Archive for May, 2010

Web Conferencing Uses: Political Organizing

Web conferencing is still in its infancy as a political tool. President Barack Obama, who is arguably the finest master of using the Internet as a political tool, has of course already staged “virtual town-halls” using web conferencing. More then 100,000 questions were submitted to Obama, and the sheer scale of this illustrates the tremendous [...]

Telemedicine and Web Conferencing

When you are ill, one of the worst parts of the experience can be having to go down to the clinic with a high temperature and then wait to be seen by the doctor. However, web conferencing is set to change the way we interact with medical personnel.
The use of computers and web conferencing tools [...]

Differences Between Web Conferencing and Video Conferencing

The denizens of hi-tech like to throw around buzz words. Thirty years ago hardly anything was called “high-tech” or even “hi-tec,” but now it seems even kid’s toys have embraced technology and trademarked buzz words. High-tech, once an obscure buzzword itself, is now so commonly in use that it has a nickname (hi-tec) that we [...]

XOP Networks Releases New, Modernized, Value-Added Services Platform for Conferencing Providers

XOP Networks, a maker of Value-Added Service platforms for a variety of diverse needs including audio conferencing, web conferencing, desktop video-conferencing, emergency conferencing, mass notification, emergency notification, and visual voice-mail, has announced that the company is shipping a service-provider package as part of its Universal-Service Node and Digital-Collaboration Bridge services. The package meets the [...]

How Web Conferencing is Revolutionizing Sales

Web conferencing is having a big effect in the field of sales. Salesmen no longer have to drive out to a customer’s site — or catch a plane — they can quickly and simply set up a web-conference session.
That means reduced costs, faster response-times, and fewer delays. Sales staff can meet with more clients, and [...]

VoIP Supply Announces New Video-Conferencing Solutions

Leading VoIP-equipment company increases offerings with Polycom video-conferencing solutions
BUFFALO, New York– VoIP Supply, the leading supplier of Voice-over-IP (VoIP) systems and equipment in North America has successfully introduced new video-conferencing solutions to its 75,000 customers including the Polycom HDX 4002 and HDX 6004 product lines.
“Businesses are taking a hard look at the benefits of video [...]