8/19/2010 Video Communications: Options & Opportunities For The Channel Doug Allen, Phone+ It’s a technology that’s maturing quickly, thanks to key vendors like Cisco Systems Inc. via its acquisition of Tandberg, Polycom Inc.and LifeSize Communications Inc. These companies, along with a number of hosted or managed service providers, are offering a wide range of video conferencing systems that run the gamut from client-based desktop video all the way to fully “immersive" telepresence suites for businesses of all sizes.