Polycom PVX
Industry-leading software application delivers Polycom's premium quality audio, video, and content sharing to your PC and USB camera
The industry's most powerful software application for personal video conferencing:
- Ideal for enterprise offices and cubicles, home offices, distance learning classrooms, healthcare and government remote sites
- Easy to set up and manage from your desktop
- Outstanding video and audio using the latest technology
- Easily share data with conference participants
- Delivers the same premium conferencing experience enjoyed with Polycom group conferencing systems
Polycom PVX brings unprecedented video conferencing technology to your PC. Utilizing the industry’s highest quality audio/video algorithms, Polycom PVX is the only PC application capable of delivering true VGA resolution, secure communications, and People+Content™. PVX can be purchased with a high resolution USB web camera for optimal video quality at the desktop, thereby eliminating the need for a separate video camera and reducing clutter in your workspace. And when used in conjunction with your laptop and USB webcam, 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 and embedded user manual available in 13 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
The iPriority™ features of the Polycom PVX enable your PC to deliver high-quality video conferencing over IP networks. And as an integrated component of the Polycom Office™, Polycom PVX gives your PC the ability to conduct one-to-one or one-to-many communications in offices, home offices, or small businesses. Bring remote colleagues, offices, and telecommuters together easily and affordably with the Polycom PVX conferencing software application.
Polycom PVX Benefits
Best Audio and Video – Crisp, sharp high resolution video with H.264 technology and CD-like audio quality with Polycom Siren™ 14 audio, compatible with most
USB cameras including the high resolution / high frame rate iREZ K2 camera
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 2 Mbps in H.323 and SIP environments
Enhanced Features – Integrated AES encryption for secure calls. People+Content™ for simultaneously sharing XGA resolution content and high quality video
Maximum Flexibility – Video application resides on your laptop and can be combined with a USB webcam or can operate without a camera in ViewOnly mode
Easiest to use – User-friendly graphical user interface makes video conferencing a breeze and provides maximum user flexibility in 13 languages
The Polycom Solution – All Polycom conferencing and collaboration capabilities, including Polycom WebOffice®, Polycom Global Management Server™, and Polycom
PathNavigator™
Polycom PVX Features
High Quality Audio and Video
Premiere Video
- Conforms to International Telecommunications Union (ITU) H.264 video coding standard
- Strict adherence to ITU standard ensures industry wide interoperability across Polycom and with other standard compliant manufacturers
- Advanced, full-screen, full-motion video up to 30 fps
- High resolution people video up to VGA (640x480)
- Additional Annex support for better H.263+ video
Superior Audio Performance for Crisp, Natural Sounds and Voices
- Supports Polycom Siren™14 kHz audio
- Receives 14kHz audio from group systems
- Codes and transmits 14kHz - Requires 14kHz capable headset
- G.722.1 – Wideband audio with low bandwidth consumption allows more bandwidth for higher video quality
- Automatic Gain Control
Extensive IP Quality of Service Support
- Supports IP calls up to 2Mbps
- OS determined IP Precedence and DiffServ settings for optimal video quality through network edge equipment
- Video Error Concealment delivers smooth, clear video over IP networks by concealing the deteriorating effects of packet loss
Integration with Microsoft® Live Communications Server (LCS) via SIP
- Integrates directly with Microsoft® collaboration infrastructure
- Registers and authenticates with Microsoft LCS 2005
- PVX users can be added to Microsoft Messenger's buddy list
- Presence information sent to LCS indicating video buddies’ availability
- Convenient dialling to email addresses
Flexible Viewing Modes
- Full screen mode – sit back and enjoy the video conferencing
- Individual windows for local video, remote video and content can be located and sized independently to fit unlimited user preferences
- Video only mode optimises desktop layout for other applications with thin toolbar for video control
- Single window with PIP
Multiple Monitor Support
- Great for ‘drag and drop’ PIP, allowing near and far end to be on separate monitors
- Or, video on one screen, desktop applications on the other
- Full screen for each video windows
Leadership Content Sharing
Supports Polycom People+Content™ and ITU-T.H.239
- Show your desktop as high-resolution, XGA graphics to the far side while having high quality video simultaneously
- Capture your desktop at native resolution with any aspect ratio and automatically convert to appropriate resolution for the remote participants
- Receive high-resolution content from remote participants without losing their video
- Zoom in up to 300%
- Supports ITU coding standards including H.264
Fully Integrated T.120
- Full collaboration with other T.120 endpoints
- Supports all Microsoft NetMeeting® functionalities – Chat, File Transfer, Whiteboard, and Application Sharing
Most Intuitive Interface for End Users
Intuitive, User-Friendly UI
- Flat menu structure speeds navigation
- Detachable menus provide quick access to common screens without video interruption Extended Language Support (13 in total)
- Supports Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish
- Including user interface, on-screen help, error messaging and documentation
Context Sensitive Help
- On screen user manual and guidance - available on demand in local language!
- Simplifies user experience, shortens learning curve and eases adoption
Local Alerts
- Automatically detects if minimum platform requirements are met
- Notify user if speaker/camera not connected
- Continually monitors system and network for errors and alerts end user of status changes
Flexible Dialling
- E.164
- DNS names
- IP address
- ECS support
- Local address book
- Active directory supporting ILS and LDAP (via Global Address Book)
- SIP URI support
E.164 Alias Support
- E.164 Alias recognition when dialling through gateways to ISDN sites
- Extends the flexibility of the existing network and speeds extension calling
Far End Camera Control of All Vendors PTZ Cameras
- Allows remote site to ‘stay in the action’ by adjusting view of far end; H.323 Annex Q standard-based
Highly Secure Communications
Standards-based, integrated Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)
- Conforms to ITU H.235 Version 3 standard for embedded encryption
- High-level 128-bit encryption with extended Diffie-Hellman key distribution
- Strict adherence to ITU standard H.235 Version ensures industry-wide interoperability across Polycom and with other standard compliant manufacturers
Externally Validated
- Validated by an accredited NIST (National Institute Science and Technology) laboratory as compliant FIPS 197 (Federal Information Processing Standard)
Powerful Security
- Supports encrypted calls up to 2 Mbps, including audio, video and content
VPN Support
- Allows secure operation using VPN clients
Maximum Support for End User Flexibility
USB Webcams
- Highest quality with high resolution USB cameras including iRez K2 camera
- Works with most USB cameras
- Extremely portable – ideal for mobile applications
Portable
- Application runs on your PC or laptop
- Utilizes processing capabilities of modern PCs laptops
- Multiple location profiles allow end users to save network configurations for home, office and travel scenarios
View-only Mode
- Ideal for mobile users
- Receives far side audio, video and content
- Sends audio and content via PC
Privacy
- Supports headset for hands free operation and privacy of conversation
