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- Will desktop video conferencing improve collaboration and enhance your company's bottom line?
- It sounds like a good idea: connect remote employees with desktop Webcams and instant messaging applications. The reality -- getting it all to work correctly -- is a bit more complicated. Explore the real-world challenges of desktop video conferencing in Desktop Video Conferencing: A Work in Progress, an...
- Tags: Collaboration, informIT, Desktop Videoconferencing, Desktops, Hardware
- Download resources 2007-10-24
- Polycom PVX software makes desktop video conferencing work
- Until quite recently, desktop video conferencing with a PC and a low cost camera had sounded like a great idea but usually involved connection difficulties and very low quality video. One product that can make desktop video conferencing much more useful in a business setting is the Polycom PVX software....
- Tags: Software, Desktop, Desktop Videoconferencing, Video, Polycom Inc., Corporate Communications, Marketing
- Download resources 2005-04-20
- Video Conferencing Business Tech Review: Logitech QuickCam Pro 4000
- This Business Tech Review profiles the Logitech QuickCam Pro 4000 when used as a desktop video conferencing camera. As the review points out, the camera offers solid video and sound performance at an affordable price, but there are also two important caveats you should consider.If you've used the QuickCam Pro...
- Tags: Video Conferencing, Desktop Videoconferencing, Logitech, Camera
- Download resources 2005-04-08
- DOWNLOAD: Polycom PVX software makes desktop video conferencing work
- http://techrepublic.com.com/5138-10589-5672832.htmlAfter you take a look at this download, please post your feedback, ideas for improvements, or further thoughts on this topic.Thanks,TechRepublic Downloads TeamFirst acceptable productMy company has tested video conferencing solutions for several years, this is the first product we've found that is affordable and has acceptable video.
- Tags: desktop, desktop videoconferencing, download, hardware, Jason Hiner, Polycom Inc., software, video conferencing
- Discussion threads 2005-04-15
Additional Resources
- Benefits of Web-Based Videoconferencing
- Traditionally, videoconferencing was way too expensive for most businesses. Typically, only large companies with deep pockets could afford the proprietary equipment and dedicated rooms that the technology required. Cheaper systems were available, but they were slow, frustrating and of limited utility. That was before web-based videoconferencing. Internet technology has changed...
- Tags: Web, Video Conferencing, Benefit, Internet Technology, Internet, Channel Management, Marketing
- White papers 2004-09-14
- Investigating the Performance of Audio/Video Service Architecture I: Single Broker
- The availability of increasing network bandwidth and computing power provides new opportunities for videoconferencing systems over Internet. The number of homes and small offices with broadband Internet connections are increasing rapidly. Even the cell phones will have broadband Internet access in the near future with the deployment of 3G standards....
- Tags: Performance, Video Conferencing, Video, Indiana University, Internet, Corporate Communications, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications, Marketing
- White papers 2005-01-14
- Service-Oriented Architecture for a Scalable Videoconferencing System
- The availability of increasing network bandwidth and computing power provides new opportunities for videoconferencing systems over Internet. Multimedia capable devices with broadband Internet connections are spreading rapidly. Even cell phones will have broadband internet access in the near future. This requires universally accessible and scalable videoconferencing systems that can deliver...
- Tags: Video Conferencing, SOA, Video, Internet, Corporate Communications, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications, Marketing
- White papers 2005-05-13
- Arlington County: Providing IP-Based Videoconferencing Services to an Entire County
- Arlington County, Virginia is located directly across the Potomac River from Washington D.C. Being at the center of the Washington D.C. metropolitan area, Arlington County serves as a base for many tourists visiting the area. The Institutional Network (INET) is a key element of Arlington County's e-Government strategy. DTS operates...
- Tags: Video Conferencing, IP, Stryon iNET, DTS, E-government, Network Technology, Networking, Government
- Case studies
- Bergen County Technical Schools: Opening Up to the World - Through a New World of IP Videoconferencing
- Located in a high-income region of New Jersey, Bergen County Technical Schools (BCTS) emphasizes a technology-based, career-focused curriculum. To strengthen its global commitment and technology focus, BCTS installed its first videoconferencing system some years ago. The school decided to take the "next step" in videoconferencing, which would fully enable: live...
- Tags: IP Videoconferencing, Video Conferencing, IP, Cisco Systems Inc.
- Case studies
- Service-Oriented Architecture for Building a Scalable Videoconferencing System
- The availability of increasing network bandwidth and the computing power provides new opportunities for videoconferencing systems over Internet. On one hand, broadband Internet connections are spreading rapidly. Even cell phones will have broadband internet access in the near future with the implementations of 3G standards. However, developing videoconferencing systems over...
- Tags: Video Conferencing, SOA, Video, Indiana University, Internet, Corporate Communications, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications, Marketing
- White papers 2006-04-06
- Why HP People Do and Don't Use Videoconferencing Systems
- This paper discusses the findings of a Web-based questionnaire aimed at discovering both patterns of use of videoconferencing systems within HP and the reasons people give for either not using, or for using such systems. The primary motivation is to understand these issues for the purpose of designing new kinds...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Motivation, Leadership, Channel Management, Management, Marketing
- White papers 2005-02-04
- When a Hurricane Prevented Travel, Executive Meetings Continued Using Multipoint IP Videoconferencing
- In late October 2005, disastrous weather in the southeastern United States prevented Cisco marketing executives from traveling to a conference in Florida. And yet, the executives already in Florida were able to meet with their counterparts in San Jose, California and Milan, Italy via an IP videoconference - and conducted...
- Tags: Cisco Systems Inc., Florida
- Case studies 2007-12-18
- ZoomCall Pro (exe)
- Easy-to-use, small videoconferencing software that works with most personal computers and Web cameras. Its advanced network support allows connections when both users are behind a firewall and even works through HTTPS and SOCKS proxies. The software provides superior videoconferencing quality and provides a noise reduction feature for noisy USB cameras....
- Tags: Collaboration, Video Conferencing, Codec, Data Collaboration Functionality, Groupware, Tools & Techniques, Enterprise Software, Software, Management
- Software downloads 2007-01-09
- Efficient Implementation for Videoconferencing in 3G Wireless Networks
- This paper introduces the prototype of design and implementation of a VideoConferencing (VC) system and protocol for 3G networks based on the 3G-324M protocol stack. Efficient multimedia processing and intelligent MCUs (Multipoint Control Unit) for efficient token transfer among a group of terminals are presented. The prototype system has shown...
- Tags: City University, Video Conferencing, Hong Kong, 3G, Wireless LANs, LANs, Wireless, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Networking
- White papers 2005-07-15
- Video call software comes of age: Choose the best commercial video call and videoconferencing solution for your small enterprise
- For years, high-quality, low-cost video calling and videoconferencing have been just out of reach for individual users and small enterprises. But all that has changed. Now that the required Internet bandwidth is affordable, the hardware works, and videoconferencing for the rest of us is finally within reach, it's time to...
- Tags: Software, Video Conferencing, Video, Video Call, Corporate Communications, Marketing
- Book chapters 2006-10-11
- How Cisco Enabled Collaboration During Natural Disaster
- The Cisco Central Marketing Operations organization needed to conduct the meeting over the network instead of in person. Executives in San Jose, California and Milan, Italy had connectivity to the Cisco intranet, but those at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Amelia Island did not. The Cisco IT team provided a secure...
- Tags: Collaboration, Cisco Systems Inc.
- Case studies 2007-12-19
- AWI: The Alfred Wegener Institute IP-Based Videoconferencing From Antarctica
- The Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI), Germany's leading polar and marine research organization, coordinates Polar expeditions from its main research facilities in Bremen, Germany. The Institute was seeking a unique method of sharing their research with the public. In seeking a solution which would allow direct communications between the isolated staff...
- Tags: Germany, Video Conferencing, IP, LANs, Wireless LANs, Network Technology, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Networking
- Case studies
- Quadion HQ Adopts Cisco IP and Wireless With Help From Phenomenal
- Phenomenal Networks Inc., headquartered in Edina, Minnesota, is a Cisco Premier Certified Partner with specializations in IP telephony and wireless technology. The Cisco partner had deployed a Cisco IP Communications videoconferencing solution for the manufacturing company Minnesota Rubber. The company wanted to unify geographically dispersed plants and offices, and reduce...
- Tags: IP, Cisco Systems Inc., Wireless, Quadion HQ
- Case studies
- Nebraska Information Technology Commission Strategic Initiatives: Strategic Plan for the Statewide Synchronous Video Network
- Since 1992, various entities within the State of Nebraska have spent an estimated 20 million dollars on interactive video capture and display equipment, fiber connectivity, and engineering design charges to provide for distance learning and videoconferencing. Considered cutting edge technology in the early years of operation, this investment resulted in...
- Tags: Nebraska, Video, Nebraska Information Technology Commission, Corporate Communications, Marketing
- White papers 2005-03-04
- Phenomenal Networks Lowers Cost, Improves Quality of International Videoconferencing With a Cisco IP Communications
- Minnesota Rubber/QMR Plastics, is a worldwide provider of design and manufacturing services of specialty rubber and plastic components for the OEM (original equipment manufacturer) market. The company's design and manufacturing business demands a great deal of collaboration among US and overseas operations. It wanted a video-conferencing solution that was more...
- Tags: Network, IP, Cisco Systems Inc., Video-conferencing, Manufacturing
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