POLYCOM DEMONSTRATES CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO DELIVERING HIGH-QUALITY, INTEROPERABLE VOICE OVER IP SOLUTIONS
Announcement posted by Polycom 22 Sep 2008
Industry Leader Expands SIP Support for SpectraLink 8000 Wireless Telephones
Demonstrating its continued leadership and commitment to open standards, Polycom, Inc. [Nasdaq: PLCM], the global leader in telepresence, video and voice communications solutions, today announced expanded voice over IP (VoIP) interoperability for its SpectraLink 8000 Series wireless telephones using Session Initiation Protocol (SIP). Polycom is the leading independent provider of open, standards-based IP phones, and is building upon SpectraLink’s traditional integration with leading VoIP proprietary protocols by extending interoperability to open VoIP standards.
Verified interoperability between the SpectraLink 8000 Series handsets and SIP-based call servers allows customers to deploy best-of-breed Wi-Fi telephony solutions with confidence and without compromising functionality. Polycom’s SpectraLink 8000 Series telephone portfolio have been tested for interoperability with a wide variety of enterprise call servers including IP telephone systems from 3Com, Digium, Mitel, and Toshiba. SIP interoperability testing is an ongoing program to support new call server platforms and feature releases as they become available.
“SIP interoperability testing and verification is critical to meet the market’s growing demand for open standards-based IP telephony solutions,” commented Abner Germanow, director of IDC's Enterprise Communications Infrastructure research. “Standards-based clients enable customers to deploy a mix of wired and wireless endpoints to fit a variety of user demands without having to compromise for any particular user profile.”
SIP interoperability for Polycom’s SpectraLink 8000 Wi-Fi handsets allows the wireless telephones to operate as extensions of the VoIP call server, and includes the most commonly used business telephone features including dial by extension, conferencing, call transfer, call forwarding, and caller ID. These features are necessary for mobile employees in the workplace where real-time telephone communication is mission-critical in applications such as healthcare, hospitality, manufacturing, and retail stores.
“We continue to lead the market by being proactive and engaged with both our customers and partners” said Peter White, APAC head of voice sales at Polycom. “As Wi-Fi and VoIP standards evolve, it makes sense for Polycom to offer open, standards-based solutions across our product portfolio. This move to broaden interoperability on our Wi-Fi phones enables our customers to deploy mixed-vendor, best-in-class solutions.”
Verified interoperability between the SpectraLink 8000 Series handsets and SIP-based call servers allows customers to deploy best-of-breed Wi-Fi telephony solutions with confidence and without compromising functionality. Polycom’s SpectraLink 8000 Series telephone portfolio have been tested for interoperability with a wide variety of enterprise call servers including IP telephone systems from 3Com, Digium, Mitel, and Toshiba. SIP interoperability testing is an ongoing program to support new call server platforms and feature releases as they become available.
“SIP interoperability testing and verification is critical to meet the market’s growing demand for open standards-based IP telephony solutions,” commented Abner Germanow, director of IDC's Enterprise Communications Infrastructure research. “Standards-based clients enable customers to deploy a mix of wired and wireless endpoints to fit a variety of user demands without having to compromise for any particular user profile.”
SIP interoperability for Polycom’s SpectraLink 8000 Wi-Fi handsets allows the wireless telephones to operate as extensions of the VoIP call server, and includes the most commonly used business telephone features including dial by extension, conferencing, call transfer, call forwarding, and caller ID. These features are necessary for mobile employees in the workplace where real-time telephone communication is mission-critical in applications such as healthcare, hospitality, manufacturing, and retail stores.
“We continue to lead the market by being proactive and engaged with both our customers and partners” said Peter White, APAC head of voice sales at Polycom. “As Wi-Fi and VoIP standards evolve, it makes sense for Polycom to offer open, standards-based solutions across our product portfolio. This move to broaden interoperability on our Wi-Fi phones enables our customers to deploy mixed-vendor, best-in-class solutions.”