calls locally using a flash memory device in the port USB phone. VVX The 1500 also has a free service called My Info Web Portal through which customers can choose to receive content such as reports of the state of the local weather and other personalized information on the screen when the device is not on a call voice or video.

Broad interoperability with major VoIP platforms

VVX The 1500 uses the same software SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) as incorporated in the product lines of the telephone conference and the SoundPoint IP desktop and SoundStation Polycom IP to communicate with SIP-based IP PBX and integrated call server. The product is in the process of obtaining certification of the video ecosystem by SIP Polycom Partners in over 30 call control observed in the IP and VoIP, including BroadSoft, Deltapath, NEC Sphere, Objectworld and Zultys.

Video overview of the Polycom VVX 1500
http://media.polycom.com/global/videos/polycom_business_media_phone_video.wmv

Availability and price

The Polycom VVX 1500 will be available this month through a network of Polycom channel partners to a list price of U.S. $ 1099. For more information on the Polycom VVX 1500, visit www.polycom.com/vvx1500.