TechRepublic Resources
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Virtual worlds invade the average business meeting
- While video conferencing and telepresence seem to be the up-and-coming collaboration technologies, IBM is keeping its options open and exploring alternatives. During his VoiceCon Orlando 2008 keynote, Rhodin demonstrated a 3D virtual meeting room complete with conference phone, presentation screen, and faux leather chairs. (Okay, the chairs...
- Tags: 3D, Collaboration, Video Conferencing, Avatar, IBM Corp., Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software, Bill Detwiler
- Blog posts 2008-04-07
- Telepresence: The next best thing to being there
- In anticipation of the March 18 and 19 Telepresence World 2008 conference in London, market research firm Frost & Sullivan announced that it expects revenues for the emerging telepresence industry to increase by nearly 850 percent in the next five years. It predicts total world-wide revenues will be around $1.4...
- Tags: Video Conferencing, Remote Location, Cisco Systems Inc., Corporate Communications, Robots, Marketing, Emerging Technologies, Deb Shinder
- Blog posts 2008-02-29
- Unified communications terminology cheat sheet
- If your organization is considering implementing a unified communications solution, you may feel a bit overwhelmed as you examine the options from different vendors. Understanding the new terminology that has sprung up around the new technologies can sometimes be a struggle.To prepare you to intelligently discuss your...
- Tags: VoIP, Phone, Network, Video Conferencing, IM, Unified Communications, IP, E-mail, IP Network, Computer, UC, Instant Messaging, Networking, Telecommunications, Internet, Online Communications, Deb Shinder
- Blog posts 2008-02-22
- iConf SDK (ActiveX) (zip)
- Create video conferencing applications easily, or add video/audio/text conferencing features to the application that you are developing, with this easy to use SDK.Whether you use Visual Studio .NET, Delphi or another IDE which allows the use of ActiveX components , iConf is the best tool that will allow you to...
- Tags: Video Conferencing, ActiveX, ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Microsoft Development Tools, Middleware, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software
- Software downloads 2007-12-13
- Master the fundamentals of audio and video conferencing over IP networks
- As voice over IP (VoIP) technology becomes mainstream, the conferencing and collaboration markets are following its lead. Enterprise networks are deploying new conferencing technology using IP networks, and Internet service providers (ISP) are hosting new services.Receive an overview of the various types of voice and video conferences along with the...
- Tags: Audio, Network, Video Conferencing, IP, Cisco Systems Inc., IP Network, Chapter Coverage, Telecommunications, Networking
- Book chapters 2007-10-24
- Secure your video conferencing system
- To be effective, a video deployment requires multiple layers of security to protect against internal and external threats. However, some layers of the security infrastructure can interfere with video conferencing protocols and prevent those protocols from establishing a connection to endpoints in other enterprises over the public Internet. Identify security...
- Tags: Video Conferencing, Video, Cisco Systems Inc., Corporate Communications, Security, Marketing
- Book chapters 2007-10-24
- Global Metals Supplier Links Offices With video conferencing and Instant Messaging
- Helsinki-based Rautaruukki Corporation supplies metal-based components and systems to the construction and mechanical-engineering industries. It provides items as various as pipes, beams, rainwater systems, guardrails, and hot-rolled steel for ships. Rautaruukki needed a way to link employees in its globally distributed offices, with the goals of increasing collaboration, improving employees'...
- Tags: Video Conferencing, IM, Decision-making, Supplier, Microsoft Corp., Instant Messaging, Tools & Techniques, Microsoft Office, Internet, Online Communications, Management, Office Suites, Software
- Case studies 2007-09-01
- Manufacturer's IT Staff Uses Collaborative Tools to Reach Across Four Continents
- Husky Injection Molding Systems, a leading manufacturer of injection molding equipment for the plastics industry, has offices spread across four continents, making collaboration difficult and expensive for its IT staff. Staff members experienced delays in resolving issues if they needed help from colleagues in different time zones. Video conferencing was...
- Tags: Information Technology, Video Conferencing, Microsoft Corp., Tool, Continent, Strategy, Manufacturing, Management
- Case studies 2007-09-01
- Master the fundamentals of video conferencing with these chapter downloads
- For years, high quality video conferencing has been just out of reach for all but the largest enterprises. But all that has changed. The required Internet bandwidth is now affordable, the hardware works, and video conferencing is within reach of even smaller enterprises. Read these chapter downloads from Cisco...
- Tags: Video Conferencing, Video, Internet Bandwidth, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Cara Reynolds
- Blog posts 2007-10-30
- 10 tips for getting the most out of your videoconferences
- Meetings: We all hate them. But like death and taxes, they seem to be inevitable. Whether your company is a multi-site corporation or a one-person consulting operation, traveling to and from meetings can eat up a large chunk of your budget. But with today's technology, there's more than one way...
- Tags: Software, Firewall, Video Conferencing, Video, Conference, Camera, Videoconference, Firewalls, Tools & Techniques, Corporate Communications, Networking, Management, Marketing, Debra Littlejohn Shinder
- Blog posts 2007-10-17
- DigitalLife 2007 a playland for tech lovers
- CNET's Rich DeMuro walks around the show floor at DigitalLife 2007 at New York's Jacob Javits Convention Center, where new tech for the digital lifestyle was on display at every corner.
- Tags: CNET Networks Inc., digitallife, lifestyle, tech, technology, nyc, new york, rich demuro, gaming, dell, video conferencing, video game, TechRepublic Inc.
- Videos 2007-09-28
- Application-Level QoS: Improving video conferencing Quality Through Sending the Best Packet Next
- In a traditional network stack, data from an application is all transmitted in the order that it is received. This paper proposes an algorithm where information about the priority of packets and expiry times is used by the transport layer to reorder or discard packets to optimise the use of...
- Tags: Video Conferencing, Engineering, Tcp/Ip, Networking
- White papers 2007-06-28
- Photos: Keeping tabs on the elderly from miles away
- Videoconferencing is proving an easy means for families to stay in touch with elderly parents and grandparents.
- Tags: video conferencing, photograph
- Image galleries 2007-08-15
- Investigate lip synchronization in video conferencing
- This sample chapter from Voice and Video Conferencing Fundamentals covers several fundamental elements of a system that accurately achieves lip sync. Video conferencing systems can synchronize any type of media to any other type of media, including sequences of still images or 3D animation, but the chapter focuses...
- Tags: Chapter, Video Conferencing, Corporate Communications, Marketing
- Book chapters 2007-04-10
- PlaceCam (27-setup)
- Welcome to PlaceCam Video Conferencing multi-layer video conferencing. PlaceCam version 2 offers simplicity of operation, seamless and fast collaboration tools, and above all, high quality audio and video available in any video conferencing product. If you are part of a small group or company for whom server-based video conferencing is...
- Tags: Video Conferencing, Groupware, Peer To Peer (P2P), Corporate Communications, Productivity, Enterprise Software, Software, Internet, Marketing
- Software downloads 2007-03-21
- Improving Usability by Adding Security to video conferencing Systems
- Many video conferencing solutions exist in the market nowadays and many new ones are being introduced. In striving to provide an experience to users as close to "Being there" as possible, two major design issues must be considered: security and ease of use. This paper describes a method for designing...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Video Conferencing, Security
- White papers 2007-01-10
- 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
