![]() ![]() However, under the new pricing model, dubbed Huddle as a Service, businesses will need to return the devices to Avaya at the end of the contract term. Rather than paying $899 to buy the IX Collaboration devices, businesses will have the option of renting them for between $19 and $24 per month, depending on the length of the contract.Īvaya will also bundle the cost of subscriptions to Equinox, so businesses can obtain both the hardware and software for under $45 per month. Piggybacking on the growing interest in subscription-based pricing for cloud software, Avaya will apply that same pricing model to the IX Collaboration Unit. Subscription pricing for Avaya video products It works with the Avaya Equinox client, as well as Android-based UC software from other vendors. ![]() The Avaya IX Collaboration Unit (pictured atop the monitor) is designed for huddle rooms. "This will be a tough sell for them, given the already crowded market," said Irwin Lazar, analyst at Nemertes Research in Mokena, Ill. Over the past several years, Avaya has continued selling Radvision's room systems under the XT brand and worked to integrate the company's technology into Equinox.Īvaya has now set its sights on the booming huddle room market, which is being targeted with USB conference cameras and cheap room systems from vendors, including Logitech, Polycom and Cisco. The announcement this week was one of the most significant expansions of the Avaya video portfolio since the company's 2012 acquisition of video hardware vendor Radvision. Unlike the IX Collaboration Unit, the USB cameras require a connection to a computer to process video. Those products work with a laptop running the Equinox client or Avaya's Scopia XT room systems. The product can be used with the Avaya video conferencing app, Equinox, or with any other Android-based video software.Īvaya also released two USB cameras for huddle rooms: the HC020 and the HC050. The Avaya IX Collaboration Unit is an all-in-one device, with a camera, microphone and video codec, designed for use in small conference rooms, or huddle rooms. ![]()
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