Tag: telepresence

  • Telepresence vs VideoConferencing

    Telepresence vs VideoConferencing

    I suspect it is about time I chimed in on this definition thing on this blog. I had an unfortunate “job” interview yesterday in 2012 (now this is 2020 and we are home riding out the coronavirus) and it got me to re-evaluating a lot of things. The “job” was to install “telepresence”.  After a […]

  • Vidyo Videoconferencing Virtualization

    A Short History Lesson by Mike Back in the old days (1980’s) video conferencing was developed to help people at two locations meet face-to-face without the need to travel.  Wow! One day, someone said “Geee, I need THREE locations to meet face-to-face”.  And the idea of a multipoint controller (MCU) was born.  Now all three […]

  • DVE Telepresence

    Looking at LinkedIn the other day, I ran across a familiar name (I must be getting old, but, I think I remember them from like 1999, 2000?), DVE Telepresence,  and decided to take a peek at the videos. NOW…you know me….I think driving to a room to sit in a meeting with a bunch of […]

  • Video Conferencing Products & Services Update: Cisco / Tandberg

    Cisco/Tandberg Overarching Philosophy (my take) Corporate, high end, “Telepresence” What I Think of When I Think of Cisco / Tandberg Routers / Reliable Video Conferencing Hardware Product Line Tandberg has been around the video conferencing industry….well, forever. Cisco is a late entry that, in my own very humble opinion, was kinda lost in this industry. […]