Ricoh Americas will roll out Vidyo’s P3000 Unified Communication System, a business-class videoconferencing device that seamlessly integrates voice, video and data sharing with the portability of a small laptop, in the United States. The P3000 Unified Communication System is a portable videoconferencing system that comes in a notebook-sized package containing a camera, microphone, speaker, network connectivity and a push-button console. Users can connect the P3000 to the network and participate in a video conference and share documents. The system includes an address book for connecting participants, screen sharing and controls for spotlighting participants on screen. To complement this device, Ricoh unveiled its Unified Communication System Apps, enabled by Vidyo’s APIs. This software application is priced at a monthly subscription fee for Windows computers and iPad devices that give users videoconferencing capacities of the P3000 without the hardware. The P3000 uses Vidyo’s patented VidyoRouter architecture.

The P3000 Unified Communication System is available through Ricoh’s direct sales force for a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of USD 2,200, plus a monthly subscription to a cloud service. The Ricoh Unified Communication System Apps, available for Windows here and iPad at the iTunes Store, are included with the paid monthly subscription.