April 2013 Volume 36

Dear Subscribers,

The big story this month was the Enterprise Connect 2013 Conference. We had the chance to talk to a large

number of vendors, and covered the event in an extensive three part wrap up. The first article, co-written with

Dimension Data Principal Consultant David Danto, covered the conference sessions. The remaining articles

broke up our vendor coverage first taking on Cisco, Vidyo, Polycom, Smart, TelyHD, BlueJeans, Vidtel, and

Yorktel, and then following up with Magor, Zoom, StarLeaf, AGT, PanaCast, Nexistant, ClearOne, Logitech and

LifeSize.

With Enterprise Connect behind us, we are gearing up for the American Telemedicine Association conference

in Austin, Texas May 5th -7th. The conference brings together 250 exhibitors and a projected 6,000+

attendees. Telepresence Options readers can use the code "TPOATA" to save $50 off a Full Conference

Pass.

Reminder: The next issue of Telepresence Options Magazine will be printed in

late April and put into the mail on May 1st for delivery to 100+ countries this year.

This year is a double issue with the print version of our recently redesigned

Telepresence and Videoconferencing Catalog.

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Editor - Telepresence Options

VCIG Live! Presents: Review of 2013 Products and Services - What You Should be Watching For This Year

April 11, 2013 | Telepresence Options

The Visual Communications Industry Group (VCI-Group), the largest independent group of videoconferencing

and visual communications users, will host industry experts and analysts as they discuss new products,

services, and trends expect to impact the videoconferencing and Unified Communications space. VCI-Group

recently opened up their Live Webinar series to non-members, so be sure to take advantage of this excellent

opportunity to join a premium informative series at no cost.

Date: Thursday, April 18, 2013 - 1:00 - 2:00 PM ET

Topic: Review of 2013 Products and Services - What You Should be Watching For This Year

Registration: FREE

The session is a live interactive videoconferencing session and streaming event sponsored and carried

by Cisco WebEx. Join our distinguished panelists as they review recent product and service announcements

from key industry vendors. Find out what's hot and what's new in the visual communications and UC space.

This session will also focus on current and expected industry trends related to key topics including hardware

and software video endpoints, mobile video, WebRTC and managed services.

This event will be hosted by former radio talk show host and industry veteran, J. D. Vaughn, and will feature

Howard Lichtman (Founder and President of the Human Productivity Lab), Eric Krapf (Tech Editor at UBM),

and (Ira Weinstein, Sr. Analyst, Consultant and Partner at Wainhouse Research).

Howard Lichtman

Human Productivity Lab, Founder and

President

Eric Krapf

UBM TechWeb, Editor

Ira Weinstein

Wainhouse Research, Sr. Analyst, Consultant,

and Partner

JD Vaughn

Host - Former talk show host and

industry veteran

Google Fiber Moving to Austin, TX May Reignite the Next Videoconferencing Boom April 10, 2013 | Joshua Parker

At this point, most people have heard of Google's 1Gbs Google Fiber

service. With their first successful deployment in Kansas City completed,

they have made the decision to expand. Austin, TX here comes Google.

As they announce the move to Austin TX they have internet providers

trembling. Similar to T-Mobile's new approach that is shaking the cell

phone market, Google is shaking the Internet market.

Continue reading... First Person Shooter: Taser's new cop-cam takes aim at perps and privacy April 9, 2013 | Telepresence Options

Story and Images by Matt Stroud / The Verge

The stun-gun company wants 'COPS' on steroids, but whom does it

serve? You hear a click, like the sound of a light switch. Or a pencil

being snapped. You're facing away from it, looking straight ahead,

just as you were instructed. The click ………

Continue reading... The Ever Expanding TPO Catalog: 8 New Visual Collaboration Listings With More To Come April 8, 2013 | Telepresence Options

The Telepresence and Videoconferencing Catalog, is being

completely redesigned and upgraded in 2013 to provide the most

comprehensive overview of visual collaboration providers on the

Internet. We recently added 8 new enhanced listings to the

catalog, including:

Masergy: Global Network ;Masergy Business to Broadcast

Exchange ; Vu Telepresence ;ZTE: T100 ; ZTE: M900 ; ZTE:

T700 Draper: VC Camera Lifts and Mounts ;Draper: VC

Backgrounds

Be sure to check back soon as we are now constantly

adding new listings and improvements.

Continue reading...

Revolve Company Profile April 3, 2013 | Telepresence Options

Continuing the roll out of our 2013 series profiling the leading

companies in videoconferencing, telepresence, and visual

collaboration, we offer a profile of Revolve Robotics, developers of

the Kubi. Kubi allows the remote user to "look around" during a

video call by commanding Kubi where to aim the tablet using

intuitive remote controls over the web. Our regular readers will

notice that we have recently improved the format of our online

Company Profiles as part of our ongoing efforts to constantly

improve the website and content.

We have also recently redesigned the on-line Telepresence and Videoconferencing Catalog and the

upcoming print version of the Catalog will also have an updated look and feel. The print version of

the Telepresence and Videoconferencing Catalog will be included with the next issue of Telepresence

Options Magazine, which will be delivered on April 22nd to over 5000+ subscribers and industry influential

in 100+ countries. Get your free subscription here. Companies that are interested in having their company

profiled onTelepresence Options and appearing in print version of the Catalog should contact us

at Info@TelepresenceOptions.com Continue reading...

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Enterprise Connect 2013: The Exhibit Hall Crawl Part 2 April 1, 2013 | David S. Maldow, Esq.

This completes our three part wrap-up of Enterprise Connect

2013. Our first article on the 2013 conference sessions,

which was co-authored with Dimension Data Principal

Consultant David Danto, covered such themes as UC,

Interoperability, WebRTC, "Good Enough" Video, and Future

Visions. The second installment covered thoughts on the

announcements and booth displays from Cisco, Vidyo, Polycom, Smart, TelyHD, BlueJeans, Vidtel, and

Yorktel. Continue reading...

Enterprise Connect 2013: The Exhibit Hall Crawl Part 1 March 28, 2013 | David S. Maldow, Esq.

Earlier in the week, we presented our wrap-up of the Enterprise

Connect 2013 conference sessions, which was co-authored with

Dimension Data Principal ConsultantDavid Danto and covered

such themes as UC, Interoperability, WebRTC, "Good Enough"

Video, and Future Visions. Part one covers Cisco, Vidyo, Polycom,

Smart, TelyHD, BlueJeans, Vidtel, and Yorktel. Please check back

in a few days for coverage of Magor, Zoom, StarLeaf, AGT, PanaCast, Nexistant, ClearOne, Logitech and

LifeSize. Continue reading... Enterprise Connect 2013: The Conference Sessions Of a Cautiously Positive Industry March 25, 2013 | David S. Maldow, Esq.

Greetings from Orlando and the 2013 Enterprise Connect

conference. If you recall, this is the conference formerly

known as VoiceCon - where there were so many exhibitors

fixated on video that they had to change the name. Enterprise

Connect 2013 was a blast. It may not be the biggest tech

show on the planet, but it is

by far the largest and most

successful event focused specifically on visual collaboration, and it is

growing every year. This year's show was a massive success, with standing

room only (time for a bigger venue?) for several of the conference sessions

and great activity on the showroom floor.

Continue reading...

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Notes From NAB 2013 April 10, 2013 | Telepresence Options

Story and Images by David Danto / Danto.info

Greetings from the 2013 National Association of Broadcasters Conference in Las

Vegas. As I mentioned in last year's show wrap-up this is still really a conference in

search of a definition. Although heavily attended (90K are expected this year) it is

more like watching a "Battlestar Galactica Ragtag Colonial Fleet" than a cohesive

assembly of focused exhibitors and attendees. The theme of the show is

"Metamorphosis", which really seems more like a fervent aspiration than a

statement of fact.

Continue reading...

Video conferencing helps tuberculosis patients April 10, 2013 | Telepresence Options

Story and Images by Randal Jackson / Computer World

Vivid Solutions has rolled out a pilot to trial videophones in the home

to meet the World Health Organisation requirement that sufferers of

tuberculosis - a highly communicable disease - must be observed

taking their medication.

Continue reading...

Back Bay slated for a new Bank of America 'flagship' branch April 10, 2013 | Telepresence Options

Story and Images by Todd Wallack / The Boston Globe

Bank of America says it plans to unveil at least a dozen "flagship"

branches across the country -- including a massive new 12,000-

square-foot office in the Back Bay -- that will offer customers more

space, more specialized bankers and financial advisers, and the latest

gadgets. Continue reading...

A year on and Google Glass is still a bad idea April 9, 2013 | Telepresence Options

Story and Images by Lee Bell / The Inquirer

It is a year to the day since Google unveiled its augmented reality

eyewear, Google Glass. The firm touted the space-age spectacles as

a "project", a somewhat far-fetched concept conceived to bring

science fiction into the real world. Continue reading...

New DARPA Robot Looks Human April 8, 2013 | Telepresence Options

Story and Images by Paul Joseph Watson / Infowars

The new incarnation of Boston Dynamics' PETMAN robot, being

developed for DARPA with Department of Defense funding, not only

looks human but it also sweats to regulate body temperature.

Continue reading...

A virtual infinite maze in a single room April 8, 2013 | Telepresence Options

Story and Images by Hal Hodson / ISPR

Step into the labyrinth. Imagine physically wandering through the

many rooms and corridors of an endless maze, never seeing the

same place twice - but without actually leaving your living room.

Continue reading...

Telepresence of surgeons successful in trauma settings

April 8, 2013 | Telepresence Options

Story and Images by Ashley Gold / FierceHealthIT

A new study suggests that telepresence of a remote trauma surgeon could be useful and

functional in a trauma setting, with the potential to address staffing shortages in rural and

urban trauma care during mass casualty or disaster scenarios.

Continue reading...

Intense Apple Patent Discussion Prior to Speculated iPhone 6 Summer Release: April 5, 2013 | Telepresence Options

Will Facebook Home help Android dominate the market?

With recent news of Apple's loss in German courts over their

previously patented "Slide to Unlock" and the announcement of newly

released Apple patent's featuring a curved wraparound display, with

virtually no buttons; the speculation of what will eventually be coined

the "iPhone 6" is heating up the market.

Continue reading...

Library technology worth hooting about April 5, 2013 | Telepresence Options

Story and Images by Robert Woolsey / KCAW

Kettleson Memorial Library has installed some technology worth hooting

about. OWL, or "Online With Libraries," is a broadband internet initiative for

public libraries -- funded by the federal government, the Gates Foundation,

and other granting agencies.

Continue reading...

Bank of America undergoes extreme makeover April 5, 2013 | Telepresence Options

Story and Images by Hadley Malcolm / USA Today

If you've walked into a Bank of America branch lately, you may have

noticed a makeover.

Couches and chairs form a lounge area, where there will soon be

iPads available for customer use. Employees equipped with tablets

will soon be walking around the floor to check in customers or help

set up new accounts. Continue reading...

The hottest trinket in the tech industry? A 120-foot video wall April 4, 2013 | Telepresence Options

Story and Images by Andrew Nusca / ZDNet

Companies really have their own personalities, don't they?

Some are the popular jocks, some are quiet wallflowers, some are

authority-defying punks and some are calculating geeks that are

taking over the world while everyone dances the night away.

Continue reading...

Life in HD: $150 Video Glasses Challenge Google April 4, 2013 | Telepresence Options

Google Glass out of your price range? Try something with a

few less features for 1/10th the cost.

With Google Glass right around the corner there seem to be

many competitors popping up to take a claim to the

emerging market. …… Continue reading...

3D WebRTC: 3D visual communication in a browser April 4, 2013 | Telepresence Options

Story and Images by julienmichot / Ericsson Labs

Bringing live 3D visual communication into web browsers.

In the What's Next area at MWC 2013 we have demonstrated the next

generation of video communication: 3D visual communication. We received

very positive feedback, as everybody could see how the prototype provides a

level of immersion, a feeling of 'being there'….

Continue reading...

India President Pranab Mukherjee to interact with Vice-Chancellors through video conferencing April 3, 2013 | Telepresence Options

Story and Images by ZeeNews

New Delhi: A newly-installed video conference facility in Rashtrapati

Bhavan will enable President Pranab Mukherjee to interact with the

Vice-Chancellors of various universities right from his official

residence. Continue reading...

Illinois Plan Would Allow Police To Obtain Warrants Via Video Chat

April 3, 2013 | Telepresence Options

Story and Images by Illisois Public Radio

Illinois lawmakers are considering a plan that would make it easier for

police to get search warrants. A proposal in the state legislature would

allow police and judges to talk over an online video chat. Currently most

warrants have to be obtained in person.

Continue reading...

Saudi Arabia may block Skype, Viber, WhatsApp, others April 3, 2013 | Telepresence Options

Story and Images by Mohammed Jamjoom / CNN

Saudi Arabia may block access to popular Internet messaging

applications like Skype, Viber and WhatsApp if telecommunication

providers there don't comply with rules and regulatory conditions,

according to the country's official news agency, SPA. Continue

reading...

Videoconferencing Platform Aims to Deliver Face-to-Face Experience April 3, 2013 | Telepresence Options

Story and Images by Kanoe Namahoe / Campus Technology

Watchitoo introduced its new solution ClassInteract today at Pearson's

CITE 2013 users conference taking place this week in Chicago.

ClassInteract, a videoconferencing platform, is designed to provide

distance learning students with a live classroom experience. The solution

supports face-to-face video chat with up to 25 students and "thousands

more as viewing participants," according to a statement released today

by the company.

Continue reading...

WebRTC primer: Using Web browsers for calls and video conferencing April 3, 2013 | Telepresence Options

Story and Images by Sally Johnson / TechTarger

In its simplest form, Web Real-Time Communications

(WebRTC) allows you to use a Web browser as either a

telephone to talk, text or chat; or as a video endpoint. …….

Continue reading...

"Smell-o-Vision" display emits localized virtual odors April 2, 2013 | Telepresence Options

Story and Images by Darren Quick / gizmag

Localized dimming is a feature found in many televisions these

days, but what about a display capable of producing localized

smells? That's exactly what a team from the Tokyo University of

Agriculture and Technology in Japan has created. ……

Continue reading...

Blue Jeans Launches Sniff RTC April 1, 2013 | Telepresence Options

Story by Alex Willen

Here at Blue Jeans we're constantly pushing the envelope and

thinking of new ways to innovate our product. We're relentless in

our pursuit of bringing the full meeting experience to life and

today we're excited to announce our newest feature, Sniff RTC.

Continue reading...

Videoconferencing + Live Streaming on YouTube, Google, and Livestream

BYOD: It's More Than Just Laptops

The Widening Telecommuting Divide: Aetna Vs. Yahoo

Glasses-Free 3-D Display Well Suited for Mobile Devices

Avnet shuts UC business in the UK

InFocus launches BigTouch, a 55-inch, $5,000 PC

VCI-Group's VCIG Live! BYOD Debate Heats up on March 28th with Cisco, Polycom,

Zoom and Others

Volio Partners With Esquire For App That Turns Any Expert Into A Human Siri

No Skype traffic released to cops or spooks, insists Microsoft

Whatever happened to telepresence? From $2.5m deals to free iPad apps

Free Video Call Recorder for Skype review - record video and audio of Skype calls

Amazingly realistic digital screen characters are finally here

Conroy launches CSIRO's Robot project

Ottawa's Magor to move videoconferencing to cloud

The Beam is the Latest Step Forward for a Truly Interactive Virtual Conference;

However, There's Room too for Wavecomms, Argues Victor Tardieu of Full Circle

Motivation

Nvidia demonstrates potentially revolutionary new face-rendering tech

Cisco weds WebEx with telepresence

Enterprise video conferencing market set for return to growth

Professional videoconferencing system as a spy

AIOU plans world's biggest convocation using video conferencing technology

Tycoon investing billions in immortality research

Cisco Upgrades Boost B2B Video Performance

Matthews' Magor raises $5.9M ahead of TSX-V debut

The strange case of the Valve economist and the Virtual Reality contact lenses

ICT Enabled Work-from-home Pilot Launched in Singapore

Blue Jeans Networks Launches New Features For Mobile, HD Videoconferencing

Crestron Releases TSW-550 5-inch Tablet-Styled Touch Screen

Rosenberg returns to Cisco to help it defend against consumer products

Why The Human Body Will Be The Next Computer Interface

Which Encryption Apps Are Strong Enough To Help You Take Down A Government?

How Tiny Cameras Have Become Big Business

Your alter ego on wheels

Why Business Video Conferencing Needs More Than Skype Or FaceTime

You May Now Kiss the Computer Screen Internet Marriages on Rise in Some

Immigrant Communities

Video's New Vanguard: Videoconferencing Suppliers Enabling Broader Access To

More Devices

Patients give a thumbs-up to videoconferencing for COPD, diabetes education

Lync 2013 is everything that Skype should be. Why do they both exist?

Can Next-Generation Video Conferencing Change The Way We Communicate?

Brain Drain At Skype? Tech Leader Jonathan Rosenberg Latest To Leave, Now At

Cisco As CTO, Cloud Collaboration

Squeeze Virtual Reality With Cyborg Glove

Upstart Video Conferencing Firm Uses Billboard Ad to Tweak Marissa Mayer

5 Steps for Developing A Video Work Culture

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What's New in Videoconferencing: Technology and Market Trends, the Topic for April 18th VCIG-Live April 11, 2013 | Telepresence Options

Minneapolis, Minnesota April 11, 2013

The Visual Communication Industry Group will host the next

VCIG-Live event on Thursday, April 18th, 2013 at 1:00 PM ET.

This session will review the new products, market trends and

new service for 2013. "This is a session about what our

members and videoconferencing and collaboration users everywhere should be watching for in 2013", said

Todd Hughes, Vice President of the VCI-Group. The VCIG Live! Session is sponsored and hosted by: Cisco

WebEx.

Continue reading...

New Media Capture and Delivery System Gives Users Immersive "Experiences" April 10, 2013 | Telepresence Options

LAS VEGAS, April 9, 2013 -- Experience Media Studios today

announced the worldwide launch of its patent-pending 3DPOV®

system, a pioneering new solution for capturing, delivering, and

experiencing immersive media.

Continue reading...

FuzeBox Leads The Way in Next-Gen Video Conferencing, Adding 50,000 New Enterprise Users in Q1 With 30% of the Fortune 500 Represented April 10, 2013 | Telepresence Options

Today, FuzeBox, the global leader in real-time visual

collaboration announces a significant update to their

native iPad and iPhone apps and reports 200 percent

growth in users quarter-over-quarter with adoption in

30 percent of the Fortune 500 companies.

Continue reading...

ReadyTalk Adds Video Conferencing to Suite of Services April 10, 2013 | Telepresence Options

DENVER, April 8, 2013 -- ReadyTalk today announced the

addition of high quality video conferencing to the company's

suite of technology services, which includes audio

conferencing, web conferencing, webinars and web events.

The addition of video conferencingenables customers to host

more collaborative and productive meetings and training

sessions.

Continue reading...

Compass Business Solutions Partners with HPC Solutions for GSA eBuy April 10, 2013 | Telepresence Options

Compass Business Solutions, the leading authorized provider of

training for Cisco's TelePresence product line, has partnered

with HPC Solutions to make certified Cisco courses available

through GSA eBuy.

Continue reading...

Polycom® RealPresence® Video Solutions Help Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art Bring Content and Culture Alive for Schools and Organizations Everywhere April 9, 2013 | Telepresence Options

SAN JOSE, Calif. and WASHINGTON, DC - Apr 09, 2013:

Polycom, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCM), the global leader in open, standards-

based unified communications and collaboration (UC&C), is helping

bring the Smithsonian Institution's vast collection of African art to a

global audience viaPolycom® RealPresence® video solutions.

Continue reading...

Avaya Collaboration Pod Speeds Cloud Deployments for Enterprises and Cloud Service Providers April 9, 2013 | Telepresence Options

SANTA CLARA, CA--(Marketwired - Apr 9, 2013) -

Now available, Avaya Collaboration Pods for Avaya Aura®

Virtualized Environment deploy in hours to accelerate the path to

the Collaborative Cloud

Pre-integrated, pre-tested full stack solutions include technologies

from Avaya, VMware and EMC with common orchestration to

simplify deployment and management

State of California, TSE, Red Rock Telecommunications ….

Continue reading...

Huawei Launches iOS Telepresence Touch Control System Provides users with enhanced choice, convenience and flexibility April 9, 2013 | Telepresence Options

The iOS-based operation interface of TP Controller, Huawei's new

Telepresence touch control system

Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT)

solutions provider, today announced the launch of "TP Controller", an iOS-

based Telepresence touch control system. TP Controller makes it possible

for users to control Huawei Telepresence products through iOS-based tablet

computers. Continue reading...

VideoCentric launch "mobile phone contract" style bundles, changing the way organisations can buy video based solutions April 5, 2013 | Telepresence Options

VideoCentric, the UK's leading Video Conferencing Integrator, was today

recognised as a "game changer" in the video conferencing industry by

offering low cost 'pay-monthly' bundles for each of the worlds' leading

video collaboration vendors, including Cisco, LifeSize, Polycom and

RADVISION (Avaya). The bundles include a quantity of video conferencing

endpoints, a HD Virtual Meeting Room with multipoint conferencing for up

to 4,6,9 or 25 participants and award-winning maintenance & support.

Continue reading...

Visual Communications Industry Group (VCI-G) Member Growth in 2013 Tied to Unique Member Benefits April 4, 2013 | Telepresence Options

A VCI-Group user membership, that is free for the first year, also

includes access to discounted training, as well as video

communications products and services.

Minneapolis, Minnesota (PRWEB) April 03, 2013

Over the last three years, the VCI-Group has transitioned from

the Polycom Users Group, PUG, to include new users and

vendors from throughout the video communications industry.

Continue reading...

Video Guidance Takes the Debate out of Telecommuting April 3, 2013 | Telepresence Options

MINNEAPOLIS --

As the debate swings back and forth about the merits of

working from home, Video Guidance's video conferencing

business is soaring. A great deal of the company's success

relates to how companies are finding new ways of

incorporating telecommuting into their business model.

Continue reading...

Clary Icon™ Names PIVOT Communications Channel Marketing Partner April 2, 2013 | Telepresence Options

Clary Icon, the US-based manufacturer of the Clary Onescreen™ interactive video

whiteboard, has named PIVOT Communications, LLC as their channel marketing

partner for their Clary Onescreen product line.

Continue reading...

Edgewater Networks Enhances Business Videoconferencing Between Distributed Users with Launch of EdgeProtect 7300 April 2, 2013 | Telepresence Options

SANTA CLARA, CA - April 2, 2013 - Edgewater Networks Inc.

today announced the availability of the EdgeProtect 7300

Enterprise Session Border Controller (ESBC) designed specifically

to enable secure, high-quality, real-time video communications

between distributed users. The EdgeProtect 7300 resolves key challenges for video faced by small and

medium businesses including firewall traversal, device interoperability, provisioning of mobile clients, quality

of end user experience and security. Continue reading...

Compass Business Solutions Helps Cisco Resellers Prepare for Certification Tests April 1, 2013 | Telepresence Options

Compass Business Solutions, the leading authorized provider of

training for Cisco's TelePresence product line, helps Cisco

Resellers prepare for certification tests by adding Sales and

Sales Engineer Virtual Training Sessions.

Henderson, NV (PRWEB) April 01, 2013

Compass Business Solutions provides courses that prepare students for Cisco certification tests.

Continue reading...

Yorktel sharpens focus on cloud video services April 1, 2013 | Telepresence Options

If your interest in cloud services centers less on

how to rethink your productivity or enterprise

applications framework and more on layering in

social software such as unified communications

(UC) or videoconferencing, you should take a

look at Yorktel.

Continue reading...

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iQ Solutions Group ("iQSG") Announces iQ Cloud Enabling Visual Collaboration - Video as a Service April 1, 2013 | Telepresence Options

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Apr 01, 2013 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- iQ Solutions Group

("iQSG") Announces the Expansion of their Videoconferencing offer to

include Video as a Service ("VaaS"). iQ Solutions Group ("iQSG"), a leader

in converged communications, data center solutions, managed services and

cloud based solutions announced today that it will enhance their current videoconferencing solution by offering

Video as a Service for their clients. Continue reading...

97 Counties to Lose Telehealth Medicare Benefits March 29, 2013 | Telepresence Options

Medicare beneficiaries in 97 counties--across 36 states and

territories--are slated to lose telehealth benefits because of

updated federal delineations of Standards Metropolitan Statistical

Areas. The American Telemedicine Association urges Congress to

amend federal statute and ensure that existing beneficiaries will

not lose coverage for these life-saving services.

Continue reading...

Avaya Announces Video Teller Machine Solutions in China Market March 28, 2013 | Telepresence Options

Beijing, China - Avaya today announced Video Teller Machine (VTM) Solutions

for China market, which will combine technologies and the VTM design concept

from GRGbanking, the largest manufacturer of Automatic Teller Machines (ATM)

in China, with Avaya video conferencing and contact center technologies and

expertise. The solution will enable banks to provide richer and more flexible

customer services, and more effectively implement "virtual" and remote

banking.

Continue reading...

Collaborate I/O Launches World's First Telepresence System Optimized for Engineers March 28, 2013 | Telepresence Options

San Francisco, CA -- 03/27/2013 -- People face the breakage of machine at almost a daily

basis in different parts of the world. Therefore, engineers are required to carry about the task

adequately without having to struggle too much or waste any precious time of their clients.

Continue reading...

Radvision, an Avaya Company, Earns Frost & Sullivan North American Product Leadership Award for Scopia Desktop March 28, 2013 | Telepresence Options

SANTA CLARA, CA, Mar 28, 2013 - Radvision, an Avaya

Company, today announced that Frost & Sullivan has named

Scopia Desktop from Radvision as the recipient of its

prestigious North American Product Leadership Award in the

category of software-based desktop video conferencing. Scopia

Desktop, which has been available to customers since 2007, is

the industry's fullest featured and richest software-based

desktop video conferencing solution. Continue reading...

Epson Introduces the Ultimate Meeting Room Productivity Tool

Video Corporation of America Presented With Prestigious PSNI Affiliate Award

UCi2i Launches "Video Ready," Changing the Landscape of Video Conferencing and

Driving Adoption by the Masses

IOCOM Offers Video Conferencing Solutions to Systems' Integrators and Resellers in

Its Increasingly Popular Preferred Partner Program

AT&T Expands Strategic Relationship with Microsoft to Deliver Unified

Communications Solutions

Introducing the SMART Room System™ for Microsoft® Lync®

VisoCon Closes 7-figure Financing Round With i4g and tecnet equity; Strong Growth

in the Smart Video Conferencing Sector

New Global Survey by Wainhouse Research and Polycom Finds That the Use of Video

Conferencing as an Enterprise Productivity Tool is Growing, Especially on PCs and

Mobile Devices

Magor Brings Visual Conversations to the Cloud with Aerus

Yorktel Unveils New VideoCloud™ Video Conferencing Services Portfolio

Vidyo Virtualizes Video Conferencing Enabling Mass Adoption and Cloud

Zoom Unified Meeting Experience Connects With Room Systems

MyVoIPProvider.com Reveals the Top 4 Important Ways IP Video Conferencing VoIP

Service Improves Business Meetings

ATIS Testing Demonstrates Successful Interconnection And Interoperability Of Video

And Telepresence Solutions In The Cloud

BurstPoint and Compunetix Power Up Video Collaboration

Frost & Sullivan Honors Vidtel with 2012 North America Frost & Sullivan

Entrepreneurial Company of the Year Award

Videxio makes its cloud-based Video-as-a-Service solution available to Tech Data

resellers

Vidyo Redefines the Video Conferencing Industry; Sees 68% Billings Growth in 2012

BroadConnect Telecom Receives Certification to Sell and Support Radvision Scopia

Video Conferencing

ZTE Corporation : ZTE Signs Videoconferencing Products Distribution Agreement

with DISTR-IT for the Portuguese Market

Tely Labs Brings Standards-Based HD Videoconferencing To Every Conference Room

With New Enterprise Edition

Greg Nelson Joins Masergy as Senior Vice President of Global Sales

Cisco and Polycom Join VCI-Group BYOD Discussion March 28th on VCIG Live!

Glowpoint Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2012 Results

TokBox Brings WebRTC Video Communication to Firefox

Free upgrade to HD Virtual Rooms for every customer on VideoCentric's ViPER

Service

Telepresence People

Name Company New Title

Jason Akst AVI-SPL Southern California Sales

Kendall Herring AVI-SPL Southern California Sales

Chris Carr Equinix Account Director, Carrier Sales

Charles Wiseman Extreme Networks World Wide Services Marketing

David Clark Glowpoint Chief Financial Officer

Jim Kruger Polycom Chief Marketing Officer

Carlos Costa VideoCentric Senior Sales Director

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