Video Conferencing

Impact on business

Video conferencing

can be used as an imperfect substitute for many face-to-face meeting requirements where the cost or time required for physical transportation of parties is undesirable. For instance, interviews with job applicants, business meetings, and lectures can be conducted effectively via video conference.

For business purposes, the current preference is for the use of private or virtual private network connections for video teleconferencing which guarantees better performance and transmission security. Local area network infrastructure provides for high-bandwidth communication suitable to the application of video conferencing technology.

History

Videoconferencing

first demonstrated in 1968 The major expense in establishing a video conferencing system is in the video technology, which requires a video camera, video display, and a fast data connection. Because of these requirements, video conferencing has been quite expensive until recently.

In recent years, IP (internet protocol) based

video conferencing

has been overtaking traditional ISDN-based systems. Internet video conferencing has the advantage that it is accessible to anyone with an internet connection and a webcam. In addition, it becomes possible to integrate live video with web conferencing, allowing for a much richer multimedia environment for live meetings and presentations.

Impact on the general public

As fast internet connectivity has become widely available and the cost of video capture and display technology has decreased, personal

video conferencing

systems based on web cam, personal computer and broadband internet connection have become affordable for the general public.

Video Conferencing