Polycom/ Microsoft AlliancePolycom/ Microsoft Alliance“Developing Greater Context”“Developing Greater Context”

Quick Review of Quick Review of What We AnnouncedWhat We Announced

Multi-Year Strategic allianceMulti-Year Strategic alliance - Deliver rich collaboration solutions - Deliver rich collaboration solutions

across communications devices, applications and servicesacross communications devices, applications and services

Coordinate standards activities and roadmapsCoordinate standards activities and roadmaps for RTC capabilitiesfor RTC capabilities::

– SIP Based Technology SIP Based Technology – Integrated Collaboration ApplicationsIntegrated Collaboration Applications

Internal deploymentInternal deployment of the integrated, co-developed solutions inside of the integrated, co-developed solutions inside

Polycom and MicrosoftPolycom and Microsoft

Intent to Intent to Cross LicenseCross License andand leverage existing Microsoft and Polycom leverage existing Microsoft and Polycom

technology investmentstechnology investments

The Vision – The Vision – Presence Applications EverywherePresence Applications Everywhere

The Polycom and Microsoft The Polycom and Microsoft

Alliance Alliance broadensbroadens the the

audience for Voice, Video, and audience for Voice, Video, and

Web Conferencing by:Web Conferencing by:– SimplifyingSimplifying

– Standardizing, andStandardizing, and

– EmbeddingEmbedding

The IM UI with The IM UI with Video Video

Presence and ControlPresence and Control into into

everyday applicationseveryday applications

Today - Launch Point to Point + Today - Launch Point to Point + Multi-Point from MessengerMulti-Point from Messenger

Add Video Device Presence to People

Presence

Establish Conferencing Group/ + Meeting Room Characteristics

Initiate Point to Point or Multipoint Conference

Associate my IM Identity to one or many Endpoints

TomorrowTomorrow

Buddy, Video Device Presence Buddy, Video Device Presence

and Video Device Control:and Video Device Control:– From MessengerFrom Messenger

– To Every Day Office and To Every Day Office and Enterprise ApplicationsEnterprise Applications

Enabling higher productivity from Enabling higher productivity from

users’ favorite applicationsusers’ favorite applications

BenefitsBenefits

Increase Productivity and Effectiveness Increase Productivity and Effectiveness – Enable the Enable the VideoVideo Collaboration Collaboration OptionOption to be available for all Live to be available for all Live

Communication Server (LCS) usersCommunication Server (LCS) users– From Microsoft Applications - a mail message, a spreadsheet, or From Microsoft Applications - a mail message, a spreadsheet, or

a shared web pagea shared web page

Maximize the IT investment by Implementing an integrated Maximize the IT investment by Implementing an integrated

set of applications and technologies :set of applications and technologies :

– Microsoft Microsoft - LCS, Active Directory, SIP/SIMPLE, Office, SharePoint, - LCS, Active Directory, SIP/SIMPLE, Office, SharePoint, andand

– Polycom UCC Polycom UCC – VSX, MGC, WebOffice, Path Navigator, SoundPoint IP……– VSX, MGC, WebOffice, Path Navigator, SoundPoint IP……

Based On SIP- What is SIP ?Based On SIP- What is SIP ?

Name translation and user locationName translation and user location

– Mechanism to ensure that the call reaches the called party wherever they are Mechanism to ensure that the call reaches the called party wherever they are located, ensuring that details of the nature of the call (Session) are supported. located, ensuring that details of the nature of the call (Session) are supported.

Feature negotiationFeature negotiation

– This allows the parties to agree on the features supported - recognizing that This allows the parties to agree on the features supported - recognizing that not all the parties can support the same level of features. not all the parties can support the same level of features.

Call participant managementCall participant management

– New parties can be added or removed from a session, or the session New parties can be added or removed from a session, or the session transferred to a different devicetransferred to a different device

Call feature changes Call feature changes – A user should be able to change the call characteristics during the course of A user should be able to change the call characteristics during the course of

the call, e.g. modality changethe call, e.g. modality change

A Signaling Protocol Usable for Wider Range of ApplicationsA Signaling Protocol Usable for Wider Range of Applications

The SIP Vision: Convergence of new The SIP Vision: Convergence of new Applications and ServicesApplications and Services

Voice/Video/DataConferencingH.323, H.320,

T.120

Internet: Web

HTTP, XMLSOAP, UDDI,

WDSL

Desktop: Instant

MessagingPresence/

Notification

Telecom IP TelephonyMGCP, H.323,

SIP

Wireless and Mobility:Wireless Village, 3GPP

Network Convergence: IP

Hosted IP-PBX, IP-Centrex Infrastructure

Video & ApplicationNetworks

Service and Application Convergence (SIP/SIMPLE)

ALG, Protocol Gateways(SIP<->H.323, etc.)

TelephoneTablet PCPDA

s i e me ns s i e me ns

PCCell PhoneGroup Video Personal Video

With Polycom, SIP, H.320, and H.323 Products can operate togetherWith Polycom, SIP, H.320, and H.323 Products can operate together

Microsoft + Polycom = Winning Microsoft + Polycom = Winning CombinationCombination

Leader enterprise software (IM, desktop) + Leader Leader enterprise software (IM, desktop) + Leader

voice/videovoice/video

Continuing innovation of Collaboration CapabilitiesContinuing innovation of Collaboration Capabilities – TV quality video (award winning VSX platform)TV quality video (award winning VSX platform)– near CD quality with Siren 14, StereoSurround audionear CD quality with Siren 14, StereoSurround audio– AES securityAES security

Ability to further new Standards, while Integrating with Ability to further new Standards, while Integrating with Existing installed products - (SIP and H.323)Existing installed products - (SIP and H.323)

SummarySummaryAn Industry Turning PointAn Industry Turning Point

Ubiquitous ,Ubiquitous , Enterprise Grade Enterprise Grade

Presence and Messaging – Presence and Messaging –

Now combined with Hi-Quality Now combined with Hi-Quality

Audio/ Video Applications - Audio/ Video Applications -

Impact –Impact – More uses of More uses of

integrated Applicationsintegrated Applications