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Business Definition for: Videoconferencing
- the use of a live video link to connect people in different locations so that they can see and hear one another and conduct real-time meetings. Videoconferencing is a useful tool for managing communication with remote workers, between staff at geographically dispersed offices, including those who form a virtual team, or with clients at remote locations. It is also used in distance learning courses.
There are two basic options for videoconferencing. The more expensive option is full-blown videoconferencing using ISDN lines, dedicated equipment, and large screens, which guarantee a higher quality experience. Cheaper and more common is the PC/Web-based videoconferencing, which piggybacks on existing PC and Internet technology, and occupies a small box window on a PC. However, it is less reliable, and still requires an ISDN line to achieve any degree of quality.
Additional Resources
- Getting Connected: IP-Based Videoconferencing in K-12 Schools
- WHAT IS IP VIDEOCONFERENCING?WHAT IS IP VIDEOCONFERENCING?
- Research articles 2005-11-01
- SONY ANNOUNCES NEWEST ADDITION TO VIDEOCONFERENCING FAMILY; New TriniCom 4000 System Makes Videoconferencing Simple, Affordable and Easily Upgradable
- WASHINGTON, ITCA Booth No.1129--BUSINESS WIRE--May 22, 1996-- Sony Electronics today announced the new TriniComTM 4000 system, the latest addition to its expanding line of videoconferencing products. At a very competative price point, the new system broadens Sony's offerings to the videoconferencing market, providing solutions for an even wider range...
- Research articles 1996-05-22
- RADVision's videoconferencing appliance. (Product Review).
- The mass market may or may not be ready for videoconferencing, but RADVision says it's ready for mass-market videoconferencing. The New Jersey-based vendor released what it calls the industry's first "videoconferencing appliance," a The mass market may or...
- Research articles 2003-02-01
- Sony Announces Launch Into Videoconferencing Set-Top Market
- SAN JOSE, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--March 8, 1999--MultiMediaCom, (Booth No. 609)--Adding to its family of award-winning videoconferencing systems, Sony Electronics announced today its worldwide launch into the set-top market with its plug and play videoconferencing system, the PCS-1500. Weighing in at only 6lbs 10oz, the PCS-1500 is one of the most compact...
- Research articles 1999-03-08
- Inacom Corp. Announces New Videoconferencing Solution Integrating Ibm Pc Systems With Picturetel Products
- OMAHA, Neb.--BUSINESS WIRE--Oct. 29, 1996--Inacom Corp. (NASDAQ:INAC), a leading global provider of business-driven technology management services, announced it is providing a videoconferencing solution integrating IBM PC systems with PictureTel's Live200p videoconferencing kit. Inacom will provide all the services necessary to support the bundled videoconferencing platform.
- Research articles 1996-10-29
- Videoconferencing Industry Closes Blockbuster Year
- Wainhouse Research has published its quarterly Videoconferencing SpotCheck Report with some intriguing findings. The videoconferencing industry closed 2007 with record numbers of unit shipments and revenues. According to the Q4-2007 report, room videoconferencing shipments crossed the 200,000 unit level for the first time, reaching 212,630 systems. This...
- Research articles 2008-02-26
- Field experiences with videoconferencing. (includes related article on Sony Corp.)
- Field Experiences with Videoconferencing Field Experiences with Videoconferencing
- Research articles 1991-03-01
- Desktop video - not a POTS solution yet. (includes related articles on videoconferencing via the Internet and audioconferencing)
- It's no panacea, but videoconferencing helps companies accomplish their mission. A look at the technology in action. More than 60 hardware, LAN and software companies are chasing the market for desktop videoconferencing. Many are undercapitalized, It's no panacea, but videoconferencing helps companies ...
- Research articles 1996-06-01
- Sony Electronics signs strategic agreement with 2CONFER to resell videoconferencing systems
- MONTVALE, N.J.--BUSINESS WIRE--Sept. 27, 1996--Sony Electronics announced a strategic agreement with Illinois-based, nationwide reseller 2CONFER to carry Sony's TriniComR family of videoconferencing products. Effective immediately, 2CONFER, the nation's first videoconferencing reseller, will offer complete sales, installation and training for Sony's line of videoconferencing systems including Sony's popular TriniCom 5000...
- Research articles 1996-09-27
- Panasonic announces videoconferencing enhancements; Expanded Data Rates Now Available in VisionSeries 500
- SECAUCUS, N.J.--BUSINESS WIRE--November 21, 1995--Panasonic Broadcast & Television Systems Company PBTSC has announced a key upgrade for its line of VisionSeries videoconferencing products that allows data rates from 384 Kbps to 1.54 Mbps. This firmware enhancement also provides Rbonding,S which allows for interoperability with other brands of videoconferencing systems.
- Research articles 1995-11-21
- 8x8 Inc. Offers Low-Cost POTS Videoconferencing Reference Design; OEM's Can Easily Develop High Quality Videoconferencing Products for Ordinary Telephone Lines
- SANTA CLARA, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--April 1, 1996--8x8, Inc. (formally Integrated Information Technology, Inc.) today introduced the DVC6 reference board, the second low-cost videoconferencing board product developed by 8x8.
- Research articles 1996-04-01
- SONY ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH TELSOURCE CORPORATION; Telsource To Provide Comprehensive Installation And Maintenance Services To Support Sony Videoconferencing Customers
- WASHINGTON, ITCA Booth No.1129--BUSINESS WIRE--May 22, 1996-- Sony Electronics and Telsource Corporation, an independent service organization, today announced an agreement that calls for Telsource to install, maintain, and service Sony's full line of videoconferencing systems nationwide. The agreement teams Sony's successful family of videoconferencing products with an established network...
- Research articles 1996-05-22
- All for one: Polycom unifies the single-box videoconferencing experience. (Special Report: VideoConferencing).
- If you haven't followed the evolution of Polycom and videoconferencing in the past few years, you may be surprised by all the changes. There has been massive consolidation in the industry "Basically we're down to two major vendors: Polycom (www If you haven't followed the...
- Research articles 2003-05-01
- Practical Applications Of Low-Cost Network-Based Video
- For many years, video research has concentrated on videoconferencing as a substitute for face-to-face meetings. Videoconferencing systems are usually justified on the basis of increased productivity or cost-cutting as a direct result of a presumed reduction in travel. While there have been a number of successful installations and applications of...
- White papers 2003-10-01
- Long-term growth anticipated for business videoconferencing. (Multimedia).(Wainhouse Research)
- The business videoconferencing market will have a strong fourth quarter, driven by the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, and this is not expected to be a short-term phenomenon, according to Wainhouse Research. The videoconferencing industry exper The business videoconferencing...
- Research articles 2001-11-01
- Sony Outlines Vision for Future of Videoconferencing; Audio, Video and Data Collaboration in a Network Environment
- ANAHEIM, Calif., TeleCon XVIII, Booth No.1423--BUSINESS WIRE-- Oct. 26, 1998--Two years after its launch into the videoconferencing market as a total systems provider, Sony Electronics outlined here today its vision for the future of videoconferencing; namely, audio, video and data collaboration in a networked environment.
- Research articles 1998-10-26
- Videoconferencing.
- After a long run as a technological wannabe, videoconferencing seems to have made its move. According to the research firm Frost & Sullivan, sales of videoconferencing equipment will top $700 million this year--an increase of 8 percent--and shoul After a long run as a technological wannabe,...
- Research articles 2000-11-01
- Sony PCS-1600.
- Videoconferencing system Videoconferencing system
- Research articles 2001-05-01
- There really are practical uses for videoconferencing. (includes related material on Apple Computer and business television)
- There's been plenty talk about videoconferencing equipment and pricing, but here are some of the real uses that have been found by some real companies. There's been plenty talk about videoconferencing equipment and pricing, but here are some of...
- Research articles 1992-06-01
- Sony's 'beautiful' new vision for IP-based videoconferencing.(INFOCOMM PREVIEW)
- Who says a videoconferencing line can't be sexy? Sony Electronics has launched its new IPELA line of Internet protocol IP-based communications products ranging from IP monitoring and recording devices to IP-ready videoconferencing systems. Derived Who says a videoconferencing line can't be sexy? Sony Electronics...
- Research articles 2005-06-01
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