Video Conferencing
Conducting a conference between two or more participants at different sites by
using computer networks to transmit audio and video data. For example, a point-to-point
(two-person) video conferencing system works much like a video telephone. Each participant
has a video camera, microphone, and speakers mounted on his or her computer. As the two
participants speak to one another, their voices are carried over the network and delivered
to the other's speakers, and whatever images appear in front of the video camera appear in
a window on the other participant's monitor.
Multipoint videoconferencing allows three or more participants to sit in a virtual
conference room and communicate as if they were sitting right next to each other. Until
the mid 90s, the hardware costs made videoconferencing prohibitively expensive for most
organizations, but that situation is changing rapidly. Many analysts believe that
videoconferencing will be one of the fastest-growing segments of the computer industry in
the latter half of the decade.
IMConferencing:
Video Conferencing
Offers video conferencing capabilities to work and communicate in real-time with one
or more participants through streaming video, from any location.
HQ
Global Workplaces: Video Conferencing
Office outsourcing firm offers Web, video and audio conferencing solutions. Includes
Large public rooms and video conferencing network.
Viack:
Video Conferencing System
Provides secure Web conferencing using live audio, video, shared information,
graphics, text chat, instant messaging and joint document editing.
Videoconferencing Resource
Center
The Videoconferencing Resource Center has become an open
forum of information and discussions about videoconferencing and offers information on
products, services, and applications. Here you can find the latest news on items relating
to the videoconferencing medium.
Honey Software home page
Provides information on Honey Software's Internet-based
voice and video conferencing products for Windows.
International Multimedia
Teleconferencing Consortium, Inc. (IMTC)
Home page of IMTC, a non-profit corporation dedicated to
promoting and facilitating the development and implementation of interoperable multimedia
teleconferencing solutions based on open international standards.
ObjectWorld Inc.
Home page of ObjectWorld Inc., developers of computer
telephony and video conferencing products.
Videoconference and video
capture products
Home page of Winnov, manufacturer of video and audio
capture add-in boards used for video conferencing, audio conferencing and Internet
multimedia applications. The site includes links to detailed product information, related
applications, a company profile, and support information.
Yahoo!'s
videoconferencing page
Yahoo!'s directory of videoconferencing.
WebEx:
Video Conferencing Services on the Internet
Interactive online meeting services that enable web conferencing, video conferencing
and teleconferencing through its secure, global network. Free trial.
1-4-U
Conference Call: Video Conferencing
Offers video conferencing services for maximum collaboration. See every participant,
anywhere on the globe, while sharing documents and multimedia.
RemotePipes:
Video Conferencing
Provider of worldwide mobile Internet access and voice and video web conferencing
services in over 150 countries. Small and medium sized businesses.
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