18/01/2012 - Radvision's Scopia reaches Microsoft qualification for UC
Telepresence vendor Radvision (Nasdaq: RVSN) said its Scopia Video Gateway for Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) Lync has achieved Microsoft qualification for video interoperability with Microsoft Lync 2010 and Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2.
Certifying the Scopia Video Gateway means Radvision customers can better maximize return on existing collaboration investments, allowing workers to communicate virtually anytime, anywhere with an Internet connection and browser--including with standards-based video systems and telepresence suites.
The Scopia Video Gateway's architecture is designed to meet the ease of use, scalability and affordability requirements of the broad UC market. It includes features like presence and click-to-call capabilities through the Lync and Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 interface.
Radvision, based in Israel, has worked hard to establish itself in the fiercely competitive videoconferencing market. A former supplier to Cisco--before Cisco bought Tandberg--Radvision just last week revised its fourth quarter outlook upwards on stronger than expected infrastructure sales at the end of the year.
Radvision said it expected its Video Business Unit to see sales of $18 million to $18.5 million versus its forecast of $14 million. Its Technology Business Unit sales are expected to approximate $3.5 to $4 million.
"Our improved forecast for the fourth quarter... is a welcome indication that our effort to transform Radvision into an end-to-end video conferencing provider is taking effect." Boaz Raviv, the company's CEO, said Radvision saw sequential improvement in each of its regions in the quarter.
The company will report final results for the fourth quarter of 2011 on Feb. 8.
The positive revision is the first time in the past four quarters that the company has delivered that kind of news. In each of the past three quarters Radvision has been forced to lower guidance.
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- see this release
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14/11/2011 - NextUC says its hosted Lync platform compatible with Polycom, Snom IP phones
Hosted communications service provider NextUC today said its hosted Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) Lync platform is compatible with Polycom (Nasdaq: PLCM) and Snom VoIP desktop phones that are designed especially for use with the Microsoft Lync client.
Among the Lync features on the IP phones include the Display buddy list and Presence, the color display for one touch dialing, advanced directory lookup via phone keypad, transfer and hold key for fast call execution or a color display to customize video. NextUC is now fully compatible with Polycom CX5000, CX3000 and CX700 and will be adding other providers.
NextUC clients can sign up for a free trial in the self-provisioning portal.
For more:
- see this release
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12/07/2011 - Level 3 Delivers SIP Trunking with Nomadic E-911 Solution for Microsoft Lync
Level 3 Communications has announced that it is working with Microsoft to provide SIP Trunking with nomadic E-911 (enhanced 911) designed to integrate with Microsoft Lync.15/09/2010 - Microsoft Lync: A New Name for a New Generation of UC Solutions
Microsoft announced the release candidate of Microsoft Lync, the next generation of Microsoft’s unified communications software. Lync is the new family brand for the products formerly known as Communications Server, Communications Online and Communicator, and it also now includes Lync Web App, and Lync Online. 13/09/2010 - Rumor Mill: New Microsoft UC offering called 'Lync'?
ZDNet has an interesting round up of clues pointing to Microsoft launching the next version of its Communicator software for Server '14.' From their various sources, they've put together a trail that points to the next offering being called 'Lync.'
The new 'Lync' software will apparently be an embeddable piece of software giving developers and users access to all the UC features of Microsoft OCS for Server '14.' The offering will feature leverage existing hardware to deliver audio, video, and Web conferencing, instant messaging and presence, and enterprise voice through the Microsoft UC service portfolio. The software will also allow users to access the UC features from any phone--guessing that means mobiles as well. ZDNet found references to a 'Lync Attendee'--a conferencing client perhaps meant to replace Live Meeting--and a 'Lync Server 2010.'
According to the article, Microsoft has already stated that Live Meeting would be rolled into a client for OCS 14, but has not confirmed whether this new 'Lync' moniker will be the all encompassing client, just a piece of the suite, or nothing at all.
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