Polycom introduces accelerated communications architecture.
Polycom Polycom is a manufacturer of teleconferencing and videoconferencing equipment. Their best selling teleconferencing range of systems are called Soundstations. History , Inc., a company that offers products covering the
convergence of interactive voice, video and data communications data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another. , has
introduced The Polycom Accelerated Communications Architecture. This
architecture was designed as an intelligent, standards-based system for
enterprisewide communications and serves as the enabling platform for
The Polycom Office, an integrated communication application suite for
voice, video and data communications, The Polycom Accelerated
Communications Architecture is an intelligent system that integrates
into existing enterprise networks to deliver a solution that is easy to
use and simple to deploy. The Polycom Accelerated Communications
Architecture is the standards-based platform that enables The Polycom
Office through the seamless integration An addition of a new application, routine or device that works smoothly with the existing system. It implies that the new feature or program can be installed and used without problems. Contrast with "transparent," which implies that there is no discernible change after installation. of endpoints, management systems
and infrastructure products. Users can facilitate interoperability The capability of two or more hardware devices or two or more software routines to work harmoniously together. For example, in an Ethernet network, display adapters, hubs, switches and routers from different vendors must conform to the Ethernet standard and interoperate with each other. between systems and leverage a common feature set across products, while
streamlining the management process. Because it is based on open
standards Specifications for hardware and software that are developed by a standards organization or a consortium involved in supporting a standard. Available to the public for developing compliant products, open standards imply "open systems;" that an existing component in a system can be replaced and is communications protocol- and network
transport-independent, the architecture can help protect existing and
future investments by supporting products from Polycom and other
third-parry vendors. The Polycom Accelerated Communications Architecture
includes the following modules: Applications, Network Systems,
Management Systems, System Management, Conference Management and Call
Control.
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