<?xml version="1.0"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><pubDate>2012-02-02</pubDate><title><![CDATA[Polycom Press Releases]]></title><description><![CDATA[News feed for Polycom Press Releases]]></description>
<link>http://www.polycom.eu/company/news_room/press_releases/latest_releases.xml</link><item><title><![CDATA[NHS Surrey's Stroke Service Uses Polycom Video Collaboration Solutions to Save Lives Through Remote Treatment]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Linking five far-apart stroke units, the Polycom Practitioner HD video cart is helping stroke patients get treatment from remote physicians within a critical three-hour window</p><p><b>London, UK - 25 Jan 2012 : </b> <img style="PADDING-LEFT: 10px; border="0" align="right" src="/global/images/company/news_room/press_releases/2012/nhs-logo.jpg" />
 Polycom Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCM), the global leader in standards-based unified communications (UC), today reported that the Telestroke Network Project at NHS Surrey, which was set up across five different trusts in September 2011, is already helping to save the lives of stroke victims by using Polycom high-definition video collaboration solutions to bring remote patients together face-to-face with medical professionals for vital early intervention.</p>]]></description><pubDate>2012-01-25</pubDate><link>http://www.polycom.eu/company/news_room/press_releases/2012/20120125.html</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Polycom Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2011 Earnings]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Q4 Revenue Growth of 20 Percent Year-over-Year to a Record $407 Million; Q4 Operating Cash Flow Growth of 192 Percent Year-over-Year to a Record $122 Million</p><p><b>PLEASANTON, Calif. - 23 Jan 2012 : </b> Polycom, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCM), the global leader in standards-based unified communications (UC), today reported its earnings for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2011.
</p>]]></description><pubDate>2012-01-23</pubDate><link>http://www.polycom.eu/company/news_room/press_releases/2012/20120123.html</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lenovo and Polycom to Deliver RealPresence Video Software and Voice Communications to PCs and Mobile Devices]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Polycom® RealPresence™ HD Video and HD Voice™ to Be Embedded Across Range of Devices</p><p><b>London - 19 Jan 2012 : </b> <a title="Lenovo" href="http://www.lenovo.com/" target="_blank">Lenovo</a> (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) and <a title="Polycom, Inc" href="http://www.polycom.co.uk/index.html?showme=y">Polycom, Inc</a>. (Nasdaq: PLCM), the global leader in standards-based unified communications (UC), today announced an agreement to deliver Polycom® RealPresence™ <a title="HD video and HD Voice" href="http://www.polycom.co.uk/company/about_us/technology/ultimatehd/hdvoice.html">HD video and HD Voice</a>™ solutions on Lenovo laptops and tablets. The two companies will develop innovative solutions that optimise and embed Polycom RealPresence video collaboration solutions on Lenovo laptops and tablets to deliver high-quality collaboration experiences to end-users from any location. Polycom and Lenovo are ensuring a number of devices – including select laptops in the ThinkPad T, X, L, and W Series – are Polycom-ready, providing certification and assurance that the device will perform optimally with Polycom solutions.
</p>]]></description><pubDate>2012-01-19</pubDate><link>http://www.polycom.eu/company/news_room/press_releases/2012/20120119.html</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Polycom Announces Cloud Strategy to Enable Service Providers to Fast-Track Delivery of Video-as-a-Service and Accelerate the Adoption of Video Collaboration among SMBs and Enterprises]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Polycom® RealPresence™ Cloud, powered by RealPresence™ Platform, provides service providers a fully managed wholesale video collaboration service to accelerate time-to-market with subscription-based offerings</p><p><b>London, UK - 18 Jan 2012 : </b> Polycom, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCM), the global leader in standards-based unified communications (UC), today detailed its strategy to enable service providers (SPs) to offer cloud-delivered, Video-as-a-Service (VaaS) solutions to its customers. As part of today’s announcement, Polycom is unveiling Polycom® RealPresence™ Cloud, a wholesale, carrier-ready offering to enable SPs to quickly bring to market VaaS offerings. RealPresence Cloud solutions are designed specifically for SPs to equip them with the carrier-grade infrastructure, endpoints and services they need to offer businesses of all sizes subscription-based solutions for video collaboration. The new offering for SPs is designed to accelerate the penetration and adoption of Polycom video collaboration solutions among small to medium sized businesses (SMBs) and enterprises who want either a hybrid solution of both premises-based video collaboration solutions and video on demand, or a pure VaaS solution.
</p>]]></description><pubDate>2012-01-18</pubDate><link>http://www.polycom.eu/company/news_room/press_releases/2012/20120118.html</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Polycom Video Collaboration Helps NHS Cumbria & Lancashire Cardiac and Stroke Network (CSNLC) Speed Treatment and Save Lives ]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Using Polycom Video Collaboration Technology, 15 stroke consultants from 6 participating Acute Trusts* connecting 8 hospitals are able to take stroke specialists to the patient enabling timely diagnosis and treatment, saving lives and over £8 million a year</p><p><b>London - 17 Jan 2012 : </b> <a title="Polycom Inc" href="http://www.polycom.co.uk/index.html?showme=y">Polycom Inc</a>. (Nasdaq: PLCM), the global leader in standards-based unified communications (UC), today announced that the NHS Cumbria &amp; Lancashire Cardiac and Stroke Network ( CSNLC) is saving the lives of stroke victims by connecting patients with remote doctors in the time-critical early intervention stage of stroke using Polycom RealPresence high-definition video collaboration solutions. Polycom video solutions include mobile Practitioner carts* in each of the six Acute Trusts in Cumbria and Lancashire and personal video collaboration software* running on laptops in each of the consulting physician’s homes.
</p>]]></description><pubDate>2012-01-17</pubDate><link>http://www.polycom.eu/company/news_room/press_releases/2012/20120117.html</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microsoft To Show How New Polycom Solutions Combined With Microsoft Lync Create Powerful Unified Communications (UC) Systems]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><b>London, UK - 09 Jan 2012 : </b> Polycom Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCM), the global leader in standards-based unified communications (UC), will co-host a live webinar on 26 January 2012 with Microsoft to demonstrate how Polycom solutions -including the new CX7000 Unified Collaboration System optimised for Lync—are transforming businesses and creating a powerful offering by driving increased teamwork and productivity, while reducing business costs.
</p>]]></description><pubDate>2012-01-09</pubDate><link>http://www.polycom.eu/company/news_room/press_releases/2012/20120109.html</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Polycom Partners with Ingram Micro to Deliver Unified Communications Solutions Across Germany ]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Agreement with IT distribution leader will extend reach of Polycom collaboration products </p><p><b>Munich, Germany - 20 Dec 2011 : </b> <a href="/index.html">Polycom, Inc</a>. (Nasdaq: PLCM), the global leader in standards-based unified communications (UC), has announced an agreement to partner with IT distributor Ingram Micro in Germany. The move will extend Polycom's reach, making its RealPresence software platform and RealPresence conferencing solutions available to thousands of IT resellers in the region.</p>]]></description><pubDate>2011-12-20</pubDate><link>http://www.polycom.eu/company/news_room/press_releases/2011/20111220.html</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Polycom HD Videoconferencing Helps Russian Federation State Arbitration Courts Make Significant Cost and Time Savings]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Polycom HD video solution helps keep court schedules on track even when parties cannot attend in person, delivering time and cost-savings; videoconferencing solution has been supplied to 77 Russian Federation State Arbitration Courts</p><p><b>Moscow, Russia - 13 Dec 2011 : </b> Videoconferencing solutions from Polycom, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCM), the global leader in standards-based unified communications (UC) were implemented within Russian Federation State Arbitration Courts to help ensure court proceedings can still go ahead even if parties are unable to attend in-person. 77 courts were equipped with new videoconferencing endpoints and the project, worth RUB 91,971,000 (£1.9m), was completed in only six months. A total of 113 courts have now been equipped with videoconferencing solutions.
</p>]]></description><pubDate>2011-12-13</pubDate><link>http://www.polycom.eu/company/news_room/press_releases/2011/20111213.html</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Polycom Partners with Ingram Micro to Deliver Video Conferencing Across Benelux Region]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Agreement with IT distribution leader will extend reach of Polycom collaboration products</p><p><b>London, UK  - 12 Dec 2011 : </b> <a href="/index.html">Polycom, Inc</a>. (Nasdaq: PLCM), the global leader in standards-based unified communications (UC), has announced an agreement to partner with IT distributor Ingram Micro in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. The move will extend Polycom's reach, making its RealPresence software platform and RealPresence videoconferencing and audio conferencing solutions available to thousands of IT resellers in the region.</p>]]></description><pubDate>2011-12-12</pubDate><link>http://www.polycom.eu/company/news_room/press_releases/2011/20111212.html</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Polycom Expands Presence with New Office in Istanbul, Turkey]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><b>ISTANBUL, Turkey  - 30 Nov 2011 : </b> <a title="Polycom, Inc." href="http://www.polycom.com/index.html?showme=y">Polycom, Inc.</a> (Nasdaq: PLCM), the global leader in standards-based unified communications (UC), today announced the opening of a new office in Istanbul, Turkey. The office, the latest in a number of strategic investments that Polycom is making across EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) is evidence of its growing commitment to the region. In the most recent financial quarter (Q3 2011), Polycom grew revenue 23% year-over-year in EMEA, which includes markets such as Turkey and the Middle East.
</p>]]></description><pubDate>2011-11-30</pubDate><link>http://www.polycom.eu/company/news_room/press_releases/2011/20111130.html</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Polycom Survey of Teachers in Europe finds Videoconferencing Is the Most Effective Education Tool after In-Person Communications  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>In response offers the exclusive Polycom RealPresence Education bundle to address teachers needs and requirements</p><p><b>09 Nov 2011 : </b> London, UK: Polycom, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCM), the global leader in standards-based unified communications (UC), today reported the results of a survey of 500 grade-school and university teachers across the UK, France, Germany, Russia and Nordics. The survey found that videoconferencing is the most desirable way for school teachers to communicate with parents, students and colleagues—when in-person interactions cannot take place.
</p>]]></description><pubDate>2011-11-09</pubDate><link>http://www.polycom.eu/company/news_room/press_releases/2011/20111109.html</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Polycom Announces RealPresence Education Bundles for Accessible Videoconferencing and Collaboration]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Polycom offers powerful HD video and whiteboard conferencing teaching tools to schools</p><p><b>09 Nov 2011 : </b> London, UK: - Polycom, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCM), the global leader in standards-based unified communications (UC), today introduced two new videoconferencing and content-sharing bundles specifically for education, offered across EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa). These bundles include either the Polycom® RealPresence Room HDX 7000 or Polycom® RealPresence Room HDX 8000 series telepresence packages, along with the newly announced Polycom® UC Board™ -- which turns video display screens into virtual whiteboards -- , and 50 Polycom Telepresence m100 software licenses for personal and mobile videoconferencing from a PC. The bundles make videoconferencing and collaboration more easily accessible for schools that require high quality video communications systems, giving them technology to help remove the barriers of class room walls, and to develop new ways of learning and improving students’ skills.
</p>]]></description><pubDate>2011-11-09</pubDate><link>http://www.polycom.eu/company/news_room/press_releases/2011/20111109_2.html</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Polycom Turns Video Display Screens into Virtual Whiteboards with First Integrated Whiteboard Solution for Video Collaboration]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Polycom whiteboard software makes sharing content via video as easy as picking up a pen</p><p><b>27 Oct 2011 : </b> Polycom, Inc., the global leader in standards-based unified communications (UC), today unveiled an innovative whiteboard solution, the <a href="/products/telepresence_video/accessories/hdx_accessories/uc_board.html">Polycom® UC Board™</a>, which improves communication and collaboration in video conferences by allowing meeting participants to leverage their existing video display screens and mobile devices as interactive whiteboards for video collaboration.
</p>]]></description><pubDate>2011-10-27</pubDate><link>http://www.polycom.eu/company/news_room/press_releases/2011/20111027.html</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Polycom Reports Third Quarter 2011 Earnings]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Q3 Revenue Growth of 23 Percent Year-over-Year to a Record $379 Million</p><p><b>PLEASANTON, Calif. - 19 Oct 2011 : </b> Polycom, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCM), the global leader in standards-based unified communications (UC), today reported its earnings for the third quarter ended September 30, 2011.
</p>]]></description><pubDate>2011-10-19</pubDate><link>http://www.polycom.eu/company/news_room/press_releases/2011/20111019.html</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Polycom goes mobile with first enterprise software solution for Apple, Motorola Mobility, and Samsung tablets that lets users enjoy HD video collaboration from anywhere]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Polycom® Realpresence™ mobile links tablets to immersive video rooms, group/desktop systems, and laptops, offering unsurpassed video/voice quality, security, flexibility, and reliability in face-to-face video collaboration</p><p><b>Slough, UK - 11 Oct 2011 : </b> Polycom, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCM), the global leader in standards-based unified communications (UC), today unveiled <a href="/products/hd_telepresence_video/realpresence_mobile/index.html">Polycom® RealPresence™ Mobile</a>, the first enterprise HD video software solution for tablets, available today on Apple iPad™ 2, Motorola XOOM™, and Samsung GALAXY Tab™ 10.1, with more mobile devices to follow. Polycom RealPresence Mobile, powered by the <a href="/products/uc_infrastructure/realpresence_platform/index.html">Polycom® RealPresence™ Platform</a>, extends Polycom's HD video collaboration technology beyond the office and conference room to deliver to tablets the same high-quality, secure, reliable video experience customers are accustomed to inside the office. Mobile professionals can use their tablet of choice to collaborate face-to-face with other colleagues joining via desktop and immersive video room systems, tablets, or laptops. The RealPresence Mobile software application is available via a free download from the <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/polycom-realpresence-mobile/id465412616?ls=1&amp;mt=8">Apple App StoreSM</a> and <a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=com.polycom.cmad.mobile.android">Android Market™</a> beginning today. Polycom president and CEO Andy Miller will demonstrate the new mobile solution October 12, during his <a href="http://www.ctiaenterpriseandapps.com/">keynote address</a> at the CTIA Enterprise &amp; Applications™ 2011 conference in San Diego, Calif.
</p>]]></description><pubDate>2011-10-11</pubDate><link>http://www.polycom.eu/company/news_room/press_releases/2011/20111011.html</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Polycom and Motorola team on enterprise HD video software solution for Motorola XOOM™]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Polycom® Realpresence™ mobile available on Motorola Xoom tablets provides enterprise-grade video and extends the benefits of face-to-face video collaboration</p><p><b>Slough, UK - 11 Oct 2011 : </b> Polycom, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCM), the global leader in standards-based unified communications (UC) and Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:MMI)<strong> </strong>today announced the general availability of <a href="/products/hd_telepresence_video/realpresence_mobile/index.html">Polycom® RealPresence™ Mobile</a> for Motorola XOOM™. With Polycom's HD video technology on a Motorola tablet, users can connect simultaneously to other standards-based video systems, including immersive video rooms, group/desktop systems, and laptops. <a href="/company/news_room/press_releases/2011/20111011.html">Launched today</a>, the RealPresence Mobile software application, powered by the <a href="/products/uc_infrastructure/realpresence_platform/index.html">Polycom® RealPresence™ Platform</a>, extends Polycom's HD video collaboration technology to deliver to tablets the same high-quality, secure, reliable video experience customers are accustomed to inside the office. The RealPresence Mobile software application is available via a free download from <a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=com.polycom.cmad.mobile.android" target="_blank">Android Market™</a> beginning today and Motorola will become the first company to offer the RealPresence Mobile application pre-loaded on its tablet devices, starting in Q4 2011.
</p>]]></description><pubDate>2011-10-11</pubDate><link>http://www.polycom.eu/company/news_room/press_releases/2011/20111011_2.html</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Communications Industry Leaders Officially Incorporate Consortium to Commercialize and Accelerate Video Call Market]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>OVCC unites service providers to develop and implement a technical blueprint and business approaches to accelerate business-to-business video communications adoption</p><p><b>SAN DIEGO, Calif. – CTIA Booth 334 - 10 Oct 2011 : </b> Open Visual Communications Consortium™, a group of global video exchange providers, network providers and equipment manufacturers that have united to expand video communications, formally launches today, opening membership to visual communications industry stakeholders interested in accelerating the adoption of business-to-business video communications. It also announced its board and officers. OVCC™ members are committed to closing connectivity and service gaps that have prevented video communications between companies by specifying use of standards, best practices and connectivity agreements. As early as mid-2012, service providers will be able to deliver a consistent business-to-business video experience that enables enterprise users to place and receive video calls beyond corporate firewalls and across proprietary video platforms.
</p>]]></description><pubDate>2011-10-10</pubDate><link>http://www.polycom.eu/company/news_room/press_releases/2011/20111010.html</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Polycom Opens New Executive Briefing Center in Moscow, Russia]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Polycom continues to invest and build presence in the Russian market unveiling new Executive Briefing Center and the opening of Polycom-Russia LLC</p><p><b>Moscow - 04 Oct 2011 : </b> Polycom Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCM), the global leader in standards-based unified communications (UC), announces the opening of its latest Executive Briefing Center in Moscow. The opening marks a significant pillar of Polycom's development strategy in the Russian market, one of the top-priority markets for the company in EMEA.
</p>]]></description><pubDate>2011-10-04</pubDate><link>http://www.polycom.eu/company/news_room/press_releases/2011/20111004.html</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Polycom Unveils Software Strategy to Drive Global Adoption of HD Video Collaboration through Open Standards]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><b>Slough, UK - 14 Sep 2011 : </b> <a href="/index.html">Polycom, Inc</a>. (Nasdaq: PLCM), the global leader in standards-based unified communications (UC), today unveiled a <a href="/company/features/software_strategy.html">software strategy</a> to bring secure HD video collaboration to the broadest range of business, video, mobile, and social networking applications through standards-based infrastructure delivered on-premises, hosted, or with service providers from the "video cloud." Polycom believes this strategy will redefine the unified communications market, accelerate the adoption of Polycom software (from infrastructure to the edge), and establish Polycom as the default choice of customers and partners for open UC and HD video collaboration solutions that work together seamlessly across any application, protocol, call control system, or end point. The software strategy is a key component of Polycom's growth strategy with the objective of growing revenue from the company's current run rate of approximately $1.5 billion to $3 billion in the next few years.</p>]]></description><pubDate>2011-09-14</pubDate><link>http://www.polycom.eu/company/news_room/press_releases/2011/20110914.html</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Polycom Introduces Polycom® RealPresence™ Platform, the Most Comprehensive Software Infrastructure for Universal Video Collaboration]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Polycom RealPresence Platform Interoperates with the Broadest Range of Business, Video, Mobile, and Social Networking Applications</p><p><b>Slough, UK - 14 Sep 2011 : </b> <a href="/index.html">Polycom, Inc</a>. (Nasdaq: PLCM), the global leader in standards-based unified communications (UC), today introduced the <a href="/products/uc_infrastructure/realpresence_platform/index.html">Polycom<sup>&reg;</sup> RealPresence<sup>&trade;</sup> Platform</a> – the most comprehensive software infrastructure for universal video collaboration. The Polycom RealPresence Platform (formerly referred to as the Polycom UC Intelligent Core<sup>&trade;</sup>) is the software infrastructure that powers Polycom's market-leading HD telepresence and video solutions. The unique open-standards approach of the Polycom RealPresence Platform ensures integration with hundreds of unified communications and social networking applications, such as <a href="/partners/strategic_global_alliances/polycom_microsoft_alliance.html">Microsoft</a> Lync 2010<sup>&trade;</sup>, <a href="/partners/strategic_global_alliances/ibm.html">IBM</a> Sametime<sup>&reg;</sup>, and <a href="/company/news_room/press_releases/2011/20110914_3.html">Jive</a>'s social business platform. In addition, the RealPresence Platform integrates with core networking and security infrastructure to deliver secure collaboration with any number of people across heterogeneous networks with up to 50 percent less bandwidth consumption than other solutions. The Polycom RealPresence Platform also provides security, reliability, management, and massive scalability to support video as a cloud-based service to enterprises, SMBs, and consumers.</p>]]></description><pubDate>2011-09-14</pubDate><link>http://www.polycom.eu/company/news_room/press_releases/2011/20110914_2.html</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Polycom and Jive Announce Strategic Relationship to Bring HD Video Collaboration to Social Business]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>New video solutions powered by Polycom platform to increase productivity and deliver competitive advantage for businesses running Jive</p><p><b>Slough, UK - 14 Sep 2011 : </b> <a href="/index.html">Polycom, Inc.</a> (Nasdaq: PLCM), the global leader in standards-based unified communications (UC), and <a href="http://www.jivesoftware.com/" target="_blank">Jive Software</a>, a leading social business solution, today announced a strategic relationship to integrate Polycom HD video into Jive's social business platform. The new solution will transform how businesses engage and collaborate with customers, employees, and partners. The solution will allow Jive customers to conduct live video chats, including group video calls, as well as record video meetings or messages for archiving, training, and ongoing collaboration.</p>]]></description><pubDate>2011-09-14</pubDate><link>http://www.polycom.eu/company/news_room/press_releases/2011/20110914_3.html</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Polycom Helps 35 Healthcare Institutions In 13 Countries Improve Training And Patient Care With Polycom Telepresence]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Award-Winning International Virtual e-Hospital Uses Polycom Telepresence For Face–to-Face Distance Learning and Training in Kosovo and Across Europe, the Middle East, and North and South America</p><p><b>Slough, UK - 06 Sep 2011 : </b> Polycom, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCM), a global leader in unified communications (UC), and the International Virtual e-Hospital (IVeH) have partnered on a new model that enables medical professionals to collaborate via video and share their expertise across 35 healthcare and academic institutions globally, thanks to an innovative Polycom video collaboration program that has helped rebuild Kosovo's medical system. With its success clearly demonstrated, the model is now being deployed more broadly in new regions outside the Balkans including Africa, the Middle East, South Eastern Europe, and South America. 
</p>]]></description><pubDate>2011-09-06</pubDate><link>http://www.polycom.eu/company/news_room/press_releases/2011/20110906.html</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Merck Supports Enterprise Integration with Polycom Immersive Telepresence Solutions]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Merck simplifies communication between global teams by utilising Polycom’s® Open Telepresence Experience™ High Definition 300 solution to boost productivity</p><p><b>24 Aug 2011 : </b> Global pharmaceutical and chemical company <a href="http://www.merck.de/en/index.html" target="_blank">Merck</a> KGaA has long recognised the benefits of visual communication solutions from Polycom, Inc. [Nasdaq: PLCM], a global leader in unified communications, in improving productivity and reducing travel costs. Now, Merck has turned to Polycom's immersive telepresence video conferencing systems to enable fast and efficient employee communication despite long geographical distances, and to lower the effort involved in international travel. The recent acquisition of Millipore, a large biotechnical and chemical company based in the U.S., accentuated this need. After an evaluation of available telepresence solutions, Polycom Inc. was selected as partner of choice.
</p>]]></description><pubDate>2011-08-24</pubDate><link>http://www.polycom.eu/company/news_room/press_releases/2011/20110824.html</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Polycom Completes Acquisition of HP Visual Collaboration Business Unit, and Polycom Becomes HP's Provider of Telepresence Solutions for Both Resale and Internal Deployments]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Polycom and HP to offer innovative, end-to-end UC solutions to customers globally</p><p><b>PLEASANTON, Calif. - 27 Jul 2011 : </b> Polycom, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCM), a global leader in unified communications (UC), today announced the close of its acquisition of HP’s Visual Collaboration business, and the agreement under which Polycom will serve as an exclusive partner to HP for telepresence and certain video UC solutions, including both resale and internal HP deployments. The acquisition and agreement doubles Polycom's immersive telepresence marketshare and further strengthens Polycom's leadership in the UC video market, which is growing rapidly as businesses of all sizes around the world are using video collaboration as a strategic and cost-effective way to improve productivity and create high-performance workplaces. In addition to HP, Polycom works with a large and diverse channel community representing multiple routes to market, including: distribution partners, value added resellers, service providers and systems integrators. Polycom's uncompromising commitment to open standards and 100% channel orientation remains unchanged.
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