Bringing HD video to SMBs

摘要

A pioneer in high-definition videoconferencing is hoping to crack the small and medium-sized business market with dramatically low-priced HD conferencing gear. But its business will depend largely on distribution partners. LifeSize, a small, four-year-old Texas firm, has made a business out of undercutting the prices of Polycom and Tandberg TV, which dominate the videoconferencing space. This month, using the latest silicon and a proprietary camera, the company unveiled a new product priced even lower. While Cisco Systems' three-screen "telepresence" system exceeds a quarter of a million bucks, LifeSize's newest offering, Express, goes for about $6000 — a price Ira Weinstein, senior analyst for Wainhouse Research, calls "ridiculously low, lower than anybody can touch."