v-concert Cloud Based Video Services ENTERPRISE VIDEOCONFERENCING WITHOUT THE BIG INVESTMENT Empower your teams with more video meeting options. v-concert is a cloud-based suite of video collaboration and management services that offers a flexible, scalable, quick to deploy and easy to use platform for setting up a video collaboration network, but without the need for infrastructure investment. Whitlock has partnered with the cloud provider Videxio, which is the underlying engine technology that powers v-concert. Service: Endpoint Subscriptions An endpoint subscription is what you need in order to place and receive calls on your video unit. It s like the subscription you have for your mobile phone. Get an endpoint subscription to enjoy these benefits: Unlimited video calling Call as much as you d like to users both inside and outside of your company. Use screen sharing to show presentations or other documents. Communicate with anyone who s got standards-based video, whether they are on the v-concert service or not. Global backbone Your endpoint connects to our service through the internet connection you already have, but from there it plugs into our global backbone with dedicated capacity and assured quality. This means that you can get the best quality possible on your international video calls, without having to invest in your own dedicated network. Benefits: No infrastructure investment (no servers or software to install or configure) No long-term commitments (monthly and annual subscriptions) Easy and quick to deploy (Self-Service Portal Setup & Plug and Play Activation) Communicate over a global, video quality network Make your email address your video address An always updated phonebook Any-to-any connectivity
Plug and play activation We ve made it easy for you to activate the subscription on the endpoint yourself - no need to do any configuration of the unit. Plug the endpoint into the internet connection you already have, click on a link to couple the endpoint to the v-concert service, and start calling on video immediately. This will be your unit s phone number. We ve formatted it like an email address, so it s easy to remember and share with your contacts. A phonebook that contains the addresses of all the other video units, users and virtual meeting rooms in your company. It s automatically delivered to your endpoint, so you don t have to type in addresses manually. Plus you can search for anyone on the v-concert service. Subscription Basic Plus Premium Plug and Play activation Unlimited video calling Native interoperability and Business to Business Global quality-assured video network Max call rate 768 kbps 1.5 Mbps 3.0 Mbps Resolution Standard Def. HD - up to 720p HD - up to 1080p Support for embedded multisite No No Ideal for: Small personal video units Executive video and medium team room units High-end executive and large team room units Service: Virtual Meeting Room Subscriptions A virtual meeting room enables you to hold a video meeting with many video participants who can all hear and see each other, as well as share a presentation. Your own virtual meeting room Always open - no need to pre-book or configure anything. Perfect for spontaneous calls with three or more participants, weekly team meetings or customer meetings. A unique video address for the room This will be your virtual room s phone number. We ve formatted it like an email address, so it s easy to remember and share with your contacts.
Any-to-any connectivity The room can be accessed from any standards-based video device. If it s more convenient to join from a phone, we have dial-in numbers in multiple countries, so that you can save on international calls. We have also enabled you to call in from Microsoft Lync 2013, as well as bring in participants via WebRTC, a browser-based videoconferencing application. Smart and secure access to the meeting Users from your company will automatically be allowed into the meeting room, whereas users from a different company or network will be asked to type a code. We can also set guest/host access control for additional security. Personal control (option) Users can log into their personal virtual meeting room from their PC or mobile device and to do live management of the conference. This includes features like add, remove or mute participants as well as start/stop recording of the ongoing conference. Conference recording (option) Record your conference and distribute it locally, or through the cloud for playback on any device. Choose a plan that best suits your needs. Pay as you go with a low monthly fee, or pay per minute per participant. This means maximum flexibility and minimum commitment. Shared Minutes Share a pool of minutes between many virtual meeting rooms: - 500 minutes - 1,000 minutes - 2,000 minutes - 5,000 minutes - 10,000 minutes Fixed or Shared Port Plans Single meeting and concurrent meeting plans for any size meeting Special Events Book in advance, use a special layout and pay per hour: - Up to 40 participants - Up to 80 participants
Service: Video Collaboration as a Service (VCaaS) Whitlock can offer a total video collaboration service on the devices of your choice, delivered from the cloud. Get instant access to advanced video services in the cloud in minutes. Get video up and running in five minutes Give us five minutes, and you can get endpoints activated and ready to call, software clients distributed to employees and customers, and virtual meeting rooms ready to be used. You need an internet connection, we bring the rest. No hassle You won t need to install or configure any servers to get video up and running. Instead, you ll be using our easy and automated services. Just click on a link to activate an endpoint, and use our self-service portal to register new software clients. Scale with ease Need to expand your deployment for that new office overseas? Easy just ship the endpoint and add a subscription. Need to meet with a team member or a customer who does not have any video conferencing gear? No problem just send them a link and they can call you on video using a software client within minutes. Control your costs No need to make a huge investment in infrastructure, instead we ll send you a monthly bill for the services you use. As your needs vary, you can easily expand or reduce your video deployment. And you re not stuck with us forever, either. Should you decide to go for a different solution, it s just a matter of not subscribing anymore. Relax we re future proof We ve built a global and redundant network that gives you the services you need, the best experience and loads of features. With continuous expansions in coverage, interoperability and more features, we re confident we have the best solution for you now and in the future. Service: Personal Video Accounts (PVA s) A personal video account from v-concert turns a Mac, PC or a mobile device into a video endpoint. Ideal for when you re on the road or for your home office. A self-service registration page on the web The invitation link from v-concert allows you to invite your colleagues, partners or customers to join your meeting and start collaboration within 5 minutes from their PC, MAC, ipad or Android device. This will be your software client s phone number and you ll pick this yourself. We ve formatted it like an email address, so it s easy to remember and share with your contacts.
Search in a phonebook that contains the addresses of all the other users and virtual meeting rooms in your company, as well as anyone on the v-concert service. If you are traveling to another location, your device automatically connects to our nearest datacenter on our network. This ensures the lowest latency and best quality video experience. BYOD Because you need flexibility, we allow you to use your devices of choice. Install and use our client on up to 6 different devices at the same time, allowing you to stay connected using your office PC, Mac or mobile device. Only pay for active users You only pay for active users, defined as having done more than 10 minutes of video calling per month. This gives you peace of mind and allows you to distribute invitation links freely in your organization. Functions & Devices Native interoperability incl. Business2Business (B2B) calling Global quality-assured video network Number of devices with the same video address Network Resolution Recommended use PC/MAC 6 LAN, WiFi HD - Up to 1080p In the office or at home ipad/android/iphone 6 WiFi, 3G & 4G Standard Def. On the Road