Multipoint Conferencing and Streaming Network Appliance for IP networks
The VCBProHD is a high definition MCU that integrates multipoint conferencing,
advanced video management capabilities, cascading, video recording, streaming and scheduling
in a single, cost-effective appliance.
An all-in-one solution that optimizes your enterprise's
videoconferencing network, the VCBProHD includes an embedded MXM as well as features such as
Continuous Presence intelligent conference layouts for up to 25 participants at a time and a
special Presenter Mode for remote education and other vertical markets.
Additionally, the VCBProHD includes all the latest audio, video and data algorithms and offers
full transcoding for both video and audio, ensuring that calls involving standards-based
videoconferencing endpoints connect and operate smoothly. With minimal latency,
the VCBProHD operates efficiently in harsh network environments, under rigorous conditions.
The VCBProHD is scalable and offers a unique and configurable
auto-cascading capability across multiple VCBs for larger conferences.
Advanced Management System and Gatekeeper
The VCBProHD includes an embedded MXM, Emblaze-VCON's award-winning, full-feature management tool,
for exceptional video network management and total gateway functionality for legacy and advanced
technologies. From a single console in the office, home or on the road, it provides the ability to
configure, monitor, manage, upgrade and enforce company conferencing policies on any videoconferencing
client in the organization.
The MXM also offers a full suite of tools for centrally managing and
administering bandwidth requirements as well as QoS prioritization for each endpoint, a billing engine
and reporting capabilities.
Full video telephony features include: follow-me, forward when busy,
no answer, pick-up, easy dialing to systems outside the organization and directory listing.
WMV Recording and Streaming
Now offering high definition, WMV session recording, the VCBProHD enables every videoconference session to be recorded, stored and forwarded, allowing even absent colleagues to remain fully updated instantaneously and providing definitive session records. The VCBProHD also contains the unique WMV streaming feature that allows live streaming of point-to-point or multipoint conferences while hundreds or thousands of other users can watch the stream through a simple viewer application.
Using Emblaze-VCON’s free-of-charge Broadcast Viewer, anyone on the network can see what sessions are being broadcast and can view the appropriate one.
Web-based Manager and Moderator
The VCBProHD Manager offers full-featured, web-based applications for scheduling, status monitoring, configuration and conference moderation capabilities. During conferences, managers have chair control options, and can change display layouts. Additional conference moderation capabilities include adding/removing participants, and starting/stopping multicast streaming of the conference. Administrators can also set up call services which are used to connect multipoint calls. The Manager interface is intuitive, user-friendly and can be viewed in several different languages.
