Siemens upgrading its OpenScape Unified Communications suite to include a stand-alone collaboration platform that doesn't require other Siemen's products in order to set up conferences. Siemens upgrading its OpenScape Unified Communications suite to include a stand-alone collaboration platform that doesn’t require other Siemen’s products in order to set up conferences.Also read: 10 great iPhone apps for business collaborationCalled OpenScape Web Collaboration, the stand-alone server distributes client agents to parties that are invited to join conferences. These agents either run in browsers or as executables on the client machines, but in either case they dissolve when the collaboration session ends.The collaboration software supports audio, video and chat and includes clients that run on iPhones, iPads and iPod Touches, the company says. Each conference can support up to 1,000 participants, and sessions are encrypted using AES 256-bit encryption. No other Siemens products are needed in order for Web Collaboration to work, but it has more features if it runs in combination with its OpenScape Unified Communications platform, the company says.Web Collaboration is part of Siemens OpenScape UC Suite 2011. Also new is OpenScape Phone Apps, a set of 20 applications supported through OpenScape UC Application server and provides conferencing capabilities and controls to Siemens IP phones. These applications include a currency converter, conferencing, alerts, weather and buddy status. The company says these applications can be viewed as building blocks that can be combined to create more complex tools. Phone Apps also comes with a software developers’ kit to customize the applications or to write new ones.OpenScape UC Suite 2011 also includes changes to OpenScape Video that brings interoperability with video gear made by Polycom, Tandberg and Lifesize. The upgraded video platform also includes support for H.264 high definition video in the OpenScame desktop client.Read more about lans and routers in Network World’s LANs & Routers section. Related content news analysis Attackers breach US government agencies through ColdFusion flaw Both incidents targeted outdated and unpatched ColdFusion servers and exploited a known vulnerability. By Lucian Constantin Dec 06, 2023 5 mins Advanced Persistent Threats Advanced Persistent Threats Advanced Persistent Threats news BSIMM 14 finds rapid growth in automated security technology Embrace of a "shift everywhere" philosophy is driving a demand for automated, event-driven software security testing. By John P. Mello Jr. Dec 06, 2023 4 mins Application Security Network Security news Almost 50% of organizations plan to reduce cybersecurity headcounts: Survey While organizations are realizing the need for knowledgeable teams to address unknown threats, they are also looking to reduce their security headcount and infrastructure spending. By Gagandeep Kaur Dec 06, 2023 4 mins IT Jobs Security Practices feature 20 years of Patch Tuesday: it’s time to look outside the Windows when fixing vulnerabilities After two decades of regular and indispensable updates, it’s clear that security teams need take a more holistic approach to applying fixes far beyond the Microsoft ecosystem. By Susan Bradley Dec 06, 2023 6 mins Patch Management Software Threat and Vulnerability Management Windows Security Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe