VoiceCon: Polycom refreshes iconic conference phone with HD voice, better price

Orlando, FL – Polycom (www.polycom.com) has rolled out the SoundStation IP 5000 Conference Phone, a device with a tweaked look and a MSRP of $599.

Needless to say, the IP 5000 features Polycom HD Voice (i.e. G.722) and is designed for private offices and small meeting rooms. SIP 

Polycom dominates the conference phone market with more [...]

Next week: Huntsville, AL, home of ADTRAN (and Digium)

Next week this reporter will be a guest of ADTRAN as the company conducts its second annual media event in Huntsville, Alabama.   The telecommunications equipment manufacturer is planning to make at least one announcement relating to unified communications (UC) during the event, but is likely to be more low-key when it comes to its HD [...]

Polycom rounds out HD Voice portfolio at VoiceCon

At VoiceCon, Polycom announced that it now has a full portfolio of HD voice phones, adding on two under $200 phones, one specifically optimized for Microsoft Office Communicator.  The announcement fulfills the company’s pronouncement in the spring that all of Polycom’s products would support HD Voice by the end of the year.

The Polycom SoundPoint IP [...]