posted by: Mark Cortner
The last month has seen several interesting developments impacting enterprise video with much of the attention being focused on Cisco’s proposed acquisition of Tandberg. But with less fanfare (at least to this point), Polycom has contributed several significant announcements of their own that may mute potential defections to the “new” Cisco video portfolio.
The acquisition of Tandberg by Cisco will add several key products which are well aligned with its vision for visual collaboration—most notably in the areas of desktop videoconferencing and especially high-density, high-definition multipoint conferencing through the best-in-class Codian product. But the recent announcement by Polycom regarding its new RMX 4000 multipoint conferencing platform is an effective a counterpunch to Codian and enables hundreds of simultaneous HD videoconferencing sessions and supports more than a thousand standard-definition video and audio conferencing sessions.
The introduction of the RMX 4000 will enable Polycom to not only address and facilitate the expanded use of visual collaboration within large enterprises but should also pause some of the advances Cisco has made over the past year with the carrier community. The market conflict driven by UC continues, I expect some (many?) enterprises may struggle with the ramifications of Cisco’s pending acquisition of Tandberg. I’m sure Polycom is preparing for the new competitive landscape in videoconferencing and this announcement is a nice addition to its arsenal.
The last month has seen several interesting developments impacting enterprise video with much of the attention being focused on Cisco’s proposed acquisition of Tandberg. But with less fanfare (at least to this point), Polycom has contributed several significant announcements of their own that may mute potential defections to the “new” Cisco video portfolio.
The acquisition of Tandberg by Cisco will add several key products which are well aligned with its vision for visual collaboration—most notably in the areas of desktop videoconferencing and especially high-density, high-definition multipoint conferencing through the best-in-class Codian product. But the recent announcement by Polycom regarding its new RMX 4000 multipoint conferencing platform is an effective a counterpunch to Codian and enables hundreds of simultaneous HD videoconferencing sessions and supports more than a thousand standard-definition video and audio conferencing sessions.
The introduction of the RMX 4000 will enable Polycom to not only address and facilitate the expanded use of visual collaboration within large enterprises but should also pause some of the advances Cisco has made over the past year with the carrier community. The market conflict driven by UC continues, I expect some (many?) enterprises may struggle with the ramifications of Cisco’s pending acquisition of Tandberg. I’m sure Polycom is preparing for the new competitive landscape in videoconferencing and this announcement is a nice addition to its arsenal.
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