Guys, I need someone to recommend a site that could teach a friend of mine quite a bit about teleconferencing. I tried googling, but all I found was places that offer teleconferencing, couldn't find anything that basically explains teleconferencing. It's kind of urgent, I appreciate any help you guys can give me.
Do you mean video conferencing over the internet? Perhaps you can find some info on the website of one of the leading providers of hardware for video conferencing... www.polycom.com
how basic do you need ? http://www.dlrn.org/library/glossary/teleconferencing.html http://www.techbomb.com/teleconferencing/ if you want more advanced..let me know.
I want basically a quick overview of what it is, some of the software names, and some of the hardware that's used. Not going into details, but covering pretty much everything. Going to check out the ones you guys posted, give me more if you have any.
yea....web teleconferencing can be done in a variety of ways.. depends on how clear you want the signal, what features do you want to use...ie... sharable whiteboarding, full duplex a/v...etc you could actually do it with a couple of webcams and the proper software over a high speed line.. or you could use landline audio and video over the internet...just depends on what you are tryin to accomplish.
Agreed and it just occurred to me that we are throwing out ideas without really knowing the goal - plan of this teleconferencing project. This could be a much more interesting Hangout Project than helping <i>Little Pun</i> with his computers. <hr color=green> Sane, This information is to be used in selecting a teleconferencing product and to be implemented? If so.......... 1) How many different remote locations are going to be part of the teleconference? 2) Any video conference requirements? 3) Will the host - presenter be the only one doing the presentation or will some remote locations be part of the presntation team? 4) The same computer Operating System in each remote location with equal Internet access ability? 5) Will the presenter be required to do some manipulation of the computers at the remote locations? 6) Is this a one time presentation or will there be future teleconferences? .......I had better stop for now.
There's this guy I'm sort of training, from Iran, who needs to be briefed on teleconferencing because he will be attending a meeting regarding selling and distributing new teleconferencing hardware and software. I don't have time to explain it to him, but I gave him my account # so he can read this post to see everything you guys put up. So he needs to have a good idea about it so that when the technical terms are mentioned at his meeting, he knows what they're talking about. Thx a bunch guys. The previous links are pretty good actually. If you have any more, keep em comin.
Well, first get your terminology right - That's internet videoconferencing, not teleconferencing (teleconferencing is just having a meeting over a telephone, usually over a speakerphone. A defintion from whatis.com: A videoconference is a live connection between people in separate locations for the purpose of communication, usually involving audio and often text as well as video. At its simplest, videoconferencing provides transmission of static images and text between two locations. At its most sophisticated, it provides transmission of full-motion video images and high-quality audio between multiple locations. Videoconferencing software is quickly becoming standard computer equipment. For example, Microsoft's NetMeeting is included in Windows 2000 and is also available for free download from the NetMeeting homepage. For personal use, free or inexpensive videoconference software and a digital camera afford the user easy - and cheap - live connections to distant friends and family. Although the audio and video quality of such a minimal setup is not high, the combined benefits of a video link and long-distance savings may be quite persuasive. The tangible benefits for businesses using videoconferencing include lower travel costs and profits gained from offering videoconferencing as an aspect of customer service. The intangible benefits include the facilitation of group work among geographically distant teammates and a stronger sense of community among business contacts, both within and between companies. In terms of group work, users can chat, transfer files, share programs, send and receive graphic data, and operate computers from remote locations. On a more personal level, the face-to-face connection adds non-verbal communication to the exchange and allows participants to develop a stronger sense of familiarity with individuals they may never actually meet in the same place. A videoconference can be thought of as a phone call with pictures - Microsoft refers to that aspect of its NetMeeting package as a "web phone" - and indications suggest that videoconferencing will some day become the primary mode of distance communication. That site also links to other sources of videoconferencing info. There are many ways to video conference, so since your question is vague, it's difficult for us to answer. -- droxford
