Rimage Becomes Qumu: Fully Committing to Video
Communications
Today, Rimage announced it is changing its name to Qumu. In reality, there is a lot more than a simple
name change and new website, happening here. The company is working hard to stay ahead of a changing
market and changing business model. Currently, 78% of their revenue is derived from the mature disc
market, and 22% is from the video offerings of their Qumu subsidiary. However, the disc market is
undergoing a measured decline, while the market for video is expanding by leaps and bounds. The good
news is that Qumu is uniquely well suited to not only survive this sea change, but thrive from it. We
called the folks at Qumu to get the inside scoop, click through to find out what we have learned.
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Videoconferencing, Telepresence, and Visual Collaboration
Adoption - How Do You Measure and Guarantee Success
September 11, 2013 | Telepresence Options
An Interview with Collaboration Adoption Expert Stephanie Carhee
Many companies spend millions on a videoconferencing or telepresence implementation
and see only marginal success. Why? Because they failed to address adoption,
saysStephanie Carhee, who heads the End User Adoption and Training Practice at Human
Productivity Lab, a visual collaboration consultancy. We interviewed Carhee--an expert
on adoption and implementation--to learn more about this crucial step for any successful
videoconferencing or visual collaboration program.
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The Ever Expanding TPO Catalog: 6 New Visual Collaboration
Listings With More To Come
September 10, 2013 | Telepresence Options
The Telepresence and Videoconferencing Catalog, is being
completely redesigned and upgraded in 2013 to provide the most
comprehensive overview of visual collaboration providers on the
Internet. We recently added 6 new enhanced listings to the catalog,
including:
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AGT: Managed & Cloud Video Services
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AT&T: Telepresence
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Teliris: Lentaris
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Teliris: StartPoint
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AVTEQ: TeamSpace
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Polycom: RealPresence Mobile
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Easymeeting TWS: A New Videoconferencing System from an
Unexpected Source
September 8, 2013 | David S. Maldow, Esq.
Easymeeting is a cloud videoconferencing service provider, focused on making
VC "just as easy as using your mobile phone." They are known for services
including their EasyConference cloud service, their EasyDirectory "VC
phonebook," and their focus on high touch customer care via their Easymeeting
Experts program. We were a little surprised to see a new hardware offering from
such a service oriented company, so we reached out to Caity Serra at
Easymeeting to get the scoop.
Please click through to find out what we learned.
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Best New Mobile Videoconferencing Platforms from IFA in Berlin.
September 5, 2013 | Telepresence Options
Story by Joshua Parker / Telepresence Options
Mobile videoconferencing gets a boost with a number of new tablets,
phablets, and smartphones. Here is a quick look at how the Sony Vaio Tap
11, Lenovo VIBE X,Samsung Galaxy Note 3, Sony Xperia Z1, Samsung Note
10.1, and LG G Pad 8.3 stack up as videoconferencing machines.
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2013 TPO Magazine Feature Story: Video Migraine
September 3, 2013 | Telepresence Options
In this feature story for the 2013 Telepresence Options
Magazine, we have an in-depth analysis of the stresses associated with
establishing Video in an enterprise environment in our "Video Migraine"
article.
Introducing or expanding video across an enterprise provides significant
business value ... but not without risk. Video with in an enterprise, like
any application, introduces new considerations that have wide-reaching
impacts on the business and IT alike. The positive benefits to a business
that use video are boundless, but video can also be very dangerous is not properly planned and managed.
For more great coverage of Visual Collaboration technology, please check out the entire2013 Telepresence
Options Magazine.
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The Google and Vidyo Partnership Enters a New Phase: Scalable
WebRTC
August 28, 2013 | David S. Maldow, Esq.
Vidyo announced a new development in its relationship with Google
today. The result will be a videoconferencing experience combining the
benefits of WebRTC and SVC (scalable video coding). I spoke with Vidyo CEO, Ofer Shapiro, to get the inside
scoop on this announcement. But first, in order to understand the full context, we need to go back and take a
quick look at the very successful result of their partnership to date, Google Hangouts.
The "Google Hangout" feature is the shining star of the Google+ social network. While the debate over the long
term viability of Google+ continues, no one can deny that Hangouts are a winner. Aside from its adoption and
use among consumers (as a free alternative to Skype, which charges for multiparty meetings), some
enterprising individuals and businesses have leveraged Hangouts in truly novel video applications.
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Avizia Educator: Videoconferencing and Complete Room Control
August 26, 2013 | David S. Maldow, Esq.
While the standard meeting room will always have its place in business and
education, it may be destined to become a secondary player to new,
technology powered, collaboration rooms. What is the difference? A meeting
room is a place where people talk about the work they need to do, while a
collaboration room provides the tools needed to actually get the job done.
Whether the room is powered by large touch screens, projectors, integrated
project management software, videoconferencing technology, or all of the
above and more, the purpose is clearly more than simply reviewing your progress with the boss before
returning to your cubicle.
Education has been a strong early adopter of collaboration technologies, as they often work excellently as
teaching tools. After all, a good teacher lectures, but a great teacher collaborates with the class. The problem is
that these technologies can be complicated, and a teacher should ideally be focused on the subject at hand, not
on learning all of the intricacies of the classroom projector, touch screen, VC unit, etc. etc. The teacher doesn't
need more tools, he or she needs an easy way to control all of the existing technologies, ideally from one
interface. This is the goal of the Avizia Educator. We spoke with Corey Costly (Avizia CMO) to learn more about
this new solution.
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New Sony Endpoint? What Would Be The Point?
August 23, 2013 | David S. Maldow, Esq.
An item crossed my desk today regarding a new Sony
endpoint.
While the articleappears to be referring to an existing
product, it
did get me thinking about Sony and videoconferencing. I
have always
been confused by Sony's position in the videoconferencing market. This particular product, the $8,999 PCSXG100S (shown above, and released earlier this year) is a perfect example of my concern. Why is Sony, one of
the best video electronics manufacturers on the planet, always behind the times and off the mark when it
comes to videoconferencing? With Sony's amazing video expertise and massive resources they should be able
to offer more than products which simply play industry catch up, and lean on "specmanship" over user
experience.
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Video banking: Lights, camera... transactions & interactions?
August 23, 2013 | Telepresence Options
August 19, 2013
Telepresence holds great promise for retail banking, but most early-movers are missing the
boat. Rather than reinventing the teller experience, banks should pursue video banking as an
omnichannel mechanism to improve customer engagement, according to the new
report, "Video Banking: Lights, Camera, Transaction?," from Celent, an international financial
research and consulting firm.
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2013 TPO Magazine Feature Story: Tale of the Tape - Robotic
Comparison Chart
August 21, 2013 | Telepresence Options
In this feature story for the 2013 Telepresence Options Magazine, we
have an in-depth anaylsis of Telepresence robotics, remote presence,
virtual presence with our "Tale of the Tape 2013" Robotic Telepresence
chart. Our chart has a comprehensive analysis of the price, features and
comparision points. This exclusive is available here for free, in its
entirety.
In the past few years, the telepresence robotic markets exploded with a
number of new offerings that range from simple solutions allowing participants to remotely pan and tilt videoenabled tablets or camera-equipment to an increasing number of full-sized devices complete with a long list of
features. Read through to see the tale of the tape.
For more great coverage of Visual Collaboration technology, please check out the entire2013 Telepresence
Options Magazine.
To see more articles relating to Robotic Telepresence, check out our Robotic Telepresence Feed.
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Augmenting reality to share both experience and information
August 19, 2013 | Telepresence Options
Story and images by Maria Korolov / Hyper Grid Business
At some distant point in the future, virtual reality will be good enough and
immersive enough that we can telecommute to our jobs by simply
stepping into some version of a Holodeck or plugging into some version of
the Matrix.
Today's virtual reality has only very limited use for the average corporate employee.
There are some uses. Rapid prototyping, virtual simulations, the occasional virtual meeting or conference. But
these are, right now, very much niche applications.
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Ubuntu Edge Hits $12 Million in Pledges - 1 Day to Go
August 19, 2013 | Telepresence Options
Story and images by Ubuntu
Quick Facts

Exclusive to Indiegogo backers. The Edge will NOT be available to
buy at launch.
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Specs to be finalised as late as possible to ensure the best
available components.
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Dual-boots into Ubuntu mobile OS and Android; converts into a
full desktop PC.
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Works with LTE and GSM networks, including Verizon and Sprint.
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Perks include all charges for US and UK, including VAT and
delivery.
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Standard manufacturer warranty will apply once manufacturer is selected.Zero cost to backers if the campaign
is unsuccessful.
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Microsoft's 45-inch touchscreen costs $150
August 16, 2013 | Telepresence Options
Story and images by David Goldman / CNN
Microsoft has a vision for a world in which every surface is a Windows
touchscreen. That became a whole lot closer to reality this week.
A startup called Ubi Interactive is now selling $150 software that can turn
any wall, desk or screen into a 45-inch touchscreen. Just hook up a Microsoft
Kinect sensor and a screen or projector, and the display will instantly gain
touch-screen capabilities. Ubi's software can even support touchscreens of
up to 100 inches, at a cost of $379.
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2013 TPO Magazine Feature Story: Robotic Telepresence - State of
the Industry
August 14, 2013 | Telepresence Options
In this feature story for the 2013 Telepresence Options
Magazine, we discuss Telepresence robotics, remote presence,
virtual presence - these terms describe technologies that allow a
remote operator to control a robotic platform from a far and
interact with remote participants using video. This exclusive
is available here for free, in its entirety.
In the past few years, the telepresence robotics markets exploded
with a number of new offerings that range from simple solutions allowing participants to remotely pan and
tilt video-enabled tablets or camera-equipment to an increasing number of full-sized devices complete with a
long list of features. Read through to see the tale of the tape.
For more great coverage of Visual Collaboration technology, please check out the entire2013 Telepresence
Options Magazine.
To see more articles relating to Robotic Telepresence, check out our Robotic Telepresence Feed.
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Wired Magazine Ranks Telepresence Solutions - DVE & Musion
Take Top Honors
August 11, 2013 | Howard Lichtman
Story by Jeremy Kingsley / Wired
Jeremy Kingsley, writing for the UK edition of Wired Magazine,
ranked a number of telepresence solutions ranging from Musion's
on-stage illusion to high-end telepresence conferencing solutions
from DVE and Polycom to on-going science experiments like
theTeleHuman Telepod being developed at the University of
Queensland. The title of the article seems to focus on on-stage
telepresence even though the majority of solutions don't really fit
into that category (I am assuming it is because the on-stage category only really has two
participants: the Musion Eyeliner and DVE's Telepresence Stage). For artists interested in creating a catalog of
on-stage telepresence content to live on after you and continue to produce ticket sales for your greatgrandchildren then you can find some tips for creating telepresence content in this article that I commented on
some years ago:http://www.telepresenceoptions.com/2009/07/michael_jackson_to_live_on_and/ .
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2013 TPO Magazine Feature Story: Business-to-Consumer Video The Final Frontier
August 6, 2013 | David S. Maldow, Esq.
In this feature story for the 2013 Telepresence Options Magazine, we
discuss how video is enabling organizations to connect with
customers, enhance their brand, and provide subject matter experts
anywhere. This exclusive is available here for free, in its entirety.
We are still at the early stages of B2C, where just making a basic
connection between business and customer is an exciting
development. But as videoconferencing technology becomes more and more accessible and the barriers
continue to dissolve, we will see more novel uses proliferate. Read through to find out how.
For more great coverage of Visual Collaboration technology, please check out the entire2013 Telepresence
Options Magazine.
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Solution Snapshot: DVE Huddle Room
September 13, 2013 | Telepresence Options
Continuing the roll out of our 2013 series
profiling the leading solutions in
videoconferencing, telepresence, and visual
collaboration, we offer a Solution Snapshot of
the DVE Huddle Room.
The DVE Huddle Room is an elegant immersive conferencing system for meeting rooms throughout the
enterprise providing Real Telepresence.
Please click here to view the DVE Huddle Room.
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Company Profile - ScienceLogic
August 8, 2013 | Telepresence Options
Continuing our series profiling the leading companies
in videoconferencing, telepresence, and visual
collaboration, we offer a profile of ScienceLogic, a
leading developer of award-winning data center, cloud
and video management software that enables
business agility for both service providers and
enterprises. The ScienceLogic management platform
helps IT organizations and service providers improve
productivity, simplify IT management across physical,
virtual and cloud environments, and launch new IT services and technologies as quickly as the business
requires.
Designed for multi-vendor, heterogeneous environments, the ScienceLogic platform integrates critical
management functions -- including performance, fault, availability, asset, service desk, automation, and event
management -- so you have all the tools you need for rapid troubleshooting and optimizing service delivery.
Key Benefits
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Enable service providers to quickly launch value-added managed video services
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Proactively manage video and call quality to preserve quality of experience
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Eliminate overhead of integrating and managing multiple solutions
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Manage the entire infrastructure wherever it may reside as more vendors move video applications to a
converged compute model (e.g., Gatekeeper and CUCM running on Cisco UCS and VMware)
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Single platform for managing heterogeneous video conferencing and telepresence - Cisco (Tandberg), Polycom,
and Lifesize
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Solution Snapshot: Polycom RPX
August 3, 2013 | Telepresence Options
Continuing the roll out of our 2013 series profiling the leading solutions in videoconferencing, telepresence, and
visual collaboration, we offer a Solution Snapshot of the Polycom RPX.
The world's only fully immersive video experience, Polycom RPX immerses up to 28 meeting participants in a
video environment so real that it can only be called "Real Presence"--such a lifelike experience that users can
completely forget about the technology and focus solely on the people.
Please click here to view the Polycom RPX.
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Company Profile - ACT Conferencing
September 6, 2013 | Telepresence Options
Continuing our series profiling the leading companies in videoconferencing, telepresence,
and visual collaboration, we offer a profile of ACT Conferencing, a cross-platform cloud
conferencing provider that offers audio, web and video collaboration solutions to channel
partners, enterprises, small and mid-sized businesses worldwide.
ACT Conferencing was recently purchased by PGi for $44 million. In our latest series
profiling the leading companies in videoconferencing, telepresence, and visual
collaboration, we profile ACT to see what PGi got for their money.
The company's solution portfolio addresses everything from routine meetings to the most
challenging conference requirements across video, audio and web platforms, providing the most comprehensive
technology and logistical support to help its partners and customers increase revenues, improve productivity
and reach new markets.
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Glowpoint Rolls Out Cloud-Based Video Conferencing Service
September 13, 2013 | Telepresence Options
Story and images by Jeffrey Burt / eWeek
Glowpoint, which offers cloud-based video collaboration and
support services, is now offering a reservationless video
conferencing service designed to make it easier for users to collaborate on any device at any time.
The service, Glowpoint Now, enables users to start and participate in meetings from a Web browser, including
Google's Chrome, Microsoft's Internet Explorer and Mozilla's Firefox browsers. In addition, they can schedule
meetings and include participants whenever they want, either through Outlook or by inviting people
dynamically.
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Intel moves to make 3D gesture control as pervasive as the mouse
September 12, 2013 | Telepresence Options
Story and images by David Cardinal / Extreme Tech
Gesture-control peripheral makers Leap Motion and Haptix have stolen the
spotlight from traditional input devices over the past year with promising new
devices and OEM design wins. A bit lost in the mix has been tech-giant Intel's
sizable investment in what it calls perceptual computing. At IDF 2013 this
week, Intel unveiled its plans to make 3D input as common as the mouse and touch have become. Front and
center was Creative's new $200 Senz3D, which supports applications developed using Intel's free perceptual
computing SDK. In addition to demos of the Senz3D, Intel announced that its upcoming 14nm Broadwell chip -available for ultrabooks in late 2014 -- will support integrating a 3D camera directly into the bezel of laptops.
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Will a Google-Vidyo partnership solve the WebRTC video codec
dilemma?
September 12, 2013 | Telepresence Options
Story and images by Tessa Parmenter / Search Unified
Communications
Google is partnering with video conferencing provider Vidyo to
improve the WebRTC video codec, hastening ratification by
international standards bodies. Under the agreement, Vidyo will develop a royalty-free scalable video codec
extension for the nascent VP9 codec to improve reliability and quality of browser-to-browser video calls.
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New startups Acano and Pexip set to disrupt the video
conferencing industry
September 12, 2013 | Telepresence Options
Both companies select Video Guidance as a strategic
conferencing partner
Video Guidance today announced that it has been selected
by Pexip, a new video conferencing software company, to
become a strategic conferencing channel partner. Pexip is a cloud-based conferencing software solution that
provides personal meeting rooms for any number of users on video, voice and mobile.
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Office robots: No more hiding from the boss
September 11, 2013 | Telepresence Options
Story and images by Matt Clinch / CNBC
It sounds like the stuff of science fiction, but robots could be
strolling past you as you make your way out to lunch.
The fight for market share in the small but growing field of
telepresence has begun. Much more than videoconferencing tools
like Skype, telepresence allows a person with the aid of robotics to
feel as if they were present and to give the appearance of being
present in a different location.
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To attract the best and brightest, let them use videoconferencing
September 11, 2013 | Telepresence Options
Story and images by Dylan Tweney / Venture Beat
SAN FRANCISCO -- Dave Gilbert has a bone to pick with Yahoo CEO
Marissa Mayer.
Her recent policy stating that all Yahoo employees need to work from
the office, not at home, is exactly the wrong way to go, he said today
at CloudBeat 2013, VentureBeat's conference on the business cloud.
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Panasonic 65WT600 4K Ultra HD TV is the first to boast HDMI 2.0
and 60fps
September 6, 2013 | Telepresence Options
Story and images by CNET
The last major TV maker to jump into the 4K pool, Panasonic has made
a 65-inch splash with the TC-L65WT600, its first with 4k Ultra-High-Def
resolution.
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Samsung shows off 98-, 110-inch Ultra HDTVs at IFA 2013, teases
4K OLED
September 6, 2013 | Telepresence Options
Story and images by Richard Lawler / Engadget
At Samsung's press conference it's bringing some of those extra
large Ultra HD TVs it promised at CES, and mentioned something
even more tantalizing: a 4K OLED. Unfortunately that last one did
not make an appearance on stage (check after the break for a
couple of pictures of the 55-incher), however the company has
promised it will be present in its booth for demos tomorrow.
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Fraunhofer gives audio communication technology to Vconect
September 6, 2013 | Telepresence Options
Story and images by CET News
Germany's Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits
(Fraunhofer IIS) is providing advanced audio
communication technologies to EU project Vconect, which is
seeking to improve video-conferencing. Fraunhofer IIS said
its audio technology produces CD-like audio quality. The
first real-time application of Vconect was successfully
integrated in July at SAPO Campus, a social network for educational institutions developed by Portugal Telecom.
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This tiny Irvine company built a pro video-conf product for millions
-- on top of Google Hangouts
September 5, 2013 | Telepresence Options
Story and images by John Koetsier / Venture Beat
Video-conferencing is a massively turbulent space right now.
Large incumbents like WebEx and GoToMeeting are fighting
smaller, nimbler, and cheaper options like Blue Jeans
Network and the company that actually powers Google
Hangouts, Vidyo.
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Google, Skype, and WebRTC
September 4, 2013 | Telepresence Options
Story and images by David Michels / NoJitter
Google's real target in its Vidyo deal: Using Hangouts to
attack Skype.
Last week, Vidyo made a small 335-word announcement with huge
implications for itself and WebRTC. The news was that Google and Vidyo will make SVC part of Google's VP9
codec and WebRTC.
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Teladoc Acquires Consult A Doctor, Expands Service Offerings and
Member Base
September 4, 2013 | Telepresence Options
Story and images by Fort Mill Times
Acquisition broadens Teladoc's reach to provide services to new
market segments
DALLAS -Teladoc, the nation's first and largest telehealth provider with more than 6 million members, announced today
the acquisition of Consult A Doctor, a telehealth company founded in 2007. With this acquisition, individuals and
employees of small- to medium-size businesses will now have access to Teladoc's national network of U.S.
board-certified, state-licensed physicians for consults.
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Iowa Board Ends Abortion by Videoconferencing
September 3, 2013 | Telepresence Options
Story and images by CBN News
Doctors in Iowa can no longer use videoconferencing for distributing
abortion-inducing pills.
The state's medical board voted by majority on Friday to end the system
Planned Parenthood started in 2008.
The doctors, based in Des Moines, would meet with a patient through a web conference before she received the
drugs. Planned Parenthood said the program benefits women in rural locations and that it's received no
complaints from patients.
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Keeping Video Conferencing Security in Perspective ...
September 3, 2013 | Telepresence Options
Story and images by Ira M. Weinstein and Andrew W. Davis / NoJitter
The NSA is accused of spying on UN video conferences. What's
the most likely scenario for what really happened?
Every few months the topic of video conferencing security rears its ugly
head in the media. In the last week or so, the NSA has been accused of
cracking the encryption guarding the United Nations' internal video
conferencing systems. According to the well-known German
magazine Der Spiegel, these NSA activities took place in the summer of 2012 and allowed the NSA to decrypt
more than 450 communications. Apparently the Chinese tried to do the same thing, with unknown results.
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Skype: has Microsoft's $8.5bn spending paid off yet - and can it?
August 30, 2013 | Telepresence Options
At the time there were plenty of arguments to suggest that it could never
repay Microsoft's investment. Has it?
In May 2011, when Microsoft announced its planned purchase of Skype
for $8.5bn (£5,5bn), I called it "a gamble unlikely to pay off".
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Cisco, Polycom Top Vendors in Ailing Video Conferencing
Equipment Space
August 30, 2013 | Telepresence Options
Video collaboration is still popular, but users are migrating to
software-based solutions and lower-cost systems, according
to IDC analysts.
The continued shift of video conferencing to software and
smaller and lower-cost systems is continuing to take its toll on
a video communications equipment market that is in decline,
according to IDC analysts.
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Skype confirms 3D video calls are under development
August 29, 2013 | Telepresence Options
Story and images by Leo Kelion / BBC
Skype has confirmed it has developed 3D video calls.
The news was revealed by a senior executive in an exclusive
interview with the BBC to mark Skype's 10th anniversary.
There had been speculation about the possibility after the firm posted
an advert in April saying it wanted to find a way to create "bodydoubles"for workers unable to travel to meetings.
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Banks need to rethink telepresence approach
August 28, 2013 | Telepresence Options
Story and images by John Ginovsky / ABA Banking Journal
Telepresence holds great promise for retail banking, but most
early-movers are missing the boat, says Celent. Rather than
reinventing the teller experience, banks should pursue video
banking as an omnichannel mechanism to improve customer
engagement.
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Should government officials be legally obligated to use
videoconferencing?
August 28, 2013 | Telepresence Options
Story and images by Vawn Himmelsbach / expert IP
Citizens love to criticize those in the public sector who abuse their travel privileges, but a new piece of
legislation in the U.S. may be taking technological alternatives too far.
Most taxpayers would agree there's room to cut back on wasteful spending
in government -- and travel is one area that's being targeted. Thanks to
higher-quality, lower-cost options for videoconferencing, it makes sense for
the feds to consider technology over travel. At least some of the time.
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Skype eye contact finally possible (w/ Video)
August 28, 2013 | Telepresence Options
Video in the Contact Center: Just Do It
August 28, 2013 | Telepresence Options
Medical board sets ground rules for hearing on video-conferencing method of
dispensing abortion pills
August 28, 2013 | Telepresence Options
Boy uses robot to attend classes
August 27, 2013 | Telepresence Options
YouTube Comes to the Enterprise
August 27, 2013 | Telepresence Options
German magazine: NSA decrypted, spied on, United Nations' internal video
conferencing system
August 27, 2013 | Telepresence Options
Seizing the Mobile Video Conferencing Opportunity
August 27, 2013 | Telepresence Options
Google introduces Helpouts, a Hangouts-powered live assistance site
August 22, 2013 | Telepresence Options
Chrome for Android updated, bringing WebRTC to everyone
August 22, 2013 | Telepresence Options
Skype Video Conferencing Arrives on Outlook.com
August 21, 2013 | Telepresence Options
NSA recommends physically removing iSight webcam from Apple laptops for security
reasons
August 21, 2013 | Telepresence Options
Facial Scanning Is Making Gains in Surveillance
August 21, 2013 | Telepresence Options
GOOGLE Glass 'Police' App Allows Cops to View Live Feeds of Nearby Security
Cameras
August 20, 2013 | Telepresence Options
Convertible Tablets Shine For Videoconferencing
August 20, 2013 | Telepresence Options
Adobe Connect upgraded to offer conference recording and mobile streaming
August 19, 2013 | Telepresence Options
China Video Tools for U.S. Help Spurs Spy Anxiety
August 19, 2013 | Telepresence Options
Meshnet activists rebuilding the internet from scratch
August 16, 2013 | Telepresence Options
Cisco Plans to Cut 4,000 Jobs, as It Posts Profit Gain
August 15, 2013 | Telepresence Options
Suggested Priorities for Polycom CEO Kevin Parker
August 14, 2013 | Telepresence Options
Remotely Exploitable Bug Affects Wide Range Of Cisco Telepresence Systems
August 14, 2013 | Telepresence Options
Virtual Reality School applies for charter
August 13, 2013 | Telepresence Options
In rural ERs, kids get better care with telemedicine
August 13, 2013 | Telepresence Options
Iowa Board of Medicine to Write Rules Limiting Dangerous Webcam Abortions
August 12, 2013 | Telepresence Options
Samsung's curved OLED TV drops price by a third, LG brings cheaper 4K TVs
August 12, 2013 | Telepresence Options
Secure videoconferencing security service Silent Circle pressured to close
August 9, 2013 | Telepresence Options
Radvision's video conferencing and telepresence solutions explained
August 9, 2013 | Telepresence Options
Samsung smart watch trademarks filed, wearable internet nearing debut
August 8, 2013 | Joshua Parker
Gaming Technology Creates New Telepresence Concepts
August 7, 2013 | Telepresence Options
Prysm Eyes Telepresence as Next Application for Video Walls
August 7, 2013 | Telepresence Options
Tox: A Replacement for Skype and Your Privacy?
August 7, 2013 | Telepresence Options
1:1 Shelly Heiden, CEO, VBrick Systems
August 5, 2013 | Telepresence Options
Your TV might be watching you
August 5, 2013 | Joshua Parker
NTT Communications to acquire 91.2% stake in Arkadin
August 5, 2013 | Telepresence Options
Pilot video conferences help families connect with prisoners from a distance
August 2, 2013 | Telepresence Options
Videoconferencing Effective Teaching Tool in Medical Schools
August 2, 2013 | Telepresence Options
Zoom - Welcome to the New World of Video
August 1, 2013 | Telepresence Options
AVer announces the E5016 Network Video Recorder, a high
performance, innovative monitoring hub for the modern age
September 13, 2013 | Telepresence Options
AVer announces the E5016 Network Video Recorder, a high
performance, innovative monitoring hub for the modern age
Next generation standalone embedded NVR designed around VMS
interface and performance. Supports 16 Full HD channels in
realtime preview, recording and playback
Sep 12, 2013 (Menafn - M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) --- Supports up to 16 IP cameras per NVR server, at up
to 5MP per channel
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Illinois Institute of Technology Hosts Real-Time Communications
Conference and Expo
September 12, 2013 | Telepresence Options
Ninth annual event brings technology experts and industry leaders
together
Chicago - Sept. 12, 2013 - Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) will
host the ninth annual Real-Time Communications Conference and Expo October 15-17 on the university's Main
Campus, in Hermann Hall located at 3241 South Federal Street. The event brings together technical
professional and business executives from the data and telecommunications industry, standards bodies, policy
and regulatory institutions, educators and researchers to promote an open exchange of ideas to lead the future
development in the field of real-time communications.
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Polycom announces $400 million buyback
September 12, 2013 | Telepresence Options
SAN JOSE (AP) -- Polycom Inc., which makes videoconferencing equipment, said
Wednesday that its board of directors approved a $400 million buyback of its shares.
That would be about enough to buy 20 percent of the company's outstanding 169.6 million shares at recent
prices.
The San Jose company said that it would complete the buyback through a $250 million "Dutch auction" followed
by purchases on the open market or in privately negotiated deals.
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Arkadin and Vidyo to Offer Cloud-Based Video Conferencing to
Channel Partners
September 11, 2013 | Telepresence Options
End-Users Can Now Benefit From the Combined Strengths of the
VidyoWorks and Arkadin Platforms Without Investing in Video
Collaboration Infrastructure
ATLANTA, GA and HACKENSACK, NJ-- - Sep 11, 2013 - Arkadin, one of the world's largest and fastest growing
collaboration service providers, with a full suite of audio, web, video and Unified Communications technologies,
today announced a channel-specificvideo conferencing solution and distribution alliance with Vidyo, Inc. Under
the agreement, Arkadin's global channel partners will be able to resell the cloud-based ArkadinVideo service.
Based on the advanced VidyoWorks platform and Arkadin's platform and service, the solution has an editable
interface that allows the channel to add their own logo and branding.
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Silent Circle Announces New Service Bundles
September 10, 2013 | Telepresence Options
WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 9, 2013 - Silent Circle, the global encrypted communications
firm revolutionizing mobile device security for organizations and individuals alike, today
announced new bundled service offerings for customers turning to the company's unique peerto-peer encryption platform as a secure alternative to traditional calling, mobile messaging and
file transfer tools susceptible to escalating privacy threats. The new bundle options help
businesses, government agencies and individuals in Silent Circle's fast-growing customer segments secure their
preferred means of communication, from mobile calling and messaging to desktop videoconferencing.
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Pexip Infinity now available
September 10, 2013 | Telepresence Options
Pexip leads the software enterprise video conferencing revolution.
Former Tandberg executives introduce the general availability of Pexip Infinity, a conferencing solution that
removes the barriers to mass video deployment.
OSLO, Norway--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pexip today announced the general availability of Pexip Infinity, a scalable
software platform that provides personal meeting rooms for any number of users on video, voice and mobile.
Pexip Infinity is a revolutionary, purely software-based, virtualized solution that can be deployed quickly and
easily, with the flexibility to scale as required. The complementary Pexip mobile application for iOS provides
conference participants with a consistent interface where they can control conferences and view presentations,
all from their own personal device.
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Huawei Launches New 1080P60 Full HD PTZ Camera VPC620
September 9, 2013 | Telepresence Options
With the rapid advancement of IP communication technology and
further optimization of carrier network, videoconferencing system is
moving towards High definition video and high fidelity audio. Driven by
customer demand, Huawei launches the new full HD PTZ camera
VPC620, which is able to deliver more enjoyable videoconferencing
experience. Continue reading...
Solutionz Expands Its Cloud Video
Conferencing Service Options Through a Partnership with Polycom
September 9, 2013 | Telepresence Options
Bring people together - anytime, anywhere, and on any device with
Prime Call Cloud MeetMe, the innovative Polycom Powered Video-asa-Service offering.
Los Angeles, CA September 09, 2013
Solutionz Conferencing, Inc., the value leader in the design and
deployment of pervasive video and unified communication (UC)
solutions and a Polycom Platinum Partner reseller, today announced
a new cloud service offering, Prime Call Cloud MeetMe. MeetMe is the newest addition to Solutionz' full suite of
video conferencing cloud service offerings, which falls under, and rounds out, Solutionz' Prime Call Cloud
portfolio. Continue reading...
CBCI Telecom Offers Digital Signature to Telepresence Users
September 6, 2013 | Telepresence Options
Canada's Leader in Visual Communications brings a new solution to help
companies sign transactions with Syngrafii when videoconferencing
MONTREAL, QC, September 5th, 2013 - - CBCI Telecom, Canada's Leader in
Visual Communications, offers now the digital signature to telepresence users.
Syngrafii application allows companies to sign transactions in remote meetings simultaneously during a
videoconference and in turn supports compliance requirements. Continue reading...
PGi Acquires ACT Conferencing
September 6, 2013 | Telepresence Options
PGi and ACT Combine to Form the World's Largest Pure Play Collaboration Provider
ATLANTA, Sept. 4, 2013 -- PGi (NYSE: PGi), a global leader in collaboration and virtual meetings for over 20
years, today announced that it has acquired ACT Teleconferencing, Inc., a global provider of integrated
conferencing solutions, for a cash purchase price of approximately $44 million, net of working capital. PGi
funded the purchase through its recently increased credit facility and cash and equivalents on hand.
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Creative Senz3D™ Interactive Gesture Camera Available for Online
Order in the United States From September 25
September 5, 2013 | Telepresence Options
Advanced Depth Sensing and Voice Recognition Camera Brings
the Future of
PC Interaction to Consumers for Just US$199.99
MILPITAS, CA-- September 05, 2013 - Creative Technology Ltd today
announced that the new Creative Senz3D™ interactive gesture camera
will be available for online order from Creative.com and Amazon.com in
the United States from September 25, 2013 at US$199.99. This innovative new camera will be showcased at
IFA 2013 in Berlin at the Creative Exhibit 110 in Hall 3.2 and the Intel Exhibit 101 in Hall 2.2, Messe Berlin from
September 6 - 11.
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Sony Introduces World's First Curved Screen LED Television
September 5, 2013 | Telepresence Options
TORONTO, ON-- September 04, 2013 - Today Sony introduced the world's first
curved screen LED television, model KDL-65S990A. Available in October at Sony
Stores and select electronics retailers nationwide for $4,499.99, the KDL-65S990A
provides an all-in-one cinematic experience for the home, combining a curved
visual panel with Sony's acclaimed TRILUMINOS® Display colour system for
accurate, deep, vibrant colours, and a powerful angled surround sound speaker system to complete the home
theater like never before.
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Easymeeting Launches User Friendly Video System
September 5, 2013 | Telepresence Options
Easymeeting is proud to announce a brand new video
conferencing system available beginning October 1st,
2013.
London - 5 September 2013
The Easymeeting TWS was designed specifically with the
everyday end-user in mind. With simplified menus and shortened dialing strings, customers will experience easy
video meetings--every time. The goal at Easymeeting is to offer users a way of working more efficiently and
freeing up more time to spend on what's important: work, friends and family.
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Christie Virtual Remote Projector App Now Available On Android
Operating System
September 4, 2013 | Telepresence Options
Complete Wireless Control for Christie M Series and Christie J Series
CYPRESS, Calif. - (September 4, 2013) - Christie® further enhances its
value add portfolio with today's launch of the Christie Virtual Remote
projector app, providing an alternative to the standard IR remote control.
Designed for the Android operating system, Christie Virtual Remote provides
wireless control of all Christie 3-chip DLP® projectors in the popular Christie
M Series and Christie J Series projector families.
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Christie FHD461-X Ultra-Narrow Bezel Flat Panel Delivers More
Vibrant, Sharper Images For Near Seamless Video Walls
September 4, 2013 | Telepresence Options
Features Best Color Fidelity, Highest Contrast Ratio, and
Shallowest Depth in 46-inch Ultra-Narrow Bezel LCD Flat
Panel Category
CYPRESS, Calif. - (September 4, 2013) - Christie® continues to
satisfy market needs for near seamless video wall flat-panel
solutions with today's introduction of the versatile Christie FHD461-X. Perfectly suited for space-limited
installations; signage in museums, universities, corporate spaces, broadcast sets and retail environments, as
well as monitoring applications such as security and surveillance, the Christie FHD461-X is the definitive choice
with its ultra-narrow (5.4 millimeter) bezel and 3-inch depth.
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The Force Is Strong with IPEVO's First Kickstarter Project; A Star
Wars Icon Serves as Inspiration for a Unique iPhone Video Stand
September 4, 2013 | Telepresence Options
IPEVO has created its first Kickstarter project featuring the
IPEVO Video Stand for iPhone. CEO Royce Hong cites the
iconic AT-ST "chicken walker" from Star Wars as the stand's
original inspiration.
Sunnyvale, CA - September 03, 2013
How did a "galaxy far, far away" inspire California-based
technology company IPEVO's newest product idea? We might not
be able to communicate with 3D holograms as they do in the Star
Wars movies, but smartphone video conferencing is here to stay,
and it led to IPEVO's first Kickstarter project. Continue reading...
ShoreGroup Introduces CaseSentry Management for Cisco
TelePresence and Video Collaboration Applications
September 3, 2013 | Telepresence Options
ShoreGroup's CaseSentry 4.2 release adds comprehensive
unified management capabilities for Cisco TelePresence and
Video Collaboration solutions.
New York, NY (PRWEB) September 03, 2013
ShoreGroup, Inc., a premier managed services and management
software development firm, announced that the company's
CaseSentry platform has been enhanced to include a suite of
comprehensive unified management capabilities for Cisco Systems®
TelePresence and Video Collaboration solutions. These new capabilities enable enterprises and service providers
to manage the availability, performance and utilization of Cisco video technologies. With this enhancement,
CaseSentry meets the demand for a single management solution that spans the complete Cisco Unified
Communications and Collaboration Suite.
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TrueConf Now Supports SVС Video Conference Broadcasting Via
WebRTC
September 3, 2013 | Telepresence Options
TrueConf has announced that the new release of TrueConf Server 4.1
supports browser-based videoconference broadcasting using WebRTC
technology and VP8 SVC video codec. TrueConf is the first in the world
to provide such a unique solution in the form of a finished, enterpriseready product.
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Improved Communication Tops the Polls for Benefits Experienced
When Leveraging the Cloud
August 30, 2013 | Telepresence Options
Results from a survey conducted by IDG Research show that one of
the main benefits received when leveraging cloud-based
collaboration tools is improved communication. Google's Premier
Enterprise Partner, AppsCare, draws on their customer's experience
to evaluate the extent of this benefit.
London, Leeds 30 August 2013
There are many benefits of cloud-based collaboration tools but in a survey of IT decision makers by IDG
Research, 68% of respondents stated that 'better communication between & within company teams' was one of
the main advantages they have received since leveraging the cloud.
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Global Survey Finds Large Enterprises Adopting WebRTC
August 30, 2013 | Telepresence Options
Three in Four Developers Intend Using WebRTC for Audio and
Video Apps
SAN FRANCISCO, CA-- - Aug 29, 2013 - TokBox, a Telefónica Digital
company, today released the results of global survey of 1,161
participants regarding developer community attitudes towards WebRTC.
The report, which found rapidly emerging interest from larger organizations (1,000+ employees), also found
rapid WebRTC adoption amongst smaller companies (fewer than 500 employees) where more than one in four
(27.1%) developers say WebRTC is already critical to their work.
Enterprise developers are particularly drawn to the ability to avoid downloads and also the simplicity, with no
requirement for an AV expert. Alternatively, for SMBs, WebRTC's lower latency and higher video/audio quality
are key factors.
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ePlus Recognized by Cisco for Excellence in Customer Satisfaction in the United States
August 29, 2013 | Telepresence Options
Church Without Walls Simulcasts Sermons Across Masergy's Managed Network
August 29, 2013 | Telepresence Options
Avaya Positioned as a Leader by Gartner in Magic Quadrant for Unified
Communications
August 29, 2013 | Telepresence Options
Human Productivity Lab Announces New Addition to Consulting Team
August 29, 2013 | Telepresence Options
Vidyo and Google Collaborate to Enhance Video Quality within WebRTC
August 29, 2013 | Telepresence Options
Worldwide Enterprise Videoconferencing and Telepresence Market Disappoints Again
on Declining Equipment Revenue, According to IDC
August 28, 2013 | Telepresence Options
Mitel, Vidyo and VMware to unveil UC enabled telepresence with VMware View
August 28, 2013 | Telepresence Options
LaSalle Solutions Recognized as Cisco TelePresence Video Advanced Authorized
Technology Provider Partner in the United States
August 28, 2013 | Telepresence Options
AVer and Vidtel Announce Joint Video Conferencing Solution for Any-Size Business
August 28, 2013 | Telepresence Options
ClearOne Announces New Pan-India Distribution Agreement with Enkay Technologies
for COLLABORATE Video Conferencing Solutions
August 28, 2013 | Telepresence Options
Easymeeting.net Sees Strong Demand for Its Video Conferencing Services
August 27, 2013 | Telepresence Options
FuzeBox Becomes One of America's Fastest Growing Private Companies, Landing on
the Prestigious Inc. 500 List
August 22, 2013 | Telepresence Options
Suitable Technologies Retains Willow Garage Talent to Further Develop Beam Remote
Presence Technology
August 22, 2013 | Telepresence Options
Dimension Data Launches Next Generation Of Its Managed Services For
Videoconferencing
August 20, 2013 | Telepresence Options
e-con Systems Launches Full HD Autofocus 8MP USB 3.0 Camera
August 20, 2013 | Telepresence Options
LG curved OLED TV honored for Innovative designate Eisa 2013 awards
August 20, 2013 | Telepresence Options
BCS Global Announces Strategic Partnership With Vidtel to Provide Virtual Connect
August 19, 2013 | Telepresence Options
Neotel launches comprehensive integrated business video conferencing solution
August 16, 2013 | Telepresence Options
AnyMeeting Leads Industry by Deploying WebRTC Technology in Full-Featured Web
Conferencing Platform
August 15, 2013 | Telepresence Options
Cognosys Launches New Version of CogConferencing Audio Video Collaboration
Platform with Microsoft(R) Lync(TM) Server integration for Webcast, Multiparty Video
Conferencing
August 15, 2013 | Telepresence Options
Talk Fusion Set to Launch New Live Broadcasting & Video Conferencing Product
August 15, 2013 | Telepresence Options
AVTEQ adds new ELT-1500 AV stand to its best-selling Elite Series line of AV furniture
August 14, 2013 | Telepresence Options
HD Distributing Signs With Tely Labs to Offer Affordable Business Videoconferencing
to Growing Video Reseller Channel
August 14, 2013 | Telepresence Options
Compass Business Solutions Goes International
August 11, 2013 | Telepresence Options
BCS Global Announces Strategic Partnership With Vidtel to Provide Virtual Connect
AVI-SPL
Oblong: Sales Engineer - Boston, MA
August 22, 2013 | Telepresence Options
Title: Sales Engineer
Field: Sales
Location: Boston, MA
Status: Full-Time
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