BANGALORE, INDIA: LifeSize, a division of Logitech, announced the LifeSize Universal Video Collaboration (UVC) platform, touted to be the first integrated and virtualized software solution for HD video conferencing infrastructure.

The company claims that the platform integrates the capabilities of multiple single-purpose infrastructure products and makes them instantly available from one interface with one login account.

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Colin Buechler, chief executive officer, LifeSize and Logitech senior vice president, said: "Unlike today’s rigid systems with lengthy deployment periods and required fixed-capacity purchasing, the LifeSize UVC Platform makes buying and deploying video conferencing infrastructure more flexible and efficient, and the investment significantly more cost-effective. With one integrated platform and a deployment model to fit every IT environment, administrators can buy what they need now and scale up as the organization’s needs grow."

The LifeSize UVC platform is scalable and customizable and includes infrastructure applications ranging from HD streaming and recording, firewall/NAT traversal, and Gatekeepers (routing and control).

The LifeSize UVC Platform also makes trials quick and easy, with a “try before you buy” feature that enables instant downloads – not days or weeks – affording enterprises the ability to preview on the spot. There is no longer a need to deploy and provision separate products and no additional hardware to ship.

A 30-day free trial can be downloaded here. The UVC Platform currently includes the following applications, which can be deployed as virtual machine software or as a hardware appliance:

LifeSize UVC Video Center - Streaming and recording
LifeSize UVC Transit Server - Firewall/NAT traversal server
LifeSize UVC Transit Client - Firewall/NAT traversal proxy
LifeSize UVC Access - Gatekeeper/IP communications routing and control