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• How the Human Rights Commission’s CIO learned to stop worrying and love the cloud

  Around two years ago, Ron McLay was chewing his fingernails wondering what the hell he was going to do.

• Restraining orders by telepresence -- and why the law needs to catch up with tech

  Over the last four years, St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Passaic County, N.J. has helped 90 victims of domestic violence get 39 restraining orders, all from the emergency room and without their ever needing to set foot in a courthouse. That's thanks to off-the-shelf Polycom videoconferencing technology and a partnership with a local Passaic County judge's office.

• NSW Rural Fire Service cuts travel costs by using video conferencing

  A video conferencing deployment by the New South Wales Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) in June 2014 has saved it thousands of dollars in transport allowances/accommodation as it no longer needs to send staff to headquarters in Lidcombe, Sydney for training.

• Telstra unveils interoperable videoconferencing service

  Businesses can communicate with each other using different videoconferencing products with a B2B service announced by Telstra.

• IDC: Cloud, software options deflate sales of enterprise video systems

  Sales of video conferencing and telepresence hardware systems are declining, hurt by an increase in cloud and software-based options that often are cheaper and simpler to deploy, according to an IDC study.

• Despite growth, 99Designs strives for united culture

  Since 99Designs was founded the startup has expanded from its initial office in Melbourne to have a presence on the ground in the US, Germany and Brazil.

• Polycom CEO resigns after expense-report scandal

  Videoconferencing is advertised as a tool to reduce travel expenses, but for the CEO of one of the biggest companies in the business, apparently that wasn't enough.

• Unified comms market to hit $943.7 million by 2017: IDC

  Companies will need to invest heavily in unified communications (UC) over the next four years as more staff work from home or in remote locations, according to analyst firm IDC.

• AT&T adds Polycom's gear to Cisco's for its collaboration service

  AT&T will expand its Business Exchange collaboration service by adding Polycom back-end infrastructure to complement the Cisco Systems technology it's been using for several years.

• Andrew Miller: Polycom will drive the next era of collaboration

  When you think about Polycom, the first image that might pop into your mind is the company's 'iconic, triangular speakerphone.' But CEO Andrew Miller wants you to know that Polycom is much, much more than that. In this installment of the IDG Enterprise CEO Interview Series, Miller spoke via Polycom's high-definition telepresence system with IDGE Chief Content Officer John Gallant about why Polycom should really be known as a software company and about Polycom's move to the cloud. Miller also discussed the impact of mobility on the visual communications market and why -- despite all the talk about video from Cisco Systems CEO John Chambers -- Polycom is in a better position to help companies drive the next era of collaboration. He also talked about the powerful partnerships Polycom has built with top-tier service providers and enterprise stalwarts like Hewlett Packard, Microsoft, IBM, and others.

• Telstra launches bundled telehealth for rural and regional patients

  Telstra has launched two new bundled telehealth offerings aimed at rural and regional healthcare providers under a $620 million Federal Government initiative.

• Emtech 2011: Big Boy FiOS, videoconferencing everywhere and lots of fresh ideas

  Technology Review's annual <a href="http://www.technologyreview.com/emtech/11/">Emtech</a> event at MIT always bursts with fresh-faced innovators awkwardly touting their world-changing breakthroughs. However, the 2011 event held this week at the new MIT Media Lab also includes plenty of established companies, from Google and IBM to Verizon and Polycom, promoting lots of new ideas backed by their significant financial and human resources.

• Polycom buys ViVu for Web videoconferencing

  Polycom has acquired ViVu, a provider of software for embedding videoconferencing in websites, for an undisclosed sum.

• Why… delays… in… video calls just might be good for you

  The next time you’re on a Google+ hangout or other video call, relish any computer- or network-based communications delays between you and the other participant. After all, such seemingly awkward and frustrating silences can actually enhance the conversation, according to research out of Ohio State University.

• Polycom brings video meetings to iPads, Android tablets

  Mobile is the new frontier of videoconferencing, with several vendors bringing mobile devices into the fold for video meetings. Polycom is set to become the latest, with high-definition calling capability on the Apple iPad, Motorola Xoom and Galaxy Tab.