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Software update for Polycom Group Series to be supported by Office 365 For more information on how Polycom and Microsoft are preparing customers for the workplace of the future, please see here. Today’s announcement signifies the next step in the close relationship between the two companies and adds to Polycom’s portfolio of voice solutions certified for Office 365 and Skype for Business. “Uniting Skype for Business in Office 365 with Polycom’s high-quality audio and video solutions gives customers the most complete collaboration toolkit for the modern workplace,” said Zig Serafin, Corporate Vice President, Skype for Business. The service will also offer the capabilities of Polycom® RealConnect™ technology which provides users of Skype for Business and non-Microsoft endpoints with the same Skype for Business collaboration experience. This enables Office 365 customers to leverage their existing video investments and unite with those of other vendors, including Polycom, Microsoft and Cisco, as they move to the cloud. The two companies also announced today that Polycom will deliver an industry-first, cloud-based video interoperability service, hosted in the Microsoft Cloud, for Office 365 customers. Many customers are looking to bridge heterogeneous solution environments as they move to Office 365.
Together, we equip our customers of all sizes with cloud-ready solutions that will help them realize the powerful benefits of collaboration in the workplace of the future.” “Our customers have told us that they rely on our combined solutions to reach the highest level of productivity and efficiency. “Over the course of our 12-year partnership, Polycom and Microsoft have worked in tandem to deliver industry-leading collaboration solutions designed to promote enhanced productivity and workflows, while providing an unmatched user experience,” said Peter Leav, Chief Executive Officer, Polycom. Additionally, Polycom’s leading voice and video technologies, such as Polycom® CX5100 and Polycom® RealPresence Trio™, will be certified for Project Rigel solutions. In addition, as part of Microsoft’s newly announced Project Rigel, Polycom will deliver a new line of room solutions purpose built for Skype for Business that will offer plug-and-play simplicity in a variety of configurations to meet the needs of any sized business and any sized room. RealPresence Group Series solutions are used for meetings of all kinds, from huddle rooms to immersive telepresence rooms, which will enable Skype for Business to extend into conference rooms, boardrooms, and meeting rooms of all sizes. A familiar Skype for Business-like user-interface on the Polycom RealPresence Touch™ device will make it even easier for Skype for Business users to integrate video conferencing into current workflows. Polycom’s industry-leading RealPresence ® Group Series in-room video conferencing solutions will be qualified on Skype for Business Server and supported on Office 365. announced today plans to expand the reach of Skype for Business meetings so Polycom customers of all sizes will be able to leverage their existing video investments as they move to Microsoft Office 365 and Skype for Business environments.