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RADVISION, a provider of technology and solutions that enable unified visual communications including telepresence, announced the general availability for its SCOPIA Mobile v3 application in the Apple (News - Alert) App Store.

The company claims that RADVISION SCOPIA Mobile v3 is the first standards-based mobile video application to enable HD video conferencing, data collaboration with review capabilities, and many of the capabilities found in today’s telepresence scenario.

As mobility increases across enterprise, the demand for apps that enable collaboration and telepresence is on the rise. Recently, Nemertes Research reported that 86 percent of enterprises report an increase in the number of telecommuters. Further, the report said more than 43 percent of organizations have experienced a double-digit increase in mobility budgets.

“Mobility is a key consideration for any unified communications strategy, and the demand for mobile video is rapidly growing as well,” said Irwin Lazar, vice president and service director at Nemertes, in a statement. “IT buyers continually cite interoperability as their primary challenge in delivering an integrated voice, video, and content solution.”

Through SCOPIA video infrastructure, SCOPIA Mobile can connect to telepresence systems, standards-based HD video conferencing systems and unified communications applications such as Microsoft (News - Alert) Lync, company officials said.

“SCOPIA Mobile takes advantage of the extensive video expertise we have developed over many years and extends it to personal devices, which are becoming an increasingly important component of any enterprise's communications strategy,” said Roberto Giamagli, general manager for RADVISION's video business unit, in a statement.

“We're delighted to deliver this innovative, fully interoperable and user-friendly application to iOS and other platforms, allowing our customers to take advantage of the 'bring your own device' phenomenon and participate in effective video meetings regardless of their location,” Giamagli added.

In addition to the telepresence capabilities, SCOPIA Mobile also offers data collaboration with review capabilities, meeting control, moderation and administration, and mobile broadband and Wi-Fi capabilities to deliver a high-quality video experience. 

“Our customers have fully embraced video collaboration as a means to achieving better and faster results,” said Michael Brandofino, AVI-SPL (News - Alert) executive vice president of video and unified communications, in a statement. “SCOPIA Mobile v3 enables them to participate in video calls from nearly anywhere -- over 3G or Wi-Fi - with a high-quality video experience.”

Click here for a free trial of SCOPIA Mobile v3.

In June 2011, RADVISION also announced the launch of SCOPIA XT Telepresence (News - Alert) Platform, which is part of RADVISION’s innovative SCOPIA video conferencing portfolio. The SCOPIA XT Telepresence Platform is capable of delivering an immersive telepresence experience that suits individual rooms and customer needs, company officials said.