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10/15/2010
Tech Data Announces 2010 Vendor Partner Award Winners
Staff, Tech Data Corporation
Tech Data Corporation, a leading distributor of technology products, honored industry-leading hardware and software producers with its sixth annual Vendor Partner Awards. Tech Data presented the awards at its annual Vendor Partner Summit in Orlando, where the company unveiled its 2011 sales and marketing strategy to more than 400 technology executives, and sales and marketing professionals. Tech Data produces and executes strategic marketing plans on behalf of its vendor partners -- including the biggest names in the technology industry -- to influence billions of dollars in technology purchases nationwide.
AUSTIN, Texas, July 20, 2010 – LifeSize® Communications, a division of Logitech (Nasdaq: LOGI) (SIX: LOGN), today announced new high definition video conferencing offerings and product enhancements to help enterprises – including teleworkers, mobile employees and executives – collaborate more efficiently, with more robust deployment and management capabilities for IT administrators.
HD data sharing now available for remote desktops and small conference rooms
The newest version of the LifeSize system software, Version 4.7, lets organizations share information such as presentations and spreadsheets over the network using the LifeSize Passport™ system and the recently announced integrated video conferencing system called LGExecutive, powered by LifeSize. A new software application, LifeSize Virtual Link™, enables this data sharing with the use of a PC or Mac. The Version 4.7 software also enables LifeSize Passport and LGExecutive, powered by LifeSize, to stream live HD Video and record, via the LifeSize Video Center. In addition, the LifeSize Desktop™ updated Version 2.0 software now supports data sharing and 720p HD transmit capability for more productive discussions and meetings.Infrastructure enhancements for broader, more secure deployment and easier administration
The new LifeSize Transit™ Client, combined with LifeSize Transit™ Server, provides a complete state-of-the-art network address translation (NAT) and firewall traversal solution for businesses, to ensure HD video calls can be made reliably both within and outside the organization. The unique Transit Client is the only solution in the market available as either a hardware appliance or a virtual machine option, allowing enterprises to deploy a firewall/NAT traversal solution virtually in their existing server farms without the need to provision extra equipment. In addition, LifeSize Control™, Version 5.0 video management software now ensures IT administrators can more easily manage critical elements of the network, maintaining reliable HD video conferencing, even in heterogeneous video environments. Specifically, LifeSize has designed Control 5.0 to fit any business environment, with new support for LifeSize Desktop and LifeSize Video Center, Google® calendar and scheduling integration, and user-customizable administrator settings and directories.Supporting Quotes
"These new offerings and product enhancements from LifeSize allow organizations to ensure HD video communications capabilities are broadly available with the highest quality of experience,” said Craig Malloy, CEO of LifeSize Communications. “With every new innovation and advancement, we continue to make good on our promise for HD video communication to become as ubiquitous and easy as a telephone call.”
"Video communications have become a critical tool for improving business capabilities," said Hyoun Park, research analyst, Aberdeen Group. “LifeSize provides practical, value-driven, and cost-effective video applications that match the value proposition identified in Aberdeen's research. By simplifying B2B video communications, bringing data sharing capabilities to the desktop, providing video streaming and recording capabilities on a personal level, and improving video management capabilities, Lifesize has enhanced the business video ecosystem. These new products will help reduce the cost structure and support burden for IT personnel seeking to deploy video throughout the enterprise.”
Pricing and Availability
LifeSize Virtual Link will be available this month for download for existing LifeSize Passport customers at www.lifesize.com/Products/Accessories/Virtual_Link.aspx. LGExecutive, powered by LifeSize, is priced at U.S. $2,999 and is expected to be available in the third calendar quarter of 2010. The LifeSize Transit Client appliance is priced at U.S. $11,999 and is expected to be available in the third calendar quarter of 2010. The LifeSize Transit Client virtual machine software option is priced at U.S. $9,999 and is expected to be available in the third calendar quarter of 2010.Additional Resources
LifeSize Communications is a world leader in high definition video communications and telepresence. Founded by industry veterans in 2003, LifeSize pioneered high definition video communications to make communicating at a distance as natural and effective as being in the same room, for anyone, anywhere. LifeSize became a division of Logitech in December 2009, sharing a vision of everywhere there is voice there should be video. More information about LifeSize can be found at http://www.lifesize.com/
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LifeSize, the LifeSize logo and other LifeSize marks are trademarks or registered trademarks of LifeSize Communications Inc. Logitech, the Logitech logo, and other Logitech marks are registered in Switzerland and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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LifeSize, a division of Logitech, offers true high definition video conferencing. Get the best quality Telepresence experience in all network environments anywhere and everywhere. No compromises.
AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 16, 2010 - Increasing demand for its products worldwide and an upgraded channel partner program have led LifeSize, a division of Logitech (Nasdaq: LOGI) (SIX: LOGN), to significantly boost its number of global resellers over the past two quarters, from April 1 to Sept. 30, 2010. Since implementing its enhanced Channel Partner program on April 1, 2010, LifeSize has signed up more than 370 new partners worldwide, an increase of 32 percent. LifeSize now has more than 1,500 channel partners in 80 countries reselling its line of high definition (HD) video conferencing products.
In addition, with a new product certification program as part of its expanded channel partner offerings, LifeSize has certified more than 1,300 partner sales and technical associates worldwide. More than half of these certifications are at the Expert level of the program, which requires the most in-depth training on LifeSize products.
“HD video conferencing technologies are in high demand, and the LifeSize portfolio offers high-quality products that appeal to all types of businesses, whether they need a full conference room deployment with infrastructure and management support or a desktop solution,” said Joe Quaglia, senior vice president, U.S. Marketing with Tech Data Corporation. “The new LifeSize partner program gives distributors like us the tools and training needed to deliver outstanding customer service and support to help VARs grow their businesses.”
Tech Data recently awarded LifeSize the “Growth Vendor Partner of the Year” award for doubling the number of resellers purchasing its video conferencing equipment through the distributor and more than doubling its SMB, public sector and healthcare sales.
“The LifeSize Channel Partner Program is designed to reward and support all classes of partners through value, innovation and commitment, and we are seeing increased interest and opportunities at all levels,” said Dan Sibille, director of Americas channels, LifeSize. “Working together with our partners, we are delivering the highest quality HD video experiences to customers at an unmatched level of price for performance.”
LifeSize offers partners a choice of Expert, Professional or Registered program levels to market and sell its HD video conferencing solutions. Based on the level of participation, expanded program benefits include:
Increased Marketing and Sales Support: Distribution of qualified leads, LifeSize inside sales support, Marketing Development Funds (MDF) and co-marketing/lead generation programsOpportunity Registration: Incremental discounts for registering customer opportunities Competitive Discounts: Reduced pricing on product demonstration equipment and competitive price supportSales and Technical Support: Access to field sales and technical resources for pre- and post-sales support, extensive training materials, and LifeSize Helpdesk Assurance services Enhanced Partner Portal: 24-7 access to on-demand marketing and sales tools and training designed to help partners further develop new and existing accounts Partner Advisory Council: Open forum to provide feedback and share views directly with decision makers at LifeSizeLifeSize has implemented the multi-tiered program globally, enabling partners to differentiate themselves from the competition by providing a comprehensive, easy-to-deploy video conferencing product portfolio that is built on standards-based platforms with certified interoperability. LifeSize offers a full line of management, infrastructure and endpoint products, including the recently launched LifeSize Bridge™ 2200 and LifeSize Camera 10x™.
More information about the LifeSize Channel Partner Program may be found at http://www.lifesize.com/Partners.aspx
LifeSize Communications is a world leader in high definition video communications and telepresence. Founded by industry veterans in 2003, LifeSize pioneered high definition video communications to make communicating at a distance as natural and effective as being in the same room, for anyone, anywhere. LifeSize became a division of Logitech in December 2009, sharing a vision of everywhere there is voice there should be video. More information about LifeSize can be found at http://www.lifesize.com/
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© LifeSize Communications, Inc. All rights reserved.| Legal Notices
LifeSize, a division of Logitech, offers true high definition video conferencing. Get the best quality Telepresence experience in all network environments anywhere and everywhere. No compromises.
© LifeSize Communications, Inc. All rights reserved.| Legal Notices
LifeSize, a division of Logitech, offers true high definition video conferencing. Get the best quality Telepresence experience in all network environments anywhere and everywhere. No compromises.
© LifeSize Communications, Inc. All rights reserved.| Legal Notices
LifeSize, a division of Logitech, offers true high definition video conferencing. Get the best quality Telepresence experience in all network environments anywhere and everywhere. No compromises.
© LifeSize Communications, Inc. All rights reserved.| Legal Notices
LifeSize, a division of Logitech, offers true high definition video conferencing. Get the best quality Telepresence experience in all network environments anywhere and everywhere. No compromises.
AUSTIN, Texas, August 2, 2010 – To extend its reach into the U.S. federal market, LifeSize® Communications, a division of Logitech (Nasdaq: LOGI) (SIX: LOGN), has achieved Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC) certification for select LifeSize Room™, Team™, and Express™ HD video conferencing systems and the LifeSize Networker™ gateway.
These products have received Interoperability Certification (IOC) and Information Assurance (IA) accreditation from JITC, the organizational element of the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) responsible for certifying joint and combined interoperability of all Department of Defense (DoD) information technology and national security systems.
“HD video conferencing is in great demand by government organizations that are often geographically dispersed and rely heavily on technology to fulfill their mission,” said Paul Cantwell, the new vice president of federal sales for LifeSize. “The JITC certification will now allow all DoD agencies to realize the quality, productivity improvements, return on investment and interoperability that LifeSize systems provide.”
With the JITC certification, LifeSize products are now available through the DoD Unified Capabilities Approved Products List (UC APL). As part of JITC certification, the products were determined to meet IPv6 requirements.
“In addition to the JITC certification, LifeSize is expanding our federal sales organization with our hiring of Paul Cantwell, a Cisco and Tandberg veteran who is a proven leader in the federal market and videoconferencing industry,” said Colin Buechler, senior vice president of worldwide sales and marketing for LifeSize. “Under Paul’s leadership, LifeSize will give federal agencies the superior solutions and support our customers around the globe have come to expect.”
LifeSize is also in the final stages of earning the Federal Information Processing Standard 140-2 (FIPS 140-2).
LifeSize offers a complete portfolio of secure, high-definition video conferencing solutions with the ability to deliver up to full HD 1080p video communications and the robust features necessary to support continuity of operations, command and control, and emergency preparedness and response. LifeSize products also offer HD video communications under 768 kilobits per second, as well as the highest resolution available at any bandwidth.
LifeSize HD video conferencing solutions are currently installed in federal agencies such as the DoD, U.S. Army, the Department of Energy, NASA, the U.S. House of Representatives and DISA. Additional information regarding LifeSize solutions serving federal, state and local government agencies can be found at www.lifesize.com/government.
LifeSize Communications is a world leader in high definition video communications and telepresence. Founded by industry veterans in 2003, LifeSize pioneered high definition video communications to make communicating at a distance as natural and effective as being in the same room, for anyone, anywhere. LifeSize became a division of Logitech in December 2009, sharing a vision of everywhere there is voice there should be video. More information about LifeSize can be found at http://www.lifesize.com/
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AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 24, 2010 – Building a new business in the Indian market is a significant undertaking, even for one of the world's most recognized and respected brands. For Virgin Mobile India, creating the nation’s first youth-focused mobile service required an ability to scale both geographically and operationally. Given this need, Virgin Mobile India standardized on HD video conferencing solutions from LifeSize® Communications, a division of Logitech (Nasdaq: LOGI) (SIX: LOGN), enabling the company to reduce travel by 20 percent since implementation.
“I never expected video communications to be so mission critical,” said Sanjay Singh, general manager - operations for Virgin Mobile India. “We’ve cut air travel, yet productivity and collaboration have increased because everyone – from product management to marketing and IT – is meeting face to face everyday. Measured by travel savings alone, we realized our ROI in just six months.”
Founded in early 2008 as a joint venture between Tata Teleservices and Richard Branson's Virgin Group, Virgin Mobile India was Virgin’s largest investment to date in India, making it critical for the new company to scale quickly and become a viable service provider in the Indian market. However, in the year before the official launch of Virgin Mobile India, frequent travel between the company’s primary operations in Mumbai and New Delhi had become time intensive and financially restrictive. Implementing an alternative to travel became an urgent need, leading Virgin Mobile India to LifeSize.
For video conferencing to be successful for Virgin Mobile India, the systems needed to deliver superb audio/video quality, integrate easily with Virgin’s existing unified communications (UC) tools, and operate at low bandwidths considering that some of Virgin Mobile India’s locations can achieve a maximum upload speed of 512 kilobits per second. Following an evaluation process, Virgin Mobile India selected LifeSize® Room™ HD video conferencing systems for the company’s corporate offices in Mumbai and New Delhi. The system’s built-in HD multipoint control unit (MCU) allows users to establish video calls with up to six other sites, allowing teams in multiple locations to easily collaborate in real time. LifeSize systems have been so successful that Virgin Mobile India plans to expand its LifeSize network as the company adds 10 new regional offices over the next two years.
“India has been focused on establishing itself as a knowledge-based society and, with the commensurate rapid growth in broadband penetration across the country, the opportunities for Indian companies to use video conferencing have never been greater,” said Craig Malloy, chief executive officer, LifeSize Communications. “Virgin Mobile India is at the leading edge of a revolution in communications in India and LifeSize is proud to have earned its trust as a key technology provider.”
A case study detailing Virgin Mobile India’s experience with LifeSize high definition video conferencing systems is available for download at: http://www.lifesize.com/VideoConferencing_for_Virgin_Mobile_India.
About Virgin Mobile India“Virgin Mobile” brand is India’s ‘first’ national youth-focused mobile service. “Virgin Mobile” branded services are being offered to the Indian consumers by Tata Teleservices through a brand franchise with Virgin Mobile. Virgin Mobile India will provide Tata Teleservices with experience and expertise in designing, marketing and servicing of “Virgin Mobile” branded products for the youth segment. More information about Virgin Mobile can be found at www.virginmobile.in.
About Virgin MobileVirgin Mobile, a leading branded venture capital organization, is one of the world's most recognized and respected brands. Conceived in 1970 by Sir Richard Branson, the Virgin Mobile Group has gone on to grow very successful businesses in sectors ranging from mobile telephony, to transportation, travel, financial services, leisure, music, holidays, publishing and retailing. Virgin Mobile has created more than 200 branded companies worldwide, employing approximately 50,000 people, in 29 countries. Its revenues around the world in 2006 exceeded £10 billion (approx. US$20 billion). More information about Virgin Mobile can be found at www.virgin.com/gateways/mobile.
About Tata Teleservices LimitedTata Teleservices Limited spearheads the Tata Group’s presence in the telecom sector. The Tata Group had revenues of around US $62.5 billion in Financial Year 2007-08, and includes over 90 companies, over 350,000 employees worldwide and more than 3.2 million shareholders.Tata Teleservices is the pioneer of the CDMA 1x technology platform in India. It has embarked on a growth path since the acquisition of Hughes Tele.com (India) Ltd [renamed Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Limited] by the Tata Group in 2002. It launched mobile operations in January 2005 and today enjoys a pan-India presence through existing operations in all of India’s 22 telecom Circles. The company is also the market leader in the fixed wireless telephony market. The company’s network has been rated as the ‘Least Congested’ in India for last five consecutive quarters by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India through independent surveys. More information about Tata Teleservices Limited can be found at www.tatateleservices.com.
LifeSize Communications is a world leader in high definition video communications and telepresence. Founded by industry veterans in 2003, LifeSize pioneered high definition video communications to make communicating at a distance as natural and effective as being in the same room, for anyone, anywhere. LifeSize became a division of Logitech in December 2009, sharing a vision of everywhere there is voice there should be video. More information about LifeSize can be found at http://www.lifesize.com.
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LifeSize, the LifeSize logo and other LifeSize marks are trademarks or registered trademarks of LifeSize Communications Inc. Logitech, the Logitech logo, and other Logitech marks are registered in Switzerland and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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7/27/2010
CDW-G and NITLE Enable Virtual Learning, Shared Academics and Collaboration with LifeSize
CDW-G, a leading source of IT solutions to educators and government, and the National Institute for Technology in Liberal Education (NITLE), a non-profit organization that helps liberal arts colleges integrate inquiry, pedagogy and technology, today announced a partnership to facilitate learning for students, expand curricular options and promote collaboration among faculties via telepresence technology from LifeSize.
8/28/2010
UC Weekly In Review
Ed Silverstein, TMCnet
Virgin Mobile India, India's first national, youth-focused mobile service, was able to cut travel expenses by 20 percent by making use of HD video conferencing systems from LifeSize Communications, a dealer in high definition video communications and telepresence.
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Join LifeSize and Trinity Video, for an insightful demonstration on how LifeSize redefines the video communications experience. You’ll discover:
Why organizations invest in video communications Why high definition matters How high definition video communications benefits youAgenda:
12:00 - 12:15PM Networking
12:15 - 12:30PM Trinity Capabilities presentation
12:30 - 12:45PM Lifesize product demo
12:45 - 1:00PM Office tour
Lunch provided
For more information please contact:
sthomas@trinityvideo.net or kaiken@trinityvideo.net
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9/3/2010
UCIF Aims To Address Standards, Interoperability Gaps, But Some Key Industry Players Are Missing
Paula Bernier, Unified Communications
Microsoft, HP, Juniper Networks, Logitech/LifeSize and Polycom this spring joined forces to unify what they say is a vibrant, but fragmented, UC ecosystem. In an effort to piece things together, the companies have established the Unified Communications Interoperability Forum, which as of early July had 21 member companies.
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27.04.2010
MÜNCHEN. Cisco stellt heute weitere Produkte sowie Netzwerk- und Support-Services für das Borderless Network vor. Nach den Ankündigungen zu Neuerungen im Borderless Network bei Sicherheit, Netzwerkzugang und Netzwerk-Services wird die nächste neue Produktgeneration den Wandel hin zur mobilen Arbeitsumgebung noch einmal beschleunigen. Mit den Borderless Mobility Lösungen von Cisco, inklusive der neuen Aironet 3500 Series Access Points, haben Anwender jederzeit und an jedem Ort Zugriff auf für sie relevante Informationen. In dem Maße, wie sich Arbeitnehmer zu mobilen Mitarbeitern entwickeln, muss die drahtlose Netzwerkinfrastruktur eine ebenso zuverlässige Leistung erbringen, wie die geschäftskritischen Netzwerke vor Ort in den Unternehmen.
In einer kürzlich von Cisco vorgestellten Studie unter mehr als 600 Firmen in den USA sagten 78 Prozent der Befragten, dass sie alle Bestandteile ihres drahtlosen Netzwerks als geschäftskritisch betrachten. Die gleiche Gruppe identifizierte Funkinterferenzen als Hauptstörfaktor für drahtlose Netzwerke. Durch den Einsatz der neuen CleanAir-Technologie ist Cisco als erstes Unternehmen in der Lage, Funkinterferenzen durch die Kombination der patentierten CleanAir ASIC innerhalb der Access Points in Verbindung mit System Level Intelligence zu identifizieren, zu klassifizieren, zu lokalisieren und damit die Auswirkungen der Störungen zu minimieren.
Highlights:
CleanAir identifiziert, klassifiziert und lokalisiert zuverlässig über 20 verschiedene Interferenz-Quellen von schnurlosen Telefonen über kabellose Videokameras und Mikrowellenherde bis hin zu Bluetooth-Geräten bei gleichzeitigem Handling des Client Traffic. Zu den Highlights gehören:
CleanAir Wireless-Technologie reduziert den Zeitaufwand für die Fehlersuche von Stunden auf Minuten und kann in vielen Fällen Probleme ohne manuellen Eingriff lösen. Das in CleanAir integrierte Design minimiert die Auswirkungen von Störungen innerhalb von 30 Sekunden, indem es eine präzise Bewertung vornimmt und die Anpassung sowie den Betrieb des drahtlosen Signals innerhalb eines neutralen Spektrums veranlasst.
Software-basierte Lösungen genügen den Ansprüchen nicht
Unabhängige Tests haben gezeigt, dass Software-basierte Lösungen hier deutlich eingeschränkt sind. Das fortschrittliche Radio ASIC von CleanAir gewährt hundertprozentigen Einblick in das Spektrum zur genauen Analyse sowie Diagnose aller Wi-Fi- und nicht-Wi-Fi Interferenzen. Durch die genaue Lokalisierung von Störquellen, die auf einem Grundriss dargestellt werden, können Unternehmen CleanAir schnell zur Identifizierung und zum Entfernen von Störquellen nutzen. Die Cisco Aironet 3500 Series Access Points mit CleanAir Technologie sind die branchenweit einzigen Netzwerkzugangspunkte mit Hardware-basierter Spektrum-Intelligenz. Das neue Release 7.0 der Cisco Unified Wireless Network Software integriert CleanAir Funktionalitäten in Ciscos Wireless Control System (WCS), die 3300 Series Mobility Service Engine (MSE) und Cisco Wireless Controller.
Bessere Skalierung – niedrigere Betriebskosten
Cisco liefert darüber hinaus zusätzliche neue Funktionen und Verbesserungen, die Unternehmen eine bessere Skalierung der drahtlosen Netzwerke und niedrigere Betriebskosten ermöglichen:
Preise und Verfügbarkeit:
Die Cisco Aironet 3500 Series mit CleanAir Technologie wird ab Mai 2010 zur Verfügung stehen. Die Preise liegen zwischen 1.095,00 und 1.495,00 US-Dollar. Die Cisco Aironet 1260 Series (nicht-CleanAir), mit externen Antennen, Dualband und voller 802.11n-Performance mit Standard Power over Ethernet wird ab Mai 2010 zu Preisen ab 995,00 US-Dollar angeboten.5.389 Zeichen bei durchschnittlich 55 Zeichen pro Zeile
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LifeSize, a division of Logitech, offers true high definition video conferencing. Get the best quality Telepresence experience in all network environments anywhere and everywhere. No compromises.
© LifeSize Communications, Inc. All rights reserved.| Legal Notices
LifeSize, a division of Logitech, offers true high definition video conferencing. Get the best quality Telepresence experience in all network environments anywhere and everywhere. No compromises.
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LifeSize, a division of Logitech, offers true high definition video conferencing. Get the best quality Telepresence experience in all network environments anywhere and everywhere. No compromises.
AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 12, 2010 - LifeSize®, a division of Logitech (Nasdaq: LOGI) (SIX: LOGN), today announced new administrative and end user controls to manage, brand, and distribute videos recorded with LifeSize Video Center. This HD video conferencing infrastructure solution combines one-button recording, streaming and auto-publishing, transforming the way organizations create and distribute information.
The latest software update for LifeSize Video Center better enables organizations to meet a broad set of needs and applications – including corporate communications, training, education, distance learning, and healthcare. With the new capabilities, end users can more easily communicate business-critical information both live and on demand for improved collaboration and increased communication across the organization.
New features of LifeSize Video Center include:
Management: The latest software release for LifeSize Video Center, Version 1.1, allows administrators to seamlessly integrate LifeSize Video Center into any Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) server, including Active Directory. A one-time configuration for the entire organization gives IT teams more centralized, simplified management for both individual users and groups. Reporting: The Version 1.1 software also gives IT administrators access to rich, built-in reports to track video viewing statistics, allowing administrators to understand user behavior, system usage and ROI. Branding & Customization: Administrators can tailor the look and feel of LifeSize Video Center’s Web UI to fit the customer’s corporate branding. Straightforward controls allow administrators to place the company’s logo, unique browser icons and key messages within the user-facing pages. Embedding video URLs: The new software also allows HD videos hosted on LifeSize Video Center to be embedded within any other Web page. Now, company intranet sites and outward facing corporate pages can showcase product demos and key positioning announcements recorded and streamed directly from LifeSize Video Center. Recording capabilities for all LifeSize endpoints: LifeSize Video Center now allows users to record content directly from all current LifeSize and standards-based third party endpoints."LifeSize Video Center is an unparalleled product that allows users to clearly and easily get their message across, no matter the time or distance. For example, we are using LifeSize Video Center to capture professors’ lectures, in simulation training for our department of nursing and for internal admissions training to our remote campuses,” said Tom Umphress, information services director, Globe University/Minnesota School of Business. “We look forward to implementing the new features of Version 1.1, especially the LDAP connectivity, embedding of videos and branding components. When a student logs into the web portal to view a lecture they will be able to use their standard student login and they will see the Globe University/Minnesota School of Business logo, which creates a truly seamless user experience between the university and the IT back-end. That’s what makes LifeSize Video Center so applicable for us.”
In addition, LifeSize is developing an Application Programming Interface (API) to enable technology companies to integrate with LifeSize Video Center. Under a sales and marketing partnership with LifeSize, VBrick Systems, headquartered in Wallingford, Conn., will use the API to combine LifeSize Video Center with the VBrick enterprise IP video platform for content management, distribution, and integration with unified communications platforms such as Microsoft OCS, Microsoft SharePoint, and IBM SameTime.
By the end of the year, joint customers will be able to use LifeSize Video Center with VBrick Enterprise Media System (VEMS), VBrick HD Reflectors and VBrick Online Streaming Services (VBoss) to better manage content, more efficiently stream content across disparate networks to multiple users, to multicast video on local area networks, and to easily stream video over the Internet.
“Our partnership with LifeSize will ensure that our joint customers can simply and efficiently create compelling video content and distribute it to the entire enterprise,” said John Shaw, chief operating officer, VBrick Systems. “VBrick System’s renowned enterprise IP video platform bridges the gap between video conferencing and IP video streaming, and LifeSize Video Center is the ideal product to integrate with because of its ease of recording and high quality video images.”
“The updates to LifeSize Video Center demonstrate how rapidly we can respond to customer feedback with features that continually make it easier for them to extend the reach of high-quality video conferencing in their organizations,” said Michael Helmbrecht, vice president of product marketing for LifeSize. “The API we are developing will extend the power of the Video Center platform by enabling interoperability with leading players in the broader video conferencing ecosystem such as VBrick.”
Pricing and Availability
LifeSize Video Center Version 1.1 software will be available for download this month. LifeSize Video Center is globally available for $29,999 U.S. MSRP.Additional Resources
LifeSize Communications is a world leader in high definition video communications and telepresence. Founded by industry veterans in 2003, LifeSize pioneered high definition video communications to make communicating at a distance as natural and effective as being in the same room, for anyone, anywhere. LifeSize became a division of Logitech in December 2009, sharing a vision of everywhere there is voice there should be video. More information about LifeSize can be found at http://www.lifesize.com/
Note to editors: Photos available at http://www.lifesize.com/press/media_kit
LifeSize, the LifeSize logo and other LifeSize marks are trademarks or registered trademarks of LifeSize Communications Inc. Logitech, the Logitech logo, and other Logitech marks are registered in Switzerland and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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###10/14/2010
HD Video Conferencing Over The Internet? Network Requirements Ease Up
Jessica Scarpati, SearchUnifiedCommunications
HD video conferencing network requirements are going down along with equipment costs, making the technology more accessible to organizations that can't afford multi-screen telepresence systems with requirements of 3-or 4-megabit pipes per screen, according to Rick Snyder, chairman of the Interactive Multimedia Collaboration & Communications Alliance industry group. Enterprises with security concerns and strict quality of service requirements will probably stick to high capacity, private WAN links. But in the growth in enterprise mobility is driving vendors to develop HD video conferencing platforms which use bandwidth more efficiently and are less susceptible to latency, Snyder said.
AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 20, 2010 - Whether new to video conferencing or seeking a more flexible way to deploy it, organizations have a new option in the LifeSize® Bridge™ 2200, announced today by LifeSize, a division of Logitech (Nasdaq: LOGI) (SIX: LOGN). This 16-port product enables organizations to take a building block approach, scaling video conferencing deployments as needed while providing the best high definition (HD) experience available on the market.
Based on a modular Full HD architecture, the approximately $4,000 per port LifeSize Bridge empowers enterprises to purchase the appropriate number of bridges to accommodate their current video conferencing equipment needs and easily add capacity as the demand for HD video conferencing grows. Traditional solutions require IT decision-makers to predict their capacity needs far into the future, a counterintuitive process that can be difficult to defend when resources are limited and may result in unused capacity.
LifeSize Bridge eliminates the need for a large upfront investment, enabling businesses of every size to allocate resources only where needed to reduce the risk associated with guessing future capacity. In addition, the new bridge or multipoint control unit (MCU) allows IT administrators to take advantage of existing network architectures and put the bridge anywhere they have extra capacity, minimizing the need to make large bandwidth or other network infrastructure investments to fit their video conferencing needs.
Specific features of the new LifeSize Bridge include:
A Flexible, Modular System
Whether an organization is managed centrally or decentralized, LifeSize Bridge deploys easily and scales across existing resources, geographies, and standards-based video conferencing offerings. The product supports any codec, speed, resolution, layout or port without losing capacity or HD video quality, making it easy to support multiple conferences. In addition, LifeSize Bridge makes both scheduled and on demand conferencing simple for IT administrators and end users.
Highest HD Quality
Gone are the days of downgrading the quality for everyone on multiparty calls based on the lowest common denominator. LifeSize has developed a new MCU architecture utilizing flat capacity that enables all users to have the same rich HD experience with minimal IT oversight and effort required. The LifeSize Bridge symmetric approach to both 720p60 and 1080p30 receives a high-quality video stream in and transmits the same high-quality resolution without distortion. LifeSize Bridge supports more than 200 resolutions and also features sustained frame rates, a customized screen layout per participant, and up to four Mbps throughput.
Unmatched Price Performance
LifeSize Bridge offers flat capacity pricing for 16 ports regardless of the resolution—720p30, 720p60 or 1080p30. The price per 720p30, 720p60 and 1080p port is the lowest in the market and, at 720p60 and 1080p30 HD quality, the LifeSize Bridge is less than one-third the cost of others in the market. And as the network of users grows, the LifeSize advantage grows with them. For the same money spent on a large, centralized chassis, the LifeSize Bridge can connect up to three times the number of users in full HD, helping them become more productive while saving organizations significant costs in travel budgets, technology investments, and IT and administrative support.
Supporting Quotes
SAS is excited about the potential of LifeSize Bridge to handle multiparty video calling at such high quality,” said Russ Cary, senior IT manager of SAS. “And LifeSize Bridge makes scheduling very easy whether we need to plan video conferences ahead of time or allow our end users to make calls on demand.”
Video conferencing via LifeSize is an important communications medium for Esterline, and the LifeSize Bridge would enable better collaboration with more of our employees across the U.S. and around the world,” said Mitch Irvine, corporate director of IT for Esterline Corp. “The LifeSize Bridge will help us expand our HD video footprint as our organization expands its video outreach.”
More than 70 percent of all videoconferencing infrastructure spending is on bridges, but the innovation in this segment has lagged behind that of other sectors in IT,” said Roopam Jain, principal analyst at Frost & Sullivan. “LifeSize Bridge is a boost to the maturity of this market, making a distributed approach to video networks more practical and achievable for all types of organizations who must do more with less without sacrificing quality.”
“LifeSize Bridge is a significant engineering accomplishment built upon our experience embedding bridges in our endpoint systems, with the aim of helping organizations empower their end users to collaborate freely without compromising the quality of the HD video experience,” said Casey King, chief technology officer of LifeSize. "LifeSize Bridge delivers unmatched quality with groundbreaking price performance for multiparty HD video calling that will scale intelligently within any organization. This product is a game changer.”
Pricing and Availability
LifeSize Bridge will be globally available by the end of the month for $64,999 U.S. MSRP.
Additional Resources
LifeSize Bridge 2200 Data Sheet
LifeSize CEO Video Introducing LifeSize Bridge
LifeSize CTO Video on Building LifeSize Bridge
LifeSize Bridge Social Media Release/Images
LifeSize Blog: VideoConferencingSpot.com
LifeSize Communications is a world leader in high definition video communications and telepresence. Founded by industry veterans in 2003, LifeSize pioneered high definition video communications to make communicating at a distance as natural and effective as being in the same room, for anyone, anywhere. LifeSize became a division of Logitech in December 2009, sharing a vision of everywhere there is voice there should be video. More information about LifeSize can be found at http://www.lifesize.com/
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LifeSize® Communications, a division of Logitech (Nasdaq: LOGI) (SIX: LOGN) and a leading global provider of high definition (HD) video communications, has added Mercy Health to its list of healthcare clients.
Mercy Health and Aged Care Central Queensland Limited is a Catholic provider of health and aged care services with hospitals and aged care facilities in Queensland. The organization has installed LifeSize HD video conferencing solutions in six of its facilities and is already reaping the benefits of enhanced internal communication, collaboration, improved work/life balance and safety for its employees. Working with Instantly There, a LifeSize partner, Mercy installed a LifeSize Room 220™ in its corporate head office facility in Rockhampton and LifeSize Express™ and LifeSize Team 220™ systems in smaller meeting rooms and facilities in various locations in Central Queensland.
Marcia Healy, information systems officer at Mercy Health said the LifeSize system was easily integrated into their everyday business activities and has transformed internal communication within the organisation.
“Our employees are spread across many different locations so the video communications system has added a new speed and dimension to our internal communication. With this new system, we can meet more spontaneously. There is now no need to travel as frequently. We are also assured that there is no compromise on quality when meeting via video conferencing as the experience is as if you were meeting face to face. In particular, one of our surgeons has commented that since using LifeSize to participate in education sessions and peer reviews, he feels as though he is now actually participating with the other people as opposed to feeling like a distant observer.”
“An important benefit of installing the system is improved employee safety. Previously some staff had to drive up to eight hours to attend a regular two hour meeting. Reducing this travel has increased their productivity, enhanced work/life balance and has improved their safety by reducing the risk of car accidents and fatigue on the road.”
“Everyone has been very impressed by the quality of the video and audio of the system including how easy it is to use, so it has been quickly embraced by our staff.”
Warwick Prince, technical director of Instantly There, a partner of LifeSize, said after Mercy viewed the demonstration, the LifeSize equipment essentially sold itself.
“Prior to LifeSize, Mercy had a defunct, ineffective, big name video conferencing system sitting in its boardroom. When we hosted the demonstration, Mercy was immediately impressed by the quality of the system and how well it integrated with its existing infrastructure.”
Tim Fulton, country manager for Australia, LifeSize Communications said the company is at the forefront of a HD video conferencing boom, particularly within primary industries such as health and education.
“Over the past six months we’ve seen growing demand across all industries, including health and education where organisations are looking to cut down travel time and costs but can’t afford to sacrifice on quality – an engaging and true-to-life experience is paramount.”
“Many have had experience with the video conferencing systems of the past, which are expensive, offer poor quality, and as a result, are barely used. When customers like Mercy Health experience LifeSize solutions, they instantly see that we can offer a more flexible, immersive video solution. It’s because of this growing reputation that we have companies looking to LifeSize for innovative and creative HD video solutions to solve real business problems.”
LifeSize Communications is a world leader in high definition video communications and telepresence. Founded by industry veterans in 2003, LifeSize pioneered high definition video communications to make communicating at a distance as natural and effective as being in the same room, for anyone, anywhere. LifeSize became a division of Logitech in December 2009, sharing a vision of everywhere there is voice there should be video. More information about LifeSize can be found at http://www.lifesize.com/
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LifeSize, the LifeSize logo and other LifeSize marks are trademarks or registered trademarks of LifeSize Communications Inc. Logitech, the Logitech logo, and other Logitech marks are registered in Switzerland and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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Instantly There is a LifeSize Partner and Australian owned specialist integrator of High Definition Video Conferencing and Telepresence solutions which are designed to work over a client’s current network. Instantly There offers fully integrated solutions from video technology to room design and setup, ensuring the client receives the maximum benefit of the technology. We work with our clients to develop a return on investment model, which identifies how video conferencing benefit a business financially and non-financially. More information is available at www.instantlythere.com.au.
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10/20/2010
Logitech's LifeSize Taps Into Growing HD Videoconferencing Demand
Steve Wexler, Network Computing
LifeSize, a division of Logitech, is unveiling a 16-port bridge that makes high-definition videoconferencing significantly more affordable than ever before. At $4,062 per port, less than a third the price of the competition, LifeSize Bridge 2200 deploys easily and scales across existing resources, geographies and standards-based video conferencing offerings.
© LifeSize Communications, Inc. All rights reserved.| Legal Notices
LifeSize, a division of Logitech, offers true high definition video conferencing. Get the best quality Telepresence experience in all network environments anywhere and everywhere. No compromises.
© LifeSize Communications, Inc. All rights reserved.| Legal Notices
LifeSize, a division of Logitech, offers true high definition video conferencing. Get the best quality Telepresence experience in all network environments anywhere and everywhere. No compromises.
© LifeSize Communications, Inc. All rights reserved.| Legal Notices
LifeSize, a division of Logitech, offers true high definition video conferencing. Get the best quality Telepresence experience in all network environments anywhere and everywhere. No compromises.
© LifeSize Communications, Inc. All rights reserved.| Legal Notices
LifeSize, a division of Logitech, offers true high definition video conferencing. Get the best quality Telepresence experience in all network environments anywhere and everywhere. No compromises.
© LifeSize Communications, Inc. All rights reserved.| Legal Notices
LifeSize, a division of Logitech, offers true high definition video conferencing. Get the best quality Telepresence experience in all network environments anywhere and everywhere. No compromises.
10/12/2010
LifeSize updates Video Center to allow HD video conferencing recording
Staff, AV Interactive
LifeSize has announced new administrative and end-user controls to manage, brand, and distribute videos recorded with LifeSize Video Center. The latest software release for LifeSize Video Center, Version 1.1, allows administrators to integrate LifeSize Video Center into any Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) server, including Active Directory.
© LifeSize Communications, Inc. All rights reserved.| Legal Notices
LifeSize, a division of Logitech, offers true high definition video conferencing. Get the best quality Telepresence experience in all network environments anywhere and everywhere. No compromises.
© LifeSize Communications, Inc. All rights reserved.| Legal Notices
LifeSize, a division of Logitech, offers true high definition video conferencing. Get the best quality Telepresence experience in all network environments anywhere and everywhere. No compromises.
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LifeSize Camera 10x Features 10x Optical Zoom Capability, 1080p30 Support and Better Low Light Handling, Giving Customers More Integration Options into New and Existing Video Conferencing EnvironmentsAUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 12, 2010 –LifeSize®, a division of Logitech (Nasdaq: LOGI) (SIX: LOGN), today announced LifeSize® Camera 10x™, the company’s first 10x optical zoom camera. Designed for large meeting rooms, auditoriums and lecture halls, this new HD video conferencing accessory option delivers increased zoom capability to support Full HD quality video, even at significant distances.
Bundled with any of the LifeSize 220™ series endpoint offerings, the product ensures that no facial nuance, expression, or gesture is missed during an HD video conference.
LifeSize Camera 10x Key Features:
Improved Pan Tilt Zoom functionality – Smoother operational handling for more lifelike interactions 1080p30 support and increased zoom capability – Full HD video supports larger meeting rooms with crisp, clear resolution and detail Improved low light handling – Better quality video in darker environments Antiglare visor – Reduced light glare on lens to support productive HD video communications HDMI video out support – Support for cable length up to 328 feet (100 meters) so that HD video can be captured even in large meeting spacesLifeSize also announced today new features to its LifeSize Video Center one-button recording, streaming and auto-publishing solution that enrich the user experience and enhance the management, reporting, and distribution of content into multiple customer environments and applications.
Availability
LifeSize Camera 10x is available with the LifeSize 220 series endpoints and as a standalone camera option LifeSize Video Center Version 1.1 software will be available for download this month.Additional Resources
LifeSize Camera 10x LifeSize Video CenterLifeSize Communications is a world leader in high definition video communications and telepresence. Founded by industry veterans in 2003, LifeSize pioneered high definition video communications to make communicating at a distance as natural and effective as being in the same room, for anyone, anywhere. LifeSize became a division of Logitech in December 2009, sharing a vision of everywhere there is voice there should be video. More information about LifeSize can be found at http://www.lifesize.com/
Note to editors: Photos available at http://www.lifesize.com/press/media_kit
LifeSize, the LifeSize logo and other LifeSize marks are trademarks or registered trademarks of LifeSize Communications Inc. Logitech, the Logitech logo, and other Logitech marks are registered in Switzerland and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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###© LifeSize Communications, Inc. All rights reserved.| Legal Notices
LifeSize, a division of Logitech, offers true high definition video conferencing. Get the best quality Telepresence experience in all network environments anywhere and everywhere. No compromises.
8/18/2010
ITU Inches Towards Telepresence Standards
Jacob Nthoiwa, ITWeb
Casey King, CTO of LifeSize Communications, a division of Logitech, says: “We encourage all vendors to embrace interoperability with the ultimate goal to deliver a seamless experience for the end-user, even in multi-vendor environments".
© LifeSize Communications, Inc. All rights reserved.| Legal Notices
LifeSize, a division of Logitech, offers true high definition video conferencing. Get the best quality Telepresence experience in all network environments anywhere and everywhere. No compromises.
© LifeSize Communications, Inc. All rights reserved.| Legal Notices
LifeSize, a division of Logitech, offers true high definition video conferencing. Get the best quality Telepresence experience in all network environments anywhere and everywhere. No compromises.
© LifeSize Communications, Inc. All rights reserved.| Legal Notices
LifeSize, a division of Logitech, offers true high definition video conferencing. Get the best quality Telepresence experience in all network environments anywhere and everywhere. No compromises.
9/13/2010
Telepresence everywhere
Prashant L. Rao, Express Computer
“The adoption of this technology is happening across a wide sphere of verticals, outside of the traditional IT companies and MNCs. We are seeing increased adoption within government, education, healthcare and the SMB verticals,” commented Simon Claringbold, Vice President, Asia Pacific, LifeSize Communications.
8/19/2010
Video Communications: Options & Opportunities For The Channel
Doug Allen, Phone+
It’s a technology that’s maturing quickly, thanks to key vendors like Cisco Systems Inc. via its acquisition of Tandberg, Polycom Inc.and LifeSize Communications Inc. These companies, along with a number of hosted or managed service providers, are offering a wide range of video conferencing systems that run the gamut from client-based desktop video all the way to fully “immersive" telepresence suites for businesses of all sizes.
