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Polycom(R) RealPresence(R) HD Video Collaboration to Create Immersive 'Face-to-Face' Experiences for Participants in Long Beach and Palm Springs, California at TED2012
PLEASANTON, CA, Feb 28, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) --
Polycom, Inc. (NASDAQ: PLCM), the global leader in standards-based
unified communications (UC), today announced that Polycom(R)
RealPresence(R) video collaboration solutions will connect two TED
conference locations -- TED2012 in Long Beach and TEDActive in Palm
Springs, Calif. -- via immersive HD video. The Polycom-powered video
solution will enable TEDActive host Kelly Stoetzel and audience
members in Palm Springs to interact directly with TED2012 Curator and
host Chris Anderson on the main stage in Long Beach during TED2012
"Full Spectrum," February 28 to March 2.
"TED is one of the most thought-provoking events on the planet," said
Andy Miller, president and CEO of Polycom. "The ideas exchanged at
TED are fascinating and have the power to change the world. It's an
honor for Polycom to play a role in TED2012 by bringing audience and
speakers together via interactive HD video. We embrace the spirit of
TED in our own business with our mission to create experiences that
push the greatness of human collaboration forward. Polycom video
solutions eliminate the barriers of distance when people are mobile
or physically located on different continents. Through the power of
face to face video collaboration, we bring people together from
anywhere, to share expertise, enjoy common experiences, and build
trust and understanding through collaboration that's as lifelike as
being there."
"TED has had the pleasure of collaborating with many of the world's
most groundbreaking brands. Our partnerships with companies such as
Polycom allow us to encourage and expand the dialogue of innovation,"
said Ronda Carnegie, Head of Global Partnerships at TED.
To provide attendees between Long Beach and Palm Springs with a
face-to-face experience, TED2012 will use the Polycom(R) HDX(R)
series of telepresence systems, which use enterprise IP networks to
deliver Polycom's legendary HD video and sound quality and ease of
use in auditoriums, personal workspaces and corporate meeting rooms.
Polycom RealPresence video solutions deliver lifelike video, voice,
and content-sharing interactions across various environments and
devices. This includes Polycom(R) RealPresence(R) Mobile, a popular
enterprise-grade video collaboration solution for the Apple iPad(TM)
2, Apple iPhone(TM) 4S, and Android-based tablets. (See the related
news release from yesterday, unveiling Polycom RealPresence Mobile
for the iPhone 4S.)
About Polycom
Polycom is the global leader in standards-based
unified communications (UC) solutions for telepresence, video, and
voice, powered by the Polycom RealPresence Platform. The RealPresence
Platform interoperates with the broadest range of business, mobile
and social applications and devices. More than 400,000 organizations
trust Polycom solutions to collaborate and meet face to face from any
location for more productive and effective engagement with
colleagues, partners, customers and prospects. Polycom, together with
its broad partner ecosystem, provides customers with the best TCO,
scalability, and security -- on-premises, hosted or cloud delivered.
Visit www.polycom.com or connect with Polycom on Twitter, Facebook,
and LinkedIn.
About TED
TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth
Spreading. Started as a four-day conference in California 25 years
ago, TED has grown to support those world-changing ideas with
multiple initiatives. The annual TED Conference invites the world's
leading thinkers and doers to speak for 18 minutes. Their talks are
then made available, free, at TED.com. TED speakers have included
Bill Gates, Al Gore, Jane Goodall, Elizabeth Gilbert, Sir Richard
Branson, Nandan Nilekani, Philippe Starck, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala,
Isabel Allende and former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown. The annual
TED Conference takes place each spring in Long Beach, California,
along with the TEDActive simulcast in Palm Springs; the annual
TEDGlobal conference is held each summer in Edinburgh, Scotland.
TED's media initiatives include TED.com, where new TEDTalks are
posted daily, the Open Translation Project, which provides subtitles
and interactive transcripts as well as the ability for any TEDTalk to
be translated by volunteers worldwide, and TEDBooks, short e-books by
speakers that elaborate on a single idea originally presented on
TED's stage. TED has established the annual TED Prize, where
exceptional individuals with a wish to change the world are given the
opportunity to put their wishes into action; TEDx, which offers
individuals or groups a way to host local, self-organized events
around the world, and the TED Fellows program, helping world-changing
innovators from around the globe to become part of the TED community
and, with its help, amplify the impact of their remarkable projects
and activities.
Follow TED on Twitter at http://twitter.com/TEDTalks, or on Facebook
at http://www.facebook.com/TED
NOTE: The product plans, specifications, and descriptions herein are
provided for information only and subject to change without notice,
and are provided without warranty of any kind, express or implied.
Polycom reserves the right to modify future product plans at any
time. Products and related specifications referenced herein are not
guaranteed and will be delivered on a when and if available basis.
Copyright 2012 Polycom, Inc. All rights reserved. POLYCOM(R), the
Polycom "Triangles" logo, and the names and marks associated with
Polycom's products are trademarks and/or service marks of Polycom,
Inc. and are registered and/or common law marks in the United States
and various other countries. All other trademarks are property of
their respective owners.
Press Contact:
Shawn Dainas
Polycom, Inc.
+1 925 924 5676
shawn.dainas@polycom.com
SOURCE: Polycom, Inc.
mailto:shawn.dainas@polycom.com
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