Cisco CEO Predicts Social Networking Technology will Lead to New Era of Productivity

September 24th, 2008 by Video Conferencing Expert

Cisco CEO, John Chambers announced Tuesday that he believed online collaboration technology will lead to a boom in productivity, much like the productivity jump in the 1990’s, where computers began to facilitate productivity. Speaking at the World Business Forum in New York City, he outlined his vision for the next stage of business development, arguing […]


Is Telepresence the Future of Video Conferencing?

September 24th, 2008 by Video Conferencing Expert

For the last year or so, “telepresence” has been a big buzz word in the conferencing industry. Large industry players like Cisco and Hewlett-Packard offer full corporate telepresence solutions that take up entire rooms and allow life-like communication with people in remote locations. But is telepresence going to altogether replace standard video conferencing solutions?
Telepresence solutions […]


WebEx Updates Security Across Collaboration Suite of Products

September 12th, 2008 by Video Conferencing Expert

Cisco WebEx, a web conferencing services provider, announced today that it has updated its auditing, reporting and certification processes to meet the internationally accepted ISO-17799 standards. Maintaining its security is a fundamental requirement in a suite of products that frequently host company private and proprietary information. The decision by Cisco WebEx to pursue the ISO-17799 […]


Marine Stationed in Iraq, Meets His Daughter Through Video Conferencing

September 9th, 2008 by Video Conferencing Expert

Cpl. Brandon Hotard, A Marine stationed in Iraq, met his newborn daughter for the first time through a video conference. The video conference was setup in Connecticut, through the efforts of St. Francis Hospital and the Freedom Calls Foundation. The foundation has built a satellite network to keep families connected through the limited Internet infrastructure […]