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  • Telcos should exploit Australian business video market
    Australian businesses are eager for business video services. Ovum analyst Claudio Castelli reckons this presents telcos with a market that is growing and so far untapped, and recommends they move to exploit it.
  • Video drives IT budget further
    Steve Pascoe knows full well what a gift a cochlear implant is having received a bilateral cochlear implant a few years ago. Now working as the Information Technology and Communications Manager for the Sydney Cochlear Implant Centre (SCIC), he is determined to use technology in the most efficient way in a quest to help more people to receive the necessary services to support successful cochlear implants.
  • Collaboration supports the business
    Christopher Johnson’s insatiable interest in technology has not waned since he was a child. In fact, Johnson thinks he was born with zeros and ones in his blood. Now the CIO for Parsons Brinckerhoff Australia-Pacific (PB A-P) and part of its leadership team, Johnson is less interested in specific technology and more focused on how technology can support business. That’s not to say that he has given up on researching (and occasionally ‘playing with’) leading-edge technology, as his peers will attest.
  • The future of videoconferencing
    Cisco’s acquisition of videoconferencing vendor Tandberg is interesting in itself - but the move didn’t occur in a vacuum. Andrew Collins talks to the pundits about what the acquisition means for the industry, and what else the future holds.
White Paper (2)
  • Operational cost advantages of H.264 SVC
    SVC technology has demonstrated its ability to provide telepresence over ordinary internet connections and impact infrastructure power consumption. This paper details the advantages of this technology over traditional AVC transcoders.
  • Mobile video: tomorrow’s revenue stream?
    Mobile Video Services can provide a promising opportunity for service providers looking to increase revenue. Download this tech paper to discover how network operators and application developers can produce compelling and profitable applications quickly.
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  • The resurgence of videoconferencing
    Early videoconferencing systems promised to slash travel costs, but for various reasons this rarely was the case, leaving many with bad memories of the technology. But now, with increasing financial pressures, many IT departments are finding their way back to videoconferencing because the technology has improved dramatically.
Product (12)
  • Axis M1043 and M1044-W wireless network security cameras
    The Axis M1043 and M1044-W network security cameras include local recording of video and audio, wireless capability and smart video surveillance features. They are small in size and are suitable for securing locations such as small businesses, boutiques, restaurants, hotels and residences.
  • Bosch Security Systems Dinion HD day and night IP camera
    The Dinion HD is a 1080p day/night IP camera. It combines full HD resolution images with low light operation and colour reproduction.
  • Polycom Accordent Media Services hosted on Windows Azure platform
    Polycom’s Accordent Media Services, a cloud service hosted on the Windows Azure platform, enables users to rapidly and cost-effectively deploy a single, secure, searchable video content management solution for all their video assets - from shareholder meetings, to routine video calls between end points or end-user desktops.
  • Axis M11-E outdoor-ready fixed cameras
    The easy-to-install M11-E outdoor-ready fixed cameras support HDTV video quality and are available with a choice of CS-mount lenses. They are suitable for monitoring office buildings, gates, retail stores and service stations.
  • LifeSize Video Center HD mobile device video content streaming
    LifeSize, a division of Logitech, has announced HD video content streaming on mobile devices using LifeSize Video Center. Users can benefit from greater communication reach and flexibility by using HD video streaming, recording and auto-publishing to make video content available to teams working remotely on mobile devices, such as iPads and iPhones.
  • Helios 2N Model 9137160CKDE video and voice door controller
    The 2N Helios controller is an advanced IP video and phone door control system based on the SIP standard.
  • Telstra desktop video phone service
    Telstra has launched a video telephony service enabling face-to-face communication using desktop video phones. Organisations currently using the company‘s hosted IP telephony product (TIPT) can use the business-to-business video telephony service by upgrading their desktop phones.
  • Sony Australia PCS-XG55 HD visual communication system
    Sony Australia has announced the PCS-XG55 HD visual communication system for entry-level and branch office users to meet their needs of cost-effectiveness for better video quality and convenience.
  • Orange Business Services videoconferencing
    Orange Business Services has launched Open Videopresence, a videoconferencing service compatible with all existing networks (IPVPN, internet, ISDN), types of vendors and equipment. It is a simple service with guaranteed quality of support, including a full-time multilingual helpdesk. It also has an auto start on each videoconferencing terminal making it easy for all participants to connect.
  • MPEG-4 video surveillance
    Mitsubishi Electric has released its range of MPEG-4 digital video recorders, the DX-TL304E, DX-TL308E and DX-TL5716E models which provide 24/7 video surveillance in a package that enables the flexibility to handle any type of installation.
  • SMB videoconferencing
    Tandberg has unveiled the Quick Set C20, the first-of-its-kind 1080p videoconferencing system designed specifically to meet the needs of SMBs. The Quick Set C20 is a complete visual communication package that includes a Tandberg Codec C20, a high-resolution 1080p30 camera with 4x zoom, a remote control and a microphone. The system can be plugged into any high-definition display for immediate videoconferencing capabilities. In just five simple steps users connect the 1) camera, 2) display, 3) power, 4) network and 5) microphone and are ready to connect face to face with colleagues, customers and suppliers anywhere in the world.
  • Telstra Cisco videoconferencing solution
    The Telstra Cisco TelePresence Managed Service solution - a collaboration system delivered over the Next IP network - is now available.
News (6)
  • Internode demos fetchtv over the NBN
    ISP Internode became the first company to deliver the fetchtv IPTV service over the NBN, when it showcased the service at the nation’s first broad-acre NBN deployment located at Doonside, in Sydney’s west.
  • Doctors go bush on video
    Telstra has launched a high-definition videoconferencing solution which will provide more than 6.5 million regional and rural Australians greater access to care from city health professionals.
  • Video will drive IP traffic
    This week, Cisco published its third annual Visual Networking Index forecast for global IP traffic. Cisco projects video will represent 91% of 2014’s global consumer IP traffic, driven by HDTV, 3DTV, VoD, internet video and P2P growth. Cisco predicts a visual four-fold traffic increase by 2014 and claims to have solutions.
  • Watch State of Origin in 3D on Nine
    Australian viewers join the 3D revolution with the rugby league State of Origin available in 3D to home viewers.
  • Businesses still have expansion plans
    A Polycom survey indicates businesses will still expand.
  • Video on demand a must for telcos
    Telcos will have to invest in video on demand (VoD) services for future revenue, according to IT analyst Ovum.
Case Study (11)
  • NSW Rural Fire Service implements largest video wall in Southern Hemisphere
    The headquarters of the NSW Rural Fire Service (NSWRFS), located in Homebush, is now home to the largest digital video wall in the Southern Hemisphere. The service is using the device as the basis of a comprehensive audiovisual information centre.
  • Australian Government reveals national videoconferencing system results
    Members of the Australian Government are able to meet face to face without the need for costly travel, following the successful deployment of the government’s National TelePresence System, based on technology from Cisco and Telstra.
  • Videoconferencing connects Australian and Japanese schools
    Grade Four students at Cromer Public School in Sydney are getting a unique glimpse into Japanese life and culture thanks to weekly joint lessons with their classroom counterparts at Kansai University Elementary School in Osaka, Japan, via videoconferencing technology.
  • Pharmacy keeps watchful IP eye on retail outlets
    As part of a major security system expansion, Chemist Warehouse has deployed IP network cameras to monitor its expanding Australian retail network, in order to comply with the strict regulatory requirements of the Australian pharmaceutical industry.
  • Rural health alliance turns to videoconferencing
    The Grampians Rural Health Alliance (GRHA), situated in Western Victoria, comprises 12 hospital-based health services, four bush nursing centres and several stand-alone community health centres. It supports improved regional health outcomes by providing technology, applications and communications solutions to connect the region’s health services.
  • HD videoconferencing for translating service
    ONCALL Interpreters and Translators Agency (ONCALL) provides high-quality conference interpreting and translating services worldwide.
  • Banana Shire reaps benefits from videoconferencing
    The Banana Shire Council  has reduced its carbon footprint and realised significant time, cost and collaboration benefits using Polycom’s HD videoconferencing systems.
  • Mercy Health improves communications with videoconferencing
    Mercy Health and Aged Care Central Queensland Limited is a Catholic provider of health and aged care services with hospitals and aged care facilities in Queensland. The organisation has installed LifeSize HD videoconferencing solutions in six of its facilities and is already reaping the benefits of enhanced internal communication, collaboration, improved work/life balance and safety for its employees.
  • OASIS platform enables video social networking service
    Liew Kong Nam, Managing Director of Nano Equipment, has an exciting vision for providing mobile video services in the Asia-Pacific region - and a solid strategy for deploying them. “We feel there are many inherent advantages for 3G video calls in our region. Mobile calls are very convenient and access is easier than on a computer because you only need to dial a number and make a quick selection instead of opening a browser. You also get much faster response when switching from one video to another because the video is played back instantly without buffering before play.
  • HD videoconferencing boosts productivity
    Ricoh has rolled out a Telstra and Polycom end-to-end, high-definition videoconferencing system increasing employee and enterprise productivity by using the system for around three hours per day across all its offices.
  • Videoconferencing solves a health delivery dilemma
    When you run a consulting business that services over four million people and your practice spans 1.7 million kilometres you are going to need some help, especially if, in addition to cities and towns, that area includes a mix of wilderness, remote locales and islands. When your business is an essential public service, the problem is compounded by the need to provide equitable access for all regardless of their location.
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