Polycom’s RealPresence Platform is being used as a secure video collaboration environment for NATO. 
Through a NATO contract awarded to Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), Polycom was chosen as the video collaboration platform for NATO delegates. SAIC is installing Polycom RealPresence Platform components in all major NATO locations in Europe and North America.
Network managers can use the same Polycom RealPresence Video Collaboration Server to accommodate both the highly secure ‘NATO Secret’ classification for confidential briefings and ‘NATO Unclassified’ for less sensitive meetings, such as staff training.
A scheduling application built with myVRM allows authorised users to schedule meetings based on the security classification of the rooms and endpoints available at a given time.
Other features unique to Polycom, such as the ability to generate closed captioning, help ensure NATO members can always effectively communicate, even if some participants are hearing-impaired or require captions to fully understand what is being said. NATO also accelerates decision-making by sharing content across Polycom systems.
“NATO’s work requires cooperation and collaboration, so the ability to meet face-to-face anywhere, anytime is a strategic advantage,” said Mark Escobar, SAIC Department of Defense Agencies and Commands Group senior vice president. “Polycom solutions met NATO’s requirements for security, interoperability, and ease of use. Combined with the scheduling system, the Polycom collaboration environment allows NATO to focus on the work at hand, and not on the technology needed to do it.”
