Collaboration and Conferencing is Getting Cloudy

Over the past week I've become aware of three new collaboration services that are easy to use and basically challenge the space led by Cisco's WebEx and CItrix Online's GoToMeeting, not to mention put all kinds of pressure on Glance which has had a nice run at the online screen sharing space. The three are: MeetingBurner.com … Read more

Video Conferencing Goes Mobile—Maybe

Image via CrunchBase I'm more and more hooked on video calling. Why? Well as someone who works from home, hotels and pretty much, anywhere, I like to see people. Having been at the early stages of video calling back first with SightSpeed whom I served as an adviser to and as the agency of record … Read more

Video Calling In The Living Room

Image via CrunchBase No question I fall into the category of early adopter. I've been using video for as long as there has been the possibility. CuSeeMe, SightSpeed (former client-exited to Logitech) and of course, Skype. Let's look past the deal with Comcast, which is being powered by Technicolor. Instead let's look at it from a … Read more

Skype SILK Codec Conference Bridge Needed

Image via Wikipedia Skype has the SILK codec but no one in the conference bridge business has incorporated SILK into it.Nothing sounds as good, or works as easily, and since Skype to Skype bridge calls, like those to HiDef Conferencing are free, nothing is as economical. If Skype wants the enterprise market to embrace it, … Read more