July 22nd 2015 Volume 52

Dear Subscribers,

We are kicking off Telepresence Options 2015 with our

annual InfoComm 2015 “Best-in-Show Awards” which we

have been giving out since 2010. Check out our awards and

let me know who we missed. It’s a big show and I didn’t have

my Segway this year. But the folks I did get to see blew my

socks off!

Telepresence Options 2015 - What to Look Forward to:

We’re Changing our Name! To Visual Collaboration

Magazine. For our long time readers this will make perfect

sense since we have been covering visual collaboration

(and telepresence and videoconferencing and telepresence

robotics and WebRTC) from the beginning. For new

readers it better describes what we cover and the types of

solutions you can expect to find in our, also to be re-named:

Visual Collaboration Catalog.

New Magazine! This year we are gearing up for our best

magazine ever. Just like always it will be a deep dive into

one particular topic and this year it will be visual collaboration environments including a

focus on how organizations get their money back with faster time-to-market, time-to-

insight, and better collaboration and communication with vendors, partners, and

customers.

We are still looking for a managing editor that both understands visual collaboration

and the business of running a publishing business AND an e-commerce partner that

carries the latest and greatest in visual collaboration gear with a knowledgeable staff to

improve our on-line Telepresence and Videoconferencing Visual Collaboration Catalog

so if you know anyone who would be appropriate in either case then please let me

know.

Howard S. Lichtman Publisher – Visual Collaboration Magazine

From our on-going review of the most important stories on visual collaboration

technologies and reporting on the visual collaboration industry.

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Visual Collaboration @ InfoComm 2015

Trends & Best-of-Show Awards

by: Howard S. Lichtman

As we like to point out every year, InfoComm is one of our favorite shows because there are so few

venues where you can actually go and "kick-the-tires" on so many visual collaboration offerings under

one roof. It is also a pleasure to get to see so many old friends and make new ones. This year InfoComm

set a new all-time high attendance record with 39,105 attendees from 108 countries visiting 950 exhibitors

in 515,000 square feet of exhibit space. As usual there were new trends and new solutions for visual

collaboration. Check out our update on the trends and Best-of-Show Winners for: Best New Product, Best

Interactive Display, Best Visual Collaboration Solution for Creatives, and more!

Continue reading...

LifeSize Cloud Amplify Gives Everyone in the Company their

own YouTube Channel

July 22, 2015 |

LifeSize, the videoconferencing division of Logitech,

has been deftly transforming into one of the leading

providers of cloud-based video calling from its

traditional hardware-based videoconferencing roots.

The company flexed their continually developing

cloud muscles this week and rolled out LifeSize

Cloud Amplify, a cloud-based recording tool that

allows anyone in an organization to record video and

videoconferences from any device and immediately

upload the content to their own "YouTube channel"

with the ability to control who can watch, share, and

comment.

Continue reading...

Grandstream Launch $4000 Android Video Conferencing System

July 7, 2015 | Telepresence Options

As the android operating system continues to

evolve, it is clear that Google see the end result

of android being one which is as business and

enterprise oriented as it is a personal operating

system. This has become even clearer since

Google introduced Android 5.0 (Lollipop)

and Android M. Both of which, place more of an

emphasis on business with their various Android

for Work features, services and improved security and privacy aspects. Continue reading...

Medical Marijuana Prescriptions in Minutes Using Telemedicine

July 1, 2015 | Telepresence Options

I’ll begin this story with a disclaimer: I rarely smoke

weed. Aside from the few times that I've tried it

recreationally, marijuana has never really appealed to

me as it does to the millions of Americans who light up

for medical purposes or just for fun.

Perhaps that's what makes my experience with Eaze,

an on-demand weed delivery marketplace, all the

more surreal. Last Friday while sitting in my friend's

living room, I was able to get a preview of the

company's new app-based feature, which allows users to consult with a doctor via their mobile phones or

computers for medical marijuana assessments. Within an hour I used Eaze to video conference with a doctor,

receive a marijuana recommendation and purchase an eighth of an ounce of "Sour Diesel" for delivery. The

cannabis arrived shortly after the sausage and pepperoni pizza I had ordered to accompany it.

Continue reading...

Skype Alternatives, Part 2: Edward Snowden's Recommendations June 29, 2015 | Telepresence Options

Continuing the search for secure, cross-platform, end-to-end

encrypted chat and VoIP communication software, this article is

part 2 of a series on encrypted Skype alternatives.

Skype, Microsoft's voice over IP (VoIP) software, has been shown

to be insecure on various levels over the years. The Snowden leaks

have revealed it to be more of a mass surveillance malware than a

secure communications platform.

Continue reading...

Google's new $2000 Chromebox for Meetings pack supports larger spaces June 26, 2015 | Telepresence Options

Early last year Google announced Chromebox for Meetings, a virtual meeting solution that provides companies

with conferencing hardware, software and support. The collection of hardware is powered by an Asus

Chromebox, and uses Google+ Hangouts and Google Apps to communicate with others remotely.

Continue reading...

Lenovo's $129 Stick PC will do Videoconferencing

June 24, 2015 | Telepresence Options Lenovo has officially entered the PC stick game with the

announcement of the Ideacentre Stick 300 on June 23. The

stick is designed to plug into any display to give it PC

capabilities, such as Web browsing and video conferencing.

Lenovo has specified that the Ideacentre Stick 300 will debut

on retail shelves this fall in the U.S., starting at $129.

Continue reading...

Online Meeting Service Join.me Expands To Video, Still No Download Required June 24, 2015 | Telepresence Options

As anyone who has attended online meetings knows, traditional software

with its clunky user interfaces and required software installations was in

need of a change. That's why LogMeIn's online meeting

service join.me has for some time now offered an advantage: you could

quickly host or join online meetings for free, then chat and share screens

without cumbersome software downloads.

Continue reading...

Panasonic Announces 4K Integrated PTZ Camera June 23, 2015 | Telepresence Options

Panasonic rolled out the professional video industry's first integrated 4K

pan/tilt/zoom camera, the AW-UE70. The AW-UE70 delivers 3840 x 2160 resolution

images at 29.97p/25p via HDMI, and is also capable of 4K IP streaming and in-

camera 4K recording. Continue reading...

InfoComm 2015 - New Announcement Roundup

June 18, 2015 | Telepresence Options InfoComm 2015, the largest show in the world that

brings together the leading firms and technologies in

visual collaboration,

telepresence, videoconferencing and a thousand

other information technologies kicked off on

Wednesday in Orlando, Florida. Here are some of the

cool technologies that are going to be making their

debut at the show. Please check back for our annual

Best of Show awards in the coming week.

Continue reading... InFocus Launches Saturn: A multi-configuration video conferencing display system that displays wall-sized, multi-endpoint video conferencing

June 17, 2015 | Telepresence Options

Saturn, from InFocus, is a multi-configuration video

conferencing display system that displays wall-sized,

multi-endpoint video conferencing using multiple

configurable ultra-narrow-bezel HD displays that can

be customized for any wall size. Saturn is different

from a basic video wall with an integrated video

conferencing multipoint control unit (MCU) server that

allows users to instantly configure and change each

input image to any number of the displays.

Continue reading...

Collaboration Squared introduces Ubiety Room - transform any

interoperable video conference system

June 15, 2015 | Telepresence Options Collaboration Squared, a global conferencing and

collaboration service provider, today announced the launch of

Ubiety Room, an app & cloud service that turns any meeting

interoperable video conference system.

Think traditional video conference endpoint functionality, but

using the existing multipurpose compute hardware

customers already have in meeting rooms. With the Ubiety

Room software these devices can video call from Ubiety

Room to Ubiety Room, but more importantly to/from

traditional vide conference endpoints like Cisco/Polycom/LifeSize, Lync/Skype users, Cisco Jabber users, Ubiety

users, Ubiety meetings and even can call into other bridge vendors such as Cisco/Polycom/Blue Jeans meetings.

All meaning customers can leverage their existing investments/infrastructure/services. Included is also call

escalation to 25 sites from the room device and a free Ubiety virtual meeting room per Ubiety Room customer

as well.

Continue reading...

Oculus reveals its consumer Rift VR headset

June 12, 2015 | Telepresence Options

Three long years after Oculus unveiled its VR

headset to the world, it now finally has one

ready for consumers. Say hello to the Rift

headset that you can actually buy. It features

two OLED screens that promises clarity and a

wide field of view. It also has a tracking system

which CEO Brendan Iribe says has a very low

latency movement that the company has refined

over the years. Interestingly, there's also now an

external sensor that you can put on your desk,

which replaces the webcam-like sensor from earlier Oculus headsets. They've also integrated a pair of

headphones into the headset itself, which Iribe says has that 360-degree spatialized audio that's so integral to a

more immersive environment. And yes, you can remove them to add your own headphones. The headset itself

is designed to fit better. There's a dial to better adjust the distance between your eyes (also known as the

interpupillary distance), plus the whole thing is covered in cloth for more comfort. And if you wear glasses? No

problem, because it now fits those of us with corrective lenses as well.

Continue reading...

The Untold Story of Microsoft's Surface Hub

June 11, 2015 | Telepresence Options

Jeff Han's fingers are dancing across an expansive, wall-mounted touch screen. Planet Earth spins in

front of him in computer-generated form; he grabs it with both hands and starts to zoom in. He keeps going--

Western Hemisphere, North America, United States, Pacific Northwest--until we're finally staring at a prosaic

industrial area alongside a highway. Continue reading...

Walgreens, Anthem, and United Health plan on rolling out telemedicine to tens of millions

11, 2015 | Telepresence Options

Millions of people will be able to see a doctor on their

smartphones or laptops for everyday ailments once the

nation's largest drugstore chain and two major insurers

expand a budding push into virtual health

care. Walgreens said Wednesday that it will offer a smartphone

application that links doctor and patients virtually in 25 states

by the end of the year. That growth comes as UnitedHealth

Group and the Blue Cross-Blue Shield insurer Anthem prepare

to make their own non-emergency telemedicine services

available to about 40 million more people by next year. Continue reading...

TrueConf Pioneers 4K (UltraHD) 1-on-1 Video Calls

June 10, 2015 | Telepresence Options

TrueConf, a leading Eastern European vendor of video conferencing

solutions, has announced UltraHD 4K (3840 x 2160 pixels) in a 1-

on-1 video call. TrueConf is the first vendor, to our knowledge, to

provide UltraHD point-to-point video calls along with multipoint

video conferencing. TrueConf demonstrated the difference between 1-on-

1 4K (UltraHD) and FullHD calls at a press conference on June 9 2015 in

Moscow. The prototype used for the presentation consisted of a PC with a fourth generation Intel i7 CPU, Point

Grey UltraHD camera, and TrueConf Server software displayed on a Polymedia Flipbox smart display for

meeting rooms. The point-to-point UltraHD video calls also required a powerful video card and 4Mbit/s

bandwidth. You can see a screenshot of the call showing the resolution here.

Continue reading...

RambleBot - The $199 cell phone telepresence robot platform

June 8, 2015 | Telepresence Options

The RambleBot is a $199 telepresence robot that you can

control over the internet using a connection to the self-

provided Android smartphone that serves as the unit's brain

and communications capability. The unit can be equipped with

an optional arm and gripper for an additional $38 and can be

maneuvered to plug itself into a standard 110 volt outlet to

recharge. One of the company's marketing photographs

shows the robot holding a knife with its gripper but, never

fear, each system comes with a physical ShieldPass security card and all communications between you and the

bot are encrypted. Continue reading...

Phoenix Audio launches Condor - A multi-microphone array/SIP phone for videoconferencing and collaboration rooms

June 8, 2015 | Telepresence Options

IRVINE, Calif.- (Virtual Press Office) --Phoenix Audio

Technologies announced today that it will introduce its

revolutionary audio solution, the Condor, at the

InfoComm show in Orlando on June 17-19. The Condor

is an all-in-one audio system that is positioned on top

or next to your conferencing monitor and addresses all your audio pickup needs. The Condor utilizes a multi-

microphone array to create audio beams that zoom in and pick up any voice from distances of up to thirty feet.

It is equipped with analog, USB, and optical interfaces, so that it can easily connect to any video conferencing

system, and use any type of loudspeakers, including external sound bars or your monitor's internal speakers.

Continue reading...

HP launches a collaborative PC for meeting rooms using Intel Unite, a Chromebox videoconferencing endpoint, and a display optimized for videoconferencing

June 5, 2015 | Telepresence Options

PALO ALTO, CA, Jun 04, 2015 (Marketwired via

COMTEX) -- HP HPQ, -1.94% today announced new

collaboration solutions, including the HP

Collaboration PC, a dedicated meeting room PC that

offers businesses a cost-effective, easily

manageable and secure way to improve collaboration and meeting productivity between colleagues.

The company also unveiled the HP Conferencing Keyboard and the HP ProDisplay P222c Video Conferencing

Monitor to further enhance collaboration for the modern workforce. Continue reading...

InFocus launches Mondopad 2.0 - All-in-One videoconferencing, display, and interactive whiteboard

June 4, 2015 | Telepresence Options

PORTLAND, Ore., Jun. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Making

video conferencing and group-work efficient across multiple

locations, collaboration technology pioneer InFocus Corporation

(www.infocus.com) today released Mondopad 2.0. The new

Mondopad enhances the capabilities of the first ever large-

format, all-in-one, video conferencing touchscreen collaboration

device for the conference room, classroom, distance education

center and multi-point office. In addition, Mondopad 2.0 offers

new features that make sharing, annotating, archiving and

overall collaboration easier, particularly between multiple

locations. Continue reading...

From our on-going review of the most important stories on visual collaboration

technologies and reporting on the visual collaboration industry.

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The World's Most Interesting Commercial AV Mounts

July 9, 2015 | Telepresence Options

Story and images by Matt Pruznick / AVNetwork

A point of pride for thriving companies has long been an

elegant, genteel boardroom. But lately, demands for unified

communications technology have begun to alter the designs of

these meeting hubs, forcing companies to spoil their

sophisticated décor with flat panel TVs and wiring.

But there's an alternative, and it's more impressive than any

mahogany or marble alone could be.

Continue reading...

6 Secrets of Active Learning Classroom Design

July 9, 2015 | Telepresence Options

Story and images by Dian Schaffhauser / Campus

Technology

Like a jazz dance performance, active learning

combines doing, movement and impromptu variety in a

way that gets students and faculty up and out of their

usual positions in the classroom. The room and its

technology trappings become the stage and props for

encouraging the unexpected to unfold.

The goal of active learning is to create a space that can

become the catalyst for change, noted Lennie Scott-

Webber, director of education environments for

Steelcase and former head of the Department of Interior Design & Fashion at Radford University (VA). "When

you open the door to a space, does it give you permission to act differently other than to be behaviorally

conditioned to 'sit and git' or 'stand and deliver'? If the space doesn't give permission to change, then it's too

easy to revert back to what we know."

Continue reading...

Microsoft Previews New Skype for Business

Office 365 Features including Broadcast to 10,000

July 2, 2015 | Telepresence Options

Story and images by Kurt Mackie / Redmond Magazine

Microsoft rolled out previews today of three coming

Skype for Business capabilities for Office 365

subscribers.

The three features that can be tested include "Skype

Meeting Broadcast," "PSTN Conferencing" and "Cloud

PBX with PSTN Calling," according to Microsoft's

announcement. Participants wanting to test the

features need to have subscriptions to the "Office 365

enterprise plan or Skype for Business Plan 2."

Continue reading...

Virtual reality sweeps shoppers into new retail dimension

July 1, 2015 | Telepresence Options

Story and images by ISPR

A shopper in France gazes into a virtual reality headset and is

transported to the bustle of a Manhattan street, then steps

into a high-end boutique to browse crystal chandeliers, a

chaise lounge draped with a sheepskin throw, and designer

trousers.

Virtual reality, the panoramic technology with roots in gaming,

is being adapted for retail consumers within the next year,

aiming to pair the ease of e-commerce with the thrill of real-

life shopping.

Continue reading...

How cloud videoconferencing turned LifeSize around

June 30, 2015 | Telepresence Options

Story and images by Chris Talbot / FierceEnterpriseCommunications

The demand for videoconferencing is increasing at a rapid rate, mostly because of

consumer tools like Skype and Apple FaceTime, but that doesn't mean every aspect of

videoconferencing is growing. In the case of LifeSize, its leaders found they had to

reinvent the company over the last couple of years, shifting from a hardware focus to a

software one.

As videoconferencing moved onto consumer devices, what companies like LifeSize found

was the traditional complex and expensive videoconferencing systems weren't of

interest to as many enterprises anymore. With a shift affecting interest in its larger

systems, LifeSize moved to a more consumer-friendly system around a cloud Software-

as-a-Service.

Continue reading...

Seven things to consider before joining your next video conference June 25, 2015 | Telepresence Options Story and images by Stephen Withers / iTWire

Join.me's survey covered 2,000 respondents in

Australia, New Zealand, US, UK, Canada, Germany

and France, so don't write this off as a list of strange

things that happen overseas.

1. Dress the part: a surprisingly high 17% of

respondents said they had seen someone dressed

inappropriately. A business shirt or blouse over pyjama

bottoms doesn't cut it.

Continue reading...

Microsoft Retiring Modern Skype App and Planning Live Translator Capability

June 23, 2015 | Telepresence Options Story and images by Guardian Liberty Voice

Microsoft Corporation announced in a blog post on Thursday,

June 12, that it will be removing the touch-friendly modern

Skype app, opting to support the desktop app instead. Windows

8 users will also have to switch to the desktop version of Skype

as this change goes into effect July 7. All other versions of the

Skype app will no longer exist once the modern app is officially

removed.

Microsoft Corporation will be disappointing those who use

Skype on smartphones, tablets, PCs, and Windows 8. Note:

Windows RT tablet owners' version of Skype will not be changing.

Continue reading...

Slack Is Just The Tip Of The Iceberg For Enterprise Tech

June 22, 2015 | Telepresence Options

Story and images by Ross Fubini / TechCrunch

Slack's valuation soared to $2.8 billion in less

than two years, and has doubled in the past six

months alone -- all without any big marketing

campaigns. The startup's adoption curve and

rave reviews are something many founders and

investors dream about, but few actually

achieve.

Enterprise startups in general have been on a

tear over the past few years as the

"consumerization" trend continues to churn and the ascendance of Big Data continues to transform the way

business gets done. Slack is by no means the first enterprise collaboration tool to gain serious traction, but the

startup has made strategic choices -- from product design to enterprise contract structure -- that have put it on

track to generate massive adoption and add value to companies across verticals.

Continue reading...

Google Chrome Listening In To Your Room Shows The Importance Of Privacy Defense In Depth

June 19, 2015 | Telepresence Options

Story and images by Rick Falkvinge / Privacy Online

News

Yesterday, news broke that Google has been

stealth downloading audio listeners onto every

computer that runs Chrome, and transmits audio

data back to Google. Effectively, this means that

Google had taken itself the right to listen to every

conversation in every room that runs Chrome

somewhere, without any kind of consent from the

people eavesdropped on. In official statements,

Google shrugged off the practice with what amounts to "we can do that".

It looked like just another bug report. "When I start Chromium, it downloads something." Followed by strange

status information that notably included the lines "Microphone: Yes" and "Audio Capture Allowed: Yes".

Continue reading...

Polycom Beefs Up Collaboration Suite June 17, 2015 | Telepresence Options

Story and images by Zeus Kerravala / No Jitter

We've seen a lot of chatter on No Jitter and elsewhere about the

changing business environment and the concept of the workplace of

the future. Opinions differ on what that "workplace" looks like, but

visualizing something that's so much more than a physical space is

hard. This is really about an experience or a way to work, which

vendors must keep in mind as they design tools for use in the workplace of the future.

Polycom understands this mandate, as evidenced in three new RealPresence Platform solutions it announced

this morning at InfoComm 2015. It designed the new products specifically to address the workplace of the

future by improving the user experience and productivity of collaborative engagements.

Continue reading...

New HuddlePoint From Arrive Systems Aims to Transform BYO Conferencing

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Yealink's videoconferencing endpoints VC400 and VC120

achieve successful interoperability testing with Blue Jeans

July 21, 2015 | Telepresence Options

Xiamen, China - 21 July, 2015 - Yealink, the

global leading unified communication (UC)

terminal solution provider, announced today that

Yealink's full HD video conferencing system, the

VC series that includes the VC400 (for head

offices) and the VC120 (for branches), is now

compatible with Blue Jeans cloud-based video

conferencing service.

Continue reading…

Vidyo Recognized as a Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Group

Video Systems

July 21, 2015 | Telepresence Options

HACKENSACK, NJ - July 20, 2015 - Vidyo, Inc today

announced it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the "Leaders"

quadrant of the Magic Quadrant for Group Video Systems.* We

believe that this acknowledgement by Gartner recognizes that

Vidyo has been a disruptive force in enterprise video conferencing

with its software-based approach that limits the need for

transcoding and associated infrastructure and has transformed

how, where and when users consume video conferencing in

groups.

Continue Reading…

Yealink demos its one-stop SME-tailored Video Conferencing Solution at InfoComm 2015

July 9, 2015 | Telepresence Options

Xiamen, China - 25 June, 2015 - Yealink, the global leading

unified communication (UC) terminal solution provider, wrapped up a

successful InfoComm 2015, a three-day event that kicked off on June 17 at the Orange County Convention

Center in Orlando, USA. Yealink showcased its One-stop SME-tailored Video Conferencing Solution, which works

in the cloud or on-premise. Yealink also introduced the company's latest innovations for videoconferencing: the

all-in-one video conferencing endpoint VC110 and the next-gen desktop video phone SIP-T49G.

Continue reading...

Microsoft Invites Academics to create new Microsoft HoloLens Experiences

July 7, 2015 | Telepresence Options

We are pleased to announce the Microsoft HoloLens

Academic Research request for proposals (RFP), which

will enable the academic community to join us in

advancing the creation of new holographic computing

experiences. The Microsoft HoloLens Academic RFP will

award US$100,000 and two HoloLens development kits

to academic institutions. Learn more about the RFP.

It has been exciting to see the public response to

HoloLens--the world's first fully untethered holographic

computer, powered by Windows 10. There's been

palpable excitement at the prospect of mixing

holograms with the real world to unlock all-new ways to create, communicate, work and play.

Continue reading...

Announcing Unyfy, an Interface for Skype for

Business / Microsoft Lync Video Conferencing

Unified Conferencing Technologies, has released its latest version of Unyfy.

Unyfy is a powerful video conferencing and collaboration user interface offering a unified

approach to online meetings in the conference room. Unyfy brings all your online

conferencing providers under an easy to use interface. Continue reading...

Video Conferencing Services Market to see 9% CAGR to 2019

July 7, 2015 | Telepresence Options

A new research titled Video Conferencing Market: Global

Opportunity, Trends, Forecast 2015-2019 categorizes

the video conferencing services market into segments like

on premise VCS, managed VCS, and hosted VCS.

Complete report on video conferencing services market spread across 86 pages, talking about 5 major

companies and supported with 33 exhibits is now available at http://www.sandlerresearch.org/video-

conferencing-market-global-opportunity-trends-forecast-2015-2019.html

Continue reading...

BCS Global New Video Meeting Space Aims to Maintain Worker Productivity While Easing Traffic Gridlock During Pan Am Games

July 6, 2015 | Telepresence Options

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--When the Pan Am Games come to town this month, traffic

and parking are certain to become challenging. But good news has come just in time for

those who may attempt to fight their way to the office during the Games. BCS Global

Networks, Inc., a cloud-based video and collaboration solutions provider, has

introducedVirtual Connect Polycom Powered, a personal on-demand meeting space. The

meeting space uses cloud-based visual collaboration technologies as an effective means to communicate over

video.

Continue reading...

Virtual and Augmented Reality at Digital Hollywood Fall June 30, 2015 | Telepresence Options

October 19-22, 2015 - Ritz Carlton Hotel, Marina del Rey, California

Click Here - See the Entire Agenda for October 19-22, 2015

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Lifesize Announces UK's First Cloud Master as Gold Partner

VideoCentric

June 23, 2015 | Telepresence Options

Gold Lifesize partner VideoCentric has received recognition

as the first UK Lifesize Cloud Master, a new initiative

launched by Lifesize, a division of Logitech

(NASDAQ:LOGI) (SIX:LOGN), that will provide less than

10 UK partners with this status.

Cloud Masters recognises a partner's ability to deliver

Lifesize Cloud based solutions to the Enterprise, and

ensures ongoing success for customers who have

implemented Cloud across their organisation. The Cloud

Masters programme is designed to unify selected partners with Lifesize by providing specialised tools, training

and improved communication, alongside higher levels of support and adoption services for customers.

Continue reading...

IMTC SuperOp! 2015 Unified Communications Interoperability Testing Event Successfully Completed

June 23, 2015 | Telepresence Options

The International Multimedia

Telecommunications Consortium (IMTC)

announces the successful completion of

SuperOp! 2015. This is the premier

telecommunications industry

interoperability testing event for Unified

Communications (UC) and multimedia

technologies running the latest versions of industry standard protocols in various types of products and

services.

IMTC SuperOp! 2015 took place in Porto, Portugal May 15-23, where testing was conducted using software,

hardware, UC and multimedia solutions for the enterprise and service providers. The event also tested Cloud

based services for interoperability with the aforementioned products and on combinations and variations of IP,

3G and 4G networks using a broad range of protocols and technologies including WebRTC, Microsoft Lync, SIP,

TIP, H.323, H.264, SVC and HEVC/H.265.

Continue reading...

Worldwide Enterprise Videoconferencing and Telepresence

Equipment Market Showed Mixed Results in First Quarter, According to IDC

June 19, 2015 | Telepresence Options

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The

International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide

Enterprise Videoconferencing and Telepresence

Equipment QView showed mixed results in the first quarter of 2015 (1Q15), with overall videoconferencing

equipment revenue decreasing -21% quarter over quarter, but increasing 2.2% year over year. Total worldwide

enterprise video equipment market revenue in 1Q15 was just over $484 million, down from about $613 million

in 1Q14. The total number of videoconferencing units sold in 1Q15 decreased -16.4% quarter over quarter, but

increased 20.5% year over year.

Continue reading...

Mersive Receives the 2015 Commercial Integrator BEST Award for Collaboration

June 18, 2015 | Telepresence Options

Today Mersive, a leading provider of software-based collaboration

solutions, announced it has received the 2015 Commercial Integrator

BEST Award for the Collaboration category. The award recognizes

Mersive's Solstice Pod as this year's Top Collaboration Solution for innovation and technological advancements.

In March 2015, Mersive introduced the Solstice Pod, a turnkey solution that combines enterprise-class wireless

collaboration software with high-performance hardware at an unbeatable price. The software-based

collaboration solution includes Solstice Software integrated on an Android hardware platform. The small form-

factor Pod connects to a display in the room, enabling any number of users to instantly connect, share and

control content on the display from their laptops and mobile devices. The Solstice Pod is perfect for classrooms,

conference rooms, or any meeting space with a displayContinue reading...

Revolabs Begins Shipping IP & USB Unified Communications Conference Phone with Extension Microphones

June 18, 2015 | Telepresence Options

SUDBURY, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Revolabs®, the premier

provider of audio solutions for unified communications (UC),

enterprise collaboration, and professional audio applications,

announced today it has begun shipping the latest addition to its

award-winning FLX™ family, the FLX™ UC 1500 IP & USB

Conference Phone with Extension Microphones. This new phone

supports use in larger conference rooms than earlier FLX offerings by

including two extension microphones to create a wider pick-up

range. Its high-performance speaker also gives it more powerful

sound output to fill larger spaces.

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Epson Announces All-in-One Whiteboards for BrightLink Pro-Series

June 18, 2015 | Telepresence Options

ORLANDO, Fla., June 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- (InfoComm Booth #1929) -- Epson, the number-one selling

projector brand worldwide1, today announced the All-in-One Collaborative Whiteboard designed exclusively for

its BrightLink® Pro-Series meeting room solutions that transform any flat surface into digital whiteboards and

interactive spaces.

Designed to match the white color and sleek design of the BrightLink Pro, the new All-in-One Collaborative

Whiteboard solution offers a premium look and all-in-one functionality by integrating a Da-Lite IDEA screen with

2.5 gain for superior image quality and wall mount, as well as the finger touch unit and control panel on the

BrightLink Pro 1430Wi. Available in 87- and 100-inches, the new kit is easy to install - it hangs like a picture

frame and image size is easy to adjust with preset heights - and the Da-Lite IDEA screen can also be used as a

dry-erase board.

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Acano Launches World's First 'Dual Home' Video Technology

June 18, 2015 | Telepresence Options

LONDON and ORLANDO, Fla., June 17, 2015

/PRNewswire/ -- Acano, a fast-growing technology

company with a fresh perspective on audio, web

and video conferencing, today announced the

addition of 'dual home' conferencing to its

communications platform. The technology

dramatically improves the experience of Skype for

Business/ Lync (S4B) meetings that include other

video conferencing participants, creating a

consistent, intuitive experience for users without

layout changes or restrictions. Acano has

published the Microsoft S4B/Lync Integration Architecture White Paper, which covers the 'dual home'

technology. The company will showcase the server technology at InfoComm 2015 in Orlando, Florida.

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InfoComm 2015: Sony launches USB videoconferencing camera June 18, 2015 | Telepresence Options

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Sony has launched the SRG-120DU, the latest member of the

SRG remote-operated camera line-up at InfoComm. The SRG-

120DU is the first in Sony's range to include a USB 3.0 interface

and is UVC video compatible.

The SRG-120DU can connect with Unified Communications,

Collaboration (UCC) and multimedia streaming devices. It has a

wide 71° field of view and a 12x optical/12x digital zoom auto

focus lens.

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