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Advantages and Uses of Video Conferencing
 
Uses of Video conferencing

Video conferencing can be used in a host of different environments, which is one of the reasons the technology is so popular. General uses for video conferencing include business meetings, educational training or instruction and collaboration among health officials or other representatives. Thus far video conferencing has been used in the following fields:

- Telemedicine - Telecommunicatio - Education - Surveillance - Security - Emergency Response

Advantages and Benefits of Video conferencing

Perhaps the biggest advantage or benefit video conferencing has to offer is the ability to meet with people in remote locations without incurring travel expenses or other expenses associated with face to face communication. Business meetings, educational meetings, healthcare conferences and more can all be easily conducted thanks to video conferencing technology. Individuals living in remote areas can also use video conferencing to keep in touch if you will, with the world at large.

More people are easily accessed and contacted using video conferencing. Because of this technology information and knowledge are often disseminated at more rapid rates, and collaboration between people occurs more willingly and freely. Students can take advantage of video conferencing to take classes at distant locations that would normally be unavailable. They can also take classes that will accommodate busy schedules.

Video conferencing can stimulate better brainstorming, knowledge sharing and information gathering. Businesses can use video conferencing to provide presentations to key members of an organization or to solicit new clients in a professional manner, regardless of their location. The possibilities for communication are virtually endless thanks to video conferencing technologies.

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Former Lakers star views videoconferencing as magical for business - Computerworld
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Students Meet Up with Scientists in Antarctica and Engineers at NASA ... - The Journal
November 2008 — News Print this article | Email this article Click here to receive your FREE subscription to T.H.E. Journal Students Meet Up with Scientists in Antarctica and Engineers at NASA with Videoconferencing Tools by Dian ...

Citrix buys high-def video conferencing player - Computerworld Australia
Citrix has bought Vapps, a provider of high-definition voice conferencing services geared for businesses and service providers. The US$26.6 million deal revealed in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing potentially gives GoToMeeting the added ...

Photos: KT-Tech Debuts KTvid: Live, Real-Time, 2-Way Video Chat ... - PR Newswire
BOWIE, Md., Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- KT-Tech announces the launch of KTvid, the world's first affordable software solution for mobile, real-time video/audio communication that anyone can buy and enjoy using consumer-grade technologies. To view the ...

The Whitlock Group Achieves IOCOM Preferred Affiliate Status - PR Inside
www.iocom.com - cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT"id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww .. , a leading software provider for enterprise-class video conferencing capabilities, today announced that The Whitlock Group, a systems integration firm headquartered in ...

TANDBERG Wins Annual Frost & Sullivan Market Share Growth Leadership ... - Marketwatch
LONDON, Nov 18, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- TANDBERG has received the 2008 Frost & Sullivan Market Share Growth Leadership Award for the European videoconferencing endpoints market by capturing a major share of the market (49.7%) and growing by ...

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Former NBA star views telepresence as magic - Computerworld Australia
Former pro basketball superstar Earvin "Magic" Johnson recently gave a ringing testimonial on the value of high-definition videoconferencing technology to his business and charitable work. Speaking from Los Angeles on Friday in a live ...

Harborview Medical Center Improves Patient Care for Non-English ... - MSN MoneyCentral
At Harborview Medical Center, a new unified communications and call center solution from Avaya and Polycom (NASDAQ: PLCM) helps physicians and staff serve a growing population of non-English-speaking patients more effectively and efficiently. Real ...

Cisco Network Setup Scores for 'Magic' Johnson - InternetNews.com
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- For pro basketball legend Earvin "Magic" Johnson, the new game in town is unified communications. The former Los Angeles Lakers superstar met with a group of reporters Friday via a video conference to discuss how his sprawling ...