All for one: Polycom unifies the single-box videoconferencing experience. (Special Report: VideoConferencing).

AV Video Multimedia Producer, May, 2003 by Franklin, Melvin

If you haven't followed the evolution of Polycom and videoconferencing in the past few years, you may be surprised by all the changes. There has been massive consolidation in the industry "Basically we're down to two major vendors: Polycom (www.tandberg.com)," says Lou Latham, an analyst with the Gartner research firm, based in Stamford, Connecticut. "Tandberg is the Mercedes, with a high level of engineering. Polycom is taking more of the General Motors approach, with a very broad scope of functionality" Tandberg's products tend to be high-end, while Polycom's products run the gamut from low- to high-end.

Much of the industry's consolidation is a result of Polycom's acquisitions over the past five years. These include ViaVideo (video communications) in 1998;...

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