Mac OS X Gets HD Video-Conferencing Solution from Radvision

A provider of video network infrastructure and developer tools for unified visual communications over IP, 3G and emerging, next-generation IMS networks has introduced its High Definition (HD) SCOPIA Desktop video-conferencing client for Mac OS X. Radvision’s SCOPIA Desktop is described as an award-winning desktop video platform that extends video conferences to remote users, allowing them to fully participate in meetings, regardless of their location.

On a more detailed note, Radvision explains that its innovative, web-based desktop conferencing solution allows users to share full voice, video and data, with traditional room systems, telepresence systems, mobile devices and PC desktops. The company lists the following key features of SCOPIA Desktop for Mac OS X:

Standards-Based Interoperability - full interoperability with standards-based telepresence and HD video conferencing room systems and other PC desktop clients.
HD Video - users can receive and send HD business quality 720p video by simply using a standard USB Web camera.
H.239 Data Collaboration – delivering video conferencing room system compatible HD data sharing.
H.264 Scalable Video Coding (SVC) – providing very high error resiliency over the public Internet to deliver a high quality experience, even in impaired network conditions.
Automatic Integrated Firewall and NAT Traversal – ensures connectivity beyond corporate firewalls while maintaining the security that they provide.

“Extending the SCOPIA desktop conferencing solution to the Mac platform provides our customers with even greater opportunities to allow desktop and mobile users to communicate with HD video anytime, anywhere,” Roberto Giamagli, general manager, Networking Business Unit of Radvision, said. “This new capability also allows RADVISION to further penetrate vertical markets that have a higher presence of Mac users, including education, media and graphic design.”

Those interested in learning more should know that Radvision is demonstrating the new SCOPIA Desktop for Mac OS X and the broad range of SCOPIA conferencing solutions at IP Convergence 2009, in Paris, on October 6 – 8, at booth C80.