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Connect. Any Way You Want…in Education
Who is Polycom?
• Founded in 1990
• Headquartered in Pleasanton, CA with global presence
• Pioneer of integrated Voice / Video / Data / Web conferencing
and collaborative solutions
• Technology leadership in video, audio and infrastructure
products
• Employs over 1,000 people world wide
• Financially strong, publicly traded (NASDAQ: PLCM)
Polycom’s Leadership
• With Technology and Industry Dedication
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Industry-leading technology for 12 years
Classroom Packages first introduced 2001
Over 380 patents issued or pending
Research and Development during 2003 will exceed
$75 million dollars. With dedicated R&D for
continuous improvement of Education Solutions
• With Organizational Commitment
• U.S. Distance Learning Association
• Over 20 Statewide Distance Learning Associations
TX DLA
Best Corporate Commitment 2003
Industry Acknowledgments
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in Group Video Systems
Wainhouse Research – 1Q 2003
in Network Systems
Wainhouse Research – 2003
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in Conference Phones
Frost & Sullivan – 2Q 2002
in Desktop Video
Wainhouse Research – 1Q 2003
Global Resources: Local Support
Corporate Headquarters- Pleasanton, CA
Oslo
Vancouver
London
Chicago
Milpitas/Pleasanton
Santa Barbara
Boston
Austin
Mexico City
Atlanta
Coral Gables
Paris
Madrid
Amsterdam
Munich
Zurich
Tel Aviv
Beijing
New Dehli
Shanghai
Seoul
Tokyo
Osaka
Hong Kong
Thailand
Singapore
Lima
Malaysia
Sydney
The Polycom Mission
• Our Strategy: Continued commitment to make
distance communications as natural and interactive
as being there
• Our Commitment: To provide seamlessly
integrated video, voice, data, and web
communication solutions
• Our Value To You: To ensure high quality,
scalability, reliability, ease of use and deployment
The New Education Environment
Technology Converging
The New Education Environment
Essential Tools and Requirements
The New Education Environment
Opportunities
Opportunities Emerge, Addressing Challenges:
• Create more Education Equity
• Managing teacher shortages
• Create new revenue for your institution
• Increase quality of Instructional Design
• Increase enrollments, enrichment of content and excitement
• Increase access to information
The New Education Environment
Your Applications
Why Polycom for the
Education Segment ?
• Polycom provides the best “student teacher experience" in
real-time communications with the most comprehensive suite
of products for Educational networks
• Dedicated education staff ensures your success
• Accurate room configuration, applications training, increased utilization and
providing knowledge/content providers
• Easy to use transparent classroom technology
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Camera and microphone operation
Web Server control and access to content
Streaming and Storage capability
People and Content
PowerPoint Import
File Transfer, Whiteboard and Application Sharing
Many products integrated into a complete solution
Polycom for Education
Small and Large ClassStation®
Packages
• ViewStation Packages
• Small
• Large
• iPower Packages
• Small
• Large