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Polycom® Solutions For Microsoft® Unified Communications

TeamMicrosoft ([email protected]) April, 2011

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The Changing Business Landscape

Social / Cultural Shifts

• Lifesytyle choices • Virtual workers • Environmental agenda

Organizational Challenges • Global economy • Faster ROI • Travel costs

Technology Enablers • IP network convergence • Unified Communications

platforms • Presence and mobility

Companies need to continue to grow while reducing costs…video conferencing drives out costs, improves productivity and provides a strategic advantage.

Driving Force


The UC&C Journey

Business process CEBP

User Initiated

Event Initiated

Business productivity

Consistent Experience

Multimedia Applications

IP telephony and VOIP trunking

Network Consolidation

PBX’s

Basic Communication


Microsoft Lync Connecting people in new ways, anytime, anywhere

Quick adoption through Ease of use and Microsoft Office

Ease deployment through interoperability and extensibility

Reduces cost through converged communications

Quick adoption through Ease of use and Microsoft Office


Industry-leading unified communications software

One of the leading “unified” conferencing solutions

Positioned in the Leaders Quadrant of the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Unified Communications Report (2010)

Exceptional quality of HD voice and HD video

Full range of interoperable solutions for Microsoft Lync

Highly scalable, secure conferencing infrastructure for Microsoft Communications Server and Exchange

Future products optimized for Microsoft UC

Source: Gartner Magic Quadrant for Unified Communications Source:Wainhouse Research, “Spotcheck: Videoconferencing, Q4 2010 and

Year End 2010, February 24, 2011”

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Polycom and Microsoft® - Strategic Relationship Differentiated Partnership • Polycom is the ONLY company offering integrated HD voice and visual

communication solutions for Microsoft® Lync™ and other Microsoft UC components for complete end-to-end UC offering

Polycom Announces New Strategic Relationship with Microsoft for End-to-End UC • Expanded Global Strategic Agreement

and joint Go-to-Market Initiatives Polycom and Microsoft are committed to a

roadmap that will deliver interoperable UC solutions with choice and innovation in video conferencing and customer devices that will help transform enterprise communications.


Microsoft and Polycom: Better Together TRANSFORMING MICROSOFT SOLUTIONS INTO A COMPLETE UNIFIED COMMUNICATIONS PLATFORM FOR ENTERPRISES

Offer open and interoperable solution Seamlessly communicate across all media: IM, voice, video, data Span desktops, conference rooms, telepresence suites, mobile devices, and remote suites Enhanced Mode such as Outlook calendar access Enhance real-time collaboration and communication Streamline communications solutions


Desktop video creation via Lync Video publishing and search via SharePoint 2010 Built 100% on Microsoft technologies

Microsoft Video Infrastructure Management with Accordent solutions

Microsoft/Polycom Integration

Exchange 2007/2010 Familiar workflow for users Smart solution to enable truly unified conferences regardless of protocols Include recording and live streaming easily!

Exchange Server Integration with Polycom Conferencing

for Outlook

Presence-based dialing Allowing secure calls across networks Scalable infrastructure Providing users with maximum choice From mobility to desktop to conference rooms and immersive environment

Lync Server 2010 Integration


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Solutions for Microsoft UC I. Lync Integration


Enterprise Voice Web Conference/ Video Conference

Immersive Telepresence Unified Conference

Complete offering for enterprise-wide communication for Microsoft Lync

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Polycom Advantage Direct Integration with Microsoft Infrastructure


Polycom Advantage Direct Integration with Microsoft Infrastructure

• Active Directory Integration

• Exchange/Outlook integration

• Direct registration to Lync Server 2010

• Native MS RTV/CCCP support (HDX) and RTV support (RMX)

• Leveraging Edge Server for federated calls and remote connections

• TLS and SRTP for security

• NO Implementation complexity

• NO additional network overhead due to added proxy

• NO single point of failure

• NO additional hardware costs

Polycom provides direct Integration versus gateway approach


Polycom Advantages

▪ Device provisioned and monitored by Lync admin tools ▪ Access to Debugging/Diagnostics ▪ Simplified management of UC devices

Polycom CX as part of streamlined administration and management

Leveraging MS Infrastructure

▪ Maintains and enhances user experience ▪ Provides more choice for users ▪ User experience a key to adoption

Providing best user experience

▪ Eliminates the need for parallel servers (directory, FW traversal, presence, etc) ▪ No additional hardware results in less management and TCO ▪ More scalable and robust compared to gateway solution


Added flexibility and choice for multiparty calls

Polycom RMX with MPMx module • Microsoft RTV video up to 720P30 • Support H.264 up to 1080P30FPS • “Meet-Me” on the bridge for all participants or MP call forward to RMX • Immersive Telepresence support • Full transcoding and CP video • Dynamic resource allocation for optimal resource utilization • Connect Lync clients to H.323 and legacy networks • MR and EQ Presence supported

AV MCU

Lync A/V MCU • Default MCU for Lync • Video-switching (active speaker view) • Up to VGA • Modality Escalation • Click-to-conference • Dynamic add • Conference control (mute/unmute, etc) • Ad Hoc or Online Meeting (calendared) • Endpoints must support RTV/CCCP to join

Polycom HDX* •RTV/CCCP support (SW option) •Up to 720P (p2p) with Lync 2010 •Up to 1080P30 for H.264 calls

•Participation in Lync AV MCU calls •Support Microsoft SIP as well as H.323 simultaneously


Scalable Universal Conferencing Experience

No gateways No extra media cards Transcoding for max quality Inside and outside network

(federated and remote access) Multiple signaling protocols They simply connect

Polycom UC Intelligent Core acts as Universal Conference Bridge Immersive Telepresence 3Mbps

Cell Phone Audio only

Room system (H.323) 256Kbps

Personal system (SIP) 384Kbps

Lync 2010 768Kbps CX3000

Audio only Office Communicator (Federated) 384Kbps


II. Exchange and Outlook Integration


Exchange Calendar Integration

Workflow Integration Polycom CX IP phones (CX600, CX700, CX3000) support Outlook 2010 calendar integration* Simply press “Join” to launch a call into Lync Online Meeting

*Supported in enhanced mode


Exchange Calendar Integration

Smart Room Concept

Polycom HDX and immersive telepresence solutions (RPX, OTX, ATX) support Exchange calendar support Calendar view shows the schedule for the day Any meeting scheduled for the room can be displayed Meeting reminder alert

Calendar view on HDX

Calendar view on Polycom Touch Control


Polycom Conferencing for Outlook (PCO) A breakthrough solution that leverages Microsoft® Exchange Server and Outlook to bring consistent user experience for the PC desktop application as well as video conferencing systems and simplify the entire experience of creating scheduled meetings to joining scheduled meetings to accessing recorded meetings.


Benefits to Users

Leverage Outlook application that millions of people use every day to empower users with easy access to video conferencing Offers alternative to traditional scheduling process by enabling each user to schedule video-enabled calls Provides consistent user experience for PC participants and conference room video participants Drives the usage of video meeting for increased productivity and faster ROI UC Intelligent Core allows unified multipoint conference including Microsoft UC client and standards-based video communication systems


III. Video Content Management and SharePoint Portal integration


Video Content Management Platform Based 100% on Microsoft Technologies


Enterprise Video Management: Core Elements

User-Generated Content Microsoft Lync Manager


PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR MICROSOFT ENVIRONMENT


Professional Services for Microsoft environment

Ensuring successful customer deployment The program provided by Polycom or certified Polycom service partners

Full Solution Deployment • Video integration for Lync Server 2010 (Standard/Enterprise edition) • Video integration for Office Communications Server 2007 (Std/Ent) • Polycom Conferencing for Outlook

Pilot Solution Deployment Solution Planning & Design

Integration with Microsoft


Full Solution Deployment for Microsoft Solutions Full Solution Deployment* • Includes design, planning and execution • Deployment team installs and optimizes all necessary Polycom

equipment and software to provide complete solution • Polycom remote and on-site personnel (Solution Consultant,

Project Manager, Delivery Engineer) • Deliverables:

• Functional integration of Polycom products not currently part of the solution

• A working integration between the customer’s existing Microsoft environment and Polycom video conferencing solution and/or PCO integration

• Verified test plan results • Comprehensive orientation on operation and management of

the integrated solution * Required service when integrating with a Microsoft

environment


Polycom and Microsoft Unified Communications

“Microsoft and Polycom are committed to a roadmap that will deliver interoperable UC solutions with choice and innovation in video conferencing and customer devices that will help transform enterprise communications. By integrating video, voice, instant messaging and conferencing solutions, Microsoft and Polycom give customers the ability to be present, anytime, anywhere.”

Gurdeep Singh Pall, Corporate Vice President, Office Lync and Speech Group, Microsoft Corporation


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