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	June 24, 2005 Videoconferencing Is Coming To The Desktop by Claire Schooley with Connie Moore, Elizabeth Herrell, Lucy Fossner

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Executive Summary

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.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Videoconferencing Has A Long History But Slow Adoption Until Recently
• Technology Developments Propel Videoconferencing Into The Mainstream
• Challenges Impede Wide Adoption Of Videoconferencing . . . For Now

RECOMMENDATIONS

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

WHAT IT MEANS

• High Definition Videoconferencing Will Spur The Market
• Supplemental Material
• Related Research Documents

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