by Joyce Schwarz, JCOM, www.joycecom.com, emerging media and technology launch consultant. At the panel I moderated on search and personalization at Digital Hollywood fall, 2006 one of the most popular slides I presented in my panel preview was the one about a Virtual Conference room/table.
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of virtual conference room/table. This system called Teleportec precedes the Cisco telepresence system just announced in fall, 2006.
Coincidentally, in researching updated links to 'virtual conference rooms' I found this link to Cisco's new system announced in International Business Times newsletter on October 23, 2006 just days before my panel.
| Cisco Introduces Virtual Conference Room Technology | |
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Cisco launching virtual meetings tool According to the IBT article, the new CISCO solution, dubbed TelePresence, utilizes innovations in video, audio, and remote communication technologies over the Internet Protocol (IP) network. The San Jose Calif.-based firm claims it will bring the "face-to-face," remote communications experience, and some industry experts believe the technology hold potential. $300,000 for telepresence system from Cisco! IBT explains that Cisco will introduce the CTS 3000 which will sell for nearly $300 thousand, supporting up to 12 people. The configuration is three screens along one side of a conference room table that is custom built with dimensions that enhance the experience. |
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