Farnborough 6th January 2009
Aastra brings impoved collaboration and productivity with its ViPr video conferencing solution
Updates to Virtual Presence video conferencing solution deliver enhanced face-to-face calling and document sharing in one place
Aastra has announced key updates to its Virtual Presence (ViPr™) video conferencing solution providing additional security features in the form of AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) to encrypt all media streams and expanding collaborative functionality through integration with Microsoft Live Meeting. ViPr™ is a secure, high quality, remote communication and collaboration system enabling sharing of documents, multi-media content and real-time applications. A touch screen and an intuitive interface provide unparalleled ease of use, ensuring a ViPr call is as good as a face-to-face meeting, with the benefit of having no travel time or expense.
“We’ve designed ViPr with a number of key objectives in mind – to improve employee collaboration and increase staff productivity, while reducing costs and administrative burden. These new updates provide users with much more collaborative functionality including the ability to transfer files, conduct whiteboard sessions, chat and more. However, what makes ViPr different is that it completely integrates video conferencing with the communications technologies that you have on your desk top. It can serve as your desktop monitor, phone and conference screen all at once,” said Keith Huthmacher, Director of Engineering, ViPr Technology at Aastra.
ViPr was the industry’s first SIP-based video communications solution integrating seamlessly into any IP telephony system including bridges to PBXs and PSTN. ViPr has the capability for simple multiparty calls which are as easy to establish as a phone call. In addition, ViPr’s conferencing model eliminates the need to purchase additional expensive infrastructure to support multiparty calls.
Based on the H.264 standard, ViPr provides high quality resolution at low bandwidths and maintains virtual presence at all bandwidths, regardless of the number of participants. The ViPr solution is available in multiple configurations from personal desktop units to rack-mounted or table-mounted conference room models. It is currently deployed in several industries and applications including federal government, state and local government, distance learning and healthcare.
“Aastra’s commitment is to deliver open, standards-based communication solutions to the enterprise and large campus environments. We’re very excited to bring this latest generation of SIP-based video communications solution to market,” said Michael Calvert, Aastra UK “We believe there is a clear ROI for this solution. Customers are already using it for distance learning and training, remote medical diagnosis, secure remote depositions and testimonies, and global broadcasts of live performances. The applications are only limited by one’s imagination, and we’re anticipating more innovative uses daily.”
About Aastra UK
Aastra UK is the UK business unit of Aastra Technologies Limited, (TSX:“AAH”), a leading company at the forefront of the enterprise communication market. Headquartered in Concord, Ontario, Canada, Aastra develops and delivers innovative communications products and applications for businesses. Aastra’s operations are truly global with more than 50 million installed lines around the world and a direct and indirect presence in more than 100 countries. Aastra is entirely dedicated to enterprise communications and offers one of the most complete portfolios of unified communications solutions individually tailored to satisfy its customers’ requirements. These range from feature-rich call managers for small and medium businesses and highly scalable ones for large enterprises, integrated mobility, call center solutions to a wide selection of terminals. With a strong focus on open standards, Aastra enables enterprises to communicate and collaborate more efficiently. For additional information on Aastra, visit our website at www.aastra.co.uk
Media contacts:
Client contact:
Lisa Richardson
Aastra Telecom UK
Tel: 01252 532100, Fax: 01252 532101
E-mail: lrichardson@aastra.com
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Geraldine Grewal, Susannah Wyeth and Matthew Watson
Rainier PR
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