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Cisco Installs 500th Telepresence Room
April 30th, 2008 by Video Conferencing Expert
Today, networking giant Cisco proudly announced the installation of its 500th telepresence room. The Cisco telepresence room is essentially a room dedicated to video conference meetings, however it’s unlike any videoconference you’ve ever been in.
The room has a semi-circle table for your local members to sit at, and three high definition screens that simulate the […]
Executive Guidelines to HD Video Conferencing
April 30th, 2008 by Video Conferencing Expert
The customer insight firm, Brockmann & Company, today released its study findings in the report: “The Executives Guide to HD Video Conferencing.” The report discusses key differences in roll-out strategies for high definition video conferencing compared to conventional standard definition videoconferencing.
Accessibility, adoption and quality were determined to the three most critical success factors to having […]
Home Office Video Conferencing Optimization
April 29th, 2008 by Video Conferencing Expert
At Interop Las Vegas, Polycom is announcing a new small office/home office router specifically designed for low cost, high quality videoconferencing optimization.
The Video Border Proxy (VBP) 200, supports a firewall, network-address translation, DHCP and QoS; and provides support specifically for video. The device also includes a wireless access point.
VBP 200 prioritizes video and audio packets […]
Video Conferencing Brings Congressman to Classroom
April 26th, 2008 by Video Conferencing Expert
Seventh grade students at Calloway County Middle School in Kentucky had the opportunity Thursday afternoon to video conference with Congressman Ed Whitfield. The Congressman discussed his role in the federal government, and then spent the rest of the session hosting a question-and-answer format, where the students brought up the issues that were important to them […]
Cisco and AT&T Partner Up for Video Conferencing Venture
April 22nd, 2008 by Video Conferencing Expert
Later this year, network giant Cisco and telecommunications firm AT&T will begin a joint venture to sell a high-end video conferencing system aiming to increase sales to multinational corporate clients. The audio and video conference package will be sold as a corporate telecommunications service, including remote help and on-site equipment maintenance, rather than a one-off […]
LifeSize Communications Introduces High Definition Video Conferencing for under $5k
April 19th, 2008 by Video Conferencing Expert
Hollywood would have you believe that all video conferencing takes place on large, high definition screens at 30 frames per second. In reality most video conference applications only show a small window of the people on the other side of the camera at half that frame rate… until now.
LifeSize Communications, a provider of high definition […]
Companies Turn to Online Conferencing to Save the Planet
April 17th, 2008 by Video Conferencing Expert
The cost savings of online video conferencing is apparent and has been realized by thousands of companies that use to rely on physical business travel for meetings. An often overlooked benefit of reducing travel is the impact on the environment. America’s 130 million workers generate 1.68 metric tons of CO2 per year through commuting, business […]
ooVoo – Video Web Conferencing on the Free and Simple
April 12th, 2008 by Video Conferencing Expert
These web 2.0 names are really getting out of control. ooVoo transcends its silly name with a simple and easy to use internet video conferencing interface that can quickly put you online with up to five other participants.
ooVoo is the next evolution in online communication — a remarkably easy way to have a face-to-face video […]