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Conferencing & Collaboration

Boardrooms at Risk from Videoconferencing Hacks?

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Boardrooms at Risk from Videoconferencing Hacks?

Are high profile boardrooms at risk from eavesdropping hackers via their videoconferencing systems? Security firm Rapid7 believes so, explaining its reasons to the New York Times. 

According to Rapid7, thousands of businesses invest in top-quality videoconferencing units only to set them up "on the cheap," outside company firewalls with little security. 

A number of conferencing system features (like auto-answer) can allow intruders to listen to conversations where important business decisions are taking place. Even worse, some companies simply take Read more...

The Importance of Seeing Eye-to-Eye

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The Importance of Seeing Eye-to-Eye

Jeff Machtig and David Danto recently wrote an article for IMCCA on the value of how technologies handle eye-contact between participants: the “eye-line” or “gaze angle.”

“Psychology dictates that there are certain key elements that allow for effective communication and interaction between two or more individuals. How successfully we relate to one another depends greatly upon eye-to-eye contact.

“When you make eye contact in conversation, heartbeat rates actually increases exposing a physiological connection between you and the person yo Read more...

Avaya Close to Buying Radvision...

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Avaya Close to Buying Radvision...

An Israeli newspaper reports Avaya is close to buying Radvision in a deal for about $200 million. That would boost Avaya's offering in videoconferencing so it could better challenge the incumbents like Cisco/Tandberg, Polycom/HP, Logitech/LifeSize and the products of other acquisitions.

Apparently Radvision, since it lost its Cisco OEM deal when Cisco bought Tandberg 2010, has been shopping for a buyer.

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Video Calling Expands to Other Screens

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Video Calling Expands to Other Screens

The latest In-Stat research might be pointing out your next retail opportunity-- living room video calling systems. According to the analyst, global video calling will surpass 380M active users by 2015.

The number of video calling users for 2010 totals 63M.

In-Stat says that while PC video calling will "account for the majority of video calling minutes," it also expects "significant developments" in the living room segment as more vendors enter the market. Read more...

Brother Buys Web Conferencing Company

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Brother Buys Web Conferencing Company

Japan’s printer and office automation manufacturer Brother will buy Nefsis Corporation to add collaboration solutions to their printing solutions for small and medium-sized business.

Founded in 1998, and based in San Diego, California, Nefsis Corporation is an innovator in web-based remote collaboration and conferencing software. The company, operating under the Nefsis, ePop and WiredRed brands, has developed a range of solutions for messaging and collaboration that are used by customers around the world. As part of the Brother Group, Nefsis will remain in San Diego and continue development of cloud-based communications solutions. Read more...

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