
Medium-sized businesses (MBs) have always faced an uphill battle when competing with larger, more established companies. The challenge is even more daunting in the current economy of slower business growth, reduced sales opportunities, and sometimes lower revenues. Medium-sized businesses are turning to Polycom solutions because they can help them:
In this economic slow-down—and especially as the economy begins to accelerate again—the most competitive and successful MBs are seizing every opportunity to respond to global demands, fortify relationships with customers, and maintain financial control. Unified communications and collaboration solutions—both outside and within the company—will play a major role in helping medium-sized businesses meet key organizational, operational, and business objectives.
The SMB segment is becoming the next potential target market for a myriad of business technologies ranging from IP telephony to mobility solutions to videoconferencing.

- Frost & Sullivan
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MBs must stay connected with staff, customers, and suppliers regardless of their location—whether they are in the same city or halfway around the world. Polycom voice, video, and wireless solutions enable rich communications between office locations allowing MBs to bring products to market quickly and shorten sales cycles. At the same time, Polycom services help ensure the optimal deployment and maximum user adoption, so you easily meet your users’ requirements.
Polycom Voice Solutions – Polycom voice solutions (desktop, VoIP, wireless) are ideal for a number of MB applications. Wireless phone users can now stay in touch throughout an office with easy access to key resources and information. Push-to-talk features also allow real-time wireless communications. IP telephony allows high quality, reliable communications between remote locations at a fraction of the cost of traditional analog lines.
Polycom Telepresence Solutions – Polycom's complete portfolio of high definition (HD) telepresence solutions ranging from personal telepresence solutions to immersive telepresence solutions are ideal for a number of MB applications including training and distance learning, supplier and vendor management, and other solutions that help build an MBs image.
With collaboration solutions, branch offices now have access to key resources such as remote product experts, distance learning instructors, and other headquarters support personnel. Interactive, engaging discussions become the norm rather than the exception. Training and strategy implementation become consistent (especially through the use of streaming or on-demand training). And the branch office becomes a productive extension of the corporate location. And, if managing these geographically dispersed end-points is impractical for an MB's internal resources, Polycom Global Services can provide the expert support services to augment your team and help ensure the best user experience while delivering full system interoperability.
Polycom Voice Solutions – Polycom voice solutions (desktop, VoIP, wireless) are ideal for a number of MB applications. Wireless phone users can now stay in touch throughout a branch office with easy access to key resources and information. IP telephony allows high quality, reliable communications between branch and headquarters locations at a fraction of the cost of traditional analog lines.
Polycom Telepresence Solutions – For branch offices, Polycom HDX® product family provides a suite of choices depending on your budget.
Executives, whether in large corporations or MBs, are often in board meetings, customer discussions, or legal negotiations. HD voice and video at the desktop enables these executives to build face-to-face relationships while maintaining the privacy required for confidential discussions. Polycom can also provide the network consulting and support services to help ensure these communications are reliably secure and integrated into your network infrastructure for the highest video and audio quality.
Polycom Voice Solutions – Polycom voice solutions are ideal for a number of MB executive applications. Conference phones, desktop VoIP, and Polycom VVX™ business media phones allow executives to stay in touch with employees through high quality audio. IP telephony allows high quality, reliable communications between remote locations at a fraction of the cost of traditional analog lines.
Polycom Telepresence Solutions – The Polycom HDX product line provides SMB executives with a rich, cost-effective visual environment to enhance communications.
Convert any desktop computer into a powerful video conferencing device or use HD voice to increase comprehension and understanding. Employees can now stay connected to other employees or resources (at the desktop, in larger video conference rooms, or in virtual offices) to speed decision making and increase productivity. Polycom services can maximize those benefits and speed your return on investment by helping to ensure a consistently positive user experience through expanding the expertise and responsiveness of your internal support resources, ensuring connectivity to your infrastructure for seamless interoperability.
Polycom Voice Solutions – Polycom voice solutions (desktop, VoIP, wireless) are ideal for a number of MB desktop applications. Wireless phone users can now stay in touch throughout an office with easy access to key resources and information. IP telephony allows high quality, reliable communications between remote locations at a fraction of the cost of traditional analog lines.
Polycom Telepresence Solutions – Polycom HDX video conferencing products (such as the HDX 4000 personal telepresence solution) are ideal for a number of MB applications including training and distance learning, supplier and vendor management and other solutions that help build an MB's image. The Polycom CMA™ application provides Polycom video conferencing on laptops and desktop computers for company-wide visual communications.
With Polycom, remote office workers or vendors now have the ability to stay connected visually. The result is a true sense of "team" resulting not only in increased productivity, but also improved morale. Polycom services can further promote the connection with geographically dispersed employees. Our collaboration and technology experts help promote a positive experience for users, regardless of location, and work with your IT resources to ensure network compliance and reliability.
Polycom Voice Solutions – Polycom voice solutions such as conference phones and VoIP phones are ideal for remote MB workers. IP telephony, for example, allows high quality, reliable communications between remote locations at a fraction of the cost of traditional analog lines.
Polycom Telepresence Solutions – Polycom HDX video conferencing products are ideal for use in home offices for training and distance learning, supplier and vendor management and other solutions that help build an MB's image. The Polycom CMA application provides Polycom video conferencing on laptops and desktop computers for company-wide visual communications even when on the road.
Polycom provides a suite of collaboration solutions that are: