First Look: Polycom SoundPoint IP450 IP Phone with HDVoice

Polycom yesterday announced the release of the new SoundPoint IP450 3 Line IP Phone.

The SoundPoint IP 450 is a mid-range, standards-based SIP phone featuring three lines, Polycom HD Voice and a high-resolution graphical backlit display that supports multiple languages and Asian characters. The 450 is applications-ready with Polycom’s open API and XHTML microbrowser to enable productivity-enhancing applications and business processes. It is designed to bring advanced telephony features and applications to cubicle/office workers handling a moderate volume of calls.

Polycom continues to phase out their older SoundPoint series phones in favor of newer models which offer support for Wideband Audio codec….HDVoice as Polycom has dubbed this acoustic feature.voips