"Less Is More" as Cisco Completely Reimagines Flagship Three-Screen Video Conferencing Technology

SAN JOSE, CA and LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwired - Nov 17, 2014) - For the past 24 months, Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) has been laser focused on delivering a completely revitalized, "no compromises" collaboration experience across our entire collaboration portfolio. From software to hardware, we've paid attention to details both big and small to deliver simple, affordable, and delightful collaboration experiences for every room, every desk and -- as announced today -- every pocket. Today at Collaboration Summit 2014, our marquee event for collaboration customers, partners, analysts and consultants, we're continuing that progress as we announce the complete overhaul of our flagship immersive video experience.

When revamping the experience at the high end of our collaboration portfolio, our designers and engineers wanted to give customers the very best, most life-like video, audio, and collaboration experience available while doing away with complex installations and massive cooling/electric/bandwidth bills. Throughout the process, the team kept a single design principle in mind: less is more.

Revealed today, the Cisco TelePresence® IX5000 series delivers an unparalleled, delightful, world-class quality video collaboration experience for 6 to 18 people. And it does this with only half the bandwidth (H.265 compression) of previous and competitive three-screen systems and requires less power than a hair dryer (under 10 amps).

Highlights of the Cisco® IX5000 series include:

- "No compromises" experience. Whether you're sitting, standing, or at the whiteboard, the unique combination of three 4K cameras -- an industry first -- seamlessly captures the entire room in ultra-high definition. Powerful graphics processing provides smooth transitions between people and content, and whiteboard images are digitally corrected to provide remote participants a clear view of the content without the need for additional cameras.

The multimedia capabilities don't stop there, as multiple presentation sources can be viewed simultaneously and placed on any of the three 70-inch screens. The IX5000 features theater-quality audio with 18 custom speakers plus a subwoofer to give in-room participants a heart-thumping experience. Its integrated, revolutionary microphone array -- with 17,502 sound-capturing micro holes -- uses advanced beam-forming technology to deliver crystal-clear audio.