TANDBERG and HP revealed a solution on Wednesday that links HP Halo Collaboration Studios, HP's telepresence system, and standards-based videoconferencing systems.
The new HP Halo Gateway is set to expand the world of telepresence – and the lifelike collaboration that can take place within it – to a much broader audience by seamlessly bridging videoconferencing solutions and HP Halo.
As the interest in telepresence solutions has increased, so has the demand to extend its reach to better leverage existing videoconferencing assets and personnel in remote locations. By connecting Halo studios to standards-based videoconferencing systems located anywhere in the world, customers can instantly access their best talent and accelerate decision-making – driving better business results.
"For companies looking at telepresence, solutions that provide the greatest flexibility and level of performance across an organization offer the highest level of investment protection," said TANDBERG CEO Fredrik Halvorsen.
"Telepresence is driving new levels of collaboration and real-time decisionmaking, which are key competitive advantages," said Ken Crangle, general manager, HP Halo Collaboration Studio Unit, HP.
The HP Halo Gateway solution consists of a TANDBERG 6000 MXP codec, a TANDBERG Video Switch, a Halo compositor, an HP ProLiant server and HPdesigned software.
The solution stems from an alliance TANDBERG and HP announced in January to make their respective videoconferencing and telepresence portfolios interoperable. The alliance’s goal is to allow customers to collaborate using everything from the immersive telepresence experience of HP Halo Collaboration Studios to TANDBERG’s conference room and desktop-based systems, without
requiring further investments in internal IT resources or upgrades to corporate
networks.
HP Halo has seen consistent customer and network growth since launching in December 2005, with a customer base that includes such world-class companies as ABN AMRO, AIG Financial Products Corp., AMD, BHP Billiton, Canon, DreamWorks Animation, General Electric Commercial Finance, Novartis and
PepsiCo.
There are 120 HP Halo studios in operation or being installed globally in 22 countries on five continents. These countries include: Australia, Brazil, Canada,Chile, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Israel, Japan, the Netherlands, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, the United Kingdom and the United States. |
