How To Select A Computer Microphone Apr 20, 2009
Headset mounted computer microphones are becoming very popular and commonplace, especially among those that use Skype or other videoconferencing services to communicate between themselves and loved ones ... Users of USB computer microphones may discover that this latency issue precludes them from using the headset for anything other than videoconferencing. (Suite101.com)
Out to Africa Apr 19, 2009
Cutting-edge technology Rogers believes it is possible to install cutting-edge technology that will allow videoconferencing and information exchange between his laboratory in a Montana Tech basement and other hospitals around the United States and a hospital in Bo, the second largest city in Sierra Leone. Bo, with a population of about 300,000, is located in the central part of the country. (Montana Standard, MT)
MTVN Picks Cisco Video-Encoding Gear Apr 18, 2009
Programmer Also Using Videoconferencing and Telephony Systems ... In addition, Viacom unit is using the Cisco TelePresence videoconferencing solution and IP telephony systems. (Multichannel News)
Slow going for business travel Apr 18, 2009
He said AirTran views its competitors as not just other airlines, but also the home couch and videoconferencing. And even AirTran itself uses videoconferencing. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Companion Robots To Improve Elderly People’s Quality Of Life In Smart Homes Apr 17, 2009
Amongst other aspects, this tool provides a control for recognising emotional states, social and health services support and for videoconferencing with family members or professional carers ... The environment-aware system has to integrate the functions of the service, these being, amongst others, support for social-health cares services, management of daily tasks, videoconferencing with family members or professional cares and the remote control of the mobile robot by authorised persons. (Science Daily)
Patent Filings Hint At iPhone Evolution Apr 17, 2009
Aside from the motion-detecting technology, the schematic drawings also show that Apple might be adding videoconferencing to the iPhone, since there is a front-facing on the newly sketched device. The first- and second-generation iPhones do not include video recording at all. (CBS News)
Global Sources' e-sourcing program helps buyers and suppliers reduce costs, shorten the buying process Apr 16, 2009
HONG KONG, April 16 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Global Sources (Nasdaq: ) ( ) now offers videoconferencing as part of its e-sourcing service to help buyers and suppliers further reduce costs and accelerate the sourcing process ... Global Sources' Chairman and CEO, Merle A. Hinrichs, said: "Launched in January, e-sourcing has been helping buyers in emerging markets contact pre-qualified suppliers in China. At the same time, the service is helping our supplier customers diversify and enter new... (PR Newswire)
Technology Company Has Creative Solutions for Economy, Environment; Offers Free Services to Help Others Thrive & Be Green Apr 14, 2009
The tools range from Webcasting, Podcasts and Blogs to On-line Meetings, Videoconferencing and Social Media (like Facebook and Twitter), plus many others. A summary of key details appears in the attachment to this release. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Healthy paranoia Apr 14, 2009
It's videoconferencing, but not as we know it. As Cisco pushes in ever more directions, it could easily lose focus. (BBC News -- Business)
No free lunch on browser's menu Apr 14, 2009
It's widely anticipated that videoconferencing and telecommuting will substitute increasingly for business travel. But industry data show that, aside from a short post-9/11 slump, U.S. business travel marched upward at a steady rate of 5 percent per year from 1990 through early 2008. (Montana Standard, MT)
> Lynne Waihee helps keiki discover the magic of reading Apr 11, 2009
Videoconferencing equipment is available for participants in the foundation s office in Waikiki. It s been wonderful reuniting families, Waihee said. (Pacific Business News, HI)
Dell Updates Vostro Laptops, Holds the Line on Prices Apr 10, 2009
Improvements include an integrated videoconferencing suite, optional hard drive encryption, an available solid state drive (SSD) and even optional Blu-ray optical drives ... To that end, Dell is touting the Vostro series videoconferencing/video-chat capabilities as a way for business owners to save on travel costs in a tough economy. (SmallBusinessComputing)
Virtual Offices Facilitate New Breed of Mobile Workers Apr 9, 2009
In addition to basic, but necessary, office equipment like fax machines and copiers, Virtual Office users have access to day offices, meeting rooms, business lounges and videoconferencing studios ... The Regus Group is the world's leading provider of pioneering workplace solutions, with products and services ranging from fully equipped offices to professional meeting rooms, business lounges and the largest network of videoconferencing studios. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
The Cisco bid: To branch out while others retrench Apr 8, 2009
One such product is the high-definition videoconferencing Cisco dubs "TelePresence.". Chief Financial Officer Frank Calderoni said Cisco is able to take on so much because of a collaborative management structure that began in 2001. (USA Today -- Tech)
CET Teleport Launches iDirect Evolution DVB-S2/ACM Network to Expand Services Over Africa Apr 7, 2009
These dramatic gains open new opportunities for service providers to improve support for a range of IP applications, including Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Voice over IP (VoIP), videoconferencing, enterprise networks, point of sale, SCADA, telemetry, multimedia and Internet cafes. For more information, please visit CET Teleport at booth #7 during SatCom Africa 2009, April 6-9 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (PR Newswire)
B&C NewsCentral Apr 3, 2009
Internet Videoconferencing an Economical Alternative to Live Trucks Twitter, Facebook, Other Social Media Add Interactivity #Ad:4266_v2_Pos2_336x280# Nielsen Provides Audience Analysis for 56 TV News Markets #Ad:4266_v2_Pos3_468x60. Briefing Room. (Multichannel News)
Suddenly See More Apr 2, 2009
Collaborators cherish additional monitors for keeping an instant-messaging, chat, or videoconferencing window in view while tag-teaming a document. Adobe Photoshop users and other creative types swear by an extra screen for having tool or color palettes handy without cluttering one's main image-editing workspace. (HardwareCentral)
Acrobat.com Gains Three Needed Features Apr 1, 2009
The suite also includes ConnectNow (an online meeting space for up to three people that includes videoconferencing), a tool for creating PDFs, easy document sharing, and 5GB of free online document storage. The three new features all have to do with Buzzword: document comparisons, full justification, and EPUB exporting. (IntranetJournal)
Review: Skype Version 4.0 for Windows Mar 28, 2009
Lots of Skype users rely on the software for videoconferencing, so 4. 0's video features have gotten some needed attention. (SmallBusinessComputing)
Cable Show 2009: 'Broadband Nation' Touts Cable Tech Mar 27, 2009
0 50-Mbps downstream/10-Mbps upstream service to support the exhibit's videoconferencing demo. Scripps Networks and HGTV will decorate and furnish the homes in the exhibit, which carries the theme "Main Street America." LG Electronics will provide more than 40 high-definition flat-screen TV and computer displays throughout it. (Multichannel News)
Press Briefing by Caroline Atkinson, Director, External Relations Department, International Monetary Fund Mar 27, 2009
Ahead of that, this Friday the 27th, the Managing Director will conduct a live press conference from Paris, London and Washington via videoconferencing, and he ll take questions from journalists in all three sites. The start time will be 11:00 a.m. in Washington, 4:00 p.m. in Paris, 3:00 p.m. in London. (IMF News)
Why even IT pros are demanding Macs Mar 24, 2009
Usability features such as Safari browsing, iChat videoconferencing, FileVault encryption, Back To My Mac remote control, Spotlight search, and Time Machine backup were cited as primary user attractants. You might think the has been told, but the reasons for Mac popularity are diverse and steadily increasing -- and not just with end-users. (InfoWorld)
Mumbai: Kasab trial opens today Mar 23, 2009
However, its a deposition of a different kind, as Kasab will face trial through videoconferencing before Sessions Court Judge Sahil Ramani. Kasav who has been lodged in Arthur Jail, Mumbai and is being guarded by an unprecedented number of special forces, will appear before the judge to answer a few questions relating to the chargesheet filed against him. (India Times)
REAL SUITE DEAL Mar 22, 2009
Regus provides Internet and telephones along with administrative support and the option to use meeting rooms, videoconferencing studios and a business lounge. At Micro Office Solutions, a cubicle normally rents for about 600 a month. (New York Post -- Business)
* Cisco takes over the Flip video camcorder Mar 22, 2009
In Pure Digital, Cisco found a local talent to complement its consumer ambitions and extend its business videoconferencing technology to mobile devices. Pure Digital started selling the Flip line of products in 2007 and has since shipped more than 2 million units, which cost US$150 to US$230, depending on the model. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Somerset soldier witnesses son’sbirth — from 9,000 miles away Mar 21, 2009
Somerset soldier witnesses son sbirth from 9,000 miles away. Pennsylvania National Guard Cpl. Nathan Richards, 24, is in his second tour of duty in Iraq. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Blair House donates $8,000 to Saints Medical Center Mar 20, 2009
PhoneDOCTORx utilizes two-way videoconferencing to provide real time triage and medical coverage through emergency medicine and primary care physicians located within Medical Control Centers. Also present was Blaire House of Tewksbury s new 2009 senior transportation vehicle. (Tewksbury Advocate, MA)
LaBuda joins Clinical Information Network Mar 20, 2009
Clinical Information Network, a privately held company based in Scottsdale, provides communication systems and services to the health care industry, including specialized videoconferencing software that physicians can use on their computers to contact other health care professionals, medical institutions and pharmaceutical companies. (LaBuda s) 28 years of pharmaceutical industry sales and marketing experience, plus his in-depth knowledge and leadership in the successful deployment of video... (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)
Cisco Systems acquires maker of the Flip for $590 million Mar 20, 2009
In Pure Digital, Cisco found a local talent to complement its consumer ambitions and extend its business videoconferencing technology to mobile devices ... But Cisco has also made large investments in videoconferencing. (International Herald Tribune)
Can Videoconferencing Replace Travel? Mar 19, 2009
Can Videoconferencing Replace Travel ... Can Videoconferencing Replace Travel ... Dedicated videoconferencing technology has come down in price and up in quality thanks to the use of the Internet, but it remains to be seen whether it can truly replace travel. (Scientific American)
Google Dives Into Phone Call, Voicemail Services Mar 14, 2009
The Google Voice news comes as eBay is betting on growing Skype well beyond its chief current focus as a PC-based voice chat and videoconferencing application, yesterday describing plans that could see. Meanwhile, though, Skype just last week began its own voicemail-to-text service using U.K.-based SpinVox, though it's a paid offering. (SmallBusinessComputing)
- IMPERIAL: Volunteers needed 0 Mar 12, 2009
Meetings are held bi-monthly in San Diego and Imperial County via videoconferencing. The Imperial County office is located at the Regional Center for the Developmentally Disabled San Diego Regional Center, 512 W. Aten Road. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
Google's free phone manager could threaten a variety of services Mar 12, 2009
The company is focused on enhancing the service's video and videoconferencing capabilities. "Skype is light years ahead in terms of video, simultaneous chat and voice, and the installed base is huge," said Ross Sandler, an analyst with RBC Capital Markets. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
• Girl Scouts is rebranding, but cookies will stay Mar 8, 2009
What's in: books and blogs written in girls' voices on topics such as environmental awareness and engineering; troops led by college students; videoconferencing with scouts in other countries. What's out: textbook-style lessons on the value of helping others; shunning the Internet; moms as troop leaders for teenagers. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
UC wins $1.5M grant for education program Mar 7, 2009
It will also provide each school with a videoconferencing system that they ll be able to keep, and follow-up between teachers and UC researchers. The goal is for the Inspire program to become a national model for urban school districts, said Carla Johnson, principal investigator for the grant, and director of the Furthering Urban STEMM Innovation, Outreach and New Research (FUSION) Center at the college. (Cincinnati Business Courier, OH)
Frost & Sullivan to Host Web Presentation: A Discussion of Challenges and Possibilities in the Videoconferencing Market Mar 4, 2009
Frost van to Host Web Presentation: A Discussion of Challenges and Possibilities in the Videoconferencing Market ... Frost van to Host Web Presentation: A Discussion of Challenges and Possibilities in the Videoconferencing Market ... March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The Information & Communication Technologies practice at Frost & Sullivan is pleased to announce its 2009 Quarterly Analyst Briefing Presentation on the North American videoconferencing market to be held on Wednesday, March 4, 2009 at 8:00... (PR Newswire)
* Schwarzenegger stars at CeBIT Mar 2, 2009
New videoconferencing technology promises to allow more companies to save money on travel, while axeing more emissions-heavy flights. And Japanese giant Toshiba is to show off televisions that use half the power of normal sets. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Bangladesh border guard mutiny appears to spread Feb 26, 2009
Suites are fully furnished with secure Internet, phone and videoconferencing. Specializing in growing businesses, satellite offices and independent consultants. (Yahoo News)
On the Road: Embracing a life without the roller bag Feb 24, 2009
Last year, Allen and a small group of other road-weary consultants he knows from all over the country formed an informal network linked mostly by videoconferencing technology ... Yes, I am videoconferencing with birds ... For 10 years, videoconferencing was the next big thing that did not happen. (International Herald Tribune)
Make business trips easier on everyone Feb 24, 2009
- Be silly with Skype: With videoconferencing, you can play peek-a-boo, I Spy, read stories, or look at the calendar you made together and talk about when you're coming home. Have fun. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Layoffs, losses at Ingram Micro Feb 20, 2009
Among these were replacing much of the company s travel with teleconferencing and videoconferencing. Those affected in Western New York, Crisanti said, were from various levels throughout the company (NYSE: IM) and part of the 300 laid off in North America. (Buffalo Business First, NY)
Office Suites PLUS opens in Memphis Feb 18, 2009
Additional services such as administrative support, use of copy machines, videoconferencing and overnight mail delivery are available on an as needed basis. Typical office clients for Office Suites PLUS include corporations that only require one or two employees in a market. (Memphis Business Journal, TN)
New tech start-ups can rise from the economy's ashes Feb 18, 2009
Tech firms with services that help corporations reduce operational costs, such as videoconferencing and clean tech, are in vogue. Cisco, for example, says it will save $400 million this year in travel expenses through its use of videoconferencing. (USA Today -- Tech)
Global Crossing Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2008 Results Feb 17, 2009
The company also began to globalize the former Impsat Managed Security Services product set, and launched High-Definition Videoconferencing. These investments in the company's capabilities provide enhanced value to our customers as they continue to deploy IP capabilities. (PR Newswire)
Data Deduplication Powers Software Firm CommVault• New Vision Gaining As Holograms Debut In Business And TV Feb 14, 2009
The researchers demonstrated their 3-D videoconferencing system in December at the Army Science Conference in Orlando, Fla. Visitors viewing the USC exhibit were able to converse with a 3-D image while the real person sat out of sight and earshot. (Investors Business Daily)
Regus Expansion in Lisbon Offers Access to Market of Opportunity Feb 12, 2009
The Regus Group is the world's leading provider of pioneering workplace solutions, with products and services ranging from fully equipped offices to professional meeting rooms, business lounges and the largest network of videoconferencing studios. The Regus Group delivers a new way to work, whether it's from home, on the road or from an office. (PR Newswire)
Big hopes for small town boy Feb 10, 2009
GSN was a programme initiated by MDeC (Multimedia Development Corp) and the Education Ministry which connected teachers and students from around the globe through videoconferencing via the Internet ... The GSN programme introduced Raj to students around the world via videoconferencing and he learnt a thing or two about them and their countries. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Technology)
AT&T's Telehealth Wirelessly Monitors Patients' Health Feb 10, 2009
AT&T's system runs on both Wi-Fi -- enabling videoconferencing -- and a second wireless technology named ZigBee, which receives data from medical sensors. ZigBee consumes considerably less power than Wi-Fi, so monitoring devices, including thermometers, pill dispensers, blood-pressure monitors, and pulse oximeters, can use small batteries to transmit data over long periods of time. (FastCompany)
iPhone Rumor Roundup Feb 8, 2009
The patent mentions that a optical sensor (aka video camera) could be "located on the front of the device so that the user's image may be obtained for videoconferencing while the user views the other video conference participants on the touch screen display". Well there you have it, everything there is to know about the new rumored iPhone. (IGN Wireless Games)
CVSDude Offers Easy Collaboration and Support, Too Feb 8, 2009
Customers will be able to add videoconferencing or screen sharing, for example, from third-party providers. The company hasn't announced any names yet, however, and is still in discussions with possible partners. (IntranetJournal)
What's Apple Planning to Fend Off iPhone's Rivals? Feb 8, 2009
Instead, some industry observers say that Apple might be content to continue beating them in the marketplace -- a task that might be made easier thanks to a widely expected injection of videoconferencing and video-capture features into its bestselling device. RELATED ARTICLES. (SmallBusinessComputing)
Mobile user management: Mobile employees and ... Mar 25, 2008
I think Telepresence (or what I like to call videoconferencing 2. 0) tools are invaluable, with shared-workspace tools like gotomeeting. (SearchMobileComputing.com)
Companies show HD home videoconferencing Mar 24, 2008
Quanta Computer Inc., a leading contract maker of laptop computers, and OoVoo, a maker of video chat software, are unveiling plans today to take high-definition videoconferencing to the living room with a gadget that plugs into the HDTV and connects it to the Internet ... OoVoo is also in early discussions with US phone and cable companies about the possibility of building the videoconferencing function into their set-top boxes, Schwarz said ... Home appliances for videoconferencing have been... (Boston Globe)
An educational Bahamian winter break trip Mar 20, 2008
They really got a kick out of the videoconferencing and wanted to do it again, said Brown. It s good because they re now concerned about environmental issues that they weren t aware of. (West Roxbury Transcript, MA)
HEC-TV lands $12,000 grant from Mo. Humanities Council Mar 20, 2008
HEC-TV Live will connect viewers with humanities scholars through videoconferencing, television and the Internet. Viewers may participate in the live discussion through Web cameras, videoconference units, email and by phone. (St. Louis Business Journal, MO)
Pacific Business Centers offer office space, services Mar 19, 2008
PBC offers access to a smorgasbord of options for time-starved, budget-sensitive entrepreneurs, professional firms and corporations: conference rooms, the Internet, administrative services, videoconferencing equipment and more. Virtual office plans target mobile professionals who only need services like dedicated phone lines and voicemail. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
HP to deploy 'telepresence' gear at Marriotts Mar 19, 2008
Hewlett-Packard is expected to announce Tuesday that it is partnering with Marriott International to offer its next-generation high-definition videoconferencing suites at hotel locations around the world. The partnership would provide small and midsize business users and, potentially, well-heeled consumers their first chance to use Halo, which is part of a new breed of services called telepresence, described by some as videoconferencing on steroids. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Being green the Tandberg way Mar 18, 2008
ACCORDING to videoconferencing technology company Tandberg, a good way for a company to demonstrate its environmental consciousness, while saving travel costs and time, is to use rely more on videoconferencing and less on face-to-face meetings. Videoconferencing could cut a company's travel and commuting costs by as much as 30%, according to Bong Seng Choy, Tandberg regional director for North and South East Asia ... He said Tandberg offers solutions in various areas of videoconferencing,... (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Technology)
Costs soar for Marine One fleet Mar 17, 2008
They also must have videoconferencing and encrypted communications gear to allow the president to instantly reach advisers, military officers and foreign leaders. Although the president typically spends only short periods of time aboard the White House helicopters, at times the president can be onboard for longer distances. (MSNBC -- Terrorism)
San Jacinto students compete at national level Mar 15, 2008
Videoconferencing allows the intermediate students to compete on a much broader level including nationally, said Carmichael. It is also a great educational experience for the students to see how modern technology works. (Pasadena Citizen, TX)
Review: Toshiba's Split Personality Notebook Mar 15, 2008
A Webcam above the screen lets you use the M700-S7002 for videoconferencing or video e-mail. The system has all the usual ports, including a slot, three ports, , modem, -out and a memory-card reader. (SmallBusinessComputing)
Bangor boffins boast broadband breakthrough Mar 8, 2008
"The new larger and faster capacity networks would revolutionise home entertainment delivering high speed HD films and television, high-power computer games and home videoconferencing facilities," said Tang. "We may wonder how we will use a far greater capacity of connectivity, much as we wonder how we might use any new technology, but applications develop through use as we have seen with the internet and telecoms technology.". (VNUNet.com)
Avistar Leverages RADVISION Partnership to Improve Deployment and Interoperability of Unified Communications Mar 5, 2008
Avistar C3 desktop videoconferencing for unified communications delivers room videoconferencing connectivity and advanced multi-party conferencing through RADVISION's SCOPIA MCU SAN MATEO, Calif. March 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Avistar Communications Corporation (Nasdaq: ) has announced additions to its C3 desktop videoconferencing software for unified communications that improve interoperability with market-leading, room-based videoconferencing solutions ... Together, the integrated solution... (PR Newswire)
YouTube Live Video To Be Launched This Year Mar 4, 2008
This new service could provide videoconferencing to companies. Chen and his co-founder, Chad Hurley, decided to sell YouTube to Google Inc. last October, for $1. (Enews 2.0)
Siemens Debuts OpenScape Unified Communications Server Mar 4, 2008
The latter, said Wayne Seifried, director of marketing for Siemens' enterprise mobility and video solutions unit, is the first fully featured, economical high-definition videoconferencing system that works equally well on desktop computers and in dedicated conference rooms. "I like to call this 'the democratization of video,'" said Seifried. (InformationWeek)
