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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 […]
Nokia Creates Video Conferencing Robot
August 12th, 2008 by Video Conferencing Expert
Nokia has designed an interactive video conferencing robot that can be controlled through its N800 internet tablet. While still a concept, “Jeppe,” the video conferencing robot has been designed to detect how people react to different forms of video conferencing hardware compared to traditional PC webcams.
Nokia hasn’t made public what specific types of technology is […]
As the Economy Slows, Video Conferencing Services Soar
August 9th, 2008 by Video Conferencing Expert
In the last couple of years, video conferencing services have seen a sharp rise in popularity and usage, in large part due to concerns about the environment and a slowing economy that makes video conferencing a fiscally prudent alternative to travel. According to technology consultant Frost & Sullivan, the worldwide videoconferencing systems and services market, […]
Cisco Telepresence Sales up 500% - Is Video Conferencing Here to Stay?
August 8th, 2008 by Video Conferencing Expert
At Tuesday’s quarterly earnings call with analysts, Cisco Systems CEO, John Chambers mentioned that orders of Cisco’s telepresence units were up 500% this year over last. A typical installation of a Cisco telepresence unit is around $300k, and considering the scope of Cisco’s $10.4 billion in sales during the second quarter, telepresence makes up a […]
Avistar Video Conferencing Reports Rapid Growth and Distribution Through Resellers
August 8th, 2008 by Video Conferencing Expert
Avistar’s C3 desktop video conferencing solution is projected by the company to be on more than 100,000 computers in the next couple of years. Today Avistar announced that this rapid growth of sales is a direct result of Avistar’s aggressive partnership strategy and commitments from leading industry distributors, resellers and technology partners in the U.S. […]
Polycom introduces High Definition (HD) Video Conferencing Media Server
July 30th, 2008 by Video Conferencing Expert
Polycom, a global provider in telepresence, video conferencing services and voice communications solutions, today announced the release of its new system, the RMX 1000, a high-performance multipoint video conferencing communication platform for small and medium businesses. Complementing the existing RMX 2000 for medium and large business networks, the RMX 1000 enables on-demand video conferencing and […]