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- VideoPort SBS 2.6.2 (Windows)
- VideoPort SBS is a server software product for video conferencing. It is a real video conferencing server working over the Internet or in LAN. It supports as peer-to-peer video calls as multipoint video conferences up to 6 people. The product contains a client side software that is already set to...
- Tags: Software, Microsoft Windows Small Business Server, Server Software, Video Conferencing, Video Call, Microsoft Windows, Visicron Systems, VideoPort SBS, Servers, Hardware
- Software downloads 2009-11-26
- Logitech Buys LifeSize. Now what about Polycom?
- A few weeks after Cisco's Tandberg acquisition, peripheral manufacturer Logitech has announced that it was acquiring LifeSize for $405 million in cash. LifeSize provides high definition HD video communication solutions. The video acquistion positions Logitech with a comnplete range of video conferencing equipment. Last year, the company acquired...
- Tags: Video Conferencing, Logitech, Video, Polycom Inc., Corporate Communications, Marketing, Dave Greenfield
- Blog posts 2009-11-10
- Logitech gobbles up LifeSize; Enters video conferencing
- Logitech, a maker of Webcams and other peripherals, will acquire LifeSize Communications for $405 million in cash. The move puts Logitech into the middle of the video conferencing market. by Larry Dignan
- Tags: Video Conferencing, Logitech, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-11-10
- Coming Soon: Free video conferencing from Google
- According to Rishi Chandra a Google Apps product manager who talked to SFGate, Google is set to roll out their first update in a long line of updates that will include multi-user video conferencing. The video conferencing will be rolled out soon -- the rest of their plan will...
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Apps, Video Conferencing, Cloud Computing, E-mail Providers, Internet, Garett Rogers
- Blog posts 2009-11-08
- Cisco Buys Tandberg on its way to be your B2B video conferencing partner
- I spent a day with Tandberg management last week and came away very impressed with some things I can't share and also some things that I can share. Tandberg has: Great HD videoconferencing solutions in room-sized all the way down to Webcam. Yep, a Webcam image looks...
- Tags: Video Conferencing, Video, Cisco Systems Inc., B2B, Tandberg, Business Person, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Ted Schadler
- Blog posts 2009-10-01
- Cisco doubles down on video conferencing; Acquires Tandberg for $3 billion
- Cisco is beefing up its video conferencing arsenal, picking up Tandberg, a Norwegian video conferencing outfit, for $3 billion. In a statement, Cisco said it is acquiring Tandberg to expand its collaboration platform. With the deal, Cisco will bring in Tandberg's network infrastructure and video conferencing equipment...
- Tags: Video Conferencing, Cisco Systems Inc., Tandberg, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-10-01
- Video Conferencing and Security
- This paper is created to provide security information and considerations for video conferencing. By ensuring that security is set up properly, mainstream users of video conferencing will have the confidence to use video for a wide variety of applications. At LifeSize, one has a unique perspective on security and due...
- Tags: Video Conferencing, LifeSize Communications, Security
- White papers 2009-08-17
- IT Services Provider Cuts Internal Travel Costs in Half With Video Conferencing
- Dimension Data, a global IT services provider and Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, wanted to reduce travel and enrich communications for the 1,000 employees in its Americas division. Dimension Data deployed a unified communications solution based on Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 and high-definition video conferencing solutions from industry leader...
- Tags: Information Technology, Video Conferencing, Dimension Data, Microsoft Corp., Collaboration, It Services
- Case studies 2009-08-01
- ZoomCall Pro Video Phone 5.5.1 (Windows)
- Easy-to-use videoconferencing software that works with most personal computers and web cameras. Its advanced network support allows connections when both users are behind a firewall and even works through HTTPS and SOCKS proxies. The software provides superior videoconferencing quality and provides a noise reduction feature for noisy USB cameras. It...
- Tags: Video Conferencing, Microsoft Windows, Videophone, Visicron Systems, Data Collaboration Functionality, Tools & Techniques, Collaboration, Groupware, Management, Enterprise Software, Software
- Software downloads 2009-07-07
- TANDBERG's Native Resolution: What It Does and Why It's the Clear Solution
- When the pioneers of videoconferencing were developing the first systems back in the mid 1980's, the proposition seemed easy enough: take existing television cameras and monitors and use them to enable a 2-way interactive conference. Right? Well, not so fast. The problem is videoconferencing becomes a powerful solution only if...
- Tags: Monitor, Video Conferencing, Video, Clear, Standards, Camera, Tandberg, Corporate Communications, Quality, TVs, Monitors & Displays, Marketing, Business Operations, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Hardware, Components
- White papers 2009-06-18
- TANDBERG on Streaming - an Application Note
- This document is intended to provide help during installation and use of the Streaming functionality implemented in TANDBERG videoconferencing products. It is also intended to give some general background on what streaming is and how to make use of the feature.
- Tags: Video Conferencing, Tandberg
- White papers 2009-06-18
- TANDBERG and VNC
- The PC SoftPresenter is a feature of the TANDBERG videoconferencing system that allows you to easily connect the videoconferencing system to your computer using Virtual Network Computing VNC over the LAN. This is useful in video meetings when you want to share with everyone something that is displayed on your...
- Tags: Video Conferencing, VNC, Tandberg, PC SoftPresenter
- White papers 2009-06-18
- Video Conferencing Standards
- The International Telecommunications Union -- Telecommunications Standardization Sector (ITU-T) is responsible for generating worldwide "recommendations" (non-binding standards) for telecommunications. The ITU- T is divided into fourteen Study Groups. Each Study Group studies "questions" (i.e., topics for study); the results of their study define these recommendations. Study Group XVI is responsible...
- Tags: International Telecommunications Union, Video Conferencing, Recommendation, Standards, Tandberg, Study Group XVI, Telephony, Quality, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Networking, Business Operations
- White papers 2009-06-18
- Employing IT- Level Security for IP Videoconferencing
- In recent years videoconferencing has morphed from an ISDN-centric to an IP-centric model. In fact, most videoconferencing systems today support IP networks out of the box, while ISDN network connectivity - once the de facto standard- has become and optional add-on. In addition of IP capabilities to videoconferencing systems and...
- Tags: Security, IP Videoconferencing, Information Technology, Video Conferencing, IP, Tandberg, Network Technology, Networking, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications
- White papers 2009-06-17
- The ISDN to IP Migration for Videoconferencing
- Since the release of IP-capable videoconferencing solutions in the mid-1990s, the percentage of video calls hosted over IP networks has continued to grow. In addition, virtually all video systems today include IP network capability, while only a limited percentage support ISDN. For some, the justification for migrating from ISDN to...
- Tags: Video Conferencing, IP, Migration, ISDN, Tandberg, Network Technology, Networking, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications
- White papers 2009-06-17
- TANDBERG and Security
- This document is intended to be used as a resource for video conferencing security in general, as well as how TANDBERG addresses security specifically. There are many aspects of video conferencing that must be identified and addressed, so that participants may confidently use video as a communication tool when sensitive...
- Tags: Video Conferencing, Tandberg, Security
- White papers 2009-06-17
- LifeSize launches HD desktop conferencing software
- LifeSize Communications on Monday rolled out high-definition video conferencing software designed to extend corporate telepresence systems. LifeSize Desktop is designed to work with all webcams and a worker's PC. LifeSize Desktop delivers HD video at 720p in full 16:9 format with multiple applications running. The company claims...
- Tags: Software, Video Conferencing, Skype Technologies S.A., Corporate Communications, Desktops, Productivity, Tools & Techniques, Marketing, Hardware, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-06-15
- JumpBox for Dimdim Web Conferencing 1.1.0 (Mac)
- A JumpBox is a self-contained, virtualized instance of an application that will run on any operating system or computing environment. The primary benefits afforded by running an application in this fashion are: Expedited deployment - sets up in minutes instead of days Reduced maintenance - new versions carry updates...
- Tags: Web, Apple Macintosh, Video Conferencing, Online Meeting, JumpBox Inc., Dimdim Web Conferencing 1.1.0, Web Conferencing, Collaboration, Channel Management, Internet, Marketing
- Software downloads 2009-04-09
- Video conferencing coming to iPhone?
- [caption id="attachment_2925" align="alignright" width="250" caption="Notice the video recording button in this iPhone patent."][/caption] Remember around WWDC in June 2008 when the hottest rumor was that the next iPhone would ship with a forward-facing video camera that could be used for video conferencing? Pictures of...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Video Conferencing, Corporate Communications, Keyboards, Monitors & Displays, Marketing, Hardware, Peripherals, Components, Jason D. O'Grady
- Blog posts 2009-02-02
- Live Product Launches With Video Conferencing
- While launching a product, everyone wants to make an impact and catch people's attention. At the same time, they need to keep other business objectives in mind, such as using their resources efficiently. So if one can save time and money while still delivering a powerful and successful launch of...
- Tags: Video Conferencing, Product, InterCall
- White papers 2009-01-01
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