1. CGS Project 2: Initials PEB
Polycom: Future Communications
Eidos: Game play Experience
Borland: Software for the Future
By Patricia E. Botero
CGS1060 Section 44
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2. Polycom Worldwide
Polycom, since 1990, is a “manufacturer and marketer of high quality, easy to use, affordable voice and video communication software and solutions.”
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3. Polycom’s Market Produces:
Voice Communication Endpoints
Video Communication Endpoints
Video Management Software
Web Conferencing Software
Multi-Network Gateways
Multipoint Conferencing and Network Access Solutions
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4. Polycom’s Leading Products
Video Conferencing Systems:
ViewStation®
iPower™
ViaVideo™
Voice Conferencing Endpoints:
SoundStation®
Video Management Systems
Global Management System™
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5. Polycom’s Expansion
Polycom has expanded its control over Accord Networks, and PictureTel Corporation. These new acquisitions have expanded Polycom’s market to include multipoint control units, firewalls, gateways, and PC-based group video communications architecture.
With continuing growth and innovation, Polycom’s leadership in voice, video, web and data communications will lead us into the future.
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6. Eidos: Gaming Experience
Eidos is one of the world’s leading developers and publishers of entertainment software.
Game titles for PC
PlayStation
GameCube
Xbox
N-Gage
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7. Eidos Games Quality Eidos Releases: Legacy of Kain Defiance Whiplash
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
Beach Life
Blood Omen 2
Final Fantasy VIII
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness
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8. Eidos Worldwide Operations
United Kingdom
France
Germany
Spain
United States
Japan
Australia
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9. Evolution of Eidos Mission: ‘Committed to the Game play experience’.
“Inspiring and instigating change by growing relationships and reputation”
“Acquiring the best new games content”
“Balanced innovative and market smart portfolio”
“Originality”
“Deliver enhanced stakeholder value”
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10. Borland International
“Vision: To enable the new digital world where customers have the freedom to develop applications, deploy them on any platform, and integrate and manage them across the enterprise.”
Allows enterprises of all sizes to move into Web-based computing.
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11. Borland’s Business Connections
Some Customers:
America Online
Bank of America
Charles Schwab &Co.
Cisco
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Telekom
Ericsson
Intel
Motorola
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12. Borland’s Business Connections
Some Industry Connections:
Apple
Hitachi, Ltd.
Hewlett-Packard
IBM
Microsoft
Netscape
Nokia
Novell
Oracle
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13. Borland’s Expansion
Borland has expanded all the way into space. They were used by NASA to develop the Collaborative Information Portal (CIP) for the Mars Exploration Rovers mission. Borland was chosen because they were able to meet NASA’s “interoperability requirement.”
This type of innovation and productivity shows that Borland will continue to strive towards an integrated future.
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14. Spreadsheet on Stock Prices for Polycom, Eidos and Borland
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15. Stock Comparison of Polycom, Eidos, and Borland
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16. Works Cited http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=EIDSY
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