Cisco brings telepresence to any type of organization

Cisco launches at InfoComm 2011 new terminals with a more reasonable price and reinforcing their accessibility, interoperability and ease of use. Among the new solutions, TelePresence MX200 and TelePresence Conductor stand out.

Cisco has announced new solutions and improvements to the telepresence portfolio, designed to facilitate rapid deployment, simple and economical throughout organizations. As part of the company's comprehensive collaboration solutions offering, The new features also increase interoperability between Cisco TelePresence terminals and any other standards-based manufacturer., in addition to including new functionalities that provide an even more intuitive and simple user experience. In combination with the Medianet architecture (smart network optimized for multimedia applications), Cisco reinforces its commitment to turning video into a transparent and easy-to-use tool for users, helping organizations deploy quickly anytime, anywhere by putting people at the center of collaboration. “Omnipresent” telepresence terminal In order to complete your extensive telepresence portfolio, ranging from immersive systems to software clients for PC and Mac environments such as Movi, passing through desktop and office systems, Cisco has introduced the Cisco TelePresence MX200 solution. Ideal for team meetings in multipurpose meeting rooms or offices and with an adjusted and flexible price so that clients can equip several telepresence rooms in their organization, The new MX200 model is easy to configure using automatic functions, being ready to operate in just 15 minutes. The terminal will be available in the month of July. As more users take advantage of the benefits of telepresence, Demands are growing both to participate in multi-conferences and to use the solution on mobility. Although these features help optimize the collaboration experience, can pose a significant technical challenge for administrators, since if, for example, at a time there are not enough ports available for a multi-conference, its proper functioning could be jeopardized.. TelePresence Conductor To solve this problem, Cisco has announced the release of Cisco TelePresence Conductor, an intelligent solution that allows you to simplify and scale multi-conferences by assigning each meeting the most appropriate terminal, thus providing the best possible user experience. Also, Cisco TelePresence Conductor can automatically divert telepresence sessions to another terminal in the event of a power failure, and allows organizations to assign their employees virtual “identity” numbers to participate in conferences. Workers can also share these numbers with other professionals and meet impromptu., a possibility that greatly increases productivity. Available for both SMEs and large companies, Cisco TelePresence Conductor is expected to hit the market in the second half of the year . Complete standards-based interoperability Cisco is fully committed to open, standards-based connectivity for peer-to-peer conferencing., partners or clients regardless of the number of interlocutors and the equipment manufacturer. Thanks to improvements in the terminal software (TC5.0 y CTS 1.8), Cisco reinforces this commitment by facilitating complete native point-to-point interoperability between all Cisco TelePresence endpoints and any other standards-based third-party equipment without the need for an additional transcoding device., thus providing true simple and transparent connectivity for users. Additional news Cisco also announced several product enhancements that help customers and partners deploy and scale telepresence across organizations.. As a star solution to facilitate multi-screen interoperability, Cisco TelePresence servers 8710 y 7010 version 2.2 now provide better scalability and optimized resolution on a larger number of screens, supporting up to 64 participants in high definition (HD 720p30) and even 48 interlocutors in full HD mode (720p60 y 1080p30). Cisco TelePresence Multipoint Switch 1.8 now supports devices from the C and EX families, as well as all terminals compatible with the Telepresence Interoperability Protocol (TIP, Telepresence Interoperability Protocol). Also, New auto-attend functionality allows users to easily connect to a scheduled conference from any device. For your part, Scalability improvements allow meeting sizes to be expanded from 48 until 90 screens, almost doubling the number of terminals that can participate in the same telepresence. The availability of the new TelePresence Multipoint Switch 1.8 It is scheduled for the month of August. Cisco MXE 5600 (Media Experience Engine, Multimedia Experience Engine) is a video infrastructure solution that now facilitates real-time content sharing, the ability to use the WebEx collaboration tool with the push of a button and recording and streaming interoperability through any standards-based video endpoint. A more consistent experience Cisco TelePresence Management Suite 13.1 and Cisco TelePresence Manager extend innovative push-button-and-go functionality to EX and C family endpoints, making it easy to launch scheduled meetings with the push of a single button thanks to integration with Microsoft Office calendar and Lotus Notes. Cisco TelePresence TMS 13.1 and Cisco TelePresence Manager extend innovative “push-button-and-go” calling functionality across the entire Cisco endpoint portfolio, including CTS series equipment, EX and C. This allows scheduled meetings to be started with the push of a single button thanks to integration with the Microsoft Office calendar, Lotus Notes and other collaboration applications. Cisco Unified Communications Manager 8.6 adds native call control and session management to EX and C family terminals. With these improvements, Cisco responds to commitment announced in November 2010 establishing Cisco Unified Communications Manager as the common call control platform for both voice and video, also providing greater ease of use and management.