Polycom Trio Expands High-End Video Conferencing Capabilities for Meeting Rooms

The manufacturer wants to simplify the end-user experience with innovations like Polycom Pano, with secure access to share content, and the extension of the agreement with Zoom.

Among the functions that Polycom has announced for its flagship Trio solution, highlights Pano's secure guest access, as well as the extension of the agreement with Zoom, the result of which is the Polycom Zoom Rooms solution, aiming to enhance video conferencing capabilities with intelligent experiences in meeting rooms of all sizes.

For this, Polycom Trio will work with the company's video codec (with updates available starting next July), in addition to the current VisualPlus, opening the door to video conferencing capabilities previously reserved for larger rooms, such as the facial tracking feature of its EagleEye Director II and Eagle Eye Producer systems.

It will also offer an optimized room experience with support for two monitors, Enhanced audio coverage with ceiling-mounted microphones and HDMI connectivity. No need for additional remote controls, Polycom Trio touchscreen becomes the only interface needed to manage call volume, camera zoom and more.

“Customers have higher expectations than ever for meeting rooms: They want every meeting space to be a true collaboration center with simple voice, video and content sharing - explains Mary McDowell, CEO de Polycom-. We lead the way with Trio, making it the easiest way for our customers to connect, communicate and be productive”.

Another novelty is that Polycom Pano will have 'guest access', to make it easier for customers, partners, etc. connect and share content over a secure guest Wi-Fi network, which will run on a second wireless network and operate in 'receive only' mode, which guarantees the highest level of security to attendees.

Here, whose update will be available in July, supports up to four devices simultaneously and allows users to share presentations, documents, videos and images with ease, while offering the ability to annotate files with its infinite whiteboard function.

Besides, Polycom ha mejorado su asociación con Zoom a través de su primer ‘teléfono inteligente’ de conferencias Trio y para dar soporte a Zoom Rooms con la solución Polycom Zoom Rooms, Available in three packages to meet all business needs, from small meeting spaces to large rooms.

As part of the package, Users can operate Polycom Trio while running the Zoom controller UI natively, creating the control experience of complete Zoom Rooms. The three packages, which will be available before the end of the year, They are structured as follows:

Trio 8500 Zoom Room: includes Trio 8500, new Eagle Eye Mini and Dell Optiplex camera to provide the best Zoom Rooms experience in the growing number of huddle rooms.

Trio 8500 Plus: This mid-size conference room package adds the powerful EagleEye IV MPTZ and Dell Optiplex camera. EagleEye IV brings HD video quality to the Zoom Rooms experience.

Trio 8800: is the great Zoom Rooms conference room package, including the Trio zoom camera 8800, along with EagleEye IV MPTZ HD video and Dell Optiplex, and has more advanced speakers designed to deliver higher quality audio fidelity in larger rooms.

As Laura Marx points out, vp. Polycom global alliance and marketing partner, “Customers have told us they want our premium Polycom in-room experience with the flexibility and simplicity of Zoom, so we're excited to expand our partnership in the Zoom Rooms space. Making our Trio phone the center of the meeting room experience means clients enjoy an easy and consistent environment to create meaningful connections.”.

For your part, Oded Gal, head of product management at Zoom, adds that “partnering with Polycom on Zoom Rooms solutions reinforces our commitment to creating the best meeting experiences for users.”. With Trio as Zoom Rooms controller, Users benefit from our excellent audio and video quality, ease of use and reliability”.