Video Conferencing Articles

Technology » Video Conferencing | By Ajeet Khurana @ Monday, 21st January 2008 @ 2:19 AM

Many businesses are taking to holding conference calls because it simply makes doing business easier. With the almost limitless uses of technology today there can be people from all over the world that work for the same company. What this means is that the employees need a way to communicate directly that won't involve someone traveling great distances. There are simple and affordable ways to hold conference calls that will be possible for even the smallest companies to afford. ... more...

Technology » Video Conferencing | By Ajeet Khurana @ Sunday, 20th January 2008 @ 3:17 PM

If you are hosting a large conference call you may want to look into operator assisted conference calling. This sounds really complicated, but really this sort of conference call with take a lot of the trouble out of the process of hosting a conference call. There are many different services that will provide you with operator assisted conference calling, you just may need to shop around and see which the best is for you. Operator assisted conference calling is not for every business ... more...

Technology » Video Conferencing | By Ajeet Khurana @ Sunday, 20th January 2008 @ 3:16 PM

Many people assume that conference calls are something that a lot of managers know how to do, but it actually takes some work to learn how to run these calls efficiently and effectively. There are some basic guidelines that you can use to help your conference call run smoothly and to make sure that you as well as everyone else on the call gets the most out of the process. Hosting a Quality Conference Call When you are planning your conference call the first thing that you will wan... more...

Technology » Video Conferencing | By Ajeet Khurana @ Friday, 18th January 2008 @ 4:16 PM

Conference calls have been around for a long time and people either love them or hate them, there doesn't seem to be much middle ground. Love them or hate them, they are one of the best ways to communicate with a group of people at one time. Even those that are not fans of the group calls usually prefer them to making many calls providing the same information. You simply can get a lot done in one phone call if you have all involved parties on one line. There are some simple thin... more...

Technology » Video Conferencing | By Ajeet Khurana @ Thursday, 17th January 2008 @ 12:41 PM

Twenty years ago no one would have ever dreamt of something as sophisticated as video conferencing, but today this is a really convenient way to do business. More and more businesses are taking advantage of this high tech ability to do business even if they are half a world away from one another. When you have the need to speak with people from other offices, even if they are in different parts of the world, video conferencing makes it simple and straightforward. Benefits of Video Confe... more...

Technology » Video Conferencing | By Ajeet Khurana @ Thursday, 6th December 2007 @ 4:48 PM

There are many reasons why companies today are choosing to go in for audio and web conferencing. By doing this they are able to communicate with their people all over the world. It is true that a real face-to-face meeting is sometimes called for, but the sheer expensive of sending a representative to another state or another country is daunting. There are travel expenses, food reimbursement, and accommodation expenses. The question is, do you gain anything substantial. This is pa... more...

Technology » Video Conferencing | By Ajeet Khurana @ Thursday, 6th December 2007 @ 4:48 PM

This is the digital era. And we are seeing the rise of audio conferencing being used in business houses to communicate with people from around the world. If you are attending your first conference call you may have a false idea of the real process. It is just a virtual meeting. Remember that this is just another version of your regular business meeting. A personal conference call from the comfort of your home may grant you some leeway in your appearance and dress, but that is all. more...

Technology » Video Conferencing | By Ajeet Khurana @ Thursday, 6th December 2007 @ 4:44 PM

In the world of today, conference calls are very important. Yet, conference calls quickly lose their value if not done properly though. Thus, we must ensure that we get the best priced deals for our organizations. The process can be very confusing though, and anyone should benefit greatly from a few simple tips. First and foremost, you need to ensure that you will have good support from your conference call provider. A conference call provider who is available on the phone at all times i... more...

Technology » Video Conferencing | By Ajeet Khurana @ Thursday, 6th December 2007 @ 4:39 PM

The conference call works on a very simple principle. It lets you have a conference without squeezing all of the listeners and speakers into one cramped room. No business can operate unless there is effective communication. If you are serious about achieving real growth than you need to look at having a way for your employees to easily communicate with each other and the management. Some businesses will be lucky and have all of their people working from one convenient location, making th... more...

Technology » Video Conferencing | By Jim Brown @ Wednesday, 5th December 2007 @ 5:28 AM

For both small and large businesses, video conferencing is becoming one of the leading tools for communication. Video conferencing is a form of telecommunication that utilizes both audio and video for a virtual meeting. This basically involves either two people having a simple conversation referred to as P2P or point to point or it could be multi-point involving several different locations with many people linked together for the virtual meeting. As technological advances continue to impr... more...

Technology » Video Conferencing | By Ajeet Khurana @ Monday, 12th November 2007 @ 6:33 PM

Web conferencing is the new way in which businesses are doing their communication. By availing of conferencing, enterprises save on the costs of travel and accommodation. Moreover, conferencing helps enterprises talk to clients in various different countries. Communication technology has gone far to serve the different areas of business and development programs. Web conferencing is one of the present day media in the field of communication. All you need is a PC and an Internet connection ... more...

Technology » Video Conferencing | By Ajeet Khurana @ Monday, 12th November 2007 @ 5:02 PM

Apart from technicalities, a conference call is very much like other official meetings. Whether you are sitting face to face with your employees or your clients or on a conference call with them, the etiquette required in meetings will be necessary. When conducting professional meetings in your office or in your conference hall, sitting face to face with the participants, you prepare meticulously for the discussion. Well, conference call meetings should get the same treatment. A conferen... more...

Technology » Video Conferencing | By Ajeet Khurana @ Monday, 12th November 2007 @ 5:02 PM

Like in other meetings, there are etiquettes for conference calling. These rules apply as the etiquette that you should maintain to see to it that the call achieves what it set out to. You should respect the etiquette of a conference call, and deal with a conference meeting just as you would deal with a person sitting face to face. It is true that no one can see you, but it would be wrong to take advantage of such a situation. Also, do remember that everyone will somehow know if your atte... more...

Technology » Video Conferencing | By Ajeet Khurana @ Monday, 12th November 2007 @ 4:59 PM

Every one of us has wondered what the "do"s and "don't"s of conference calling are. Indeed it does, and should be followed if you want to make your next conference call a winning one. There are several stories of how conference calls went sour, and turned into shouting matches. It failed because of odd background noises, such as the sound of a dog barking somewhere outside, that of loud typing on a keyboard, babies crying in the distance, and so on. It is true ... more...

Technology » Video Conferencing | By Ajeet Khurana @ Monday, 12th November 2007 @ 4:59 PM

Businesses everywhere have benefited greatly thanks to the rise of audio conferencing. It is helping them reach out to geographically separated people. As a result, these establishments are also saving on cost and time. Quite often you have difficulties in scheduling your professional events. This occurs because of a number of conflicting events. These could be conflicts pertaining to schedules, geographically separated venues, time differences between countries, the time that it takes to travel... more...

Technology » Video Conferencing | By Ajeet Khurana @ Monday, 12th November 2007 @ 4:59 PM

Conference calling systems are responsible for making communication easier even across the seas for the business organizations of today. At the same time, it is saving them costs as well. Conference calls have long been aiding firms in functioning effectively. They have been helping in getting together key persons from faraway places into virtual conferences to discuss matters of mutual interest. There are occasions where meetings are conducted via conference calls, in which different peo... more...

Technology » Video Conferencing | By Ajeet Khurana @ Wednesday, 10th October 2007 @ 9:02 PM

We have been conducting meetings for ages now. Meetings took place in our personal lives, as well as during our day of work. Seminars, conventions, conferences, or simply, gatherings and discussions -- various kinds of meetings offered people a chance to be heard. In the days gone past, people would necessarily have a meeting ground that was set apart. But then, that was back in the days when people with similar needs and topics of discussion did not live too far away. Those who lived far... more...

Technology » Video Conferencing | By Jason Cox @ Wednesday, 10th October 2007 @ 6:32 PM

sYou have got your computer; you have got your headphones and your speakers. You found the perfect microphone and you have got your IP connection. Now all you need to videoconference is a camera. What kind of camera should you buy? The kind of camera will depend on the computer system you use and the kind of videoconferencing you want to achieve. First of all, your computer must be multimedia compatible. Next, you will need to understand that cameras for videoconferencing come in a very ... more...

Technology » Video Conferencing | By Jason Cox @ Wednesday, 10th October 2007 @ 1:10 PM

Video conferencing for Apple computers is not only possible; it is as easy as it is on a PC. There are Instant Messenger programs that also have streaming video. They provide Mac to Mac and Mac to PC video streaming, making it possible to stay in the loop in an overwhelming PC world. A visit to a Macintosh friendly website reveals several easily obtained programs that support videoconferencing for Apple computers. CU-SeeMe: The first videoconferencing for Apples on the Internet was CU-See... more...

Technology » Video Conferencing | By Jason Cox @ Wednesday, 10th October 2007 @ 1:07 PM

Videoconferencing has opened up the world to our desktops. Unfortunately, it has also exposed our desktops and networks to things other than the intended web meeting. Videoconferencing at its best enables improved communication and faster project turn-around. At its worst, it Turns a workplace into a video surveillance system. Security applications of videoconferencing have become more necessary than ever. It is important to understand videoconferencing security. In order to secure a ... more...