1440p is a newer resolution of high-definition television, videos and movies and is likely the successor to 720p. It is in many ways the same format, but with a much higher pixel count, creating much crisper, much cleaner image. Vidyo, a provider of telepresence solutions, announced that it has set a new benchmark in videoconferencing with the first system to attain 1440p in an HD multiparty video conference via general purpose IP networks.

VidyoConferencing is able to deliver unprecedented video fidelity at 2560 x 1440p resolution via a standard Internet connection – thanks to the unique patented architecture and VidyoRouter technology. This resolution has 77 percent more pixels than 1080p.

“Delivering 1440p is an example of the unique advantage of Vidyo’s platform,” Ofer Shapiro, co-founder and CEO of Vidyo, commented. Because Vidyo is software based, the company is able to leverage the latest hardware platforms with the very best price-to-performance ratio that exists in the realm of videoconferencing and telepresence options. 

VidyoTechnology uses Intel architecture-based platforms which help in taking advantage of Intel’s fastest, intelligent multi-core technology, achieving milestones in videoconferencing price and performance.

VidyoConferencing supporting 1440p requires at least 4Mbps and will be available in July of this year. It will be offered at no extra cost to all Vidyo customers using Vidyo’s Version 2 software for a limited time.

The Vidyo architecture offers the only multipoint videoconferencing that does not transcode, yet delivers rate matching without adding latency. This capability is the key to mixing devices and networks that can support 1440p with ones that do not.

1440p can be enjoyed on some devices using VidyoTechnology. Other smaller devices connected to networks such as the public Internet, as well as 3G, 4G, WiMAX and LTE, can participate in the call, still maintaining a low latency personal telepresence experience.

Vidyo is the first company to deliver personal telepresence. Vidyo’s patented VidyoRouter architecture delivers the only available H.264/SVC solution that eliminates an MCU while providing the industry’s best error resilience and lowest latency videoconferencing solution over the Internet, 3G, 4G, WiMAX and LTE networks.

A demonstration of 1440p VidyoConferencing in an executive desktop setting running on the Intel i7 processor, will take place at InfoComm 2010 in Las Vegas, June 9-11, 2010.

In another announcement, Vidyo said it has signed an agreement with HP to expand the HP Halo portfolio to include conference room and desktop endpoints that run on enterprise networks.

By Rajani Baburajan.