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Polycom announces expanded global agreement with HPMar 22, 2010 (TELECOMWORLDWIRE via COMTEX) -- Unified collaborative communications solutions provider Polycom Inc (Nasdaq:PLCM) announced on Monday an expanded global agreement where its complete portfolio of voice and video technologies will be sold by technology solutions provider HP (NYSE:HPQ). The financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Under the terms of the expanded agreement, Polycom video and voice solutions for unified communications and stand-alone operation will be sold and delivered through HP as part of the company's Unified Communications and Collaboration Services portfolio. The agreement is expected to enable organisations to take advantage of HP's global presence for evaluating, designing, implementing and supporting communications systems that deliver a consistent experience between all locations to ensure rapid return on investment. The companies also said they will deliver interoperability between Polycom's line of standards-based telepresence and video conferencing solutions and HP Halo telepresence. The agreement furthers existing relationships between both companies and unified communications providers such as Avaya and Microsoft. It includes Polycom's integrated voice and video solutions for Avaya and Microsoft UC environments, as well as an expanded portfolio of Polycom VoIP phones for Microsoft Communications Server '14'. Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected] |
