Polycom, a provider of unified collaborative communications solutions, announced Polycom Arena, an ecosystem program enabling software applications providers, hardware device manufacturers, and conferencing solution providers to integrate their products with the unified collaboration platform to create new applications for customers in a variety of industries.
Inaugural Polycom Arena partners Audisoft, GlobalMedia Group, IP Access International, One Touch Systems, Revolabs, Simtrol, VBrick Systems and VR Meetings today unveiled standards-based, integrated solutions for key collaboration growth markets including education, healthcare, manufacturing, telejustice and public safety. For example, the new integrated solutions enable surgeons and pathologists to see tissue samples being diagnosed in real time over video while the patient is in the operating room, or first responders or plant workers to interact with experts remotely using wearable wireless video communications solutions.

Polycom Arena partners demonstrated their new solutions within the Polycom booth at the Infocomm conference and exhibition in Anaheim, Calif.

"The Polycom Arena program is a catalyst for innovation and is yielding compelling new collaboration and communications applications that raise productivity and efficiency in the workplace," said Mark Roberts, vice president, Polycom Arena program. "Customers benefit from the industry expertise of our Polycom Arena ecosystem partners who are building standards-based solutions that fully interoperate with the Polycom unified collaboration platform and installed base of video systems."

"The Polycom Arena program can help expand the applications for Polycom's collaboration technology and accelerate the delivery of new solutions," said Ira Weinstein, Senior Analyst, Wainhouse Research. "The program gives ecosystem partners an opportunity to leverage the Polycom global brand and the Polycom unified collaboration platform to create new applications. It can also help channel partners expand into other vertical markets by providing a broader choice of standards-based solutions that meet customer needs in specific industries."

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