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Polycom Converged Management Application
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(CMA ) 5000
Enterprise-wide video resource and conference management solution
The Polycom Converged Management Application (CMA) software, the key Video Resource
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and Management solution in the Polycom RealPresence™ Platform, manages and delivers
real-time video conferencing throughout the enterprise. With the Polycom CMA solution,
organizations can video-enable personal workspaces, desktops, conference rooms, and
mobile devices using a single highly scalable application. The enterprise benefits from
improved communication that speeds decision making and seamlessly extends the power of
video to all parts of the organization.
Benefits
•ꢀ Enterprise Scale Directory – Integration
with existing corporate directories, up
to 5000 registered endpoints
At the core of the solution is the Polycom CMA Server, a standards-based management
application enabling large scale directory services, central provisioning, and management
for thousands of video endpoints, including both high definition telepresence and legacy
video conferencing systems. The benefit to IT management includes faster and simpler
deployments, centralized control of video assets, and widescale turnkey updates.
•ꢀ Centralized Deployment and
Provisioning – Personal and room-
based clients with feature sets, call
speeds, and call quality
•ꢀ Highly-secure – IT-based standards for
Easily Connect to Anyone, Anywhere
signaling, media and authentication
The Polycom CMA Desktop is a PC-based application that enables high-quality video and
voice communication and standards-based content sharing. Easy to learn and highly intuitive,
the Polycom CMA Desktop allows enterprise users to simply point and click to collaborate
with colleagues over video any place, any time. Integrated presence-awareness allows
users to verify contact availability and status, and seamless LDAP directory integration both
simplifies management and ensures contact list accuracy.
•ꢀ Supports Existing Systems –
Seamless interoperability with
existing telepresence or legacy video
conferencing systems
•ꢀ Industry Standard Design – Investment
protection, with industry standards
including H.323, LDAP/H.350, XMPP,
NTLMv2 and XML
Centrally managed and distributed through the Polycom CMA Server, Polycom CMA
Desktop clients are managed within the same video ecosystem as telepresence and
traditional video conferencing systems, providing a powerful solution that spans all video
client environments. Polycom CMA Desktop clients are included as a component to
the Polycom CMA Server, with licensing based on the industry-recognized CAL (Client
Access License) deployment model. Polycom CMA can support up to 5000 registered
clients, including a mixture of Polycom CMA Desktop, telepresence, and traditional video
conferencing systems.
An Essential Element in the Polycom RealPresence™ Platform
Polycom is the global leader in standards-based unified communications (UC) solutions
for telepresence, video and voice, powered by the Polycom RealPresence Platform. The
RealPresence Platform interoperates with the broadest range of business, mobile and
social applications and devices. More than 400,000 organizations trust Polycom solutions
to collaborate and meet face-to-face from any location for more productive and effective
engagement with colleagues, partners, customers and prospects. Polycom, together with its
broad partner ecosystem, provides customers with the best TCO, scalability, and security--
on-premises, hosted, or cloud delivered.