First product leveraging both Logitech and LifeSize technology
shatters price performance barrier as industry's first sub-$1,000 HD
video conferencing solution
AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
LifeSize,
a division of Logitech (NASDAQ: LOGI) (SIX: LOGN), today announced LifeSize®
Passport Connect™, an HD
video conferencing system optimized for cloud-based platforms with
plug-and-play technology and a price that can enable broader deployments
for telecommuters and remote offices.
LifeSize Passport Connect is the first product that leverages both
Logitech and LifeSize technology. Combining features and capabilities
from LifeSize®
Passport™, the industry's leading price performance and
interoperability endpoint, LifeSize Passport Connect includes a Logitech
HD camera and delivers a video and audio experience that's open and
interoperable.
Today, cloud-based platforms are poised to expand the video
conferencing market from the SMB to the enterprise, changing the way
businesses use HD video collaboration. LifeSize Passport Connect is
specifically designed to provide a simple user experience when
communicating through cloud-based platforms. Because the product also
works with SIP-based IP PBX systems, customers can enjoy a
plug-and-play, high quality user experience. Additionally, LifeSize
Passport Connect helps eliminate the need to locate another user or
search for a lengthy IP address with its directory name-based dialing
for intuitive calling.
"Since we were acquired by Logitech in 2009, we have been actively
collaborating on our shared vision of making HD video calling as
ubiquitous as a phone call," said Craig Malloy, chief executive officer
of LifeSize and Logitech senior vice president. "Working within Logitech
on LifeSize Passport Connect is a natural extension of our strengths and
accelerates universal video collaboration by continuing our track record
of breaking the boundaries of quality, flexibility and total cost of
ownership."
LifeSize Passport Connect delivers the best price performance available
today, with 720p call quality at U.S. $1,499 and less than U.S. $1,000
with a one-year LifeSize®
Connections™ subscription. LifeSize Connections, also announced
today, is a cloud-based, business-class HD video collaboration platform
that makes instant face-to-face connection possible with anyone,
anywhere. LifeSize Connections is designed to drive video calling
adoption by bringing the enterprise-class features that businesses
expect — encryption, bandwidth management and scalability — to a
solution that's easy to deploy, manage and use. The fusion of LifeSize
Passport Connect and LifeSize Connections is ideal for companies that
want to enable broad video collaboration throughout their organization
as well as with customers and partners outside of the network.
LifeSize Passport Connect is designed to be interoperable with leading
cloud-based solutions such as LifeSize Connections and prominent UC
solutions including those from Alcatel-Lucent, Avaya and Microsoft
Office Communications Server 2007 R2 and Microsoft Lync Server 2010.
Features of LifeSize Passport Connect include:
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Simplified user interface optimized for cloud environments with
name-based dialing and integrated search functionality
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Rapid deployment and management, including auto-provisioning, secure
firewall traversal and plug-and-play deployment with LifeSize
Connections
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720p HD video quality
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Compatibility with LifeSize Connections, Alcatel-Lucent, Avaya,
Microsoft OCS and Lync
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Best-in-class HD camera technology including Carl Zeiss® optics
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RightLight™2 technology support for superior low-light handling in any
environment
Pricing and Availability
LifeSize Passport Connect is expected to be available globally in the
third calendar quarter of 2011 for U.S. $1,499 or U.S. $999 with the
purchase of a one-year subscription to LifeSize Connections
Additional Resources
About LifeSize Communications
LifeSize is a pioneer and world leader in high-definition video
collaboration. Designed to make video conferencing truly universal, our
full range of open standards-based systems offer enterprise-class,
IT-friendly technologies that enable genuine human interaction over any
distance. Founded in 2003 and acquired by Logitech in 2009, LifeSize,
with its commitment to relentless innovation, continues to extend the
highest-quality video conferencing capabilities to anyone, anywhere. For
more information, visit www.lifesize.com.
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LifeSize Communications
Jacey Overton, 512-623-4215
joverton@lifesize.com
Source: LifeSize Communications
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