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Juniper Networks, Polycom Join to Improve Experience and Economics of Visual Communication Networks
Feb 09, 2010 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) --
Juniper Networks and Polycom, Inc. announced an alliance focused on improving the reliability, cost-effectiveness and quality of the customer experience for telepresence and video conferencing services.
Anchored by dynamic signaling between the Juniper network resource control platform and the Polycom video call control system, the Companies noted the joint managed video services solution will reduce total capital expense and ongoing operating and maintenance costs and requirements, while improving the delivery and manageability of visual communications.
Scheduled for release in mid 2010, the alliance will deliver an intelligent service provider solution that enables assured-quality managed video services over a converged network. As a "conferencing-aware" network solution, the Companies said it will help drive costs out of the delivery of high-value telepresence and video conferencing managed services by allowing service providers to maximize the capabilities of their existing network. Implementing a single-network solution is a significantly more scalable and profitable model for service providers compared to the current overlay network model for supporting telepresence and video conferencing services.
"The exploding interest in visual communication has created an urgent need for a more reliable and cost-effective model for delivering assured quality video services," said Gerri Elliott, executive vice president for strategic alliances, Juniper Networks. "Leveraging Junos Space, an open platform for ecosystem partners, Juniper and Polycom are creating a unique solution that will enable carriers to maximize the value of their existing networks to deliver scalable, high quality video services. This will help carriers to move away from siloed networks toward more intelligent and efficient converged networks that are more sustainable and profitable in the long-term."
"Visual communication is becoming an increasingly strategic tool in today's dynamic, global business environment as organizations across industries are adopting it to work more effectively across distances and reduce costs," said Bob Hagerty, CEO, Polycom. "Teaming with Juniper, our goal is to help improve the quality and efficiency of visual communications on the network, so customers have deployment options and can confidently incorporate the technology into their core business processes and as a key component of their unified communications initiatives. This partnership supports the Polycom Open Collaboration Network initiative, enabling more efficient and cost-effective delivery of Polycom's open, standards-based solutions within a service model."
The combination of the Junos Space network resource orchestration, real-time interactions between its policy and identity services, and the Junos operating system, with the Polycom DMA call control server enables a dynamic coordinated allocation of video and network resources, driven by user video session needs, the Companies said. This allows service providers to more accurately control and deliver video quality of service on a converged network shared with other applications. By maximizing their network capabilities, carriers can scale their networks more cost-effectively and realize higher margins for services.
Polycom's integration efforts with Juniper support Polycom's Open Collaboration Network strategy, providing an open and interoperable collaboration solution that gives customers greater flexibility and investment protection for their UC environment.
Juniper Networks delivers software, silicon and systems that transform the experience and economics of networking.
Polycom, Inc. is a supplier of telepresence, video, and voice solutions.
More information:
juniper.net
polycom.com
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