Desktop video communications could signal an increase in remote working…
Teleworking is growing in popularity but at a relatively slow pace as employers still seem nervous about giving staff too much flexibility.
Video Conferencing, Telepresence, Audio Visual & Video Conference
Teleworking is growing in popularity but at a relatively slow pace as employers still seem nervous about giving staff too much flexibility.
The new tagline being coined by Cisco is ‘video is the new voice’… at this moment in time I’m not sure that is strictly true, but when will video communications become the norm and replace traditional forms of communication and collaboration?
As we say goodbye to January and February; a time most of us spend in the office planning for the year ahead, our industries start to wake up from the backlog that a new year brings and there’s a buzz about the office again…
HD telpresence in your living room from your own television, 3D telepresence holograms and a city totally connected by telepresence are only a few examples of how video technology is set to have a revolutionary impact on our wider society over the next decade.
Cisco ūmi telepresence, a unique consumer product that brings HD video communication into the home, will change the way family and friends interact.
When evaluating the adoption of video communications in the workplace the main measure of ROI usually centres on the reduction in travel time for business professionals and therefore a reduction in the associated travel costs.
In the past, fans would have been delighted to get an autograph or maybe a photo with their sporting heroes. So imagine the excitement at the prospect of actually taking part in an interview with global sports stars. On July 14th 2010, participants from all over the world had that opportunity when they got involved in a live telepresence interview with football legend David Beckham.
A new product announced by Cisco last week has created a lot of noise in the world of video communication and collaboration. The Cius (pronounced See-us) has been described as “mobile collaboration tablet that delivers virtual desktop integration with anywhere, anytime access to the full range of Cisco collaboration and communication applications, including HD video”.
The telepresence revolution is sweeping through firms who have understood the business case for immersive video collaboration. Once thought to be too expensive and lavish for all but the richest companies, telepresence solutions are now becoming not just more accessible but, more importantly, affordable.
Traditionally, videoconferencing has been predominantly used by the business world. From its early development in the early 1970’s to the recent surge in interest since TANDBERG became part of Cisco, the key application for video-based communications is to enhance business decisions and add value to an organisations bottom line, usually from huge savings on travel budgets.