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A case study showcasing Rise Networks(rural information services initiative) and their partnership with Cisco and Allstream. The RISE Network works with public libraries to provide southern Albertans with opportunities to communicate with health care professionals, participate in distance education, attend meetings, learn new skills and more.
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Recent Video Collaboration Articles
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Cisco boosts VC system with collaboration features Jabber IM to be expanded, while a high-end telepresence system with the ability to share content on the main telepresence screens will debut
Monday, March 26, 2012
HP, Polycom, Microsoft team for UC solutions To help organizations quickly implement unified communications, the three partners are offering pre-certified bundles of products
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Hosted VC provider now sells virtual ports Blue Jeans Network offers the choice of buying concurrent connections or blocks of minutes for its videoconferencing service
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Canadian firms must bridge generation gap: Cisco Organizations need to overcome their fear of new hardware and software their employees are increasingly using, says head of Canadian division
Wednesday, November 09, 2011
Vidyo to virtualize its VC architecture Coming next year is the ability to virtualize video conferencing sessions on the company's appliance, which it says significantly cuts the price of VC
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