Lenovo and Polycom Inc. have announced an agreement to deliver Polycom Real Presence HD video and HD Voice solutions on Lenovo laptops and tablets. The two companies will develop innovative solutions that optimize and embed Polycom Real Presence video collaboration solutions on Lenovo laptops and tablets to deliver high-quality collaboration experiences to end- users from any location. Polycom and Lenovo are ensuring a number of devices - including select laptops in the ThinkPad T,X, L, and W Series - are Polycom-ready, providing certification and assurance that the device will perform optimally with Polycom solutions.

Rich Cheston, Distinguished Engineer & Master Inventor, Lenovo, said, "Our customers choose Lenovo computing products as part of a complete technology solution and by embedding Polycom Real Presence video collaboration software in our devices, we are delivering extra value to customers by allowing them to easily collaborate face-to-face with anyone from anywhere. Both Lenovo and Polycom are committed to delivering the latest innovations that enhance productivity."

Sudhakar Ramakrishna, Chief Development Officer, Polycom, said, "Working with Lenovo, the world's second-largest PC maker, further accelerates our vision to make video collaboration ubiquitous by expanding the reach of Polycom Real Presence HD video and HD Voice - powered by the Real Presence Platform, the most comprehensive software infrastructurefor universal video collaboration -to an even broader range of devices, from desktops to laptops to tablets. Embedded delivery of Polycom video collaboration software on industry leading devices, such as Lenovo, adds a new and critical route to market for Polycom. This collaboration underscores Polycom's focus and commitment to deliver the most advanced and innovative unified communications and video solutions to enable employees to collaborate with colleagues, customers, experts and partners from wherever they work or travel."

Kirk Robinson, Vice-President & General Manager, Ingram Micro Commercial Markets, U.S., said, "The powerful combination of Lenovo's computing technology and Polycom's unified communications and video collaboration solutions represents a growing sales and services opportunity for our channel partners. As a preferred distribution partner for Lenovo and Polycom, Ingram Micro is pleased to play an integral role in the go-to-market strategy for these collaborative, all-in-one solutions."