Polycom strengthens integration with Microsoft Office 365 of your voice and video solutions

To help make business video easier to use, RealPresence Group Series terminal has been certified for Microsoft Skype for Business online in Office 365. Besides, European availability of RealConnect for Office has been announced 365.

Polycom has announced that its RealConnect solution for Office 365 is now available in Europe and that the RealPresence Group Series video tool is certified for Microsoft Skype for Business online en Office 365.

Polycom RealConnect Service for Office 365 connect Cisco terminals, Polycom and other providers to Skype for Business. Simply invite participants to join meetings using Microsoft Outlook and they can join from anywhere, with their mobile devices to Polycom and Cisco Immersive rooms, and have the same meeting experience. Office users 365 will see multiple swathes of participants on the screen, including panoramic views of venues with immersive telepresence rooms. Besides, Up to nine sites can be viewed at the same time.

“Instead of people spending time at the beginning of each meeting trying to get the technology to work, now they only join from wherever, from any platform they are comfortable with and focus on the meeting. Our vision is that every meeting is a Skype for Business meeting”, explica Eric Steimel, director Real Estate Technology and Collaboration de Pitney Bowes.

Besides, RealPresence Group Series Certification, customers have an enhanced Skype for Business experience during their meetings in an Office environment 365,. With solutions like the Polycom EagleEye Director II camera, that follows the person who is speaking throughout the room, and support HD audio and dual screen, Meeting participants will feel like they are in the same room. Customers using RealPresence Group Series will also benefit from the Skype for Business user interface and performance.

“For more than 14 years, Microsoft has been one of Polycom's most valued partners and together we have provided the most powerful collaboration experiences to our customers. This certification means that the Office meetings experience 365 has improved even more”, Amy Barzdukas affirmation, chief Marketing Officer de Polycom.

Polycom has developed a broad portfolio of voice and video solutions, with more than 40 that integrate directly with Microsoft platforms, including Skype for Business on premises and in Office 365, Microsoft Lync, Active Directory y Exchange. Polycom RealPresence Group Series solutions will appear on the Microsoft TechNet website and in the Skype for Business Partner Solutions Catalog for Skype for Business online and Office 365.

RealConnect Features:

• Easy to schedule and join meetings.
• Protect existing video investments.
• Simplified license management.
• Cloud-based video interoperability solution built for Office365.