vendredi 11 juillet 2014

A Crystal Ball Into Video Conferencing Systems

By Rosella Campbell


The world is on the move each and every day as more and more innovations are brought forward in various technological fields. Innovations in the communication sector and industry do not seize to come about every now and then. One such innovation is the creation and development of video conferencing systems. This is a relatively new technology that has been there for a while but has not received much attention until recent times.

The above systems have been in use for almost a century now. The earliest recorded occurrence of use of teleconferencing for meetings is in Germany. Later on, this innovation gained favor in other parts of the world such as the United States of America. It has a wide range of applications for instance in various electronic learning set ups.

Teleconferencing has come a long way since it was invented some time back in the twentieth century. The above technology has been used in many areas of specialization. People have needed to talk on a face to face basis for some time now and this innovation has greatly enabled this to happen. Examples where such systems are made use of is for instance when holding group meetings for multinational companies and organizations.

The technology used here involves digital capture devices and equipment. Video and audio has to be captured and transmitted to the other side of the meeting in a matter of seconds. The images and sound of the people who are in the meeting need to be transmitted through high speed data connections. This means that a high bandwidth internet connection has to be in place before any communication can take place.

Video chatting or online conferencing through use of a computer and a web cam is one of the simple ways to describe how these systems work. The only difference between video chatting and teleconferencing is that the latter is best reserved for groups of individuals who are in most cases located in multiple locations across the world.

The two major teleconferencing systems that exist currently are dedicated and desktop based. Dedicated solutions are the high end option as it provides an excellent conference experience in real time. The equipment made use of here is quite sophisticated and complex in nature. The cost of a dedicated system is quite high as compared to a desktop system.

Multiple monitors or displays are needed for the efficient communication when using teleconferencing. The individuals who are taking part in the meeting need to see each other and therefore image output devices such as monitors and displays have to be present at all times. The more the screens, the better the communication experience. The above mode of conversing is seen to help in many areas of passing information and making decisions.

A desktop system is actually the cheaper alternative that can be made use of by almost any group of people who may want to meet through the internet. All is needed here is a reliable and high bandwidth world wide web access to enable fast communication without any form of lagging taking place during the course of the meeting.




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