Citrix Unveils GoToMeeting with HDFaces™: Integrated HD Video Conferencing
October 06 2010 - 4:30AM
Business Wire
Today at Citrix Synergy™, the event where virtualization,
networking and cloud computing meet, Citrix Online – a division of
Citrix Systems – announced HDFaces™, a high-definition video
conferencing technology for its web conferencing products,
GoToMeeting®, GoToWebinar® and GoToTraining®. HDFaces features the
innovative new Citrix Multistream HD™ technology, which enables all
participants to view up to six high-resolution video conferencing
streams in a high-definition session for a total maximum resolution
of 1920p x 960p – a market first – and allows participants to view
video and the presenter’s shared desktop in the same screen for the
most natural virtual meeting experience yet. A beta version will be
previewed today at Citrix Synergy Berlin, and commercial
availability is planned for the first quarter of 2011.
To view the demonstration on demand from Citrix Online’s Chief
Technology Officer Bernd Christiansen, click here (this will be
available after 9 a.m. PDT on October 6).
“When customers say they want video capabilities combined with
web conferencing, they don’t mean tiny choppy images – but that’s
what they currently get with the products on the market today,”
said Christiansen. “What they actually want is to see the details
in others’ facial expressions just like in a face-to-face meeting
or training session. That’s why it was so important to us to
incorporate high-resolution video into our collaboration products.
I’m confident that we’re the first to combine web and video
conferencing the right way and – most importantly – to make it
delightful for customers to use.”
“We’ve made it so easy and natural to work on a shared document
in a video conference that I can’t imagine why any businessperson
would ever want to use a standalone desktop video conferencing
solution again,” Christiansen added.
HDFaces is based on technology from Citrix Online Germany GmbH,
formerly VidSoft GmbH. The Dresden, Germany-based video
conferencing provider, which was recently acquired by Citrix
Systems, provides high quality technology that delivers a superior
user experience at any bandwidth. This approach complements Citrix
Online’s easy-to-use, customer-centric approach to collaboration
products.
Key features of HDFaces will include:
- Multistream HD™ technology, the highest
resolution video conferencing quality available on the market among
web conferencing providers: up to six streams at a resolution of
640p x 480p each, for a total maximum resolution of 1920p x
960p.
- A video conferencing viewer that is
integrated into the content screen so attendees can collaborate on
shared content and see each other at the same time without the need
to switch between the two.
- One-click web, audio and video
conferencing.
- Video optimization that automatically
adjusts to perfectly fit the hardware and network each participant
is using when video, audio or screen sharing are in use.
- A resizable viewer and layouts, which
can be adapted to numerous monitor and projection
configurations.
- No specific or proprietary hardware
configuration: any HD-capable video conferencing viewer will be
able to support HDFaces.
- No additional cost: Video integration
will be included as standard in GoToMeeting, GoToWebinar and
GoToTraining.
“We’re introducing video in an easier, user-friendly way without
the complexity found in current market offerings – the complexity
that has prevented desktop video conferencing from becoming an
integral part of natural, casual communication and collaboration,”
said Brett Caine, SVP & General Manager, Citrix Online. “With
our ‘simpler-is-better’ approach, we aim to change that with an
offering that will make video a natural part of web collaboration –
no meeting will be complete without it. We want to give users an
easy to use, yet rich and engaging video experience that will make
their meetings more compelling and productive.”
Roopam Jain, principal analyst, Frost & Sullivan's North
America Information & Communications Technologies Practice,
added: “Citrix Online’s core strengths have always been easy-to-use
and affordable products. With the introduction of video
conferencing, including high resolution, one-click video and simple
controls, the company maintains its ease of deployment and use,
which are increasingly important in a market moving beyond a niche
status. Simplicity has been a key differentiator for Citrix and is
sure to enhance its market momentum in web and video
conferencing.”
Related links:
- GoToMeeting and GoToWebinar Raise
Citrix Online to #2 in Global Web Conferencing Market
- Citrix Online Rated Best Overall Web
Conferencing Experience by Users, Again, According to Wainhouse
Research
- New Integrated Toll-Free Audio Now
Available for Citrix® GoToTraining®
- Workshifting.com
- Twitter: @GoToMeeting, @GoToWebinar,
@GoToTraining, @Citrix_Synergy and #CitrixSynergy
Citrix Online’s GoToMeeting and GoToWebinar collaboration
services are among the fastest growing products in the company's
history, due to their ability to provide an easy-to-use, secure,
cost-effective and fast way to meet, demonstrate products and
collaborate online. With the addition of GoToTraining earlier this
year – an easy-to-use, affordable solution for online corporate
training – businesses now have a full suite of collaborative tools
for their online meeting, webinar and training needs.
For more information on Citrix Online’s services, visit
http://www.citrixonline.com/.
About Citrix Synergy
Born as a user conference more than 10 years ago, Citrix Synergy
will present the best ideas from leaders in virtualization, cloud
computing and networking to help you build a simpler and more
cost-effective IT environment. Citrix Synergy Berlin takes place
October 6 to 7, 2010, at the Estrel Hotel and Convention Center.
Citrix Synergy San Francisco will be held May 25-27, 2011 at
Moscone West Convention Center. More information is available on
the Citrix Synergy website at http://www.citrixsynergy.com.
About Citrix Systems, Inc.
Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTXS) is a leading provider of
virtual computing solutions that help companies deliver IT as an
on-demand service. Founded in 1989, Citrix combines virtualization,
networking, and cloud computing technologies into a full portfolio
of products that enable virtual workstyles for users and virtual
datacenters for IT. More than 230,000 organizations worldwide rely
on Citrix to help them build simpler and more cost-effective IT
environments. Citrix partners with over 10,000 companies in more
than 100 countries. Annual revenue in 2009 was $1.61 billion.
Citrix® and GoToMeeting® GoToWebinar® and GoToTraining® are
trademarks of Citrix Systems, Inc. and/or one or more of its
subsidiaries, and may be registered in the U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office and in other countries. All other trademarks and
registered trademarks are property of their respective owners.
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