“Affordable Telepresence” and the Failing Economy

Alex Lewis from Hyperconnectivity recently wrote a piece on how the economy will drive Telepresence use. Seeing as reduced travel costs and increased productivity are key benefits of video conferencing (and Telepresence is, after all, just a natural evolution of it), it seems reasonable that in times where the economy is struggling, video conferencing can help organizations communicate more cost-effectively than ever before. (CC) One can argue that the ROI model of Telepresence is still not clear enough (read more...)

By Sagee Ben-Zedeff  |  November 3rd, 2008  |  Filed under Telepresence, Video Conferencing
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Making the Impossible (Box)

Tsahi continues with his disruptive posts, and his latest addresses IPTV. Tsahi argues that IPTV is no revolution at this point in time. It is much of the same. Mainly because there are no new features, and VOD and PVR functionality are quite limited. “These features are simply not enough for consumers to take the leap to IPTV”, he writes, and claims that “as we stream an all-IP network to our homes, and use it not only for the internet (read more...)

By Sagee Ben-Zedeff  |  September 4th, 2008  |  Filed under Innovation, Video Applications
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