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Google Adds Voice and Video to GMail Web Application
November 16th, 2008 by Video Conferencing Expert
GMail, the eternally beta web based email client, released a significant enhancement to it’s suite of applications. Users of the GMail service can now video conference with video and voice, or voice only through the application. The service is free and requires a free plugin to be able to use the video/voice, voice only service […]
Video Conferencing Saves Your Business Time and Money
November 11th, 2008 by Video Conferencing Expert
With airline fees and other forms of travel at a record high and the US economy at an all-time low, many businesses are looking at video conferencing as a viable, and much more affordable and green alternative. In addition to the immediate cost-savings that are realized in substiting conventional travel, video conferencing saves the strain […]
Logitech Buys Out Video Conferencing Company SightSpeed
October 31st, 2008 by Video Conferencing Expert
Today, Switzerland-based Logitech International,a popular maker of webcams and computer peripherals announced that it had reached an agreement with video conferencing company Sightspeed to purchase the company for $30 million.
SightSpeed’s video conferencing services, which are SIP-based and standards-compliant, deliver high quality video on standard computers and consumer broadband connections as a result of the company’s […]
PolyCom RealPresence Experience Video Conferencing in HD 1080P
October 28th, 2008 by Video Conferencing Expert
PolyCom’s new affordable telepresence system will support full HD 1080P resolution and 720P at 60 frames per second. Polycom has also announced that it will offer an upgrade program for qualified RMX 2000 and HDX customers who want the new high definition equipment.PolyCom’s new high definition standards supposedly work flawlessly with their existing line of […]
Lifesize Launches High Resolution & Affordable Telepresence Solution
October 21st, 2008 by Video Conferencing Expert
LifeSize Communications has announced a new video conferencing solution called the LifeSize Conference 200. The new system features their new HD camera and codec, which can record and send at full 1080P resolution @ 30 frames per second, or at 720P at 30 frames per second. Their previous HD technology only allowed 720p at 30 […]
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 […]
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 […]
ReadyShow Video Announces Upgrades to Video Conferencing Service
August 20th, 2008 by Video Conferencing Expert
The Conference Group, makers of the video conferencing solution ReadyShow, has announced enhancements to the online collaboration product, including increasing the number of seats that a video conference can support, and an overall of the interface.
Readyshow now can support four times the amount of seats that the previous version could, from five to 20. This […]
TokBox Introduces Desktop Client Video Conferencing
August 13th, 2008 by Video Conferencing Expert
TokBox, a video conference company that focuses on simple to use and intuitive interfaces, has announced it will launch a new AIR application that will bring the company’s easy-to-use wep application to the desktop. Using Adobe’s AIR platform, the software will be cross-compatible and available for Windows, Mac, and Linux users.
The new TokBox client offers […]