Lifesize Introduces Two New Cost Effective Video Communication Products for Every Organization

With consumer applications proliferating in the enterprise, people expect experiences like video conferencing to be as easy-to-use, affordable and intuitive as any application on their laptops, tablets or smartphones. In response, businesses are clamoring for similar applications to empower their entire workforce and connect every person and conference room without complication. The new products include Lifesize Icon 400 and Lifesize Icon Flex and both bring video communication over cloud.

Lifesize Icon 400:

Designed especially for the huddle room with an exceptionally small footprint, the Icon 400 is on same footprint as Lifesize Icon 600TM. Putting the control in the hands of the user with a simple and intuitive interface that is as easy to use as a smartphone, the Icon 400 enables users to quickly add video and audio participants to the call and easily share content with all meeting participants. When paired with Lifesize Cloud, the Icon 400 supports all of the ways people communicate – ad hoc calls from the presence-enabled directory, to scheduled or “meet me” meetings in virtual meeting rooms, with single and group calling with up to 25 participants – on laptops, tablets and smartphones. Icon 400 paired with Lifesize Cloud seamlessly bridges multiple callers together, provides secure firewall/NAT traversal, and automatically performs software updates to the device, thus reducing the burden on IT.

Lifesize Icon Flex:

Designed for businesses that already deploy a personal collaboration application such as Microsoft Lync, Skype, Google Hangout, Cisco Jabber and WebEx or Citrix GoToMeeting as a primary meeting option - Icon Flex turns any small meeting room environment into a complete conference room solution. Users simply plug in their PC or Mac via USB and Icon Flex takes over all video and audio capture and processing, transforming a subpar experience into a stunning quality meeting where everyone can be clearly seen and heard. Leveraging the design of the Icon 400, the Icon Flex can be configured with a microphone or the Lifesize Phone to satisfy the most demanding audio and video collaboration requirements.

Lifesize Icon 400 is available today and Lifesize Icon Flex is expected to be available in March 2015. Subscription plan starts from US$25 per user per month.