DoD's Joint Interoperability Test Command recognizes Polycom IP Phones in PBX1
certification, the U.S. government's most rigorous testing for reliability,
resilience and interoperability.
WASHINGTON, FOSE Conference and Expo, March 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Polycom, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCM) announced today that it has achieved U.S.
Department of Defense (DoD) PBX1 certification for Polycom IP Phones with the
Sphere Communications Sphericall IP PBX. Polycom will demonstrate its full
line of VoIP phones at the FOSE Conference and Expo taking place March 7-9,
2006 at the Washington Convention Center (Polycom Booth #1213).
The DoD's Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC) PBX1 certification is
required for DoD organizations to deploy Polycom IP phones with Sphericall IP
PBX in mission-critical Command and Control environments, and deliver assured
connectivity across multiple Assured Services Voice Application Local Area
Networks.
Polycom's line of SoundPoint IP desktop phones offers standards-based
flexibility with renowned Polycom voice quality and clarity. The phones are
software upgradeable and offer rich feature support through a combination of
intuitive hard and soft keys with a large graphical display, making it easy
for users to transition to a VoIP environment. Sphericall IP PBX is an open,
software-based solution that runs on multi-vendor networks and scales to
30,000 ports per system.
"We are excited to team with Sphere Communications to support JITC PBX1
certification," said Sunil Bhalla, senior vice president and general manager,
voice communications, Polycom. "Through this offering, Polycom and Sphere
offer a standards-based, flexible solution that enables our DoD customers to
enjoy excellent sound quality within an IP PBX solution customized to fit
their specific requirements."
"We believe that DoD and civilian organizations alike gain incredible
value through the PBX1 certification," said Graeme Robinson, president, Sphere
Communications. "With Sphericall's unique distributed software architecture
and Polycom's complete line of IP phones, our customers achieve seamless
scalability and a truly future-proofed IP communications solution."
About Polycom
Polycom, Inc. is the worldwide leader in unified collaborative
communications (UCC) that maximize the efficiency and productivity of people
and organizations by integrating the broadest array of video, voice, data and
Web solutions to deliver the ultimate communications experience. Polycom's
high quality, standards-based conferencing and collaboration solutions are
easy to deploy and manage, as well as intuitive to use. Supported by an open
architecture, they integrate seamlessly with leading telephony and presence-
based networks. With its market-driving technologies, best-in-class products,
alliance partnerships, and world-class service, Polycom is the smart choice
for organizations seeking proven solutions and a competitive advantage in
real-time communications and collaboration. For additional information call
1-800-POLYCOM (765-9266) or +1-408-526-9000, or visit the Polycom Web site at
http://www.polycom.com.
About Sphere Communications
Sphere Communications is the first to deliver IP PBX technology as a
business application for Service Oriented Architecture. A software company,
Sphere delivers the most robust IP-based software communications technology
available in the marketplace. The Sphericall platform hosts an extremely rich
PBX feature set and is proven in deployments that scale to more than 20,000
users. Sphere provides OEMs, ISVs and application developers with the
Sphericall Web Services SDK, enabling communications to be easily integrated
into business applications and purpose-built communications systems. Founded
in 1994, Sphere Communications is headquartered in Lincolnshire, Illinois and
provides its products to a wide variety of customers worldwide. For more
information please see the Sphere Communications web site at http://www.spherecom.com
or contact us at 1-888-774-3732.
NOTE: Polycom and the Polycom logo are registered trademarks of Polycom
in the U.S. and various countries. All other trademarks are the property of
their respective owners.
SOURCE Polycom, Inc.
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Related links:
http://www.polycom.com
http://www.spherecom.com
CONTACT:
Kevin Young of Polycom, Inc.,
+1-925-924-5706, or kyoung@polycom.com; or Lawren Markle of
TechImage, +1-847-279-0022, ext. 223, or
lawren.markle@techimage.com, for Sphere Communications
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