Cairn India selects Polycom RealPresence video collaboration soln

BANGALORE, INDIA: Polycom, Inc., a leading player in unified communications and collaboration (UC&C), announced that India's second largest crude oil producer, Cairn India Ltd., has selected Polycom RealPresence video collaboration solutions to enable seamless connectivity with project sites, offshore oil rigs and customers overseas.

The high definition audio and video technology has enabled Cairn India to speed critical decision-making and improve team meeting experiences throughout the company.

Cairn India is primarily engaged in oil and gas exploration and production, producingmore than 23 percent of India's crude oil.With several teams spread across multiple project sites, including most in remote locations in India and overseas, the ability to collaborate on mission-critical projects is part of the daily business operations for the company.

With increased collaboration between corporate headquarters and teams and operations in isolated sites as a major requirement for Cairn India, Polycom's open, standards-based, securevideo collaboration solutions is one of the keyfactors in Cairn India's decision to partner with Polycom.

Cairn India deployed Polycom video collaboration solutions, including the Polycom HDX 8000room system and a Polycom RealPresence Immersivesolution - Polycom Open Telepresence Experience (OTX)- at the company's head office in Gurgaon, New Delhi, and at various operational sites across the country, to enhance the company's existing UC environment and collaboration capabilities.