Polycom isn’t the only one who thinks that the interactive video field is ripe for harvest.  Zillions of video and web conferencing solutions have been popping up trying to get a piece of what looks to be a giant roast.  Consider the signs…

• Microsoft’s $8.5 billion gamble on Skype this year,
• the mystique enshrouding Google+ Hangouts,
• the popularity of Apple’s Facetime app,
• the drastic price cut in Cisco WebEx’s base service,
• the launch of Blue Jeans Network which allows different video conferencing endpoints to connect to each other,
• Tango’s foray into bringing mobile video calls between iPhone and Android