For Information & Knowledge Management Professionals (Length: 13 pages)

June 24, 2005

Videoconferencing Is Coming To The Desktop

by Claire Schooley

with Connie Moore, Elizabeth Herrell, Lucy Fossner

Executive Summary (This is a document excerpt)

An increasing number of companies are shifting from pure audio conferences to Web or video conferences using rich media. Business adoption of SIP will provide an easy user interface and encourage video adoption to more PC devices. IP video is cost-effective but has firewall, bandwidth, and address issues. As technical work ramps up and users become more comfortable with video, ad hoc desktop conferencing will be a part of information workers' desktops.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

NOTES & RESOURCES

itemVideoconferencing Has A Long History But Slow Adoption Until Recently

itemVideoconferencing Has Breakthroughs In Quality And Cost Improvements

itemEase Of Use, High Cost Of Travel, And Collaboration Needs Drive Adoption

itemTechnology Developments Propel Videoconferencing Into The Mainstream

itemPast Problems Are Being Overcome By Standards And Technology Advances

itemIP Videoconferencing Is Less Complex Today

itemChallenges Impede Wide Adoption Of Videoconferencing . . . For Now

recommendations

itemIt's Time To Start Taking Videoconferencing Seriously As A Collaboration Tool

WHAT IT MEANS

itemHigh Definition Videoconferencing Will Spur The Market

itemSupplemental Material

Forrester interviewed five vendor companies, including: Polycom, RADVISION, Sony, TANDBERG, and VCON.

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itemExamine The Role Of Video In Real-Time Collaboration

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Analyst: Claire Schooley
Technology: Client Computing Hardware, Enterprise Collaboration, Information & Knowledge Management, IT Infrastructure & Operations
Geography: Asia Pacific, Europe, North America
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