Certification recognises Videonations expertise in visual communication and audio visual integration to adapt telepresence for specific environments and applications
Manchester, UK 1 July 2010 – Videonations, leading video conferencing, audio visual and IP telephony integrator today announced certification from Polycom, Inc., a leading telepresence and video conferencing equipment manufacturer, as a provider of audio visual (AV) integration for customised immersive telepresence solutions. The certification enables Videonations to leverage a new line of highly adaptable immersive telepresence solutions, Polycom Architected Telepresence Experience™ (Polycom ATX) 300, to help organisations customise immersive telepresence for their specific application and space requirements.
Videonations is a Certified Polycom Partner for video conferencing and infrastructure with over nine years experience in integrating Polycom’s video conferencing equipment into organisations in both public and private sectors.
Ian Carter, Managing Director at Videonations comments “We are pleased that Polycom recognises Videonations as a key strategic partner for the ATX solution because it enhances our customer offering. It’s also testament to our specialist skill set, flair for innovation and commitment to the delivery of quality video conferencing, audio visual and telepresence solutions.
He added “In response to the telepresence trend among London-based enterprises, we are opening new demonstration facilities in the heart of the capital’s financial district. Due to open this September, our London office will be a great place customers can see the Polycom ATX 300 to full effect and will also showcase other world-class video conferencing, audio visual and telepresence solutions.”
“Customers are often looking for flexibility to tailor telepresence for very specific requirements,” said Keith Carter, vice president channel partners EMEA at Polycom. “With expertise in visual communication deployments and certification for the new Polycom ATX solutions, Videonations offers customers a comprehensive range of Polycom telepresence offerings and services, including the ability to develop specialised solutions for very specific business requirements. We are proud to extend our longstanding relationship with Videonations.”
Designed for flexibility and customisation, Polycom ATX solutions are standards-based to interoperate with Polycom’s full line of immersive, room and personal telepresence solutions, as well as the estimated two million standards-based video conferencing systems in use today and the growing number of standards-based telepresence systems. With Polycom ATX systems, industry leading technology components (codecs, cameras, microphone arrays, software, configuration tools, etc.) are integrated with planning, design, and implementation services from certified integration partners Videonations to streamline the deployment process. For customers, this results in highly customised immersive telepresence solutions that deliver uncompromised video, audio and content quality for effective face-to-face collaboration.
