Archive for May, 2008
Video conferencing is reaching out to everyone, including the desktop. Still I am often confronted with the fact that video conferencing has been “the NEXT big thing” for more than a decade, and has yet to become a truly popular means of communication (like, for instance, the mobile phone). Researchers have found that there are a few problems - primarily psychological - that may explain the slow penetration of video conferencing into our lives, and also the reluctance of many
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By Sagee Ben-Zedeff | May 27th, 2008 | Filed under Innovation, Video Conferencing
If you have been following this blog for the past two months, you are probably well-aware of the benefits of using video conferencing, both for the organization and for the environment. With the introduction of high definition video on one hand and the virtual working place taking off (pdf), with around 100 million US workers expected to telework by 2010, the challenge of developing a solution that can suit this evolving and demanding market is not trivial. An ideal
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By Sagee Ben-Zedeff | May 22nd, 2008 | Filed under Innovation, Video Conferencing
It’s amazing to me how while some areas of our lives have dramatically changed with technology, others have basically stayed the same. I was thinking about it when I recently took a short professional course in some technical college. The learning experience, which I experienced in class for 3 days, was not that different than what my late grandfather probably experienced in his days in the “heder” (Yiddish for a religious elementary school) in Poland some 80 years ago. It
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By Sagee Ben-Zedeff | May 19th, 2008 | Filed under Collaboration, Video Conferencing
One tends to not give any time to interoperability. Interoperability (or “interop” for short) is defined as the ability for two components to work and communicate together. We encounter interoperability all the time and everywhere, even if we never stop to think about it. You can call my mobile phone without worrying about the manufacturer of my handset (or yours) and the call will be connected. You can send me an e-mail and I will be able to read it
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By Sagee Ben-Zedeff | May 13th, 2008 | Filed under Interoperability, Video Conferencing
I’ve previously discussed how Telepresence is making Teleportation seem closer than ever. But there’s another cool invention, previously available only for Star Trek crew members, that is making its way to our desktop - The Holodeck. If you are not a Star Trek buff, here’s a brief explanation: “Holodeck,” short for Hologram Deck, is a virtual reality system, evolved sometime in the not-terribly-distant future (the 2360s), which transforms an empty room into a virtual world, including props, characters, background, etc.
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By Sagee Ben-Zedeff | May 6th, 2008 | Filed under Collaboration, Innovation
