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Polycoms New Telepresence Executive Briefing Center

Polycoms New Telepresence Executive Briefing Center
Written By
Andrew Garcia
Andrew Garcia
Sep 15, 2008
2 minute read
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Polycoms New Telepresence Executive Briefing Center


Polycoms New Telepresence Executive Briefing Center – Remote Greeting

When participants enter the Briefing Center, they will be greeted via televideo. The receptionist will actually be located on the other side of the wall.


Polycoms New Telepresence Executive Briefing Center – Room 418M

The largest conference room is designed to hold 18 people for teleconferences or in-house meetings. All in-room participants will be furnished with power plus both cabled and wireless Internet access.


Polycoms New Telepresence Executive Briefing Center – Telepresence Screens

The room is equipped with four large high-definition screens, each of which is capable of hosting as many as 16 distinct remote endpoints.


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Polycoms New Telepresence Executive Briefing Center – Stretch

Or the screens can be joined together to form one large, high-quality image.


Polycoms New Telepresence Executive Briefing Center – Cameras

The room is served by four cameras mounted amidst the screens.


Polycoms New Telepresence Executive Briefing Center – Microphones

Several dome microphones are mounted from the ceiling, able to capture sound from every corner of the room.


Polycoms New Telepresence Executive Briefing Center – Monitors

Displays for use during presentations are hidden away within the tables, spaced to accommodate every other user.


Polycoms New Telepresence Executive Briefing Center – AV Equipment

Each telepresence-enabled conference room is supported by its own bank of equipment (Polycom’s RPX HD gear).


Polycoms New Telepresence Executive Briefing Center – VNOC Services

Polycom will help set up and monitor the teleconference through its VNOC services, which will monitor the experience via an out-of-band camera (unless you tell them not to). Shown here is the in-room interface to some of the conference controls.


Polycoms New Telepresence Executive Briefing Center – Comfort

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Some of the briefing rooms are appointed to be a bit more casual and comfortable. There will also be plenty of lounge space in the facility.


Polycoms New Telepresence Executive Briefing Center – Tour

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First-time visitors to the center will be taken through a series of demonstrations of Polycom’s high-definition voice and video capabilities, then taken to this room, which houses many of the legacy products Polycom has released over the years.


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