The P3000 Unified Communication System, to debut at InfoComm, goes anywhere, creates cost-effective, highly productive videoconferences in the cloud
Ricoh Americas Corporation announced the Ricoh P3000 Unified Communication System: a portable, sleek, self-contained videoconferencing system as easy to use as a mobile phone. Connecting up to 20 participants at once with the push of a button, the device provides the security and audiovisual quality of much more expensive, fixed-room videoconferencing systems.
The P3000 Unified Communication System allows users to create a video conference room wherever they are, and puts secure, encrypted, high-end conferencing in the hands of small and medium-sized businesses. It offers far more flexibility than large, permanently installed videoconferencing systems that can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars and can be complicated to operate. The P3000 only takes about 30 seconds to start a video conference. Just select participants from the address book, push connect and begin conferencing. It offers secure video, voice and data communication capabilities that consumer conferencing tools simply do not.
The P3000 Unified Communication System is a thin (1.6 inches, or 40 mm) tablet-sized package containing a camera, microphone, speaker, network connectivity and a push-button console. It lets users quickly and easily initiate a real-time video and audio conferencing session, from wherever they are, whether a traditional office, meeting room or home office. The high resolution 94-degree wide angle lens allows multiple people to be viewed in a room. All they need is a P3000, a display (e.g. PC monitor or projector) and an Internet connection, wired or wireless. Up to nine participants can appear on the screen at one time.
Lightweight (3.5 pounds/1.6 kg) and simple to operate, the P3000 lets conference participants share documents, spreadsheets and presentations. A sales organization, for example, can hold quarterly meetings online yet collaborate as closely on sales reports as they would in person. By combining the P3000 with Ricoh's PJ WX4130/PJ WX4130N Ultra Short Throw projector, users can quickly create an impressive video conference room where and when they need it. Secure portable group videoconferencing also offers tremendous value for a wide range of applications such as education, construction, healthcare, government and many other industries.
The P3000 ensures a high-quality videoconferencing experience via the H.264/SVC video compression standard, which adjusts resolution, frame rate and compression.
The P3000 has a street price of $1,650 (USD), plus a subscription to a cloud service. Anticipated US release is fall 2012.
