Latest Innovations

Create masterful, award-winning video collaboration experiences with the Polycom RealPresence camera innovations. Whether outfitting a classroom with optimized camera placement for teachers and students, or designing a unique boardroom environment, Polycom’s innovative camera solutions will ensure face-to-face communications regardless of the number of people in the room.

EagleEye Director II

Overview

Stop settling for a one size fits all view of your conference room with manual cameras.  EagleEye Director II takes video conferencing to the next level by automatically zooming in on an active speaker without the use of a remote control or camera presets. With meeting participants no longer worrying about staying in the camera view or interrupting the flow of conversation to handle the remote control, they can spend 100% of their time in meetings focusing on the bigger issue—solving critical business problems.

Automatic people-tracking technology

People simply walk in and act naturally during a meeting, EagleEye Director II does all of the heavy lifting to show people up close.

• Eliminate manual camera operation
• Clearly identify everyone in a room
• Zoom in on active speaker

Intimate and inclusive meetings

Experience the benefits of video conferencing with the ability to see speakers up close for an engaging, natural meeting experience.

• See vital nonverbal cues up close
• Maintain context with a smaller view of the entire room while a speaker is shown up close
• Seamlessly switches the view from speaker to speaker with TV-production quality

Intelligent data analytics

The power of EagleEye Director II extends beyond the conference room door by providing powerful data analytics to measure the return on investment.

• Monitor room usage to ensure that automated conferences are being attended and not running in empty rooms

Technical Specifications:

1. Compatible with Group Series 300, 310, 500, 550 and 700
2. Supports people-tracking up to 10m (32.8 feet)
3. Uses 2 EagleEye IV 12x cameras
4. Small physical footprint – 11.14” x 21.57” x 5.5” (H x W x D)
5. Wall-mount bracket included
6. Connections

• 1 x mini-HDCI out to video system
• 2 x USB 2.0
• 1 x 3.5mm stereo line-in
• 1 x HDMI in
• 1 x HDMI out
  

  Key Benefits

  1. See nonverbal cues up close & maintain context of the room with single stream video of both the active speaker and everyone in the room
  2. Measure return on investment with powerful data analytics for IT administrators
  3. Extend into larger rooms up to 10m such as boardrooms, classrooms and assembly meeting spaces
  4. More engaging & less stressful meeting experience with automatic camera technology that zooms in on an active speaker without anyone using a remote control.
     

     EagleEye Producer

     Overview

     EagleEye Producer changes the face of video collaboration through automatic, intimate framing of meeting participants. Utilizing the latest in facial recognition, the system continually views the room and seamlessly commands the movable camera appropriately frame the users with subtle pan, tilt, zoom technology. This intelligent method of camera tracking and framing greatly improves the user experience and solves the common problem of wide angle shots that fail to immerse the participants, showing true expressions and understanding.

     The power of EagleEye Producer doesn’t stop at the conference room door. With EagleEye Producer, IT administrators can download powerful analytics that can be used to measure the return on investment of video collaboration. During each session, the system will produce data showing the number of participants at the beginning, middle, and end of the call. This information can be used in video usage and physical real estate planning, ensuring that each video room investment is utilized to its full potential. For example, reports generated stating that 10,000 hours of video collaboration took place with 1,700 people, or an average of six people per conference. Furthermore, IT professionals can monitor room usage to ensure that automated conferences are being attended and not running in empty rooms.

     Key Benefits

     • Automated camera operation improves the meeting experience without the need for user interaction
     • Powerful analytics provide a level of visibility into the video room usage like never before
     • Interoperability with current investments in room systems and cameras can easily be upgraded in minutes
     • Expanding innovation to huddle to medium-sized rooms empowers the entire organization
     • Consistent camera pointing technologies improve usability with no training required

      

     Overview

     The ingredients of a great video or audio conference are more than the camera, phone or other devices you use to connect. The research and thoughtful development that goes into designing the technology and architecting the overall experience separates the good from the great.

     Some innovations are easily seen, heard or experienced, while others run quietly behind-the-scenes ensuring users have the best call or conference possible. Over the years, Polycom has developed industry-leading patented technology that pushed the boundaries of innovation so we could deliver incredible experiences to millions of people around the globe.

     Learn more about these groundbreaking innovations.

     Concierge

     Polycom Concierge is your digital collaboration assistant in every conferencing experience. Use your favorite personal device* to simplify the entire meeting experience – from remote control to content sharing to meeting controls. Seamless integration into your workflow allows you to use familiar personal devices, replacing the frustration of learning new technology. Concierge increases adoption of video collaboration for a more productive organization.

     Connecting to your video meeting is as simple as launching the RealPresence app from your device. Concierge automatically detects the room to pair your device for enriched meeting capabilities. Instead of asking everyone to place themselves on mute, Concierge enables you to place others on mute to keep your meetings on track. With Concierge, shared content is displayed directly to your laptop for easier viewing. Annotate content directly from your device and save for later use for enhanced collaboration.

     Polycom Concierge is a software feature within Group Series that allows users to control the Group Series endpoint with a personal device* through either RealPresence Mobile or RealPresence Desktop applications.

     *Devices include all iOS and Android smartphones as well as Mac OS and Windows.

     Overview

     RealPresence Clariti is powerful collaboration infrastructure software for businesses of all sizes that connects people with HD voice, video, content and web collaboration. The collaboration solution delivers experiences and tools to meet the needs of business.

     Today business decisions are being driven by the need to bring together teams, to make the right decisions faster and to leverage workspaces to create collaboration zones wherever people gather. Organizations expects easy to master collaboration tools along with startling video and clear audio that delivers an exceptional video meeting experience. In addition, due to the growing complexity of network operating environments with increasing demand on resources as mobile and remote workers come online, businesses are looking for easy to use solutions that integrate into their existing workflows for fast adoption and maximum ROI.

     Some organizations are growing more reluctant to invest time and money into traditional “infrastructure” when capable, more flexible software and aaS options are available. Simple, flexible solutions with powerful collaboration capabilities that meet specific business needs are being sought. RealPresence Clariti collaboration infrastructure software is easy to buy, simple to use and operate and includes the flexibility business requires to grow. The collaboration infrastructure can be purchased by the number of concurrent users as a single license that entitles each user to the full capabilities of the software. Licenses can be bought as perpetual licenses or as a subscription or term license.

     Customers can then decide how they want the software deployed- on premises or in a private cloud – depending on their needs. Finally the customer determines the features and functionality they want to configure to meet their business objectives, with the ability to access all features at any time.

     RealPresence Clariti collaboration infrastructure software also has streamlined implementation packages and additional features like the full platform for RealAccess that can be added to the solution. And naturally, RealPresence Clariti and Polycom Video Endpoints deliver a superior collaboration experiences that customers today demand.

     Key Benefits

     RealPresence Clariti is powerful collaboration infrastructure software with the broadest interoperability that delivers awesome HD Voice and Video, natural meeting experiences for users, including Lync and SfB users, along with conference and content capture with enhanced media recording.

      

     Simple

     • Intuitive and easy to uses integrating into natural workflows

     • Simple to buy, use and operate

      

     Powerful Encourages and extends BYOD

     • Universal Access

     • Natural meeting experiences with HD Voice, Video, and content

     • Broadest interoperability

     • Transforms any workspace into a collaboration zone

      

     Flexible

     • Straight forward licensing

     • Powerful options

     • Streamlined Implementation

     • Mobile

       Communicate visually, real-time or time-shifted, with colleagues, consultants and business partners from any location. Polycom RealPresence Mobile empowers you with HD video collaboration from the device of your choice.

       RealPresence Mobile for Android™

       Overview

       Use your tablet or smartphone to connect and collaborate face-to-face with colleagues, partners, customers, students, and patients—anyone, anywhere.

       When powered by the Polycom RealPresence Platform, organizations can extend the video-enabled network beyond the office and conference room. Mobile users receive the same high-quality, secure and reliable video experience as if they were inside the office.

       Click here to watch “Saving Lives with RealPresence Mobile” on YouTube.

       Key Benefits

       • Share the industry’s highest-quality audio, video, and Content right from your personal device
       • Experience breakthrough control of video conferencing room systems from the comfort of your chair with Polycom SmartPairing
       • Share TV-quality virtual business card that identifies user, location, and title
       • Easily participate in RealPresence CloudAXIS hosted video sessions with the touch of a meeting link
       • Protect your network and maintain high-scale call volume through tight integration with RealPresence Access Director

       RealPresence Mobile for Apple® iOS

       Overview

       Use your tablet or smartphone to connect and collaborate face to face with colleagues, partners, customers, students, and patients—anyone, anywhere.

       Now, with Polycom’s innovative SmartPairing and new Content capabilities you can share a whiteboard and annotate supported Content in or out of a video call.

       Click here to watch “Saving Lives with RealPresence Mobile” on YouTube.

       Key Benefits

       • Share the industry’s highest-quality audio, video, and Content right from your personal device
       • Experience breakthrough control of video conferencing room systems from the comfort of your chair with Polycom SmartPairing
       • Share TV-quality virtual business card that identifies user, location, and title
       • Annotate documents including pictures, Microsoft® Office files stored locally or in the cloud
       • Easily participate in RealPresence CloudAXIS hosted video sessions with the touch of a meeting link
       • Share a digital whiteboard across the table or around the globe
       • Protect your network and maintain high-scale call volume through tight integration with RealPresence Access Director

       • RealPresence Video App SDK

       • RealPresence Video App SDK

         RealPresence Video App SDK is a Software Development Kit (SDK) and Application Programing Interface (API) that provides a comprehensive, highly customizable voice, video, and content app for Service Providers, Independent Solution Vendors and Enterprises.

         Unlike competitive development kits, the standards-based app leverages decades of industry-leading audio and video coding expertise enabling organizations to realize the value and benefits of premiere unified video collaboration to the device of their choice.

       • Key Benefits

         • Custom, embedded video collaboration app for workflows such as insurance claims adjusting, customer service, help desk, medical continuity care
         • Interoperability with current investments in room systems and infrastructure
         • Software development app support and community resources

         RealPresence Desktop

         Overview

         Polycom RealPresence Desktop for Windows and Apple® Mac OS X is a powerful, enterprise-grade collaboration app that extends video communications beyond the typical conference room setting to mobile professionals.

         By leveraging the Polycom RealPresence Platform, customers can extend the value through an enterprise-class video software solution delivers the required app management, interoperability, scalability, resiliency, multi-point and lifelike quality that users and IT managers demand.

         Key Benefits

         • Meet the needs of collaboration in new work environments such as cube, open-workspace, home, or on the go
         • Wirelessly connect to your room system for one-click calling, conference control, recording, and sharing virtually anything from your computer through Polycom® Concierge – no more clunky wires
         • Automatically compensate for poor lighting, background noise that degrades the quality of experience
         • Share TV-quality virtual business card that identifies user, location, and title
         • Add some fun to your video collaboration by sending a custom video mute image
         • Easily connect to room-based systems, or individuals with a simple directory search and click
         • Wirelessly share virtually anything from your computer to room systems through Polycom SmartPairing – no more clunky wires
         • Record video sessions right from your computer to the Polycom platform for later viewing

         • RealPresence Group Series 300/310/500/700

         • Overview

           Today’s increasingly competitive global workplace requires teams to be able to make decisions across distances and without barriers. To compete and become more agile in a fast-moving world, organizations need to create productive work environments that support socialization and collaboration as these interactions spark innovation, engagement and higher productivity. But most conference rooms are ill-equipped to meet these challenges.  According to Forrester Research over 90% of meeting rooms lack even basic video collaboration capabilities. Teams are left to themselves to use antiquated or unreliable consumer-grade tools when making critical business decisions.

            

           Polycom RealPresence Group Series is the engine that drives enterprise-grade video, voice and collaboration experiences, accelerating decision-making and fostering innovation. Only Polycom delivers video collaboration experiences that bring users closer together and drive meaningful conversation for geographically dispersed teams. Next-generation collaboration tools ensure that everyone is involved in all aspects of the conversation, with interactive content on any device. Standards-based interoperability and deep integration with Skype for Business ensures that the experience is a scalable and manageable part of the UC experience that users are already familiar with.

         • Key Benefits

           Video Experiences

           • EagleEye Producer uses innovative facial-tracking algorithms to accurately frame all room participants, or focus on the person speaking— whichever you prefer, eliminating the “bowling alley” view that is all too common in video calls.
           • For a more immersive feel, EagleEye Director II offers the highest performance speaker tracking experience, transmitting facial expressions and body language for higher impact and more productive video collaboration.
           • Polycom SmartPairing™ technology makes it simple to use your own tablet to start and manage video calls.

            

           Audio Experiences

           • RealPresence Group Series features the ultimate voice clarity, automatically reducing background noises and delivering advanced echo cancellation to keep meetings on track and free from distractions.
           • Polycom NoiseBlock technology keeps annoying sounds such as keyboard clicking and paper rustling from interrupting your meetings.
           • Polycom Acoustic Fence captures sounds from inside the virtual fence while blocking those from outside, enabling video collaboration in open workspaces.

            

           Content Collaboration Experiences

           • Share content up to 1080p resolution at 60 frames per second – video clips, CAD animations, medical diagrams, or anything else you can dream up.
           • Polycom VisualBoard technology lets you mark up documents, drawings, or anything else you share during a call.
           • Use Polycom SmartPairing™ technology to send and annotate content from your mobile device.

            

           Interoperability

           • Open, standards-based interoperability, giving you the freedom to connect to anyone, anywhere. We’re compatible with both current communication technology investments and with new and emerging systems to deliver the best investment protection.
           • Native interoperability with Skype for Business extends the benefits of your UC platform investment while simplifying the experience for users.

           Polycom Sandbox

           The Polycom Sandbox is designed for 3rd party innovation through integration with Polycom’s solutions. Many technology partners have enjoyed success through these integrations, servicing every type of vertical industry. The new Polycom Sandbox is a cloud-based version of Polycom RealPresence Clariti where developers can quickly innovate and enable rapid prototyping of end to end solutions without the cost and complexity of deploying their own development environment. The new Clariti Design Framework provides long range roadmap support to sustain integrations with enhanced SDK support and validation services to speed development and assure quality. The cloud based Polycom Sandbox is supplemented with developer support forums for all of Polycom’s solutions – voice, video and infrastructure.

           Coming soon!

           SmartPairing

           Business-quality video calls can take place anywhere using Polycom RealPresence Mobile on the iPad. Start a video call at your desk, walking across campus or even standing outside of a conference room waiting for the room to clear. As you enter the conference room, SmartPairing technology automatically pairs your iPad with the Polycom video system and lets you easily transfer the call to the room –based system, turning the iPad into your personal meeting control device.

           SmartPairing technology includes an audio beacon that is transmitted from the HDX or RealPresence Group system. RealPresence Mobile is listening for this beacon and begins communicating with the room video system through the in-house wireless network. Once pairing is established, a new control panel opens, letting you control video meetings with your tablet (including volume control, starting/ending video calls) and transfer live video calls from your tablet to a big screen with the swipe of a finger.

           VisualBoard

           Polycom VisualBoard technology makes digital collaboration over video as easy as it should be. Create, share, and annotate content in real-time with Polycom RealPresence Group Series systems using a touch screen monitor or mouse.

           Polycom VisualBoard solutions are always on and always ready, so you don’t need to be bothered with tedious setup details everytime you want to use them. And the interface is so simple and intuitive, you’ll find yourself sketching and sharing ideas in and out of video conferences. VisualBoard is the technology that enables the UCBoard hardware to transform any LCD display or whiteboard into a virtual whiteboard when using the stylus.

           Overview

           Today’s increasingly competitive global workplace requires teams to be able to make decisions across distances and without barriers. To compete and become more agile in a fast-moving world, organizations need to create productive work environments that support socialization and collaboration as these interactions spark innovation, engagement and higher productivity. But most conference rooms are ill-equipped to meet these challenges.  According to Forrester Research over 90% of meeting rooms lack even basic video collaboration capabilities. Teams are left to themselves to use antiquated or unreliable consumer-grade tools when making critical business decisions.

            

           Polycom RealPresence Group Series is the engine that drives enterprise-grade video, voice and collaboration experiences, accelerating decision-making and fostering innovation. Only Polycom delivers video collaboration experiences that bring users closer together and drive meaningful conversation for geographically dispersed teams. Next-generation collaboration tools ensure that everyone is involved in all aspects of the conversation, with interactive content on any device. Standards-based interoperability and deep integration with Skype for Business ensures that the experience is a scalable and manageable part of the UC experience that users are already familiar with.

           Key Benefits

           Video Experiences

           • EagleEye Producer uses innovative facial-tracking algorithms to accurately frame all room participants, or focus on the person speaking— whichever you prefer, eliminating the “bowling alley” view that is all too common in video calls.

           • For a more immersive feel, EagleEye Director II offers the highest performance speaker tracking experience, transmitting facial expressions and body language for higher impact and more productive video collaboration.

           • Polycom SmartPairing™ technology makes it simple to use your own tablet to start and manage video calls.

            

           Audio Experiences

           • RealPresence Group Series features the ultimate voice clarity, automatically reducing background noises and delivering advanced echo cancellation to keep meetings on track and free from distractions.

           • Polycom NoiseBlock technology keeps annoying sounds such as keyboard clicking and paper rustling from interrupting your meetings.
           • Polycom Acoustic Fence captures sounds from inside the virtual fence while blocking those from outside, enabling video collaboration in open workspaces.

            

           Content Collaboration Experiences

           • Share content up to 1080p resolution at 60 frames per second – video clips, CAD animations, medical diagrams, or anything else you can dream up.

           • Polycom VisualBoard technology lets you mark up documents, drawings, or anything else you share during a call.

           • Use Polycom SmartPairing™ technology to send and annotate content from your mobile device.

            

           Interoperability

           • Open, standards-based interoperability, giving you the freedom to connect to anyone, anywhere. We’re compatible with both current communication technology investments and with new and emerging systems to deliver the best investment protection.

           • Native interoperability with Skype for Business extends the benefits of your UC platform investment while simplifying the experience for users.

           RealPresence Medialign

           Overview

           Organizations need more agile and effective teams. The desire to meet quickly with teammates near and far, share ideas, and collaborate on critical projects has fueled the demand for visual collaboration. To meet this growing demand, organizations seek turnkey solutions that can be easily and consistently deployed without costly room remediation.

           Polycom RealPresence Medialign solutions deliver the industry’s best video collaboration with an innovative, modern design that deploys anywhere in minutes. Every detail has been addressed to ensure your teams can focus completely on effective collaboration.

           Key Benefits

           All-in-one collaboration – Polycom RealPresence Medialign offers single-sku ordering with patented ‘no-tools-required’ installation for simple deployment.

           Unmatched user experience – Hands-free camera operation, simple touch interface control and audio innovations eliminate distractions for more effective meetings.

           RealPresence Touch is a touch interface that allows you to focus on your conversations instead of the technology.

           EagleEye Producer uses innovative facial-tracking to instantly recognize everyone in the room and frame them all properly for greater impact, even as participants enter, leave or stand to present. Plus it counts and records the number of participants in each meeting so you can measure the full impact of your video investment.

           Integrate into broadest array of UC networks – Open, standards-based interoperability and native integration into UC deployments including Microsoft Lync / Skype for Business and Broadsoft One, Medialign protects your investment from shifting business landscapes.

           Low total cost of ownership – Accessible components makes RealPresence Medialign easy to service in the field. 

           HDVoice

           Polycom HD Voice technology delivers more than twice the clarity of ordinary phone calls for life-like, vibrant conversations. It’s like switching from AM radio to CD-quality audio. The difference is so astounding, you will never want to go back to regular phone calls. You’ll eliminate misunderstandings and save time simply by hearing every word clearly. And you’ll avoid the frustration you experience with poor quality phone calls.

           Polycom Acoustic Clarity technology combines next generation industry-leading full duplex, echo cancellation, and noise reduction with advanced voice processing to give you the superior quality audio experience you expect from Polycom.

           Overview

           RealPresence Trio takes the ingenuity of Polycom’s iconic three-point phones to the next level. It’s the world’s first smart hub for group collaboration. RealPresence Trio’s design is sleek and sophisticated. Its 5-inch color touch screen and intuitive navigation make it simpler than ever – resulting in fewer mistakes, quick starts for every meeting, and minimal training requirements. RealPresence Trio provides wired and wireless pairing with your personal devices using Bluetooth or USB and even includes convenient, illuminated mute buttons on each leg so everyone in the room can manage the meeting experience.

           With its modular design, RealPresence Trio expands to add visual collaboration with RealPresence Trio Visual+. Hear every perspective, share your ideas and concepts with vivid imagery, and see their reactions immediately.

           RealPresence Trio is quick to deploy and easy to manage. With power-over-Ethernet (PoE) and zero-touch-deployment, it connects as easily as a phone and integrates directly with your call control platform. Native integration with Microsoft® Lync® 2013, Skype for Business, Microsoft Office 365 Cloud PBX and support for all major SIP platforms ensure future-proof deployment while its modular design and underlying software platform provide investment protection and even greater potential for future application expansion.

           Key Benefits

           • World’s clearest and richest audio experience powered by new, patented technology

           • Complete visual collaboration with HD content sharing and real-time video interaction

           • Faster adoption and user preference with wired or wireless pairing of your portable devices (BYOD)

           • Simple touch interface minimizes mistakes and speeds connection with ‘one touch join’

           • Improved administration and investment protection via support for Power-over-Ethernet, Zero-Touch-Deployment, and connection to leading call platforms

           • Affordably priced for mass adoption across every meeting space

           • SoundStation VoIP Series

           • Overview

             The family of Polycom SoundStation IP conference phones delivers unbeatable clarity and performance for any size room—from executive offices to board rooms. Don’t settle for a desk phone in your conference room—only Polycom IP conference phones deliver the superior audio performance and 360° microphone pickup required for efficient and productive conference calls while leveraging your existing VoIP infrastructure for maximum cost savings.

           • Key Benefits

             • Unparalleled clarity – Polycom HD Voice makes your conference calls sound amazingly clear and life-like
             • More productive conference calls – Patented Polycom Acoustic Clarity technology delivers the best conference phone experience with no compromises
             • Advanced IP feature support – The most feature-rich family of IP conference phones available, with advanced call handling, security, and provisioning features
             • Robust interoperability – Compatible with a broad array of SIP call platforms to maximize voice quality and feature availability while simplifying management and administration

             • VVX Business Media Phones

             • Overview

               Polycom VVX Business Media Phones provide a unified voice and video communication experience for executives, knowledge workers and call attendants in organizations of all sizes. By combining Polycom’s superior audio and video technology with innovative industrial designs and user interfaces, these Business Media Phones improve productivity by simplifying communication processes and business workflows.

               Polycom VVX Business Media Phones are powered by UC Software: The telecommunications industry’s broadest and most feature rich software for most IP-enabled devices running in open SIP or Microsoft Lync environments.

               Key Benefits

               Polycom VVX Business Media Phones benefits
               

               • Premium-quality desktop voice and video solutions that are designed for organizations and businesses of all sizes and budgets
               • Intuitive, expandable, business-class phones that are designed for the multitasking needs and shifting schedules of busy managers and knowledge workers
               • Tools that generate quick payback and lower travel expenses. Empower each employee for the cost of only one business trip
               • Ready for integration into a wide range of unified communications environments.