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The IP convergence and UC space is filled with outstanding vendors. And the offerings from each are plentiful. One thing that must be remembered, though, is that businesses should always do their homework and figure out which ones are best suited to fit their particular needs.

Polycom, based in Pleasanton, Ca., specializes in providing premium audio and video experiences whether they are wireless, wired, conference device or a video endpoint. The firm offers numerous products and services.

For example, Polycom Converged Management Application (CMA) is a comprehensive video network management solution. With it, firms can deploy, provision and manage visual communication throughout the organization.

“We don’t do call control or the network switching elements,” says Polycom’s Ferriter says. “But what we have elected to do is be the best-in-class endpoint provider in the industry. We follow open standards so that we can empower all the players in the UC space to use these endpoints as part of an overall UC experience.”