Connecting to a Polycomm 8000 unit with a Macbook

Hi there,
We recently purchased a Polycomm video conferencing system for our office and my supervisor is a strictly Mac user outside of the office. I've been looking for options that would allow him to log into the video conferencing unit from the road.
So far all I've come up with is iChat and OPhone (or XPhone). iChat doesn't seem to be a viable solution and Xphone seems to have been abandoned. Has anyone out there found a good solution for a Mac user to be able to dial in via IP address to a Polycomm system?
Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.

Tanya Depass wrote:
Hi there,
We recently purchased a Polycomm video conferencing system for our office and my supervisor is a strictly Mac user outside of the office. I've been looking for options that would allow him to log into the video conferencing unit from the road.
So far all I've come up with is iChat and OPhone (or XPhone). iChat doesn't seem to be a viable solution and Xphone seems to have been abandoned. Has anyone out there found a good solution for a Mac user to be able to dial in via IP address to a Polycomm system?
Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.
Hello, Tanya Depass
I have never connected anything to Polycom®, but http://xmeeting.sourceforge.net/pages/about.php is the only app I have seen that specifically claims compatability for OS X.
If XMeeting does not meet your needs, and if searching the web for compatible software doesn't help, Polycom® might be able to offer other suggestions.
While searching, I found this page that claims Mac compatible connection for Polycom WebOffice Conferencing, but I have not found anyone who has used or evaluated this possibility, and it may be more expensive than you contemplate. Moreover, although these links claim Mac compatibility, I found mention of only Linux and Windows® versions, so it may be Mac compatible ONLY via the Windows® capabilities of iNtel Macs. If so, and if you would contemplate running Windows® or a Windows® emulator on your MacBook, other Windows® based software applications may also be of interest.
EZ Jim
G5 DP 1.8GHz w/Mac OS X (10.5.8) PowerBook 1.67GHz (10.4.11)   iBookSE 366MHz (10.3.9)  External iSight

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