Click. Stream. Collaborate.

Imagine being able to share sensitive video data, collaborate in real-time, and make informed command decisions. Imagine giving employees access to business television or delivering a webcast to every employee in your organization – without them ever leaving their Microsoft Office Communicator client.

VBrick delivers a new level of video collaboration to Microsoft Office Communications Server (OCS) with the OCS Streaming Gateway. Developed exclusively for Microsoft’s OCS, VBrick OCS 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 VBrick Enterprise Media System (VEMS), 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 OCS 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.

VBrick’s OCS Streaming Gateway enables users to create a new presence icon, called a Video Buddy, within their OCS-driven applications. 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 OCS presence icons, you can group and hide Video Buddies, click and drag them into other OCS 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, high 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