Question

Cisco and Polycom are two major vendors of telepresence products. Write a one-page paper that identifies one top-of-the-line product from each company. Which product would you recommend to any company? What are you basing your recommendation on? What are two advantages of using a telepresence system compared to a face-to-face meeting? What are two disadvantages?

Answer 1

let us first know about both the companies in brief

Cisco - American conglomerate founded in the year 1984 and has revenue US$51.90 billion (2019)

polycom - American company founded in the year 1990 and has revenue of US$ 1.2 billion( 2018 Q4)

1. top-of-the line product of each company

• Cisco : Cisco WebEx room series.

• Polycom: Polycom Sound Station IP 6000 SIP

2. i would definitely recommend Cisco WebEx room series to any company.

3. basis of my recommendation is that technology wise, service wise and company credibility makes Cisco products best in the industry. with lots of positive reviews and happy customers. this series make the board room of any company come to life with its state of art technology.

4. advantages of tele presence over face to face meeting are

• cost saving : saves travel cost and travel time.
• meetings can happen over short notice too as anyone can attend as travelling to place isn't necessary

5. disadvantages of tele presence over face to face meetings are

• building good rapport is difficult, makes the meeting impersonal
• any technical failure, like electricity, net connections makes the smooth functioning of meeting difficult.