Microsoft vs Poly

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Microsoft
Based on 6377 reviews.
Poly
Based on 3 reviews.
Overview
Microsoft was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen on April 4, 1975, to develop and sell BASIC interpreters for Altair 8800. It rose to dominate the personal computer operating system market with MS-DOS in the mid-1980s, followed by Microsoft Windows. The company's 1986 initial public offering, and subsequent rise in its share price, created three billionaires and an estimated 12,000 millionaires from Microsoft employees. Since the 1990s, it has increasingly diversified from the operating system market and has made a number of corporate acquisitions. In May 2011, Microsoft acquired Skype Technologies for $8.5 billion in its largest acquisition to date.
Polycom, Inc. is an American multinational corporation that develops video, voice and content collaboration and communication technology. In 2014, it was the largest pure-play collaboration company in its industry. Polycom was co-founded in 1990 by Brian L Hinman and Jeffrey Rodman, who were colleagues at PictureTel Corp. Polycom's first products to market were audio conferencing speakerphones. Soon after, the company added content sharing, video conferencing, and video network and bridging products.
Sample Customers
Skype for Business
EmpireCLS Worldwide Chauffeured Services,LA Fitness, MedcoEnergi International, Tampa General Hospital, and HopewellHoldings Limited.
Microsoft Teams
Honeywll, AIRFRANCE, AccuWeather, Lilly
Microsoft OneDrive
Chevron, Accenture, Booz Allen Hamilton, DBS, Nestle, Lowe's, MGM Resorts, Textron, MGM Resorts
Microsoft 365 Business
Urban Agriculture Co., The Detroit Wallpaper Co., TransBlue Facility Management, Garner Food Company
Office 365
Me & the Bees Lemonade
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server
Del Monte Foods, Unicredit Leasing, Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council, Nokia Czech Republic, Perkins Eastman, JLL, ICA, óxito Software, Dorset Software, PKP Cargo, Arcapita Bank B.S.C., AVE CZ, Chesapeake Energy
Polycom RealPresence Web Suite
ALAIN AFFLELOU, Children’s Mercy: Where Compassion and Technology Meet, Polycom, Red Cross Childrens Hospital, SRG Apparel PLC, Sundance Institute, Urban Shield
Polycom RealPresence Clariti
Baptist Health Corbin, North Carolina Central University
Polycom RealPresence Desktop
John Laing, China Daily, Lincoln Fire and Rescue, NATO Communications and Information Agency, NHS Home Dialysis, Silver Chain, South Carolina Department of Mental Health, nimed
Polycom Pano
7-Eleven, Abbotsleigh School Addis Ababa Chamber of Commerce & Sectoral Associations, Agricultural Bank of China, ALAIN AFFLELOU, Align Technology, America University of Kuwait, Anders Andersens, Rengoring, Andong Medical Center, AOL
Polycom ContentConnect
7-Eleven, Abbotsleigh School, Addis Ababa Chamber of Commerce & Sectoral Associations, Agricultural Bank of China, ALAIN AFFLELOU, Align Technology, America University of Kuwait, Anders Andersens Rengoring, Andong Medical Center, AOL, Arbitration Courts of Russian Federation, Arcor, Associação Pró-Vida, Astellas Pharmaceutical, Auburn University, Auchan France, Auchan Poland, AZ Sint-Jan Brugge Hospital, Banco PINE, Baptist Health, Beacon Communities, Bene, Beth Melsky Casting and Envision, Bilfinger Berger Hochbau,, BMC Software, Boretti, Buhler Group, Buro Happold, Buskerud (Oslo Fjord Alliance), Camp Quality, Canterbury and West Coast District Health Board, CARE Ratings, CEANNE, CEMIG
Popular Solutions
Top Industries
Educational Organization
15%
Computer Software Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Computer Software Company
10%
Government
10%
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