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COMPLIMENTARY ADVISORY REPORT
| May 21, 2009 | Collaboration and Conferencing | Advisory Report | Analyst: Brian Riggs, Research Director, Enterprise Software and Communications Telepresence has captured the imagination of businesses seeking to transform clunky videoconferencing technology into a true replacement for at least some of the in-person meetings needed between co-workers, partners and customers. Though expensive to deploy and maintain (some systems cost $300,000 per telepresence room), telepresence systems are being actively used to provide an immersive video experience that traditional videoconferencing systems simply cannot deliver. However, interoperability has long been an issue. At first telepresence systems could not support traditional videoconferencing technology, meaning that enterprises with an investment in legacy video technology could not leverage it while at the same time deploying telepresence solutions. This has for the most part been remedied, at least by the major vendors in this space. However different vendors’ telepresence systems are still by and large are not interoperable with one another. This situation is now beginning to change, and when full interoperability among telepresence systems is made available, the telepresence market is likely to increase dramatically. Click here to download report (250KB PDF) | Client access - Report in Collaboration and Conferencing | More information |
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