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TANDBERG First to Demonstrate Immersive Three-Screen Telepresence Interoperability with Cisco
TelePresence
BANGALORE, Feb. 2 /PRNewswire-Asia-AsiaNet/ --
TANDBERG Total Telepresence solution delivers additional immersive third-party telepresence
interoperability capabilities for expanded company-to-company collaboration
TANDBERG (OSLO: TAA.OL) announced it has successfully demonstrated telepresence interoperability
between TANDBERG Telepresence and the Cisco CTS 3000. This demonstration, the first of its kind, was
enabled by integrating Cisco's new Telepresence Interoperability Protocol (TIP) into the award-winning
TANDBERG Telepresence Server. With this integration, TANDBERG now adds Cisco TelePresence solutions
to the list of third-party telepresence solutions it can seamlessly interoperate with while maintaining the three-
screen, high-definition telepresence experience.
"As we build a global video community, it is imperative that organizations are not locked in by technology,"
said Fredrik Halvorsen, TANDBERG CEO. "Our Total Telepresence solution is interoperable with a broad
range of third-party solutions, including those from Polycom and Microsoft. We are very happy to now deliver
even greater value to our customers by bringing participants on TANDBERG Telepresence and Cisco
TelePresence together with an immersive, three-screen experience. Today's demonstration reflects
TANDBERG's continued commitment to open standards, providing scalable solutions and protecting our
customers' video investments for the future."
According to Frost & Sullivan, although many companies initially think of telepresence as a substitute for the
corporate jet, the technology holds even more value when it can seamlessly link to other video conferencing
solutions - within and outside of an organization - to ensure all necessary participants can attend any meeting.
TANDBERG customers have seen the exponential value of interoperability between third-party telepresence
and video conferencing for company-to-company collaboration while maintaining the best experience possible.
TANDBERG is consistently the first to deliver the most advanced interoperability solutions to the market,
demonstrated by:
* TANDBERG first to demonstrate a multi-screen, high-definition
telepresence call with Cisco TelePresence CTS 3000 (see video).
* TANDBERG first to deliver a telepresence solution that can interoperate
with third-party telepresence systems while maintaining the immersive
telepresence experience.
* TANDBERG first to enable high definition video between Microsoft Office
Communicator and immersive multi-screen telepresence
* TANDBERG first to deliver a complete portfolio of HD telepresence and
video conferencing solutions that can interoperate with any other
standards compliant systems both within an organization and company-to-
company.
Interoperability with Cisco CTS 3000 and other Cisco systems will be available through a software upgrade
to the TANDBERG Telepresence Server later this year. For more information about the TANDBERG Total
About TANDBERG
TANDBERG is the leading global provider of telepresence, high-definition video conferencing and mobile
video products and services with dual headquarters in New York and Norway. TANDBERG designs, develops
and markets systems and software for video, voice and data. The company provides sales, support and value-
added services in more than 90 countries worldwide. TANDBERG is publicly traded on the Oslo Stock
TANDBERG is a trademark or registered trademark in the U.S. and other countries. All other product and
company names here in may be trademarks of their respective owners.
Contact:
Nilesh Pritam
TANDBERG Asia Pacific
Tel: +65-9369-5477
Email: Nilesh.pritam@tandberg.com
SOURCE: TANDBERG
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