RingCentral Rooms™ replaces expensive and complex legacy room video
conference systems
RingCentral Room Connector™ enables interoperability with legacy
video conferencing systems
BELMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
RingCentral,
Inc. (NYSE:RNG), a leading provider of enterprise cloud
communication and collaboration applications, today unveiled a new
cloud-based room video conferencing solution, called RingCentral
Rooms, which redefines room video conferencing with a cloud software
application. It provides a complete solution ready to meet the needs of
today’s modern workforce - whether in the conference room, on a mobile
device, or on a desktop computer. RingCentral’s objective is to help
organizations overcome the pain points of complex, difficult to use, and
costly, fixed infrastructure systems associated with traditional
telepresence-type set-ups. RingCentral also today announced Room
Connector to enable legacy H.323/SIP room systems to participate in
RingCentral Meetings™.
“Currently standing at less than 10% penetration rate, industry growth
of room video conferencing in the future will be driven by video in
multiple meeting environments - conference rooms, huddle rooms, open
spaces, desktop and mobile devices,” said Roopam Jain, Industry Director
of the Conferencing and Collaboration Practice at Frost & Sullivan. “The
shift to software-centric cloud solutions is creating new opportunities
for growth. The addition of RingCentral Rooms is the next step for the
RingCentral portfolio and will help them extend their reach and impact
beyond desktop and mobile users to conference rooms as well.”
RingCentral Rooms works with off-the-shelf hardware, enabling companies
to bring a high definition video experience to their workforce at a
fraction of the cost of proprietary hardware, while maintaining
enterprise-grade quality. RingCentral Rooms is designed for any
conference room, huddle room, or large open space rooms. It allows
seamless participation with other RingCentral Meetings participants
joining from mobile, tablets, desktops, or IP desk phones.
“Today, having high-definition video conferencing capabilities is not
just a nice-to-have for Fortune 500 companies, but an essential part of
any enterprise’s efforts to bridge the gap between increasingly
dispersed teams,” said Kira Makagon, Executive Vice President of
Innovation at RingCentral. “With the launch of RingCentral Rooms and
Room Connector, we turn every conference room into an active meeting
participant. We’re redefining room video conferencing and taking on the
legacy players in the industry with an innovative and easy-to-use
solution that works in conjunction with our cloud-first, unified
communications platform.”
RingCentral Rooms key features include:
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Easy to set up; no IT skills necessary
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No expensive proprietary hardware required
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Utilizes off-the-shelf iPad, Mac PC, and camera hardware
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Calendar integration with Google or Microsoft Exchange
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Ability to see a list of scheduled meetings and one-tap to start a
meeting
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Screen sharing with Wi-Fi, Airplay or wired HDMI connection
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Dual screens can show active speaker, content and gallery view.
For companies that have already made the investment in telepresence
systems or traditional room conferencing, RingCentral Room Connector
integrates with legacy hardware so enterprises can continue capitalizing
on their investment while using the latest, state-of-the-art cloud
technology.
RingCentral Room Connector key features include:
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Enables H.323/SIP room systems to participate in RingCentral Meetings
and RingCentral Rooms conference sessions
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Supports a wide range of endpoints from Polycom, Cisco, Lifesize and
more
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Dual screen support with quality video, audio and web conferencing.
Availability and Pricing
RingCentral Rooms is now available in the U.S. and Canada at $49 per
month per license. RingCentral Rooms is an add-on which requires
RingCentral Office® subscription with RingCentral Meetings, and is not
sold as a standalone service. RingCentral Room Connector is also $49 per
month per license and will be available in mid-July 2016.
For more information about RingCentral Rooms, please visit: http://www.ringcentral.com/office/features/ringcentral-rooms/overview.html
About RingCentral
RingCentral, Inc. (NYSE:RNG) is a leading provider of cloud-based
business communications and collaboration solutions. RingCentral’s cloud
solution is easier to manage, and more flexible and cost-efficient than
legacy on-premise communications systems. It meets the needs of modern
distributed and mobile workforces spanning SMB to Enterprises globally.
RingCentral is headquartered in Belmont, Calif. RingCentral, RingCentral
Office, RingCentral Rooms, RingCentral Room Connector, and the
RingCentral logo are trademarks of RingCentral, Inc.
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RingCentral, Inc.
Mariana Kosturos, 650-562-6545
mariana.kosturos@ringcentral.com
www.ringcentral.com
Source: RingCentral, Inc.