The Importance of a Total Solution for Video Conferencing

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Melanie Turek, Contributor

March 14, 2008

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As companies deploy technology to allow employees to take advantage of video communications, IT managers must implement a total solution that will deliver the capabilities required by everyone in the enterprise. Just as companies wouldnt focus on telephone handsets before deploying the platform and networks to support them, they shouldnt focus on videoconferencing endpoints when it comes to implementing videoconferencing technology. Instead, they should deploy a total solution that lays down a foundational platform for management, control and performance.That, in turn, will support whatever features and endpoints they, and their end users, need. That requires a platform that enables management of the solution, network control and firewall traversal. Once they have this platform in place, companies can layer on the features and capabilities that their employees require, including conferencing (using Multipoint Control Units, or MCUs) to connect multiple audio and video sites in one or more meetings; gateways for seamless voice and video connectivity between IP and ISDN networks, with complete feature transparency and performance; and archiving and recording, for easy content management and compliance. With the right infrastructure, IT managers can then deploy the endpoints best suited for a specific application, while ensuring interoperability from any vendor.To learn more about how to design a platform to support video conferencing today and in the future, please join me for a Webinar on Tuesday March 18 at 2pm ET.

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