Polycom and McAfee Alliance to Further Secure Unified Communications & Collaboration

With security threats on the rise, Polycom and McAfee are taking a proactive approach to further enhance the security features of Polycom's video, telepresence and infrastructure solutions. Polycom plans to design solutions that feature McAfee threat protection, shielding Polycom telepresence users, from the desktop to the fully immersive suite, from potential and increasingly sophisticated security threats while making it easier to comply with privacy and confidentiality mandates.

The alliance will address a growing need for enhanced security as organizations of all sizes increasingly turn to video conferencing and telepresence to reduce costs, improve productivity, and maintain operations in the face of business disruptions. The enhanced protections can also help IT managers in regulated industries — from health care to financial services — lessen the burden of meeting compliance and reporting requirements. The two companies will join R&D forces to Incorporate McAfee's threat protection solutions, including McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator console, into Polycom UC endpoints and Intelligent Core, offering increased management and protection.