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Polycom® RealPresence® Video and Microsoft® Lync™ Streamline Solutions Communications and Collaborat

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Polycom® RealPresence® Video and Microsoft® Lync™ Streamline Solutions Communications and Collaboration at Denmark’s FLSmidth

FLSmidth is making Polycom video collaboration a best practice for collaborating face to face across its widely dispersed population of 15,000 employees in 50 countries

COPENHAGEN, Denmark–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Polycom, Inc. (NAS: PLCM) , the global leader in open, standards-based unified communications and collaboration (UC&C), today announced that FLSmidth, Denmark‘s leading supplier of equipment, services and expertise for the cement and mineral industries, has implemented Polycom® RealPresence® video solutions and the Polycom® RealPresence® Platform integrated with Microsoft Lync Server 2010 to facilitate communications and collaborations for 15,000 employees in offices distributed in 50 countries across EMEA, the US and APAC.

Since 1882, FLSmidth supplies everything from single machinery to complete cement plants and minerals processing facilities including services before, during and after a construction. FLSmidth has been using Polycom video collaboration for over a decade to facilitate efficient face-to-face communications across the globe. As the technology and quality has improved, more and more employees have used it. Today, over 120 Polycom® HDX® room solutions are in service, serving a range of use cases from executive and staff meetings and HR interviews, to employee training and production status meetings.

Solutors, a Polycom-certified partner, designed and delivered the video network and infrastructure on the foundation of the Polycom RealPresence Platform software infrastructure. FLSmidth chose the RealPresence platform infrastructure for its integration into business process and custom application development.

“We had three main criteria for selecting our unified communications and collaboration solutions: ease of use, high quality of image and sound, and a complete product range to adapt to all our needs and use cases,” said Torben Nordling, IT Project Manager – Implementation & Operations, FLSmidth. “Together, Polycom and Microsoft delivered a complete, standards-based, end-to-end UC&C solution which exceeds our expectations.”

With the combination of Lync and Polycom RealPresence solutions, employees can launch video collaboration sessions easily and intuitively from within familiar interfaces and normal workflows. They simply click a name on their Lync contact list to securely collaborate face-to-face via Polycom video on their desktop or in a conference room-based system. The combination gives employees greater flexibility and a seamless UC solution for voice, video, conferencing and collaboration, from anywhere, anytime.

The Operations and Maintenance department of FLSmidth is now using video to communicate more and more with partners and customers …read more

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Sweden's Com Hem Chooses SeaChange's Adrenalin Software Platform for Video-on-Demand

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Sweden’s Com Hem Chooses SeaChange’s Adrenalin Software Platform for Video-on-Demand

ACTON, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– SeaChange International (NAS: SEAC) , a leading global multi-screen video software innovator, today announced that Sweden‘s largest cable television operator, Com Hem, has selected the SeaChange AdrenalinTMvideo platform for its new TiVo service. Due for rollout later this year, Com Hem‘s new offering will include broadcast TV channels, VOD (video-on-demand), catch-up TV and start-over for DVB-based (Digital Video Broadcasting) TiVo set-tops, LAN set-tops, smartphones and tablets.

Com Hem is the fastest growing TV distributor in Sweden. About 40 percent, or 1.75 million, of Sweden‘s households are connected to Com Hem‘s network. This gives them access to Sweden‘s widest range of TV channels, HDTV, and TV on Demand, as well as high speed broadband and fixed line services. Com Hem is the latest European operator to choose SeaChange’s next generation Adrenalin as a foundation for its VOD services. Adrenalin is based on an open service-oriented architecture which delivers a television experience that scales to serve millions of assets to any video device across multiple network types, either deployed in a network or in a hosted model. SeaChange’s customers across Europe serve an estimated 36 million subscribers on televisions, PCs, tablets and mobile phones.

Com Hem will use the Adrenalin video platform to integrate and manage a wide range of third-party components. These include TiVo’s client solution and other third-party vendors in the ecosystem. SeaChange will provide its Professional Services to handle integration, customization and deployment.

“Com Hem aims to offer subscribers the latest services in compelling bundles. With SeaChange’s technology and services we can do that. The open Adrenalin architecture means we can integrate our existing equipment and systems effortlessly. And because it’s easy to expand, the back office can grow as quickly as we do,” said Jens Persson, Manager R&D, Com Hem.

“We are delighted to support Com Hem in its rapid growth,” said Andrei Noppe, Senior Vice President and General Manager, EMEA and APAC, SeaChange. “Throughout Europe, customers come to SeaChange for our deep experience and expertise in on-demand service development. Our agreement with Com Hem marks continued expansion of SeaChange’s strong presence in the Nordic and Baltic region, with customers from Denmark to Estonia.”

About Com Hem

Com Hem is the leading supplier of pay television, high-speed broadband and fixed telephony in Sweden. Approximately 40%, 1.75 million, of …read more
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Orange Business Services improves leadership position in network, cloud computing and IT services in

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Orange Business Services improves leadership position in network, cloud computing and IT services in Asia Pacific

IDC MarketScape highlights company’s success in network-related IT Services and penetration in emerging markets, especially China

PARIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Orange Business Services is positioned as a Leader in the IDC MarketScape Asia Pacific Next Generation Telecom Services Vendor Analysis 2012-2013 (Doc #AP3053306U), which provides an in-depth market assessment of vendors’ current capabilities and long-term strategies.

IDC MarketScape recognizes Orange Business Services‘ acceleration of its growth strategy in APAC with a keener focus on key areas such as network enhancements, cloud computing (IaaS, UCaaS, cloud-based contact center), security, network-related IT services and strategic partnerships. More than 800 enterprise customers in the region are already benefiting from the Group’s international network backbone and related IT infrastructure investments.

Key Orange Business Services strengths identified in the IDC MarketScape analysis include:

  • Success in penetrating emerging markets, especially China. Among its successes, Orange is providing a managed contact center solution to 360buy.com, the leading Chinese online business-to-consumer (B2C) retailer with 5,000 agent positions and 51 million registered users. It is China‘s largest B2C e-commerce Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) call center.
  • Success in capturing in-country deals with vertical solutions and Professional Services led engagements, such as the company’s focus on communication-enabled vertical applications specifically for the healthcare, finance and transport sectors. For example its contract with the Government of Bhutan to provide real-time healthcare services.
  • Strength in service integration, Orange has the capabilities to offer deep integration in a multivendor infrastructure environment, especially in collaboration, cloud computing, networks and devices.
  • Capabilities in enterprise orchestrated cloud, Orange’s cloud strategy is to focus on building, managing, and customizing an orchestrated cloud with end-to-end service delivery and service assurance for its customers, including third-party public cloud providers.

“Orange Business Services has moved up higher in the Leaders quadrant, strengthening its position as one of the Leaders in the Asia Pacific next generation telecom services market,” said Sherlin Pang, …read more
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