Company aligns HP Halo unit within HP ProCurve Networking business
HP today announced a service enabling HP Halo customers to use their telepresence endpoints to reach thousands of people, including employees, partners and suppliers, at one time.
HP Halo Webcasting expands the HP Unified Communications and Collaboration portfolio, giving customers greater choice in implementing solutions that meet their global communication needs.
HP also announced the realignment of the HP Halo business within the HP ProCurve Networking business, which is part of the company’s enterprise-focused Technology Solutions Group responsible for servers, storage, software, networking and services. This move provides customers with “one-stop shopping” in choosing the right video endpoints, services and network solutions that will propel collaboration within their organizations.
“Customers looking for integrated unified communications and collaboration solutions that include endpoint technologies, network management and comprehensive services can turn to HP,” said Alaa AlShimy, General Manager of HP ProCurve Middle East. “Together, these developments and offerings are aimed at helping customers reduce operating costs, lower demands on IT staff, extend their reach and facilitate better business outcomes.”
This end-to-end managed solution enables webcast attendees using notebooks or PCs at home, the office or on the road to easily see and engage with spokespeople webcasting from Halo locations.
All Halo endpoints – including the HP Halo Collaboration Studio, HP Halo Meeting Room and HP Halo Collaboration Center – can be used to conduct these webcasts.
Increased flexibility, global unified communications integration capabilities
By realigning the HP Halo business directly with the HP ProCurve Networking business, the company can now integrate all components of video collaboration, including networking options and services, while providing customers with single-source accountability.
Customers also have a greater choice in the types of services used by their organizations to manage video collaboration assets, including:
• HP Network Lifecycle Services include everything from assessment to strategy, design to integration, deployment to fully outsourced management.
• HP Halo Managed Services include 24/7 concierge,(1) monitoring and diagnostics, security, and HP Technology Refresh, which provides HP Halo customers with obsolescence protection.(2) This also provides customers with unlimited access to the HVEN, removing the need to worry about bandwidth scheduling.
More information about HP Halo Telepresence Solutions and Managed Services is available at http://www.hp.com/halo.
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(1) Standard with HP Halo Telepresence Service, optional with HP Halo Video Collaboration Service.
(2) The Halo Technology Refresh ensures that all components critical to maintaining the Halo experience purchased by the customer remain current and all Halo endpoints remain compatible.
