At the Enterprise Connect 2013, another desktop video conferencing vendor says it plans to offer business-class products at compelling prices.
Tely Labs, a California startup that partners with Skype, announced a sub-$1000 video calling appliance -- TelyHD Enterprise Edition -- to bridge the gap between free and high-end video conferencing systems.
Tely Labs initially catered to consumers with products that sought to improve the quality of Skype-based video calls, but the company noticed many SMBs had started to use Skype for corporate desktop video collaboration.
"While this collaboration is free, it's not good for room systems," said Dave Crilley, Tely Labs' VP enterprise marketing, referring to the consumer product.
The company's new Enterprise Edition supports point-to-point video, audio and screen sharing with any Skype-enabled device, for up to six people.
The company's partnership with cloud-based video conferencing provider Blue Jeans Network handles the interoperability between the Tely Labs appliance and all grades of on- or off-premises SIP-based video conferencing systems, including Polycom, Cisco/Tandberg and LifeSize.
The Enterprise Edition appliance sells for $250. Rather than telepresence-grade 1080p HD, the system runs at 720p HD.
The video resolution sacrifice is offset by design and easy-to-use features. Users can receive video calls from Apple or Android devices and can stream documents or presentations to HD TVs wirelessly.
It all leads one to ask why they didn’t call it their SMB Edition instead of their “Enterprise” Edition.
