London, UK (PRWEB UK) 24 August 2011
Global pharmaceutical and chemical company Merck KGaA has long recognised the benefits of visual communication solutions from Polycom, Inc. [Nasdaq: PLCM], a global leader in unified communications, in improving productivity and reducing travel costs. Now, Merck has turned to Polycoms immersive telepresence video conferencing systems to enable fast and efficient employee communication despite long geographical distances, and to lower the effort involved in international travel. The recent acquisition of Millipore, a large biotechnical and chemical company based in the U.S., accentuated this need, After an evaluation of available telepresence solutions, Polycom Inc. was selected as partner of choice.
Innovation is one of our core competencies. Our Polycom immersive telepresence environments give us a competitive edge because our managers can communicate more quickly and react faster, said Gunter Bert, Associate Manager Networking and Telecommunications Corporate Information Services, Merck KGaA. The Polycom OTX300 immersive telepresence rooms put our geographically separated executives in a life-like virtual conference room without the inconvenience of long-distance flights. This results in faster decisions, saved travel costs and more productive employees. Polycoms solutions offer us real added value.
Merck expanded its existing Polycom portfolio with the Polycom
