Click. Stream. Collaborate.

Imagine being able to share sensitive video  and  data, collaborate in real-time and make informed command decisions. Imagine giving employees or students  access to IP  television or deliver a webcast to every person in your organization – without them ever leaving their Microsoft Lync environment.

With the Lync Streaming Gateway, VBrick delivers a new level of video collaboration. . Developed exclusively for Microsoft’s Lync, the VBrick Lync Streaming Gateway combines the ability to deliver powerful streaming video to every desktop with real-time collaboration tools such as presence, instant messaging, Voice over-IP (VoIP) and Live Meeting.

Behind the scenes is VEMS MystroTM, VBrick’s media management system -- the brains behind our powerful IP video communications platform -- and our award winning video encoding and video reflecting technology. This technology provides a robust video capture and delivery system that can reach users anywhere in the enterprise.

Introducing your Video Buddy™
VBrick’s Lync Streaming Gateway makes accessing, sharing and discussing streaming
video content easier than ever. Powering this simplicity is VBrick’s twist on a well-known Microsoft feature – the presence icon, which lets users determine at a glance the online availability of contacts.

Video Buddies behave like regular presence icons, only they represent a live video stream. A quick glance at its color will signal whether a channel is “On Air” or “Off Air” and convey its presence status (current Program Title). Also, like other Lync presence icons, you can group and hide Video Buddies, click and drag them into other Lync applications, and attach them to emails.

Innovative Applications

• Extending video conferencing and telepresence with the ability to reach every employee on any network
• Cable TV distribution via IP with real-time text messaging
• Executive/Commander webcasts with a real-time text or VoIP back channel option
• Online seminars or events that combine scalable, hig- quality video and rich interactivity
• Training channels with live expert collaboration
• Integrated surveillance with the ability to escalate the feed to your manager via text messaging