Polycom RealConnect connects Skype fo Business with other providers

This technology allows Skype for Business users to seamlessly connect with users of other video solutions, regardless of the device being used. This solution also makes it easy to schedule a conference with Microsoft Outlook, Each participant joins with a single click, and everyone can share content.

Polycom has taken the complexity out of connections between multiple video systems from different vendors with its RealConnect solution for Skype for Business. Participants can use any video provider, from Skype for Business, to Polycom or Cisco, with any device, including voice and immersive telepresence rooms, and can join a unified meeting with a simple click.

Until the launch of Polycom's RealConnect solution, Skype for Business video conferencing users couldn't hold meetings or share content with participants using other platforms.

Polycom RealConnect technology removes this barrier by making everything work together and provides each user with a familiar communication experience. There are no requirements like learning complicated dialing codes or the operation of a new platform, so the learning process is reduced, Increasing time to do business.

"This technology has continued to drive the innovation curve and its latest version enables the best Skype for Business collaboration with all other video platforms.. Customers want simple, intuitive technology that works together and cost-effectively with all the other devices they use. This solution simplifies the communications experience, uniting everything and everyone in one simple step", says Ashan Willy Senior Vice President, Product Management & Worldwide Systems Engineering de Polycom.

Planning through the Polycom RealConnect solution is easy. Participants are invited to join meetings using Microsoft Outlook. Users can connect anywhere, from mobile devices to immersive rooms from Polycom or Cisco, and enjoy the same quality of meeting experience. Skype for Business users can view multiple bands across the screen, including panoramic shots of those incorporated from dedicated immersion rooms. In addition, Up to nine sites can be viewed at the same time.

Polycom also makes sure users can see exactly who joined the call with an expanded view of the listing., since there is a display that shows all the participants of the call. If an unwanted guest has joined the call or a participant's environment is considered detrimental to communication, Those responsible for the call can expel it through this list.

Polycom RealConnect technology can be enabled through Microsoft's qualified video interoperability solutions, including the RealPresence platform and RealPresence Clariti infrastructure.

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