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Archive for March, 2010

New Telepresence Infrastructure Widens Support for Multimedia Data Collaboration

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

BrightCom releases Visual Collaboration System 2.6 with new media framework to enhance support for a wider range of business data enabling businesses to accomplish more in the telepresence and video conferencing meetings.
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Companies Expected to Up Spending on Collaboration Tools in 2010

Wednesday, March 24th, 2010

By Alice Straight, TMCnet Web Editor, TMCnet News

A report  released by Cisco shows that the majority of IT decision makers at medium to large companies are expecting to increase their spending on collaboration tools this year.
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The Future of Telepresence Only Offers Promise

Friday, March 19th, 2010

By Susan J. Campbell, TMCnet Contributing Editor, TMCnet News

Telepresence is an important focus for companies trying to push productivity in a global marketplace. The challenge is that telepresence can actually have the opposite effect if it is done incorrectly.

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Telepresence Revenues To Top $73 Million by Year’s End: Study

Tuesday, March 16th, 2010

By Anuradha Shukla, TMCnet Contributor

Video is a very cost-effective alternative to physically travelling and meeting business clients.
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Interior Room Design is Essential to Effective Telepresence

Friday, March 12th, 2010

By Susan J. Campbell, TMCnet Contributing Editor

As the global marketplace continues to grow with the expansion of multinational organizations, the demand for streamlined communications and collaboration is emerging as a key focus. Face-to-face communications are still a vital part of communication and collaboration, but geography is a consistent obstacle.
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Cisco’s Routing System Could Be Revolutionary, Seriously: Expert

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

By Michael Dinan, TMCnet Editor

Though it’s received wide criticism from many technology companies and media outlets, IT bellwether Cisco (News  – Alert)  Systems Inc. still may be revolutionizing the Internet in its own unique way with its announcement this week of a robust next-gen router, an industry insider told TMCnet today.
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‘Up in the Air’ Explores Dynamics of Telepresence in the Workplace

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

By Susan J. Campbell, TMCnet Contributing Editor, TMCnet News

At the end of 2009, audiences flocked to theaters to catch George Clooney in the movie, ‘Up in the Air.’ The premise  of this story is that while many corporate environments now use technology to communicate, firing people through such means is cold-hearted, and must instead be done in person by the likes of Clooney as Ryan Bingham, a corporate assassin.
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Podcast: Creating an Ideal Telepresence Environment with Technology and Interior Design

Monday, March 1st, 2010

By Susan J. Campbell, TMCnet Contributing Editor, TMCnet News

Streamlined communication and collaboration continue to be a key focus for companies throughout the world. As the global infrastructure continues to expand and companies increasingly move offshore, face-to-face communications are becoming more of a challenge. This trend is helping to create opportunities in telepresence.

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