Tuesday, 13 May 2008

TANDBERG’s Ships 10,000th Telepresence Unit

TANDBERG announced this morning that it has shipped its 10,000th personal telepresence unit, the TANDBERG Centric 1700 MXP.

The global provider of telepresence, high-definition video conferencing and mobile video solutions said this statistics indicates the growing interest in use of telepresense devices which is extending beyond the meeting room and onto individual desktops.

The 10,000th unit was purchased by TNT, one of Europe’s largest mail and express delivery services company. The unit was reportedly purchased to enhance TNT’s internal and external meetings via visual communication whilst reducing the carbon emissions generated by business travel. TNT plans to reduce the emissions of carbon dioxide resulting from its business travel by 20 % with this new deployment.

“We are at the dawn of the personalization of video in which employees will make calls from their desktops,” said Fredrik Halvorsen, CEO of TANDBERG.

“Increasingly, customers are integrating video into their daily communication for both productivity and environmental benefits.”

Frost & Sullivan analyst Melanie Turek adds: “Room-based video is a wonderful tool, especially now that high-definition systems really do offer a true you-are-there look and feel. However, personal, executive desktop systems deliver comparable quality and a more personal feel at a significantly lower price. As more companies go virtual, supporting a growing number of remote and home-based workers, they can’t count on employees accessing dedicated video rooms whenever and wherever. Employees need access directly from their desktop.”

The 1700 MXP features CD-quality audio, integrated HD camera and a 20 inch flat-screen monitor that seamlessly switches between PC content and video calls.