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Polycom PVX Desktop Conferencing

Polycom PVX brings unprecedented video conferencing technology to your desktop PC with the first software application ever offered by the industry leader. Utilizing the industry’s highest quality audio/video algorithms, Polycom PVX is the only PC application to offer both secure communications and People+Content™.The application supports most standard Webcams, thereby eliminating the need for a separate video camera and reducing clutter in your workspace. And when used in conjunction with your laptop and portable USB camera, Polycom PVX provides the ultimate in portability.

For users of group conferencing systems, the premium performance and advanced features of Polycom PVX will perfectly complement larger room systems while maximizing end-to end conferencing and collaboration quality.The graphical user interface delivers a rich feature set, including:

•Sizable and detachable video windows for personal desktop layout supporting local video, remote video, and content video

•Intelligent call directory with search capability to quickly locate and call other end users

•Multiple location profiles simplify network connectivity from home, office and travel locations

•Continually monitors system and network for errors and alerts end user of status changes

•Intuitive navigation with context sensitive help screens, embedded user manual available in 11 languages for ease of use and fast adoption

•Multiple monitor support adds richness to conferencing and PC collaboration

•Web user interface enables remote management and monitoring from Web browser

FEATURES  
•Best Audio and Video – Crisp, sharp H.264 video technology and CD-like audio quality with Polycom Siren™ 14 audio

•Powerful Software Application – The industry’s best performing video conferencing application works in conjunction with your PC and USB camera at call speeds up to 2Mbps

•Enhanced Features – Integrated AES encryption for secure calls and People+Content™ for simultaneously sharing XGA resolution content and high quality video

•Maximum Flexibility – Video application resides on your laptop and works with standard USB cameras, Polycom’s ViaVideo® series cameras or operates without a camera in View Only mode

Network Address Translation (NAT) support
Automatic NAT IP address discovery
Dynamic bandwidth allocation
Automatic gatekeeper discovery
Configurable fixed port ranges
Lip synchronization
Packet reordering and dejittering

System Management
Support for Polycom Global Management System
Integrated Web server for remote management, dialing, diagnostics and passwords
Remote software update with user-definable URL
Call detail records through Global Management System

Language Support
Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish

Warranty
90-days

* Call forwarding requires Polycom PathNavigator 5.0
** Conference-on-Demand requires PathNavigator 5.0 and Polycom MGC™ MCU
 

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
ITU-T H.323 standards compliant

Audio
14kHz with Polycom Siren 14
7kHz with G.722, G.722.1
3.4kHz with G.711, G.728, G.729A
Full Duplex Audio
Echo Cancellation
Automatic Gain Control (AGC)
Automatic Noise Suppression (ANS)

Voice over IP (VoIP)
Supports voice-only calls to and from VoIP endpoints

Video
H.261, H.263, H.263+, H.264
Multiple Monitor Support — must be supported by PC video card
Picture-In-Picture (PIP)
Video Only mode with Toolbar operation
Brightness control — automatic or manual adjustment to near side video image

People Video Resolution
CIF (352 x 288 pixels)
SIF (352 x 240 pixels)
QCIF (176 x 144 pixels)~
QVGA (160 x 120 pixels) – Native Web camera resolution
H.261 Annex D images

Content Video Resolution
Show PC desktop as Content:
Capture – Native resolution of computer desktop
Transmit and Receive – XGA (1024 x 768)
4CIF (704 x 576 pixels)
CIF (352 x 288 pixels)

People+Content Features
Dual Images (view people and high resolution content simultaneously)
Dynamic bandwidth allocation
Dynamic system resource allocation

Data
T.120, Integrated Microsoft®NetMeeting®
Application sharing
Whiteboard
File transfer
Chat
H.323 Annex Q far-end camera control

Polycom Web Office Conferencing Portal Integration
Initiate point-to-point calls
Initiate multipoint calls
Presence detection
Click and Meet dialing

Security
H.235 v3 AES encryption
Admin lock down of configuration pages

Camera Supported
ViaVideo I
ViaVideo II
Logitech® QuickCam® Pro 4000
Logitech QuickCam for Notebooks Pro
Logitech QuickCam O