videoconferencing in news
Four types of tech in demand during a downturn
News In a report called ICT Opportunities in an Economic Downturn, Frost & Sullivan predicts belt-tightening will increase investment in sustainable technology initiatives - such as virtualisation, videoconferencing, thin... [28 Oct 2008]
NHS failing to give patients the tech they want
News As well as suggesting everyday technologies could be better used, the report also looks at how more sophisticated tech - such as videoconferencing - could be used for consultations and virtual visits for hospital patients. [24 Oct 2008]
Cisco gives Joe Public a go on TelePresence
News Now companies in need of some videoconferencing don't need to pony up in advance for the kit, with the opening of a series of pay-as-you-go facilities. There are now 1,000 Cisco videoconferencing suites... [17 Oct 2008]
Security makes a quantum leap
News Voice over IP and videoconferencing data is being transmitted over the network which uses existing optical fibre connections owned by tech giant Siemens. The network is the result of more than four years of work with 41... [10 Oct 2008]
Cisco's collaboration launch squares up to Microsoft, IBM
News Cisco has also found a way to make its high-end, $300,000 Telepresence videoconferencing product more attractive to large corporations with multiple locations. Cisco is busy this week introducing its latest wave of... [25 Sep 2008]
Telepresence tech to cheer Afghan troops
News Nato is using high-end videoconferencing tech to boost morale for service men and women serving in Afghanistan. Nato is in Afghanistan as part of the Afghanistan Compact, a five-year plan between the Afghan government... [22 Sep 2008]
Agenda Setters: Where are they now... John Chambers
News Throw in eco pressure to reduce travel by deploying high-end comms tech such as telepresence videoconferencing and Cisco's vision of a web-enabled, always-on, near virtual world is practically upon us. [18 Sep 2008]
TelePresence saves HSBC money - and airmiles
News HSBC is on course for big savings and to slash its air travel by millions of miles as it begins a global rollout of Cisco's videoconferencing system, TelePresence. TelePresence will be fitted at nine of the bank's... [05 Sep 2008]
BT buys into videoconferencing
News BT announced yesterday it has completed the acquisition of Wire One Holdings, a specialist US videoconferencing company, for an undisclosed amount. According to Aaron McCormack, chief executive of BT Conferencing, Wire... [03 Jun 2008]
Bournemouth to be UK's first Fibrecity
News Uses of the network will include real-time traffic monitoring via CCTV, improved IT in schools and videoconferencing to help social workers carry out their jobs more effectively. The race to become the UK's first... [08 May 2008]
E.ON powers down to cut carbon and costs
News It also ramped up its use of videoconferencing, initially by making the experience more user-friendly. Green initiatives in the pipeline at E.ON include more investment in videoconferencing. Different... [25 Apr 2008]
Where next for broadband Britain?
News The speakers at the eForum touched on various applications - from videoconferencing to greater opportunities for homeworking to the rise of social networking and even the BBC's iPlayer - that might benefit from improved... [22 Nov 2007]
Top banks get serious about going green
News Measures already in place on the IT side of the business include encouraging staff to turn off their PCs at night and greater use of videoconferencing to cut down on travel.silicon.com Financial Services [02 Nov 2007]
Microsoft dives into unified comms
News In addition to the core server software, Microsoft is introducing a companion desktop product, Office Communicator, and a new version of its Live Meeting videoconferencing software. It is also making available its... [17 Oct 2007]
Small firms snub videoconferencing
News There is still little demand for videoconferencing technology among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), according to a senior BT executive. BT's general manager of broadband, VoIP and software services, Chris... [05 Sep 2007]
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