A 1.5 billion euro telecommunications provider  in the Nordic countries, with 2 million consumers regionally and around 150,000 corporate customers and public administrations internationally, Elisa says its multiparty videoconferencing solution for tablets and smartphones is the first of its kind in the world.

Based on technology developed by Vidyo, Elisa's Android application enables their corporate customers to participate in telepresence video conferences via smartphones and tablet computers.

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Maybe they call them smartphones because they have something to teach us.

Google's Android-powered phones jumped from 3% of the market to 26% versus the same quarter last year. iPhones now enjoy soaring sales at 17% of the market.

Buyers no longer favour traditional mobile phones from traditional makers like Nokia (once the formidable Number One, and now vulnerable), Blackberry (dropped to under 15% from 21% last year), and Motorola (who?)

Companies not even in the mobile market 5 years ago leap-frogged the contenders and now lead the market. Read more...

Glowpoint's NOTIFY monitors any IP-addressable devices in business video environments, and provides notifications on all components' status (monthly subscription required). 

It complements Glowpoint's automated cloud-based telepresence application suite, including Video Room Sweep (VRS).

The company says NOTIFY is easily integrated into any video deployment regardless whether a VNOC managed service is engaged, and be bundled into maintenance agreements offered by its partners. 

NOTIFY will be commercially available later this year. 

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Web provider Netviewer introduces a new licensing model for the UK: customers can start web collaboration with Netviewer Meet and Netviewer Support with no cost or risks.

After a free trial period, users choose between pay-per-use (20 cents per minute) and a monthly flat-rate charge (17 pounds). In the pay-per-use mode – with no basic charge – the user’s budget is capped at maximum fee of GBP 22.

Obviously the nice thing about the cloud is that clouds don’t have big pockets...

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