On a more positive note... RMX4000 & RSS4000

There looks like good things happening on the product side at Polycom.  They've now released the Polycom RMX4000 which is a 2x of the 2000. And they released the nextgen RSS4000 which brings more recording capacity and 1080P support.  Both long needed and gladly out.  While I have not played with each, but should soon.. I have heard good things from several Polycom SEs that say the the triple play of 4.x software, MPM+ cards, and the bigger chassis are everything they ever dreamed of. (or least while thinking about work)

http://www.polycom.com/products/telepresence_video/conferencing_infrastructure/rmx4000.html

http://www.polycom.com/products/telepresence_video/recording_streaming/rss4000.html

Its good to see PLCM catching up in the infrastructure space.  Now, they just need to release a series of 1080P endponits (more than the 8006) to fully compete against the slew of products that both TAA, LS, and CSCO have.