Sunday, July 13, 2014

Benefits Of Video Conferencing Systems

By Rosella Campbell


The world is on the move each and every day as more and more innovations are brought forward in various technological fields. Innovations in the communication sector and industry do not seize to come about every now and then. One such innovation is the creation and development of video conferencing systems. This is a relatively new technology that has been there for a while but has not received much attention until recent times.

These systems allow people to converse or to talk to each other in a manner as if they are in one location. Two persons who are miles away from each other can be able to communicate on a face to face basis using such a system. This therefore means that the people engage in the conversation are able to see each other as they talk.

The above system uses a wide range of technological gadgets that make it possible for real time communication to take place. This innovation enables groups of individuals in different parts of the globe to hold meetings and conferences without necessarily travelling to one location. This translates to saving a lot of money and time that would be used on travelling almost half way around the world.

The same solution is used by doctors and patients who are not physically at one location. The doctor is able to see patients rather than just hearing their grievances via a telephone call. The ability to see the person one is talking to is quite important and crucial to effective communication. Since some years back, only students were making use of this technology in a miniature form.

Images are normally captured by cameras that are strategically placed in front of the parties that are meeting. The cameras can also be distributed across a room that has been designated for such meetings. The locations that can be attached to the above scenario can be quite many as technology is quickly advancing each and every day.

The two major teleconferencing systems that exist currently are dedicated and desktop based. Dedicated solutions are the high end option as it provides an excellent conference experience in real time. The equipment made use of here is quite sophisticated and complex in nature. The cost of a dedicated system is quite high as compared to a desktop system.

Big multinational companies are gradually embracing this concept and are setting up these special rooms in their various headquarters in different parts of the world. This solution saves a lot of money that would have been used to transport individuals from one city to another. The time and finances that could be used during the process of travelling to attend a certain meeting are channeled to acquiring a fully dedicated virtual conference system.

A desktop system is actually the cheaper alternative that can be made use of by almost any group of people who may want to meet through the internet. All is needed here is a reliable and high bandwidth world wide web access to enable fast communication without any form of lagging taking place during the course of the meeting.




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