OpenScape Video – a new face in HD conferencing

Video conferencing is the way forward for business today. OpenScape Video from Siemens, is the first single vendor, unified videoconferencing solution. An HD SIP-based affordable solution for the large enterprise, it enables true high definition. When deployed with the OpenScape Unified Communications Server, it integrates HD video, desktop PC video, voice and presence into a single, powerful, communication environment. OpenScape Video works as an integral part of enterprise unified communications, with huge potential for enhancing collaboration, whilst reducing travel costs and associated carbon emissions.

High Definition or HD refers to 1280 x 720 pixels at 30 frames per second video resolution. This makes participants appear true-to-size and enhances the feeling of   being in the same meeting as your attendees, wherever they are in the world. Along with the HD video, our conference phone and mic puc has been engineered to deliver high definition, echo-free audio.  You will hear crystal-clear sound that contributes to an immersive, meeting experience.

Unified videoconferencing for everyone

Many businesses have employees in a multitude of locations around the world. This brings a number of challenges in terms of effective collaboration and consequent productivity. Currently, audio conference calls, email and frequent business trips are the main methods of interaction. However, as the Green agenda becomes ever more important, there is a significant pressure for companies to be environmentally conscious and reducing their carbon footprint. Customers are likely to enquire as to how ‘green’ a company is within its daily activities and /or manufacturing processes. This also becomes an economic as well as environmental issue, since many enterprises have been mandated with reducing business travel by 20% and upwards to reduce costs. In addition, global competition and the need for ever faster decision-making, mean that traditional collaboration methods are no longer sufficient. OpenScape Video is the intelligent solution.

The OpenScape Video portfolio from Siemens includes four distinct yet fully integrated offerings:-

• VHD 600 – includes a high definition camera, a CD quality conference phone, and a codec which can bridge up to six sites on a video conference call. This has the ability to support two monitors and two cameras for the call. This can be particularly useful to share a presentation deck on one monitor and still see the meeting participants on the second monitor.
• VHD 400 – includes the same components as the VHD 600, but for bridging four sites
• VHD 100 – a single point-to-point solution (camera, mic and codec) to enable one to one calls or for the user to join a conference hosted on a VHD 400 or VHD 600 or a third party video bridge.

In addition:-

• OpenScape UC Application Desktop Client – a SIP based soft client that supports voice and video calling, buddy lists, presence and IM.