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
Tuesday, November 08, 2011
Avaya Flare for iPad, Windows coming in 2012 At a customer show in Toronto, the company unveils some product plans for 2012 including new capabilities for its Contact Center suite and the promised new Flare platforms 
Tuesday, November 01, 2011
Telepresence saved us millions: Australia After 18 months of use, a high-definition video conferencing system for national, state and territorial governments is deemed worthwhile
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Videoconferencing reaches beyond boardrooms The use of videoconferencing is expanding in the enterprise. Network managers face some big choices
Monday, October 17, 2011
Polycom buys ViVu for Web videoconferencing Company's software makes it easier to embed HD videoconferencing in Websites. It also makes a plug-in for Skype
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Polycom adds enterprise videoconferencing to tablets Free application for Apple iPad, Motorola Xoom and Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 devices will bring VC to businesses, says Polycom. It'll be a fad, predicts an industry analyst
Monday, August 15, 2011
Cisco telepresence connects tennis stars to their fans Cisco deployed various incarnations of its telepresence products to help fans connect with athletes, and athletes with the media, between Montreal and Toronto
Tuesday, August 02, 2011
Huge expansion for Ontario telehealth network Deal with Vidyo will allow the Ontario Telemedicine Network to offer videoconferencing to thousands of health professionals from their offices to patients in their homes
Monday, July 25, 2011
Magor partners up to push satellite videoconferencing It used to be slow and expensive, but satellite videoconferencing to remote areas is about to become better and more affordable, says a provider. A Canadian company hopes to be among those cashing in
Friday, July 22, 2011
Logitech acquires video conferencing vendor Mirial Logitech, which recently announced it is closing its Toronto office, has bought Mirial to help flesh out its portfolio of video conferencing offerings. Where this places Logitech
Monday, July 11, 2011
Polycom unveils videocon system that supports Lync The CX7000 combines video software and a Lync client in a single box designed to sit on the floor of a conference room
Friday, July 08, 2011
Cisco adds tools to scale wide-area video Enterprise Content Delivery System aims to minimize the impact of video on an enterprise's network. An industry analyst says Cisco still doesn't have sophisticated video editing capability and an easy-to-use management interface
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Startup opens videoconference bridging service U.S.-based cloud service can link incompatible VC systems. A company executive says a Canadian point-of-presence will depend on demand from here
Wednesday, June 01, 2011
Polycom to acquire HP's videoconferencing assets That includes Hewlett-Packard’s Halo products and managed services. And, in a strategic partnership, HP will also resell Polycom unified communications products
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
How can Microsoft monetize Skype? Analysts pick apart Redmond's options for turning its nearly $8.6 billion acquisition of the voice and video chat application. Why did Microsoft pay 10 times Skype's revenue?
Sunday, May 01, 2011
Polycom’s two-camera VCsystem can follow speakers Called EageEye Director, software lens cameras pan and zoom in on speakers around a table or walking up to a whiteboard
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Ryerson U wins ORION award for HD IP broadcast network Built atop the Ontario Research and Innovation Optical Network’s fibre optic infrastructure, the Global Campus Network connects 4,100 academic institutions around the world. Why one expert thinks Canada’s innovation approach must change to focus on the endpoint
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Cisco extends Borderless Networks portfolio Centralized policy management and video and voice automation are among new features. How identity follows the user through the network
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Telehealth a 'cool' discipline for IT pros And there's plenty of demand for it in Ontario, according to the head of the Ontario Telemedicine Network
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Why Cisco's Flip axing could signal Cius support The networking giant, which decided to trash its Flip Camera business on Tuesday, will refocus its efforts on its core enterprise collaboration and networking capabilities. Find out why one analyst says the move could be a show of confidence for the upcoming Cius tablet
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
March Networks overhauls video management software Called Command, it now scales up to 128,000 cameras and has technology the company says can dramatically reduce bandwidth demand on networks