New infrastructure as a service (IaaS) offering enables
businesses of all sizes to unlock the quality, productivity and power of
HD video collaboration in the cloud
AUSTIN, Texas, July 20, 2011 -
LifeSize, a division of Logitech (NASDAQ: LOGI) (SIX: LOGN), today announced
LifeSize® Connections™, a cloud-based
HD video conferencing
platform that delivers immersive, multiparty communication at
enterprise-level quality. LifeSize Connections delivers seamless,
encrypted HD video calling across the enterprise – connecting LifeSize
video conferencing systems in conference rooms to desktop users on PCs or Mac computers.
“For the thousands of organizations sitting on the sidelines waiting
to realize the power of HD video collaboration – the wait is over,” said
Craig Malloy, CEO of LifeSize and Logitech SVP. “LifeSize Connections
is a fast, easy way to add and extend HD video collaboration within and
outside any enterprise; a benefit that was previously reserved for
executive board rooms with a hefty price tag and managed service burden.
Now, our cloud-based platform is introducing a new way of working by
enabling employees to improve productivity and collaborate in ways they
never thought possible.”
Users can have any contact join them in Connections as a guest, for
free, by simply sending a download link and guest registration. This
makes it easy for both new and existing video users to extend their
reach and communicate with remote employees, clients and partners in an
easy, ad hoc way. LifeSize Connections features nine-way HD video
bridging, data encryption and management. It automatically configures
endpoints and software clients to instantly traverse firewalls, ensuring
connection on any network, every time.
Outstanding barriers to video adoption for many companies have been
the high upfront cost of equipment and the lack of sufficient IT
resources to manage complex deployments of traditional on-premises video
infrastructure. Interoperability challenges also make it difficult for
on-premises users to make calls with outside vendors, customers or
colleagues. LifeSize Connections helps eliminate these challenges by
combining turnkey deployment, flexible pay-as-you-go pricing models and
the ability to collaborate with anyone with a computer and a webcam.
“Video requirements vary from company to company, regardless of
whether they’re the smallest SMB or the largest enterprise, because
those needs are dictated by their clients, employees and partners,” said
Roopam Jain, principal analyst, Frost & Sullivan. “With
Connections, LifeSize is pushing video closer to ubiquitous adoption by
making it easily accessible to anyone, anywhere.”
Product features of LifeSize Connections include:
- Reducing the IT burden
- Seamless integration among meeting rooms, PCs or Mac computers
- Auto-configuration of endpoints and software clients including directory services
- Integrated firewall traversal to help ensure call connectivity over any network
- Encrypted, Web-based administration including user-specific bandwidth control, reporting and user management
- Simplifying use for any user
- Simple click-to-call, presence-enabled dialing with seamless call escalation to multi-party calling
- Data sharing and instant messaging capabilities
- Making HD video communication accessible
- Up to nine-way multipoint calling at 720p with encrypted media and signaling
- Cloud-based scalability that grows with an organization simply and easily to help reduce costs and IT support
- An optional free trial of the product before committing to a purchase
Pricing and Availability
- LifeSize Connections Desktop Client: U.S. $30/user/month
- LifeSize Connections Endpoint: U.S. $100/room/month
- Pricing includes up to 9-way 720p video bridging for every seat
- LifeSize Connections is expected to be available globally in the third calendar quarter of 2011
Additional Resources
About LifeSize Communications
LifeSize is a pioneer and world leader in high-definition video
collaboration. Designed to make video conferencing truly universal, our
full range of open standards-based systems offer enterprise-class,
IT-friendly technologies that enable genuine human interaction over any
distance. Founded in 2003 and acquired by Logitech in 2009, LifeSize,
with its commitment to relentless innovation, continues to extend the
highest-quality video conferencing capabilities to anyone, anywhere. For
more information, visit http://www.lifesize.com.
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