Unified Communications & Collaboration Appliance with HD Video Conferencing

Featuring Glowpoint's Virtual Video Room integrated with IBM Sametime

Organizations are increasingly requiring ad hoc video conferencing capabilities similar to reservation-less audio conferencing to improve collaboration and reduce travel expense. They require this capability combined with other collaboration technologies such as instant messaging, online meetings, integrated presence, etc. And they want this solution delivered in a way that avoids complex, on-premise video conferencing management systems... but they want the ability to tie in multiple video conferencing endpoints from existing on-premise systems if necessary. So the question is - Can these types of services be obtained in a manner that does not require a large capital expense investment? The answer to this is... YES.

Datatrend, in partnership with Glowpoint, a provider of cloud-managed video services, and IBM, has developed a solution that provides a unified communication and collaboration solution that delivers the requirements today's customers need to improve their operational efficiency and reduce costs.

Glowpoint + Sametime + BladeCenter = An Unbeatable Combination

Virtual Video Room (VVR) is an on-demand, reservationless, multipoint B2B video conferencing solution supported in Glowpoint's cloud. It is an innovative model for cloud managed video services, and provides for multi-protocol video conferencing across carrier networks and between enterprises. VVR enables users to easily participate in ad hoc video meetings, the same way they would attend a common audio conference.

And together with IBM Sametime, VVR provides a seamless and secure way to collaborate over video from within the IBM Sametime client. So the IBM Sametime client acts as the front-end for video conferencing, instant messaging, online meetings, etc. And all the Sametime functions can be delivered in the form of an appliance so that it can tie into your existing messaging platform (regardless of brand).

The solution includes...

• IBM^® Sametime^® with Sametime Unified Telephony (SUT) Lite^® – IBM's industry-leading unified communications and collaboration platform enabled for real-time chats, online meetings, and video conferencing integration
• Glowpoint Virtual Video Room (VVR) - Reservationless, on-demand, HD quality video conferencing supported from Glowpoint's cloud
• IBM Server Platform – World class IBM technology in a blade form factor (rack or tower versions also available), specifically and efficiently configured and workload optimized

The solution comes fully integrated and is easy to deploy, and Datatrend handles all the integration work.

Datatrend's UCC Appliance with Video Conferencing allows you to find people faster with presence awareness; start a chat or meeting instantly; and add people to that conversation by selecting them from your contact list or community server. Datatrend gets you started faster in combining the best of online interaction tools with office and mobile voice capabilities. Plus, the VVR solution from Glowpoint allows you to integrate full, multisite, video conferencing – whatever communications functions will benefit your organization’s communications - and all within the ease and simplicity of the Sametime client.

The result? A solution which is secure, simple to use, lowers costs, improves operational efficiency, and gives your workforce more capabilities to leverage their skills with others.

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