Polycom signs MoU with IIIT-H

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

 

For the development of new video collaboration products and solutions,Polycom(NASDAQ:PLCM) has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Hyderabad. As per the agreement, Polycom also aims to nurture the next generation of researchers and provide a marketplace for innovations and developments by IIIT students.

Polycom and IIIT Hyderabad will also jointly engage with their respective Research & Development labs to develop unified communications-related programs and projects under the MoU. This mutual partnership will also allow Polycom to get benefit from IIIT Hyderabad’s available resource pool of IT professionals.

Balaji Iyer, General Manager, R&D, Polycom India, said, “Video collaboration is a mission-critical business solution and we constantly strive to enable our customers with solutions that increase efficiency and productivity, while delivering the industry’s lowest Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). The signing of the MoU with IIIT Hyderabad will result in a meaningful collaborative research effort between our teams, and reaffirms our commitment to nurturing the best talent within India.”

"Polycom’s world-class infrastructure, innovations, and R&D capabilities will provide excellent exposure for IIIT-H students and faculty in addition to several projects and programmes in which both organizations will collaborate. In turn, we look forward to making significant contributions to Polycom’s drive in enhancing the overall video collaboration experience for customers,” said Professor Vasudeva Varma, Dean of Research, IIIT, Hyderabad. .......See More