Polycom and Microsoft announced that the two companies are strengthening their strategic relationship to deliver voice and video solutions for unified communications and collaboration. Polycom has licensed the right to distribute Microsoft's RoundTable software. The product, renamed as Polycom CX5000 Unified Conference Station, will be available through Polycom and its channel network.

the CX5000 is a plug-and-play device that connects to a PC through a USB connection and does not require any extra provisioning or configuration. When used with Office Live Meeting service, or as part of Office Communications Server 2007, it combines content, a panoramic 360-degree view of the entire meeting room, and a separate view of the active speaker.

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