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Why HD Video Conferencing for SMBs and Why Now
The World's Largest Communications And Technology Community
Technology Marketing Corporation,
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Ph: 800-243-6002, 203-852-6800; Fx: 203-866-3326
Like many indu
stry analysts I have spent seemingly decades proclaiming the coming year as, “The Year of Business Video.” In
fact, as the years have gone by predictions have become bolder with the addition of the words, “for everyone.” The great new s
is that after all
the false starts, a “perfect storm” — caused by the convergence of enhanced and pervasive device capabilities,
customer expectations, high-performance network availability, economic necessity, business optimization imperatives,
integration with impressive collaboration tools and applications, and the desire to use video for creating not just more enriched
experiences but to do so without boundaries
— has made such predictions reality. It can be seen in market numbers as well as
in usage metrics which are soaring.
The value of business video, particularly that of fully-featured room-based video conferencing systems has been demonstrable
for years. Such systems can or do: reduce travel costs, reduce carbon footprints and improve decision -making speed. However,
system cost, interoperability issues, the lack of bandwidth, network service security, reliability, cost, difficulty to setup and use
and other challenges have kept such systems and their benefits out of reach of small and medium -sized businesses (SMBs) and
the remote offices of larger enterprises. In addition, the quality of the user experience has been somewhat suspect.
All of that is changing and rapidly. Now SMBs, who have been faced with substantial hurdles from being able to leverage the
value of high-quality, high-fidelity, easy-to-use and inexpensive room systems can take the plunge.
New room systems that do not require the initial or on-going talents of costly (or non-existent) in-house technical
expertise, have attractive options to experience the benefits of quality and secure business video without the headaches
or cost being obstacles of purchase and use. SMBs can have large enterprise quality, savings and improved business
performance that room systems enable, but at prices that easily fit their budgets. In fact, systems can pay for
themselves in a matter of months depending upon how they are used to optimize business results.
This white paper is designed so SMB decision-makers and IT managers of larger organizations with remote sites who need
video conferencing can:
Understand the benefits of a room HD video conferencing system
Get exposure to a room solution that is tailored to fit their needs
Appreciate why now is the time to get started
“The next best thing to being there!”
It probably started with the first person who blew a ram’s horn to signal his village that he was successful hunting. It was
revolutionized multi-millennia later by the triumvirate of Morse, Marconi and Bell who collectively separated the history of near -
to-far communications from the transportation industry by enabling information to be carried over the dedicated media of wires
and on radio frequencies. Now we live in a world of FaceTime on iPhones where anyone equipped can theoretically participate
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