BrightCom to Show Next Generation of Telepresence Solutions at Telepresence World June 4th through 6th at San Diego, California

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What’s the difference between Video Conferencing and Telepresence?

Telepresence picks up where video conferencing left off. Telepresence IS real time, full-high-definition, immersible sound and vision. Telepresence IS most importantly: the feeling of being “there” when you’re “here”. Telepresence is lifelike, video conferencing is not. Telepresence is that hi-line Mercedes AMG, video conferencing is a Ford Escort - Period.

Why Telepresence now?

Video conferencing has been around a while now but has always lacked the feeling we spoke about above. Jumpy computer screens, broken audio and poor lighting add to the impersonal touches of video conferencing (ie slow motion camcorder on top of your computer monitor). Finally, technology, bandwidth, vision and sound have all converged on video conferencing to create the telepresence experience. It’s about time! Crystal clear surround sound and real-time full-high-definition visual effects enhance the feeling of being there – thus telepresence. That nervous twitch, roll of the eyes, sniffle, tap of the foot – things you see when you’re present and sitting across a conference room table – things you don’t see or feel from video conferencing, but do with telepresence.

Today, what “real” uses are there for Telepresence?

There is no short answer even possible here. We’ll name a few, more like we’ll put your imagination to work. Imagine a single specialist doctor in Canada treating patients in Haiti via telepresence. Robots in space doing the actual work while the telepresence operator dons his telepresence helmet and gloves at his workstation in Texas. Meeting your Russian company vice president while you’re in the executive telepresence room at the office in Denver. Just a few…

What are “real” savings of Telepresence?

Your imagination still working on the last answer? Don’t let up yet! What carbon footprint? Don’t need that airplane ticket to go check on your staff in Russia now do you? What lost life in the Iraqi war? Unmanned drones and soldiers via telepresence. Military and combat cost savings? Immeasurable. Less travel costs, airline frustration, fuel, lost time, carbon emissions, etc. Those are tangible, real savings to name just a very limited few.

You starting to see what telepresence can do that video conferencing can’t? We hope you see what we’re seeing! Telepresence – its time has arrived!

Check out the video thread in Section 8 of the Telepresence Forum where you can watch some Telepresence YouTube videos! If a picture is worth a thousand words, a video must be worth a million!

Ride on the "Next Plane of Existence" TM

Orange County (PRWEB) June 2, 2007 -- BrightCom, the world's leader in integrated video, audio and web conferencing, announces it latest version of ClearView at Telepresence World, in San Diego, California, June 3rd through the 6th. With real world telepresence capabilities, BrightCom's ClearView video and audio conferencing solutions give users the chance to experience remote team members and co-workers as if they were in the same room. BrightCom is also launching ClearView Session Manager Version 1.4.6. ClearView Session Manager is BrightCom's central call manager server for multiple video conferencing endpoints. This new version features enhanced multiway conferencing allowing up to 16 participants to interact and communicate through flawless video and audio broadcasts.

Enhanced multiway video and audio conferencing provides more participants instant interaction and collaboration. One of the features ClearView Session Manager includes is the management and coordination of meetings, allowing multiple conference room systems to be added with no additional physical set up necessary. In addition, ClearView does not require a multipoint control unit (MCU) as other vender's solutions require. This provides the flexibility for deployment, network configuration and allows for easier access through various firewalls. Other features that add to the real life meeting experience include high quality video broadcasting and audio echo cancellation.

"Travel costs are constantly increasing and less people are able to meet effectively," said Bob McCandless, CEO of BrightCom, Inc. "By providing more people the ability to convene with each other in a way in which they are able to experience a conference as if everyone in the room is 'physically' present improves the quality of collaboration and drives its future to new levels of interconnection between participants."

ClearView Conferencing can also be integrated to BrightCom's Visual Collaboration System (VCS) for web conferencing, combining crystal clear telepresence with online web conferencing. VCS' capability of connecting conference room technology, desktop PCs and mobile laptop clients is limitless allowing full time conferencing access from any where in the world.

ClearView 1.4.6 along with VCS will be on display at Telepresence World 2007 a high-level conference and trade exhibition, held on June 3rd through the 6th at the University of San Diego, California. The conference will include top leaders in telepresence, presence and unified collaboration and will showcase BrightCom's fully integrated video, audio and on-line conferencing solutions.

About BrightCom
BrightCom specializes in creating advanced collaboration and communication products and solutions for business customers. Our products remove the barriers of conference room technology connecting remote corporate users, suppliers, and customers together with easy to use, simple to deploy, cost effective solutions. We empower businesses to leverage the power of telepresence and collaboration across the enterprise.

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