Avistar Launches Two Industry-Leading Visual Communications
Solutions, Delivering Business-Class, Desktop Videoconferencing to
Microsoft OCS and Citrix Users
Showcasing Solutions at VoiceCon San Francisco 2009 – Booth # 620
VoiceCon San Francisco 2009
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Avistar Communications Corporation (www.avistar.com),
a leader in unified visual communications solutions, today announced
additions to its family of Avistar
C3™ software solutions. The Avistar
C3 Unified™ - Microsoft OCS Edition and Avistar
C3 Integrator™ - Citrix Edition solutions, engineered to deliver
scalable, interoperable and business-class desktop videoconferencing to
the Microsoft OCS and Citrix platforms.
The Avistar C3 Unified™ - Microsoft OCS Edition delivers
commercial-grade desktop videoconferencing while addressing critical
video features not found within the Microsoft OCS solution. The Avistar
C3 Unified™ - Microsoft OCS Edition solution is built on industry
standards providing direct interoperability between the desktop video
experience and both SIP- and H.323- enabled room solutions. The Avistar
solution also delivers rich desktop videoconferencing features such as
continuous presence multiparty videoconferencing, HD (720p) video
resolution and advanced call controls, all while leveraging Microsoft
OCS presence and desktop integration features. Lastly, the Avistar
solution delivers full bandwidth management and call admission control
providing administrators control of their videoconferencing environment
while ensuring solution scalability and quality of experience (QoE) to
the end user.
The Avistar C3 Integrator™ - Citrix Edition is designed specifically to
run on the Citrix ICA protocol. This allows Avistar clients to benefit
from the operational and environmental savings provided by Citrix
solutions, while experiencing a feature-rich, scalable and manageable
desktop videoconferencing experience on the Citrix platform. The Avistar
C3 Integrator™ - Citrix Edition solution can be experienced through both
the Citrix XenDesktop and XenApp solutions, in addition to the Wyse
family of thin terminals. The Avistar C3 Integrator™ - Citrix Edition
solution is the industry’s only desktop videoconferencing solution
designed from the ground up to address the challenges presented when
delivering communication solutions within VDI environment such as
Citrix, while at the same time leveraging and extending their cost
savings and benefits.
According to Chris
Lauwers, Ph.D., chief technology officer at Avistar, “The Avistar C3
Unified™ - Microsoft OCS Edition solution picks up where Microsoft OCS
leaves off. Our solution extends Microsoft OCS and delivers a desktop
visual communications experience that is vibrant, feature-rich and
interoperable. The Avistar C3 Unified™ – Microsoft OCS Edition solution
is designed to marry the unified communication features found within
Microsoft OCS, while delivering a business-class desktop
videoconferencing experience built to leverage our clients’
videoconferencing infrastructure and networks. This helps to lower
overall operating costs and increase productivity, while extending the
value of OCS implementations.
“The Avistar C3 Unified™- Citrix Edition is designed to operate and
leverage the Citrix ICA protocol. Delivering scalable and manageable
desktop visual communications within VDI environments has long been an
industry challenge. Avistar overcomes these challenges by separating
media and application processing. This enables our customers to benefit
from the outstanding operational benefits delivered by Citrix, while
experiencing the productivity and costs saving delivered by the Avistar
C3™ family of solutions. When combined, the Avistar C3 Unified™ –
Microsoft OCS Edition and Avistar C3 Integrator™ – Citrix Edition
solutions deliver a desktop visual communications experience with a
level of quality unmatched in our industry, while delivering
unprecedented value to our clients,” Dr. Lauwers concluded.
Avistar will demonstrate these products at VoiceCon San Francisco 2009,
booth #620, Moscone North Convention Center, during show hours, Tuesday,
Nov. 3 and Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009.
To see these Avistar C3™ solutions via the web, visit our product
video or please click the Avistar
C3 Unified™ - Microsoft OCS Edition and Avistar
C3 Integrator™ - Citrix Edition web page links.
About Avistar Communications Corporation
Avistar (AVSR.PK)
is an innovation leader in the unified visual communications industry,
providing proven business-class desktop videoconferencing technology.
Avistar's installations include more than 100,000 committed desktop
seats worldwide, bringing together business users anytime and anyplace.
Companies such as IBM, LifeSize, Logitech, Polycom and Sony use Avistar
technology to power their unified communications solutions. Avistar also
works with leading channel partners and resellers including AVI-SPL,
CityIS, ESCO, Fontel, and Jenne in more than 40 countries. For more
information, please visit www.avistar.com.
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