IP Videoconferencing Resources

By Robert L. Mitchell

March 3, 2003 12:00 PM ET

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Computerworld - 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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