RTS Unicom Certified by Polycom to Deliver Customized Immersive Telepresence Solutions

NEW YORK, March 2 /PRNewswire/ -- RTS Unified Communications an industry-certified provider of design, engineering, project management, installation, service and support for AV/IT clients. Today announced Telepresence Certification from Polycom, Inc., a leading telepresence and video conferencing equipment manufacturer, as a provider of audio/visual (AV) integration for customized immersive telepresence solutions. The certification enables RTS to leverage a new line of highly adaptable immersive telepresence solutions, Polycom Architected Telepresence Experience™ (Polycom ATX) 300, to help organizations customize immersive telepresence for their specific application and space requirements.

"As part of our ongoing expansion, RTS Unified Communications is pleased to offer a full range of UC services, our partnership with Polycom supports our decision to move into this market space," said John J. Pepe, CEO, RTS Unified Communications. "We are very excited to offer our clients a full range of AV / IT services. Our clients clearly have an increasing interest in telepresence and visual communication as a whole; this partnership enhances our ability to meet customer needs."

"Customers are often looking for flexibility to tailor telepresence for very specific requirements," said Ron Myers, vice president of channels at Polycom. "With expertise in visual communication deployments and certification for the new Polycom ATX solutions, RTS offers customers a comprehensive range of Polycom telepresence offerings and services, including the ability to develop specialized solutions for very specific business requirements. We are proud to extend our longstanding relationship with RTS."

Designed for flexibility and customization, Polycom ATX solutions are standards-based to interoperate with Polycom's full line of immersive, room and personal telepresence solutions, as well as the estimated two million standards-based video conferencing systems in use today and the growing number of standards-based telepresence systems. With Polycom ATX systems, industry leading technology components (codecs, cameras, microphone arrays, software, configuration tools, etc.) are integrated with planning, design, and implementation services from certified integration partners like RTS to streamline the deployment process. For customers, this results in highly customized immersive telepresence solutions that deliver uncompromised video, audio and content quality for effective face-to-face collaboration.

RTS Unicom's core strengths include telecommunications, infrastructure, audiovisual, security and information technology services including a complete after care support and service model.

About RTS Unified Communications

RTS Unified Communications is an industry-certified leading provider of design, engineering, project management, installation, service and support for AV/IT clients. Our core strengths include telecommunications, infrastructure, audiovisual, security and information technology services including a complete after care support and service model. The company is headquartered in New York and has offices in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Colorado.  For more information please visit www.rtsunicom.com.

About Polycom

Polycom, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCM) is the global leader in telepresence, video, and voice solutions and a visionary in communications that empower people to connect and collaborate everywhere. Visit www.polycom.com for more information and follow us on Twitter @AllAboutPolycom.

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