MGC 7 0 Sales Presentation Outline What is

MGC 7. 0 Sales Presentation

Outline What is the MGC Unified Conferencing Bridge? MGC Value Proposition MGC ROI MGC Conferencing Types – Reserved, On-Demand – – – Meeting Rooms with Entry Queue Web. Office Readi. Manager LX 100 MGC Key Features MGC Key Differentiators

Polycom MGC Conferencing Bridge What is the MGC conferencing bridge? – The MGC is a multipoint, unified conferencing bridge which delivers voice, video, data and/or Web conferencing applications over any network, from a single platform The MGC enables the seamless transition from point-to-point to multipoint conferencing, with added value features such as advanced conference management

MGC Value Proposition Unified Conferencing and Collaboration – Polycom MGC is the only solution offering complete unified conferencing flexibility on a single platform – All types of conferencing – Reserved and On-Demand – can be delivered concurrently with consistent end user features Industry-leading “Ease of Use” Features – – – Single number per conference Universal Transcoding On-Demand Conferencing with Meeting Rooms Video-to-the-Desktop with Buddy List and Presence Web-browser/Outlook scheduling and management interfaces Market Leadership in IP / SIP – Only solution that supports full featured Vo. IP and IP video in the same conference on the same platform – Best-in-class solutions to meet growing trend of video-to-the-desktop – Polycom first to market with end-to-end SIP solutions – Enhanced SIP-based applications with key partnerships

MGC ROI Lowest Cost of Ownership in the Industry – One platform to purchase, manage and upgrade for all applications – One scheduling & management system – One common feature set and end user interface reduces training Simplified Deployment – Single platform supports any application, any endpoint, any network – Transitions seamlessly from pt-to-pt to multipoint conferences – Simple to operate for both scheduled and on demand conferences Investment Protection – Supports both legacy and future environments – Single platform lets you migrate from ISDN to new technologies such as SIP

MGC Flexibility – Access the Conference Any Way You Want Reserved On-Demand Controlled conferencing environment The ability for an end user to easily and where IT staff schedule, initiate and spontaneously start a conference, from manage the conference any endpoint at any time Guaranteed service availability Single number dial from any audio or Attended or Unattended video endpoint Can be scheduled by end user (Web Or…instant access from desktop “buddy Browser, Outlook, Lotus Notes) list”

Why On-Demand? Increased productivity for both end users and IT administration – End users can initiate conferencing from anywhere at anytime, when needed – Required support resources are significantly reduced Conference parameters are set up on the MGC only once, according to meeting requirements and corporate policies Resources remain “dormant” until the conference is activated Better internal customer service More conference control for “power-users”

On-Demand Conferencing with “Meeting Rooms” Only Polycom offers flexible On-Demand conferencing… Includes “Meeting Rooms” with entry queue service for complete conference control and security Meeting rooms can be assigned to individuals, work groups or departments…each with a unique conference ID and password (conference and chairperson) End users can launch an On-Demand conference from any endpoint (audio or video) with the same dial-in number (e. g. 1 -800…)

On-Demand Conferencing – From Buddy List with Web. Office Increase day-to-day productivity with video on the desktop… Polycom Web. Office allows instant conferencing from the desktop with just the click of a mouse Simply Point & Click on buddy list to initiate a conference (audio, video, data) from desktop PC or laptop Or… send IM from presence-enabled buddy list Buddy list shows who is on-line, along with their status and endpoint capabilities External participants can join in via Web URL *Optional Microsoft® Windows® Messenger integration

Or Reserved… Reserved Conferencing always takes precedence over On-Demand on the MGC, formal conferencing needs Can be attended or un-attended, depending upon meeting requirements Full control, schedule all resources, know the status of every room Resources are guaranteed, network availability guaranteed End users can search, view and book resources direct from desktop with Web Browser or Outlook / Lotus Notes No new applications to learn

Scheduling Your Conference with Polycom Readi. Manager LX 100 Do-it-yourself end-user conference scheduling right from the desktop Single, dedicated “appliance” connects directly to the enterprise network Fast and simple scheduling through an intelligent “wizard” web-based interface that prompts users for information…. or. . End-users can easily schedule and manage conferences using Outlook or Lotus Notes IT administrators can manage and monitor network devices from remotely accessible Web interfaces

MGC Key Features Open, flexible chassis architecture Ease of Use – – – Common conferencing features for both audio & video Continuous Presence, Click&View On-Demand Meeting Rooms Entry Queue Services Instant Conferencing from Buddy List Quality of Experience – – Universal Transcoding High video/content resolution Unique audio features IP Enhancements Security – – Password Management and Conference Control On-Demand conferencing with external database authentication AES Firewall gateway

MGC Conferencing Platforms MGC 100 large enterprise and service provider conferencing platform – Custom system configurations – 16 universal slots – Redundant power supplies MGC 50 enterprise conferencing platform – Custom system configurations – 8 universal slots MGC 25 workgroup and distributed conferencing platform – Fixed system configurations – Popular pre-configured systems

MGC Open Architecture (MGC 50/100) Flexibility – Highly customizable MGC can be configured for any application – or combination of applications Scalability – Easy migration path to meet growing or changing requirements Redundancy – Hot Swappable modules can be changed even during an ongoing conference – Redundant power supplies (MGC 100) – Shared hardware and software architecture Maximum Capacity Utilization – All hardware and software resources are shared dynamically across applications, and can be used to maximum capacity – Unlike the MGC, resources are lost in a closed box solution in the process of mixing, matching and cascading between MCU's and gateways

Ease of Use l. On Demand with entry queue services l. Audio and Video conference management features l. Continuous Presence l. Click&View

On-Demand Conferencing with Entry Queue Services What is an entry queue? – EQ is a special “routing lobby” to which one or several dial-in numbers are assigned – Participants with different capabilities may all dial the same dial-in number (from either video or audio endpoint) and will be routed to the appropriate conference – Participants are prompted for the conference numeric ID (password) by the IVR service, and enter DTMF codes from their keypad – Entry queue can be linked to an external database for further authentication services

Fully Featured Audio and Video Conference Management ü ü ü ü ü ü Attended Conference Service Unattended Conference Service Ad Hoc Conference Service Full, Automatic Transcoding Of Audio & Video ISDN & IP Conferences Web Browser Based Conference Scheduling And Management Conference Entry Queue With Greeting Invite New Participants To Conference Blast Dial-Out IVR / DTMF Based Conference Management Conference & Chairperson Security Codes Conference Rollcall Voting / Polling Question And Answers Web. Office Integration Siren 14 Khz audio Silence. IT 30 Frames Per Second In CP, Promotion (60 Fields Per Second) Hardware And Software Based Continuous Presence Click&View Automatic Rate Detection And Downspeeding Voice Voice Voice Voice Voice Video & Video & Video & Video & Video & Video

MGC Continuous Presence – Three Types of CP IP Software CP is default on MGC with IP configuration – Video+ module not required, limited CP layouts – Conf on a Port and Advanced CP require MGC Video+ module Conference On a Port (COP) – Each port on video module can be used for a conference with up to 128 participants – Click&View available to Chairperson only – CP layout selected is for the entire conference – Personal layout is not available – All conference participants communicate at the highest common video parameters – All participants need to connect at a certain speed threshold Advanced CP – Each port on video module is used for a single participant – Click&View is available to every participant – Each participant can select their personal layout – Maintains the highest possible capabilities for each participant – Participants can connect at any speed

Industry-Leading Continuous Presence COP and Advanced CP Choose the layout which is most productive for your particular conference needs – 27 different video layouts to choose from… Visual Effects in CP – Display Site Names – Speaker Highlights – Customize Backgrounds & Borders Better Quality – – 30 FPS @ H. 264 in CP Low Latency Speaker Indications, Site Names, Customized Borders

Click&View

Conference on a Port (“COP”) “COP” is a cost effective method of delivering large video conferences on the MGC Supports up to 128 video participants using only a single Video+ module (or any combination e. g. 8 concurrent conferences x 16 users) One CP layout is chosen by Chairperson and is viewed by all participants Only the chairperson can change the conference layout with Click&View

Quality of Experience • World’s Best Universal Transcoding • High Resolution Video • Managing Your Conference • Silence. IT • Value-add IP features

World’s Best Universal Transcoding Reliable Connectivity for Unified Conferencing Automatically connects participants with different audio/video algorithms, video resolution and frame rates, transmission rates and network protocols Relieves network admin of continual setup Frame Rate Resolution Speed and tear-down of conferencing parameters Ensures each endpoint dynamically connects at its optimal capability Support across the board for all your PSTN ISDN IP (H. 323) IP (SIP) applications and standards Expanded to include SIP, H. 239, H. 264, 4 CIF/XGA graphics in MGC Rel. 7. 0

Optimal User Experience…all taken care of by automatic transcoding

Managing Your Conference…from any endpoint device Essential Control Customizable Rights Chair Participant Value Added Features Lock Conference Silence IT – get rid of annoying on hold music! Secure Conference Voting Change Chairperson Question & Answer Terminate Conference Participant Invitee Mute All But Me Roll Call Change Conference Password Click & View Personal Layout Place conference On-hold Audio Adjustments and muting Change Conference Layout Request Conference Assistance Mute Dial-in Participants Active speaker camera focus Request Private Assistance

Audio Quality Feature – Silence. IT MGC automatically detects noisy lines or music when put on hold, and mutes those participants Participant is notified if he/she has been muted Participant has 4 choices to re-join the conference – – Un-mute and re-join Adjust the Silence. IT algorithm and re-join the conference un-muted Disable the feature and re-join un-muted Re-join muted Silence. IT feature can be selected only if IVR is enabled IVR/DTMF is used to select options Patent pending

MGC 7. 0 Value-Add IP Features H. 323 Welcome Slides – Graphic greeting display for participants when they enter the entry queue in a video conference Far End Camera Control (FECC) – Supported in unified and gateway conferences Conferencing Reliability – DNS – link DNS name to the IP module, especially useful in SIPbased applications – Alternate GK – enables redundancy in case the primary gatekeeper fails or wants to share its load with other gatekeepers – NAT Traversal – each internal IP address is translated into a specific external address – DHCP support Audio Error Concealment – MGC capability to generate synthesized audio to replace missing audio packets

Security l. Participant level security l. Firewall l. On Gateway Demand w/ External Database Authentication

Multi-Level Secure Conferencing Password Management – Conference Password – Password Hierarchy – Guest Password – Chairperson Password – Auto Generate Conference Password Conference Control – – – Lock Ongoing Conference Entry & Exit Tones Chairperson Required Auto Termination Conference Roll Call CLI Support Announce Participants Name Upon Entry or Exit Of Conference Media Encryption – AES Encryption – DES Encryption Firewall/NAT – – – Integrated Firewall Gateway Certified Firewall Solution NAT traversal (Path. Navigator)

Polycom Firewall Gateway Makes Video Work In A Secured Data Environment MGC Architecture provides inherent security Works in conjunction with your existing Firewall Specifically designed for interactive applications over IP Doesn’t force you to leave any firewall ports open for interactive applications Check. Mark certified

Conference Level Security - External Database Access Authentication Participant profiles are created and maintained on external enterprise database, including access and conferencing privileges This allows centralized management and maintenance of employee profiles in one location (as opposed to saving on MGC) Conference initiation and access for each participant is validated against the database

MGC Key Differentiators The capability to offer full featured audio, video and unified conferencing on the same platform across any network connection Open, flexible and modular chassis architecture Multiple conferencing types (reserved and on-demand) that can run concurrently on the same platform On-demand conferencing with entry queue services for both audio and video conferencing Unique multi-level security solutions, including integrated firewall gateway Reliable connectivity with industry-leading automatic transcoding Industry-leading features that enhance quality of experience Continuous Presence, “Click&View”, Silence. IT

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