Provider of personal telepresence Vidyo has announced that its VidyoDesktop Executive has been recognized by InformationWeek Analytics, and awarded "Best of Interop (News - Alert)" in Collaboration for Videoconferencing Touch Screen Executive Desktop.

"The VidyoDesktop Executive is simply our software client running on a general purpose All-in-One computer, delivering superior functionality versus proprietary hardware devices that are ten times the cost," said Ofer Shapiro (News - Alert), CEO and co-founder of Vidyo.

VidyoDesktop runs on Mac and Windows-based laptop and desktop endpoints. Company officials said that with its customized VidyoDesktop configuration, the VidyoDesktop Executive leverages existing designs offered by a "new breed of 'all-in-one' computers."

Moreover, it can be a dedicated VidyoConferencing device, or serve as a multi-purpose executive desktop conferencing endpoint that is also a productive personal computer, said company officials.

Shapiro said that two years ago the company received the Best of Interop 'Best Start-Up' award for a technology promise to "shake-up" the videoconferencing market with a novel architecture. "This year we received the Best of Interop award in Collaboration for delivering on this promise."

"The selected winners represent innovation in the marketplace and deserve recognition for helping build the energy and growth of today's IT Industry," said Art Wittmann, managing director of InformationWeek Analytics.

The finalists for the 2010 Best of Interop Awards were selected by editors and analysts from InformationWeek Analytics. There were more than 100 candidates for Best of Interop consideration in nine different categories.

Earlier last month, Vidyo (News - Alert) introduced VidyoVoice service, saying that it connects any land-line telephone or mobile phone with a video conference, allowing "voice only" users to join a video conference without adding any equipment.