Polycom has redefined conference calling yet again. The SoundStation® IP 7000 and IP 6000 offer groundbreaking Polycom features including Polycom HD Voice(TM) technology and a sleek new design.

In a recent VoIP study, Synergy Research reported that more than 73 percent of new telephony lines are expected to be IP this year, and IDC is forecasting 30 percent growth in VoIP desktop hardware over 2007. Following this trend, the new SoundStation IP 7000 and SoundStation IP 6000 expand Polycom’s IP conference phone portfolio and are the first conference phones developed to integrate open Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) with Polycom HD Voice. Combined with HD Voice and Polycom’s patented Acoustic Clarity Technology, these phones offer unrivaled clarity for breakthrough voice quality and more productive conference calls

The SoundStation IP 7000 introduces a new, sleek design that redefines the look and feel and performance of the traditional conference phones. Features include:

• The industry’s first up to 22 kHz CD-quality HD Voice for lifelike clarity and intelligibility.
• Large high resolution display and processing power for IP applications, transforming the conference phone into an applications platform for the conference room. Includes LDAP corporate directory access, three-way visual conferencing in HD Voice and an open XHTML micro-browser for third-party application development and integration. The conferencing application enables users to see the names of the participants and add, delete, mute or place individual callers on hold during the call.
• Multi-unit connectivity with the ability to “daisy-chain” two units, offering greater microphone pickup, louder volume, and multiple call control points within one conference room.
• 20-foot (6-meter) microphone pickup range to hear participants in all corners of the conference room. Even greater coverage is available through optional expansion microphones.
• Seamless integration with Polycom HDX high definition visual communications systems is expected later this year — making launching a high definition video conference as easy as dialing a conference phone.
• Power over Ethernet connectivity(1) to reduce cable clutter in conference rooms.

The Polycom SoundStation IP 7000 is available today through Polycom’s certified channel partners starting at a list price of U.S. $1,299. The Polycom SoundStation IP 6000 will also be available through Polycom’s certified channel partners later this quarter starting at a list price of U.S. $899. For more information, visit www.polycom.com/go/soundstation_ip.