Wednesday 16 February 2011
Dear Reader,
News for the week to 14 February 2011 is published at www.tpandvcinsight.com. The next News Summary will be published on Wednesday 23 February 2011.
This week we select the 6 Best Managed Conferencing Services Providers on the basis of their improved service offering in 2010. The Editor takes the side of the user and looks for innovation, reliability, ease of use and price-performance. The provider must offer a global service and 24/7 support. We only look at their offering of services for Telepresence and videoconferencing; their offering of audio and web conferencing is not considered. We look for satisfied customers, excellent service and recognition by others in the form of Awards or certification.
The Best Managed Conferencing Services Providers of the year 2010 are:
1. Aethra.net (Italy)
2. BCS Global (UK and Canada)
3. Glowpoint (United States)
4. IVCi (United States)
5. Talk and Vision - KPN (Netherlands)
6. Tata Communications (India)
Telepresence and HD Videoconferencing user application stories are held over until next week.
The New Equipment news is: Vidyo demonstrated HD video conferencing over wireless networks at the Mobile World Congress 2011 in Barcelona using Android Tablets, iPads, iPhones, and the Google Nexus S; Polycom enables interoperability with other vendors' solutions, including with the Cisco Telepresence systems based on the IMTC's Telepresence Interoperability Protocol (TIP).
The Industry News this week is: Glowpoint's new Virtual Video Room service enables SIP and H.323 video users on any video system to hold multi-party video meetings, on-demand around the globe; Ericsson and Polycom plan to cooperate with a view integrating the Ericsson IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem) network and Polycom infrastructure and Telepresence endpoints; Teliris strengthens Executive Team and European Office to support international growth strategy; John Inglis appointed as Executive Vice President for Global Sales & Marketing
There are 8 regular features of News in Brief about: The Channel and Systems Integrators; Managed Conferencing Service Providers; Telecom Infrastructure Developments; Video on mobile phones, smart phones and tablets: Telemedicine and Remote Health Care; Web Casts and Video Streaming; Market Metrics and Industry Reports; and Videoconferencing Peripherals and Components.
The List of Industry Events looks 6 months ahead. Next up is CeBIT 2011 from 1 to 5 March 2011 at Hannover Messe, Hannover, Germany.
Enjoy your readingRichard Line
Editor
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