 * Transparencies! 35mm slide projector, a VCR?  * Conferences calls from phones & desk style  units (star shaped speaker phones)  * 2 way Video Conferencing (video & sound)  * Multi-location Video Conferencing & with  document sharing from Word files,  Excell/ppt/photos/CAD drawings)  * Interactive White Boards w/video projectors  * All stand alone solutions!

 VTC:  VTC: Video Tele-Conferencing (Codec) System includes camera & microphone(s) with built in basic echo cancellation + network interface.  Audio Conferencing:  Audio Conferencing: (Audio only) Smart phones and desktop calling devices.  Interactive White-boarding:  Interactive White-boarding: Annotating overtop of a document or illustration. Anything running on your network device can be part of the meeting with certain systems...  Software Components:  Software Components: Tying Web-X, Microsoft Link, Go to Meeting type users to the Colab session!

 DSP: Digital Signal Processing (Audio)  What makes a good meeting sound good!  Dual Touch - Screen: Electronic digital interface to allow you to use your fingers to navigate “the system” from the display.  Cloud Based Systems: (software) Utilize the Cloud or the network to link users together. This style of collab is purchased by the “Bandwidth” requirement of the meeting. (resolution levels and number of participants.) Web-X, Link, Go to Meeting, etc.

 Good AUDIO! Use DSP’s and HQ Mics for larger applications  HD Picture Quality! With high resolution images from computers & document sharing.  Easy to navigate control system via a touch panel. Easy transitions between modes.

 *  * IT Departments are now in charge of indicating which technologies can be used  *  * Tying multiple locations together requires higher amounts of bandwidth especially with cloud style services to “Collaborate”  *  * IT backbones are now typically on a 10 Gig switch with fiber back planes! 40 Gig systems are next… What’s in your wallet?

 * Wired Approach – least expensive – useful limited effectiveness…  * Wireless connectivity to the display! One way – offers multiple users to display their device  * Push / Pull technologies & BYOB support!

 * Multi-Format support in one package! Some use licensed software (restricted )  Others “Open Architecture” software

 Wired systems include table box connectivity along with automatic switchers to route HDMI & VGA signals to a display…  Companies like FSR, Extron and others have systems available like this.

 One way wireless connection in a room  to a display.  Up to 100 feet away from base unit  Up to 25 participants with a “USB Dongle”

 Uses in house wireless & LAN based networks  - allows shared content from everyone’s device via a dedicated hardware box & server based software. True BYOD!

 Highest priced approach to “Collaboration”  Systems could include a VTC Codec farm, Dual 70 inch displays, full document sharing from devices, live camera & DSP supported microphone/speakers (echo cancellation), control system with touch panel to combine multiple rooms in same building or across campus or town.

 Medium priced approach to “Collaboration”  Systems include VTC, Dual Touch 60 & 70 “ inch displays, interactive whiteboard & annotation capability with documents - locally or from another system!  Add phone callers & Web-X style meetings to same session.  Systems can be in multiple locations  70” displays good for up to 15 people (or so…) Welcome Michael Linacre