Polycom Introduces UC Board Whiteboard Solution | Polycom recently unveiled an innovative whiteboard

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The solution turns Video Display Screens into Virtual Whiteboards that makes sharing content via video possible.


 

The first integrated video collaboration whiteboard technology of its kind, the Polycom UC Board is a simple, elegant and cost-effective solution combining a plug-and-play receiver and stylus for ease-of-use, and a compact design for portability. The solution transforms LCD monitors and display surfaces into a video whiteboard space. The Polycom UC Board software natively integrates with the latest Polycom RealPresence Room HDX solutions to share content naturally, efficiently and easily. Users participating in a video meeting can also share content such as a presentation and use the Polycom UC Board to write, annotate or highlight key points, right on top of the presentation for everyone to see in real-time.    
 
“The Polycom UC Board is the first integrated video collaboration solution to make sharing whiteboard content as easy as picking up a pen,” said Sudhakar Ramakrishna, executive vice president and general manager of UC solutions and chief development officer, Polycom. “That’s great news for organisations of all kinds looking to bring remote employees and customers in a sales presentation, brainstorm, planning meeting, or training class with clear access to all the visual content being presented and discussed.”
 
As part of the solution, Polycom is leveraging eBeam technology from Luidia, Inc, the global provider of interactive solutions. eBeam turns many common flat surfaces into collaborative workspaces where the capture, saving, and sharing of digital content is made easy. Today, hundreds of thousands of eBeam systems are in use across multiple industries worldwide.
 
 
 
 
Polycom UC Board offers the following features (In the box)
 
•         Intuitive, familiar components: The Polycom UC Board solution combines a compact infrared sensor that attaches to a whiteboard or LCD screen, and a wireless stylus that meeting hosts can use to sketch, write, and annotate just as they would use any pen or marker.
•         Easy to install: Polycom UC Board is easy to install and significantly more cost-effective than solutions that require costly specialised fixed equipment. Users can set up and use Polycom UC Board in minutes, via a direct USB connection to a Polycom HDX system in the room, without opening more applications or using extra hardware.
•         Easy to use: Unlike competing whiteboard solutions, the Polycom UC Board works the moment the stylus touches the writing surface, requiring absolutely no technical skill or training to operate. Through Polycom’s commitment to advancing UC via open standards, the new solution allows users to share their work seamlessly with any standards-based system, including tablets, without the need for a gateway or conversion software.