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Video Conferencing
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05.07.10Unified Communications, Video Conferencing Moves ForwardPolycom, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCM), the global leader in telepresence, video, and voice communications solutions, today announced a portfolio of Unified Communications Professional Services delivered through Polycom Global Services, Polycom Open Collaboration Network partners, and certified Polycom partners designed to help customers successfully integrate Polycom voice and visual communications solutions into their unified communications (UC) environments. The new services further the Polycom Open Collaboration Network strategy of providing open and interoperable collaboration solutions that give customers greater flexibility and investment protection for their UC environment. By working with leaders in unified communications and networking, such as Avaya, BroadSoft, HP, IBM, Juniper, Microsoft ...
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04.01.10VoiceCon Visits Orlando Video Conferencing MarketDesktop video is here: Clearly the major vendors are pushing it and momentum is quickly building. I believe desktop video solutions will experience significant growth this year based on several factors. The biggest drivers are low prices and SIP standards simplifying inter-organizational video dialing. Now that video over H.264 over SIP is reasonably interoperable, expect to see more video-enabled hard and soft phones. Tandberg's booth showcased their new EX90 with the industry's first 1080p30 desktop system. We were impressed with the quality and bang for your dollar of both Vidyo and Avistar who have launched their companies around the software based video market. The ...
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03.11.10New Large Plasma for Conference RoomsTH-85PF12U Plasma • 3.9-inch depth • Approx. 260 lbs. • Easily installed by a two-person crew • 120 volt, no special circuitry required Now there’s a large-screen Professional Plasma that’s not only light enough to go anywhere — it has a spectacular contrast ratio of 40,000:1 and a moving picture resolution of 1,080 lines for stunning full high definition images. The 85-inch Pro Plasma with NeoPDP™ technology integrates the latest Plasma innovations to deliver brighter, more vivid, images with deep, rich blacks in a thin, lightweight display, that is more energy-efficient, and large enough to show images life-sized. See the 85-inch in action: Continue Reading...
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03.04.10Video Conferencing BasicsIntroduction to Video Conferencing Any new technology follows a business implementation curve that has become an industry expectation. As the new technology develops, the acceptance and quality are low, and the expense and difficulty are high. As the quality increases and the expense decrease we see a large swell in acceptance and popularity. Cell phones are a prime example of this phenomenon. So the question becomes, where is video conferencing on this timeline/curve? Since 2000, the modern video conference system has become somewhat common place. It was still plagued by unreliability of the hardware, or codec, which has the responsibility of encoding voice, ...