LifeSize and VMware

Bringing the Power of Virtualization to Video Conferencing InfrastructureVMWARE Partner

As the first company to bring 1080p HD quality to mainstream video conferencing, LifeSize once again leads the way in technology innovation—leveraging virtualization as part of its commitment to Universal Video Collaboration™.

VMware Technology Alliance Partnership

LifeSize is an Elite member of the VMware® Technology Alliance Partner (TAP) program, which means LifeSize engineers and developers have access to the training and certification required to maximize VMware's vast technologies. LifeSize customers can be assured that our virtual machine products are tested with VMware technologies for quality and high performance within any number of virtualized environments. With VMware, organizations gain the efficiencies of virtualization backed by the technical expertise of a proven industry leader. Both LifeSize and VMware offer the highest quality in service, technology and expertise, with virtualization solutions designed for easy integration within your IT structure.

According to VMware, virtualization typically saves customers up to 70% on overall IT costs by consolidating resource pools and delivering highly available machines. Click here to learn more about VMware.

Virtualized Video Conferencing Infrastructure in Action

LifeSize is the first video conferencing manufacturer to fully embrace virtualization. Available as hardware or virtualized software, the LifeSize® UVC Platform™ is a virtualized software solution for video infrastructure. LifeSize® UVC Video Center™, LifeSize® UVC Transit™ and LifeSize UVC Access™ are all available on the LifeSize UVC Platform. LifeSize also offers a virtualized client/server solution for desktop and mobile video collaboration, LifeSize® ClearSea™. Both LifeSize UVC Platform and LifeSize ClearSea run on VMware virtualization technology.

Why Virtualization?

Virtualization of video infrastructure eliminates the "one server, one application" model and delivers greater efficiencies in how you manage, deploy and scale video infrastructure to fit your needs. While hardware solutions offer a number of conveniences, virtualization presents another set of benefits for the enterprise.

IMPROVED EFFICIENCIES
Consolidates underutilized server resources

LOWER OPERATING COSTS
Requires less energy, less space and fewer manpower hours

FASTER, SIMPLIFIED DEPLOYMENT
Takes just minutes to deploy, with no hardware to install, configure or ship

GREATER FLEXIBILITY & CONTROL
Easy to manage, move, configure and scale to your needs

ENTERPRISE-CLASS BUSINESS CONTINUITY WITH NEAR-ZERO DOWNTIME
Delivers high availability and disaster recovery via failover, load balancing

How Does Virtualization Work?

Virtualization of video infrastructure is a process whereby a layer of virtualizing software abstracts the systems running on a server. A virtual machine is a tightly isolated software container than can run its own operating system and its own applications, and is completely independent of the underlying physical hardware.

Through virtualization, you can run multiple virtual machines on a single physical server, with each virtual machine sharing the resources of that server. In addition, a virtual machine can be moved to other existing servers, thus providing added flexibility and control within your network environment.

Look for more solutions from LifeSize using VMware's virtualization technology, setting in motion a new wave of video infrastructure innovations.

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