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NCAA Coaches Video Conference with Potential Recruits
May 30th, 2008 by Video Conferencing Expert
NCAA Division I football coaches have started to use video conferencing to connect with potential recruits. Online meetings with recruits were initially used by Nick Saban, and now the rest of the SEC is now considering its benefits.
Saban on the use of video conferencing with recruits:
They all could have done it, I mean, it’s no […]
Desktop Video Conferencing with Hydra
May 28th, 2008 by Video Conferencing Expert
Hydra, a new video conferencing solution from Aethra, provides a ‘no limits’ visual communications network to its suite of online collaboration products. The new application extends the scope of its traditional room-based video conferencing and telepresence to now easily include remote desktop users with an internet browser and webcam. Remote users can now join […]
Microsoft Video Conference Device Drives Volvo Meetings
May 26th, 2008 by Video Conferencing Expert
RoundTable, a small videoconferencing device introduced last year by Microsoft, is helping to reduce the amount of business travel between Volvo’s offices in Sweeden and the US. The technology allows employees world-wide to join meetings anywhere inside or outside their home offices.
The RoundTable table-top videoconferencing device has five cameras and six microphones, providing a full […]
Video Conference and Telepresence Technology Gaining Momentum
May 24th, 2008 by Video Conferencing Expert
Today, Netscout, an application performance management consultant, released the results of its video conferencing study. The study showed that 85% of the polled respondents either currently use, or plan to use web conference and video conference technology in the near future. The research suggests that videoconferencing – a much talked about, but seldom-used technology – […]
Free Video Conferencing with OpenMeetings
May 23rd, 2008 by Video Conferencing Expert
OpenMeetings is free web-based video conferencing application, allowing you to video conference, whiteboard, and instantly share your desktop. It is currently under development, and the code is available on the Google Code Website:
http://code.google.com/p/openmeetings/
The cross platform, cross browser and Flash-based application can upload office files (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and will convert it on the fly using […]
Video Conferencing from the International Space Station
May 21st, 2008 by Video Conferencing Expert
On Monday, students and educators at the Richmond Hill Community Center in New York and the Valley Christian Elementary School in California took part in a 20 minute video conference call with astronaut Garrett Reisman aboard the International Space Station. Reisman answered the students questions, such as, “What do you talk about on the ISS?” […]
Video Conferencing Sales on the Rise
May 20th, 2008 by Video Conferencing Expert
As rising fuel costs make business travel more expensive and fewer flights resulting in unexpected cancellations and delays, video conferencing becomes an increasingly attractive alternative. Polycom’s videoconferencing equipment sales grew 19 percent to $113.8 million in the first quarter, as companies embrace the web conferencing technology to cut costs, and connect geographically distant teams.
Polycom CEO […]
Five Great Applications That Record Video Conferences
May 17th, 2008 by Video Conferencing Expert
When video conferencing with a client, many people find themselves frantically scribbling notes or continuously snapping screen-shots to keep a record of their online meeting. There is a much simpler solution: online video conference recording. Here is a list of the top five services that either record video conferences, or have it integrated into their […]
Integrating Video Conferecing into your Communication Strategy
May 16th, 2008 by Video Conferencing Expert
Video conferencing has been popular now for over 10 years; however it has been slow to catch on as a mainstream communication tool. Instant messaging and audio conferencing are used much more frequently. The major drawback to video conferencing is that it’s simply not as convenient to setup as other forms of communication.
Take for example, […]
Reducing Your Carbon Footprint with Video Conferencing
May 14th, 2008 by Video Conferencing Expert
Web conferencing companies such as InstantPresenter.com can drastically reduce travel expenses while simultaneously reducing harmful emissions that traveling produces. Web conferencing allows the sales demos, meetings, training, or other presentations that businesses normally conduct in person, to be done remotely over the internet.
By eliminating the need for business travel without sacrificing the quality of communication, […]