IP Videoconferencing Resources
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Below is a reference list of white papers, vendors and other resources on IP videoconferencing.
Vendors
- Aethra Inc.
Ancona, Italy, and Miami
Supernova and Nova group videoconferencing systems; Vega set-top units.
- BNI Solutions LLC
State College, Pa.
IP PowerPlay software and hardware includes systems for both group and single-user desktop operations.
- ClearOne Communications Inc.
Salt Lake City
Offerings include the VuLink RCS set-top videoconferencing product.
- Polycom Inc.
Pleasanton, Calif.
ViaVideo PC-based single-user system; ViewStation set-top and PC-based iPower series group systems.
- Sony Business Solutions & Systems Co.
Park Ridge, N.J.
PCS-1600 series set-top and desktop units.
- Tandberg Inc.
New York
Offers integrated 2500, 7000 and 8000 group systems, 800 and 550 series set-top units, and 1000 series single-user desktop units.
- Vcon Ltd.
Israel
MediaConnect and Falcon workgroup systems; Vigo, Escort and Cruiser desktop systems.
- Vtel Products Corp.
Austin, Texas
Vista MX and Pro media stations for single users and small to midsize groups.
- Scotty Tele-Transport Corp.
Grambach, Austria
Zydachron intelligent meeting solutions and comStation series group-conferencing systems.
White Papers
- "A Technical Discussion on Using Videoconferencing Over the Internet," by Skip Potter at CineCom Corp. in Manassas, Va.
- "Vcon Media Xchange Manager: An Infrastructure Support System for Managed Media Networks" This white paper (download PDF) offers an introduction to IP videoconferencing.
- Denver-based ConferZone's Web site has papers on IP videoconferencing from multiple vendors.
- "Achieving Payback with Videoconferencing: Total Cost of Ownership Analysis", a Vtel Products white paper.
- Polycom's Web site offers a host of white papers. Some titles worth a look include the following: "Reliability & IP Performance", "Deploying Secure Enterprise Wide IP Videoconferencing Across Virtual Private Networks", "Quality of Experience & Quality of Service for IP Video" and "Creating Building Blocks for Voice & Video Over IP" (download PDFs).
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