Lifesize Empowers Every Person and Every Conference Room With Simple and Stunning Video Collaboration
January 14 2015 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
New Lifesize Icon 400, Lifesize Icon Flex and
Updates to Lifesize Cloud Deliver Cost-Effective, Effortlessly
Scalable Video Communication for Every Organization
Lifesize, a division of Logitech (NASDAQ:LOGI) (SIX:LOGN), today
announced new enhancements to its award-winning Lifesize® Cloud
video conferencing service and the introduction of Lifesize® Icon
400TM and Lifesize® Icon FlexTM. These innovations bring simple,
reliable and effortlessly scalable video communications to every
person and every conference room across devices, applications,
browsers or Lifesize endpoints.
With consumer applications proliferating in the enterprise,
people expect experiences like video conferencing to be as
easy-to-use, affordable and intuitive as any application on their
laptops, tablets or smartphones. In response, businesses are
clamoring for similar applications to empower their entire
workforce and connect every person and conference room without
complication.
“Customers tell us that they want video conferencing that simply
works: no hassle or complexity, without lengthy installs and IT
involvement. They use video on their phones and they want that
exact same simple-to-connect-to-anyone-from-anywhere experience in
the office,” said Craig Malloy, founder and CEO of Lifesize.
“Lifesize is the first to deliver an option for every scenario –
whether you are new to video and looking for a complete enterprise
solution for every person and every room, have a video application
running within your environment but need a better conference room
experience, or you are looking for a service that slides right into
how you work without friction – we make video calling a remarkable
and compelling experience.”
“Trends in enterprise IT have converged, making mass adoption of
video conferencing a reality,” said Roopam Jain, industry director
of the conferencing and collaboration practice at Frost &
Sullivan. “In the meantime, vendors have served up video solutions
based on a somewhat limited perspective and approach. Lifesize
solves the problem of bringing video into smaller conference rooms
across companies of any size. Through its cloud service and Icon
endpoint systems, Lifesize is offering compelling solutions to
address the growing user demand for scalable, accessible and
easy-to-use video conferencing.”
Lifesize Cloud: Connect via web browsers, with
Microsoft® Lync®, and via Google CalendarTM
and Microsoft Outlook®
The award-winning Lifesize Cloud service lets everyone meet over
video from everywhere on every device, seamlessly connecting them
to any conference room or individual. The new updates to Lifesize
Cloud include:
- Connect directly from your web browser:
Whether you use Firefox®, Internet Explorer®, Google ChromeTM or
SafariTM, you can make “one-click” Lifesize Cloud video calls
directly from your web browser.
- Seamless integration into existing
workflow tools: With the new Outlook plug-in and Chrome Extension,
schedule video meetings and invite anyone directly from Google
Calendar or Outlook; no need to open the Lifesize Cloud
application.
- Interoperability with Microsoft Lync:
Any one of the more than 100 million enterprise Lync users can join
meetings hosted on Lifesize Cloud from their Lync client
application with just one click.
Lifesize Icon 400: Purpose-built to deliver stunning,
easy-to-use video communication with Lifesize Cloud
- Designed especially for the huddle room
with an exceptionally small footprint, the Icon 400 brings the same
brilliant video experience as the award-winning Lifesize Icon
600TM. Putting the control in the hands of the user with a simple
and intuitive interface that is as easy to use as a smartphone, the
Icon 400 enables users to quickly add video and audio participants
to the call and easily share content with all meeting
participants.
- Designed to be easily installed without
IT support, the Icon 400 can be paired to Lifesize Cloud in four
simple steps: connect to power, display (HDMI), any IP connection
and then enter your Lifesize Cloud username and password.
- When paired with Lifesize Cloud, the
Icon 400 supports all of the ways people communicate – ad hoc calls
from the presence-enabled directory, to scheduled or “meet me”
meetings in virtual meeting rooms, with single and group calling
with up to 25 participants – on laptops, tablets and smartphones.
Icon 400 paired with Lifesize Cloud seamlessly bridges multiple
callers together, provides secure firewall/NAT traversal, and
automatically performs software updates to the device, thus
reducing the burden on IT.
Lifesize Icon Flex: Transform your personal
collaboration application into a stunning quality video
conferencing solution
- Designed for businesses that already
deploy a personal collaboration application such as Microsoft Lync,
Skype™, Google Hangouts™, Cisco Jabber® and WebEx® or Citrix
GoToMeeting® as a primary meeting option - Icon Flex turns any
small meeting room environment into a complete conference room
solution. Users simply plug in their PC or Mac® via USB and Icon
Flex takes over all video and audio capture and processing,
transforming a subpar experience into a stunning quality meeting
where everyone can be clearly seen and heard.
- Leveraging the design of the Icon 400,
with a business-class fit and finish reminiscent of Lifesize’s
boardroom heritage, the Icon Flex can be configured with a
beam-forming table top microphone or the Lifesize Phone to satisfy
the most demanding audio and video collaboration requirements that
your hard working teams can throw at it while performing
beautifully.
The Icon 400, Icon Flex and Lifesize Cloud are backed by
Lifesize’s world-class customer support.
Pricing and Availability
- The expanded capabilities of Lifesize
Cloud are expected to be available in February 2015; annual
subscription plans start at USD$25 per user per month
- Lifesize Icon 400 is available today,
starting at USD$2,499
- Lifesize Icon Flex is expected to be
available in March 2015, starting at USD$1,999
- All solutions are sold through the
Lifesize Worldwide Partner Network
Additional Information
- Download the free 14-day Lifesize Cloud
trial
- Like Lifesize on Facebook:
facebook.com/lifesizeHD
- Follow @lifesizeHD on Twitter
About Lifesize
Lifesize delivers video communication that’s as easy, as
lifelike and as remarkable as meeting in person. Founded in 2003
and acquired by Logitech in 2009, Lifesize continues to reinvent
the video conferencing industry. From delivering the world’s first
high definition video conference in 2005 to introducing the first
cloud solution to provide a connected experience across devices,
apps and meeting rooms, Lifesize addresses organizations’ demand
for high quality and reliable video that is affordable and simple
to use. For more information, visit http://www.lifesize.com or
follow the company @LifesizeHD.
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respective owners.
LifesizeStephanie Capouch512-623-4136PR@lifesize.com
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