Science and Spanish Club Nov 19, 2008
SSC students are participating in NOAA s National Phytoplankton Monitoring Program and on Tuesday, participated in their first video conferencing programming with Tidehaven Intermediate, Sinton Junior High School, and St. Croix US Virgin Islands Central High School in a live broadcast from the Texas State Aquarium. The Gulf of Mexico Foundation s Science and Spanish Club Network program is sponsored in part by the Texas General Land Office Coastal Management Program Grant Cycle 12 and 13. (Port Lavaca Wave, TX)
TANDBERG Wins Annual Frost & Sullivan Market Share Growth Leadership Award Nov 18, 2008
LONDON, Nov. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- TANDBERG has received the 2008 Frost & Sullivan Market Share Growth Leadership Award for the European videoconferencing endpoints market by capturing a major share of the market (49 ... "The company has been increasing its share in the traditional videoconferencing market, while gradually making inroads into the larger field of IP communications." ... 0 percent in its global video conferencing endpoints business largely on the strength of its technological... (PR Newswire)
Comcast revs up Internet access in Portland Nov 18, 2008
And in the future, new Web applications such as online medical exams and hyper-realistic video conferencing will put fresh demands on Internet connections. Sometime in December -- Comcast hasn't set a date -- its basic Internet connections will climb from 6 megabits per second to 12 megabits per second. (OregonLive, OR -- Business)
Cisco Network Setup Scores for 'Magic' Johnson Nov 18, 2008
Johnson, who holds the position of CEO at MJE, said the company's technology, which also includes a consolidated voice, data and wireless network, along with videoconferencing and CRM tools that have been deployed for about eight months -- and which have proven invaluable, he said. "I can tell you it's saved us a lot of money in plane flights and hotels," he said. (SmallBusinessComputing)
Ribbit Rolls Out VoIP Developer Platform Nov 18, 2008
Video conferencing has emerged as the on-demand solution for a fraction. The Latest Telecom News. (InformationWeek)
Canada's cultural travellers won't warm to Winnipeg, survey finds Nov 18, 2008
For those who can't make the trip, the museum is looking at travelling exhibits, virtual Internet tours and video conferencing. Participants in the small focus groups said they would expect the museum to feature displays on a wide range of Canadian and international issues, including the Holocaust, religious rights, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the Chinese head tax. (Globe and Mail)
Frost & Sullivan to Host 'Unified Communications India 2008' - Transforming Business Through Communications MindXchange Across India and Sri Lanka Nov 17, 2008
According to Girish Trivedi, Deputy Director, Telecom Practice, Frost & Sullivan, South Asia and Middle East, "Given the current state of the economy, enterprises are placing increasing emphasis on optimizing costs; Unified Communications could be one of the means to significantly reduce long-term costs on travel, achieve faster turn-around in terms of ROI as well as improve overall productivity and efficiency in the workplace. UC has for long been exclusively driven by large enterprises.... (PR Newswire)
Adobe Releases Public Beta of Cocomo Nov 17, 2008
Its quite flexible and will support a broad range of application needs, and it provides a remarkably easy way to incorporate audio and video conferencing into an application. . (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
ReadyTalk Ranked 9th Fastest Growing Company in Colorado on Deloitte's 2008 Technology Fast 50 Nov 15, 2008
He said, "We have been very focused on delivering an integrated audio and web conferencing service that is extremely reliable and very easy to use. In addition, we have assembled an outstanding team that is committed to ensuring our customers have a great experience working with ReadyTalk." ... ReadyTalk delivers audio conferencing and Web meeting services that empower its customers to conduct web seminars, hold training sessions, work remotely and grow their organizations through lead... (PR Newswire)
Perilous Protectionism Nov 15, 2008
Even technology for businesses is going through a similar cost squeeze, making it possible for small businesses to afford sophisticated offerings like networking equipment, video conferencing and business applications in the form of software-as-a-service. Article Controls. (Forbes -- Technology)
Citrix buys audio conferencing company Nov 15, 2008
6 million to acquire , a Hoboken, N.J. company that provides audio conferencing to small and medium-size business. The company says it provides high-quality audio conferencing using voice over Internet (VoIP). (South Florida Business Journal, FL)
Disney sets out to make 'The Passion for kids' Nov 15, 2008
Latest news, breaking news, current news, UK news, world news, celebrity news, politics news - Telegraph. Latest news, breaking news and current news from the UK and around the world, plus celebrity news and political news from Telegraph. (Yahoo News -- 'The Passion of the Christ')
Picture This: Video for Gmail Nov 13, 2008
Specialized video conferencing tools and systems have been available for years and, more recently, a variety vendors have offered Web-based video chat and conferencing software including networking giant Cisco via its purchase of WebEx. Google added a to its Google Apps Premier Suite in September. (SmallBusinessComputing)
Verizon, Cisco Dial Up Unified Communications Nov 13, 2008
In the future, the desktop app will be able to improve collaboration by providing voice conferencing and Web conferencing. These aren't a part of the suite yet, but will eventually be added, said a Verizon representative. (IntranetJournal)
Google Adds Audio, Video to Gmail Nov 12, 2008
The new features compete with eBay Inc.'s Skype and other Web conferencing tools. Share. (Wall Street Journal)
SaaS Rises Amid Economic Turmoil Nov 12, 2008
Fortunately, cloud-based collaboration service providers offer a cash-flow-friendly alternative to on-premise installation for projects including email overhauls, wiki workspaces, and Web conferencing. And cash-flow-friendly is a concept that every chief financial officer (CFO) will understand. (IntranetJournal)
Geeks battle Marines in Call Of Duty 5 videogame debut Nov 12, 2008
"Sure you can do it in the game," a Marine shouted through a video conferencing link. "We do it for real.". (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Upbeat on ITs long-term prospects Nov 12, 2008
Video conferencing and new collaboration tools are enabling people to share and collaborate more effectively and this helps companies save money by cutting back on travel. Companies are also finding that reducing computer energy usage is one of the most effective ways to lower costs without hampering organisational capabilities. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Summer traffic up for Google, down for Microsoft Nov 11, 2008
Safi Qureshey's Quartics aims to create a new type of processor for Netbooks that would augment the CPU and graphics chip for handling things like Flash movies and video conferencing. Gallery. (Yahoo News -- Internet and WWW)
HP, wildlife group reps to outline Earth-saving plans Nov 11, 2008
For example, the company s Halo telepresence system could enable businesses to cut back on travel through the use of its virtual conferencing technology. And he ll discuss other HP goals, such as reducing the absolute energy consumption of its facilities 16 percent from 2005 levels by 2010, and doubling the company s global purchases of renewable power by 2012. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Hotels Embrace the Power of Positive Nov 11, 2008
Other services offered by Maximus Multimedia International are in-room Entertainment-on-Demand, High Speed Internet, Free to Guest Satellite Programming, High Definition Television, Hosted and Managed Communications, Guest-Use Computer Systems, and Video Conferencing. A recent development for Maximus was the announcement of its partnership with Charter Business, a provider of multimedia and telecomm services to small and medium-sized businesses. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Intel inside your medical care Nov 10, 2008
Intel's Health Guide PHS6000 is capable of video conferencing. (Credit: Intel). (CNET News)
Sun Rolls out Its Own Storage Appliances Nov 10, 2008
- November 9, 2008 Video conferencing markets are expected to grow, especially on the desktop, research shows. - November 9, 2008 Enterprises underestimate the volume of unstructured data and haven't planned its management, HP researchers report. (PC World)
AudioCodes and Aastra Deliver Unified Communications for the Enterprise Nov 10, 2008
Our network solutions meet the needs of customers who require reliability, scalability, integration and IP. We offer a range of SIP phones and a full suite of productivity applications that users can share across an entire network, like Unified Communications, Web and Audio Conferencing and Contact Center solutions. With over 29 years of experience delivering PBX and contact center systems to some of the largest and most demanding companies in the world, Aastra USA Inc. is now bringing that... (Primezone Releases)
Employees Like Mobility Despite Extra Work Hours Nov 8, 2008
Three quarters, 74 percent of mobile workers, said they attend few meetings in person thanks to video conferencing capabilities. Companies are clearly on the mobile work bandwagon with two out of three employees, 67 percent, reporting they were provided with either laptops or BlackBerry smartphones. (eSecurityPlanet)
Tightening The Telepresence Belt Nov 8, 2008
Sitting in one of Cisco's "telepresence" rooms, it's hard to imagine how the networking giant's high-end version of teleconferencing bills itself as a technology for tight times ... Forrester Research (nasdaq: - - ) analyst Henry Dewing is more bullish on high-end videoconferencing ... The focus on high-end systems doesn't mean cheaper video conferencing technologies aren't also in high demand. (Forbes -- Technology)
Seward in the house Nov 7, 2008
All last week, Haines and Taylor tested out Polycom machines used for video conferencing provided by the Cayuga-Onondaga Board of Cooperative Educational Services and its Distance Learning program, which allows students and teachers to interact in real-time between classrooms no matter how far away. With budgets getting tighter and tighter, particularly with field trips and gas prices and buses, I see one big potential for this in that some schools in our area may not be able to come to the... (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Telstra inks Microsoft delivery deal Nov 5, 2008
Telstra group managing director of product management Holly Kramer said the collaboration would deliver in telephony, email and conferencing. "Our customers are seeing convergence between networks and applications and between fixed and mobile devices," she said in a statement. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Telstra to sell more Microsoft products Nov 5, 2008
The pair are also offering IP telephony and communications services such as click to call, presence, instant messaging and video and web conferencing. As reported this week, , the telco said this week ahead of the Microsoft announcement today. (The Australian)
A telecom startup struggles to secure financing Nov 4, 2008
" Right now, Mr. Busch's 12-person firm has only about 35 clients, but he anticipates that, by early next year, Jazinga will be shipping 300 to 500 units a month. His big dream is to build a $100-million company within five years, but that means he is going to need more money. Randy Busch, CEO of Toronto-based Jazinga Inc., hopes to build a $100-million company within five years. (Fernando Morales/The Globe and Mail) Jazinga's telephony system first attracted $1.5-million in seed capital from... (Globe and Mail)
BSNL launches Web Conferencing Nov 4, 2008
Public sector BSNL today launched its Web Conferencing which would enable audio, video and image transfer facility to its broadband customers. Explaining the salient features of Web Conferencing, BSNL Karnataka Principal General Manager Subendu Ghosh said audio, video and image transfer could be done at the same time through this facility ... It will revolutionalise the Web Conferencing system in the country,' he added. (Oneindia)
AudioCodes Announces High Definition VoIP Strategy Nov 3, 2008
AudioCodes VoIPerfectHD implementation of HD VoIP relies primarily on AudioCodes leadership in DSP, voice coding and voice processing technologies, and their application to VoIP communications and conferencing. AudioCodes VoIPerfectHD implementation as a unified infrastructure for all AudioCodes' products allows the offering of HD VoIP capabilities and benefits across all of its products ranging from Multi-Service Business Gateways (MSBG), Media Servers, Media Gateways and DSP chips to IP... (Primezone Releases)
Review: ThinkPad X301 good for travel Nov 1, 2008
3-megapixel Webcam and a noise-canceling digital microphone for Web conferencing. The matte-finish display itself features a 1,440x900 native resolution that's sharper than that of the MacBook Air and other similar-size screens, resulting in text and icons that are a bit smaller than you'd expect. (CNN -- Tech)
Award-winning Austin Ad Agency Keeps New Biz Wins Flowing in Tight Economy Oct 31, 2008
The center is under the operational direction of FLIK International, a division of UK-based hospitality giant, Compass Group PLC. The ATutive Education and Conference Center () features sophisticated meeting and conferencing facilities, 297 guest rooms, upscale and casual restaurants, boutique-hotel amenities and an array of catering services. With quiet elegance and unmatched proximity to the university's many resources, the complex was designed to be a leading center for executive education... (PR Newswire)
How to Recession Proof Your Workforce Oct 31, 2008
Try to make it face-to-face (even if it's "semi-face to face" through web conferencing) as much as possible, and allow for Qause a percentage of employees are not comfortable speaking in groups, make sure you make it clear they can ask in private. I know you're busy and don't have time to do non-stop Qings. (Energy Pulse, CO)
Clinic gets $100K Oct 31, 2008
Telemedicine is the use of telecommunication technology to deliver medical information and/or services over long distances, such as video conferencing or sending patient records to medical experts. The Sutter Health grant covers a wide range for Northern California: chronic disease management programs, educational outreach, mobile medical and dental units, expansion of pediatric care, and the purchasing of new computer and testing equipment. (Daily Triplicate)
School program features cultures Oct 30, 2008
Students will communicate over the Internet through a blog and the popular video conferencing program SKYPE.. Students will start dialogs about growing up in their countries, said Goldberg. (Westford Eagle, MA)
GWAVA Keeps the Light on for GWGuardian & M+Guardian Users Oct 29, 2008
About GWAVA GWAVA is the worldwide leader of software solutions for Novell GroupWise and Novell Teaming + Conferencing. GWAVA continues to lead the GroupWise partner community with email retention, anti-spam, anti-virus, and content control and email management on Linux, NetWare and Windows. (PR Newswire)
SightSpeed folds into Logitech Oct 29, 2008
Now SightSpeed, with its well-regarded video conferencing capabilities, hopes to take its Internet calling service beyond computer-to-computer -- or even phone-to-phone -- connections as part of a deal announced late tonight to sell itself to Swiss peripherals maker Logitech International for $30 million in cash. Berkeley-based SightSpeed, which has been battling bigger rival Skype Technologies, hopes that the all-cash acquisition will lead to new ways to make video calls through other devices,... (Los Angeles Times)
Web 2.0 has crept into the everyday work place, FaceTime reports Oct 28, 2008
The top web applications used at work include web conferencing, streaming audio and web-based email. About 82 percent of employees now use web conferencing, up from 72 percent last year. (New York Times)
Hauppauge Announces Purchase of Pinnacle PCTV Product Line from Avid Technology Oct 28, 2008
Through its Hauppauge Computer Works, Inc. and Hauppauge Digital Europe Sarl subsidiaries, the Company designs and develops analog and digital TV receivers that allow PC users to watch television on their PC screen in a resizable window and enable the recording of TV shows to a hard disk, digital video editing, video conferencing, receiving of digital TV transmissions, and the display of digital media stored on a computer to a TV set via a home network. The Company is headquartered in Hauppauge,... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Twitter the new tool of terrorists? Oct 27, 2008
" - it is precisely these guys JOB to consider the far-reaching "what if" scenarios. I'm just glad that the military is "with it" enough that twitter, et al is on their radar... by October 26, 2008 3:43 PM PDT Nice to know are tax dollars are going to spying on vegetarians, humans rights activists, atheists, etc After the bailout/reward the rich crooks scam, I was worried they wouldn't find any more legitimate ways to invest our money. by October 26, 2008 5:14 PM PDT Wow, those terrorists must... (CNET News)
Research Report on Numerex as Speculative Buy Oct 25, 2008
Numerex also operates a Digital Multimedia and Networking Group that sells networking and video conferencing products and services. The Report concludes that the M2M industry is poised for significant future growth, possibly as much as 20% annually. (PR Newswire)
Deloitte recognizes 50 fast-growers Oct 25, 2008
ReadyTalk, a Denver audio and Internet conferencing company, with 663 percent growth. Intelligent Software Solutions Inc., a Colorado Springs software developer, with 619 percent growth. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
Schools connect with students from all over the globe Oct 25, 2008
Thoreau School students exchanged salutations via Skype, a computer program allowing video conferencing, with a Japanese official and serenaded their guests with a Japanese song and a couple of Thoreau s all-school assembly staples, like Ever Green, Ever Blue. The goal is to expose them to someone they could be working with, said Sue Erickson, a teacher at Thoreau School who visited Japan this summer with a group of her peers. (Concord Journal, MA)
Rackspace, Microsoft Bid For Their Slices Of The Cloud Oct 25, 2008
Microsoft will show off scenarios for its cloud computing services, like publishing and conferencing services, and talk about how companies and individuals can build apps that include both on-premises and cloud-based components. "The idea of a distributed operating system is something that has merit," says Zane Adam, Microsoft's senior director of virtualization strategy. (InformationWeek)
NHS should use internet more widely Oct 25, 2008
It calls for more use of email, video-conferencing and "virtual" visiting by friends and family ... Call for more use of email and video conferencing across NHS. (guardian.co.uk)
NHS 'not making enough use of IT' Oct 24, 2008
Its report recommended that more use be made of video-conferencing or webchats - and that patients should be able to send and receive e-mails from their GP. ... The report also proposed using video conferencing between senior hospital doctors and a patient's family, when one is at a sick one's bedside and the other is elsewhere. (BBC News)
Gartner: 25 ways to cut IT costs Oct 23, 2008
Collapse rich media conferencing into a premises-based multi-control point unit (save 60%). As hardware costs come down, building your own videoconferencing center can save big money over the long run, assuming you do a lot of it ... Collapse rich media conferencing into a premises-based multi-control point unit (save 60%). (SearchCIO.com)
IBM Takes Notes in the Cloud Oct 23, 2008
Big Blue also , a Web-based conferencing application ... IBM is "offering this as a hosted service on the cloud, and they've got Sametime Unyte, their Web conferencing system -- what they're doing is a full-court press," Laura DiDio, principal at analyst firm ITIC, told InternetNews. (CIO Information Network)
Abroad on a budget Oct 23, 2008
In their newly built corporate headquarters in Lodi, the company included two different video conferencing rooms ... With their video conferencing software, they can plan company meetings without worrying about travel times and other costly delays. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro: Web Conferencing and eLearning Whitepapers Oct 22, 2008
Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro: Web Conferencing and eLearning Solution Center ... Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro: Web Conferencing and eLearning Solution Center ... From Web conferencing to eLearning initiatives, Adobe collaboration software can help keep costs in check by reducing travel and allowing employees to meet and learn online according to their own schedule. (IntranetJournal)
Performance Technologies Launches New Platform Oct 22, 2008
The family of products provides a foundation for telecommunication network manufacturers to build multimedia applications like Voice over IP, video conferencing, and voice and fax messaging. Performance Technologies plans to show off the new products at upcoming telecom conferences in Boston and San Diego. (R News)
Travel managers make emergency cutbacks Oct 21, 2008
Half said their companies are planning to spend more in 2009 on technology such as video conferencing as a substitute for air travel. Travel managers said they were making changes such as requiring approval from higher-than-usual ranking executives for international travel, requiring 7-day advance purchases, or encouraging day trips instead of overnight stays. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Translating English into earnings Oct 21, 2008
" To get things off on the right foot, Mr. McLaren suggested she arm her new staff with an orientation package that explains the training process, as well as the company's key goals. If she is very clear about her measures of success - number of students, revenue targets, academic scoring and the like - she'll find it much easier to monitor her staff. Not to be forgotten is constant communication. Mr. Wynant suggested she hold weekly in-person meetings with the new staff for the first six months... (Globe and Mail)
CBS offers mashup for Web couch potatoes Oct 20, 2008
Dubbed "social viewing rooms," the service combines elements of a chat room, video conferencing and standard live streaming to give fans a more communal experience when watching the network's content online. On , a group of friends will be able to join a virtual room to watch a synchronized playback of popular programs while chatting, taking polls, quizzes and even throwing such animated objects as tomatoes and kisses at the screen. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Windward Community College presents Tech Talk 2008 exhibition conference Oct 18, 2008
In addition, more than 20 free presentations and workshops are being offered on a first-come, first-served basis, on topics ranging from iChat Video Conferencing, WordPress Blogging, Google Docs, Garage Band, Online Career Explorations, Organic Agriculture, Digital Media Workflow for Educators, Future of Information Technology, Inappropriate Use of Technology in the Workplace, and much more. Those in attendance will also be able to take advantage of campus tours and visit various programs around... (Honolulu Advertiser)
The High Cost of ‘Expertise’ Oct 18, 2008
The High Cost of Expertise. CIOUpdate columnist Brian Cook. (CIO Information Network)
Hi-Tech Ways To Stay Close To Home On Road Oct 17, 2008
Sightspeed is better for video conferencing with more than two people. Tips. (CBS News -- Early Show)
Valley firms are exploring virtual offices Oct 17, 2008
Barry Balderston, 56, a communications service center supervisor for AHCCCS, has worked at home in Surprise for two years and supervises 10 employees, thanks to instant messaging and conferencing. He calculated last year, when gas prices were rising to the $3-a-gallon level, that he had saved about $1,000 in nine months and about 10,000 miles of wear and tear on his car. (AZCentral -- Business)
Cinema Mariposa Oct 17, 2008
The one-screen art house grew into the Rural Media Arts and Education Project, which includes live video conferencing, panel discussions and screenings from "TED," an annual conference that challenges the world's most fascinating thinkers and doers to give the talk of their life in 18 minutes. "In a small town, people engage, they talk, they take it to the cafe. A small town is the perfect place for big, complicated ideas," says Radanovich. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
FCC Says 'White Spaces' Can Work for Net Access Oct 17, 2008
Three Ways SMBs Can Survive the Downturn No/Low/High-Tech Hacking: It All Matters Big IT Decisions for the Small-Minded Fedora @5: How a Community Approach Works Build a Solid Virtual Foundation VMware's Show Goes On -- and Goes Big How the Blogosphere Killed the Press Conference Google @10: The Can Opener Innovation Continues Google Chrome Won't Kill IE More Turbo Screen Sharing Adobe Acrobat Connect Professional offers users the ability to have a more productive and engaging web conferencing... (Datamation)
Nokia Siemens Says Shipping 4G-Ready Network Gear Oct 16, 2008
Adobe Acrobat Connect Professional offers users the ability to have a more productive and engaging web conferencing experience while providing the IT department with a program that efficiently utilizes bandwidth and minimally impacts the infrastructure. Learn More. (eSecurityPlanet)
Microsoft Pumps Up Collaboration Suite Oct 16, 2008
" But vendors seem willing to try, a main reason why UC players are building out their tools to address a wider variety of telephony environments, Freedman said. Microsoft's new version increases UC mobility features as it extends the tool's Office Communicator Mobile module to work with mobile platforms like the Nokia S40 and Motorola's RAZR, following earlier support for Research in Motion's BlackBerry and Windows Mobile devices. As a result, smartphone users on a larger number of different... (Datamation)
Cisco, Tata open public video conferencing rooms: company Oct 16, 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - US networking giant Cisco and India's Tata Communications, in a move targeting businesses hoping to save money on travel, opened public video conferencing rooms around the globe on Wednesday, Cisco said ... It said the facilities rent from 299 dollars an hour to 899 dollars an hour, can accommodate up to 18 participants in a single room and feature state-of-the-art video conferencing technology ... The public video conferencing rooms are located at Taj Hotels in Boston,... (Yahoo! Asia News)
