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TPO Feature Interview: Magor's Ken Davison on Industry Trends
and Aerus
February 25, 2014 | David S. Maldow, Esq.
It's been almost a year since we checked in
with Magor. At the time, the Aerus solution had
just been announced, and we were able to provide
a sneak peak from the Enterprise Connect
tradeshow. Since that time, Aerus has been
released to the market where it has been well
received by a growing user base. Magor has
continued to develop the platform since that time.
As I said back then, Magor appears to be paying
close attention to both industry trends and shifting
user expectations, and developing Aerus
accordingly. We spoke with Magor's Chief Marketing Officer and SVP of Sales, Ken Davison, to learn
more about how Magor plans to navigate through the seas of this ever changing industry, as well as his
thoughts on user expectations, visual collaboration trends, and where Aerus fits into the picture.
Please click through to check out the interview.
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Vu Telepresence: New Endpoint Hits the Price / Performance
Sweet Spot
February 24, 2014 | David S. Maldow, Esq.
Vu Telepresence has just released a new VC endpoint product. We have
been fans of the Vu's affordable, but powerful, solutions for some time.
Founded in 2006, Vu has become a leader at its price point. The new 2014
model is really worth taking a look at, with a lot to offer in both form and
function. The codec itself is smaller, with a sleeker, more modern style.
But don't let the compact design fool you, there is a lot of power under the
hood.
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New TPO Service Chart: Unified Communications
February 19, 2014 | David S. Maldow, Esq.
The latest TPO News Chart is now live, and seeking out
additional entries. The feature list was carefully chosen
after extensive discussion with both industry insiders, as
well as users. Our hope is that this resource will help
provide an initial foothold for those looking to gain a top
level understanding of this extremely tumultuous industry
segment.
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Company Profile: VBrick
Company Profile: EOS
Company Profile: Teliris
Solution Snapshot: AVI-SPL Managed Services
Solution Snapshot: Qumu
Solution Snapshot: ACT
Conference Forum
Telefonica: Honesty was key to getting employees to adopt Microsoft Lync
Story and images by Mary Branscombe / Cite World
When Telefonica adopted first Office 365 and Lync 2013, the IT team
wanted to save money and improve efficiency by standardizing on the same
technology for all 150,000 employees across 24 countries and moving to the
cloud for Exchange and SharePoint. Continue reading...
Q&A: A documentarian working in virtual reality
Story and images by Derrik J. Lang / Salon
Oscar-nominated documentarian Danfung Dennis believes the next
evolution in filmmaking will be to surround viewers with images in 360
degrees -- directly on their noggins.
Dennis, whose gripping 2012 film "Hell and Back Again" told of a
soldier's battle with post-traumatic stress disorder, is creating his next film
project especially for the Oculus Rift, a virtual reality headset still in
development. The device provides wearers with an immersive, wrap-
around view that doesn't make them queasy.
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Google announces Project Tango, a smartphone that can map the world around it
Story and images by Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge
Google has built a prototype Android smartphone that can learn and
map the world around it. The device comes from a new initiative called
Project Tango, and it's ready to get the phone into developers' hands to
see what the technology is capable of. Google says that the phone will
learn the dimension of rooms and spaces just by being moved around
inside of them -- walking around your bedroom, for example, would
help the phone learn the shape of your home. The hope is that by
creating a robust map of the world, Google's phone could eventually
give precise directions to any given point that needs to be reached.
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Willow Garage's Last Days
Story and images by Ashlee Vance/ Bloomberg Businessweek
In 2006, Scott Hassan, a prolific software engineer, started a
research lab dedicated to robotics called Willow Garage. Since
then, he's funded the lab with about $20 million of his own money
each year, hiring dozens of the world's leading robotics engineers
and giving them almost total freedom to pursue their often off-the-
wall ideas. Willow Garage developed an operating system that's
become the standard software for most of the robotics industry. Continue reading...
Apple Invents Multi-Participant Video Conferencing Architecture
Story and images by Patently Apple
On February 20, 2014, the US Patent & Trademark Office
published a patent application from Apple that reveals a new
architecture relating to Multi-Participant Conference Setup. The
sophistication of Apple's architecture as noted in their patent
pending invention, could suggest that Apple is contemplating a
FaceTime Pro version of their application for the enterprise that
might one day compete with the likes of Cisco's WebEx.
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How Unified Communications Drive Productivity
Lync Enterprise Voice for Dummies
Teacher holds class via tablet as she sits in Pennsylvania Turnpike gridlock
Polycom's Death: Greatly Exaggerated Reports
Telstra to offer Blue Jeans video conferencing service
This Video Game Knows When You're Scared--And Gets Scarier
Indian court pushes for video-conferencing in marriage registration
Yahoo acquires technical recruiting startup Distill
Video collaboration speeds up surgery time
How VA Is Driving Telemedicine
Combining Telepresence & Robotics with the TeleBot
Remote controlled robots to mingle at 2014 BAFTAs
Scalable Video Coding: Another Kneecap Blown Away
Topshop goes virtual with 'world first telepresence' for London Fashion Week
And more…
Price and Quality: Basic Selection Criteria for CIS Video Conferencing Systems Customers
11 February 2014 -- TrueConf has compiled the results of the
annual industry survey conducted during the company's yearly
seminar. Video+Conference Russia 2013 was attended by 75
specialists and heads of IT from various business enterprises and
organizations in the CIS. Over 65 percent of the survey
respondents consider the cost of implementing video conferencing
systems, as well as video and audio quality, to be the key
considerations when selecting a video conferencing system.
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Digital Video Enterprises, Inc. Connects Holographic Telepresence and Eye Contact Videoconferencing Globally With Microsoft Partners
Digital Video Enterprises, Inc. (DVE) announced today that it is
rapidly expanding globally with DVE Integration Partners who
have specific expertise in reselling, consulting, and implementing
the full suite of Microsoft® solutions. DVE Partner demonstration
centers are soon to come online in Milan, Moscow, Dubai, Sydney,
Columbus, and Washington D.C. Recently, DVE launched the DVE
Immersion Room™, the first-of-its kind Holographic Presentation
Room, powered by Microsoft®..
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Aptina Demonstrates Industry's First 25 Megapixel Mobile Image Sensor at MWC 2014
BARCELONA, Spain & SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Aptina, a global provider of
intelligent imaging solutions, will demonstrate the industry's first 25
megapixel mobile image sensor at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this
week. The Aptina AR2520HS leaps ahead of existing sensors with high-
performance video capabilities that capture full resolution and 4K video at 30
frames-per-second, as well as delivers super slow motion capture of 120
frames-per-second for 1080p HD video all without sacrificing full field-of-
view. Continue reading...
ClearOne Appoints Industry Expert David Moss as Vice President of its Video Collaboration Sales
New Executive Driving ClearOne's Software and Cloud-Based Video
Collaboration Solutions.
ClearOne today announced it has appointed video conferencing veteran
David Moss as Vice President of Sales, Video Collaboration Products &
Services.
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Vidyo Names Eran Westman Chief Revenue Officer
HACKENSACK, N.J. -- Vidyo, Inc. today announced the appointment of
veteran telecom executive Eran Westman to lead the expansion of Vidyo's
global sales and support organizations as the company accelerates its
growth. Rob Hughes, who joined the company in 2007 and led sales from
pre-product launch until now, is leaving the company and Vidyo would like
to thank him for his contribution and wish him the best.
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Metaio reveals new Augmented Reality SDK to support latest 3-D camera and 3-D
printing technologies
Talk Fusion Releases Premier 3-in-1 Video Product Talk Fusion CONNECT to
Worldwide Acclaim
Orange Business Services extends satellite presence to corporate networks in the
Americas
The World of AV Moves Forward at InfoComm 2014
Z3 Technology Announces 4K H.264 Video Encoder with Release of Z3-DM8169-4K-
RPS System
Video Guidance Realizes Double-Digit Growth in 2013
Warburg Pincus Invests $32 Million In Specialists On Call To Fund Growth
And more…
VP Of Technology Position: San Diego, CA
Title: VP Of Technology
Field: Information Technology
Location: San Diego, CA
Status: Full-Time
Clearance: N/A
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Chief Operations Officer: Louisville, KY
Title: Chief Operations Officer
Field: Hosted/Managed Services and Telephony/VOIP
Location: Louisville, KY
Status: Full-Time
Clearance: N/A
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