The use of video conferencing software on a personal computer, smartphone, or tablet has the potential to change the way companies do business, and with video conferencing getting easier and easier to use, you may be thinking about jumping on the bandwagon yourself. But even as products across the market are improving, it’s still important to carefully assess your company’s particular needs and the capabilities of the systems you’re considering before making a final decision.
So just what should you be looking for in a mobile video conferencing solution? Let’s take a look at a few Read more... What Do I Need to Consider When Choosing a Mobile Video Conferencing Solution?
The use of video conferencing software on a personal computer, smartphone, or tablet has the potential to change the way companies do business, and with video conferencing getting easier and easier to use, you may be thinking about jumping on the bandwagon yourself. But even as products across the market are improving, it’s still important to carefully assess your company’s particular needs and the capabilities of the systems you’re considering before making a final decision.
So just what should you be looking for in a mobile video conferencing solution? Let’s take a look at a few Read more...
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The Doctor is In: Preventing Telemedicine “Underachievers”
In last week’s blog, I outlined a number of reasons why new telemedicine projects may fail or under-perform. (For those of you in the telemedicine field, don’t feel singled out. A variety of surveys on change management estimate that 70 to 80 percent of corporate re-engineering projects don’t meet senior management expectations).
The Importance of Organizational Vision: The Script
Make no mistake, the introduction of telemedicine into a healthcare organization’s delivery system will invariably ‘touch’ a wide variety of personnel and systems, from IT to medical staff Read more...
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Video Interviews: Tips and Tricks
Booked an interview with your dream company and come to find out the interview will be conducted over video conferencing? Not to worry – with a little bit of preparation and tech savvy, you can ace your interview and stand out from the crowd.
As of 2012, 42 percent of companies were using video conferencing suites to interview potential employees – up from 10 percent just two years ago. That’s a huge increase, and there’s no reason to think that trend will change anytime soon, especially as forward-thinking companies continue to hire remote employees. Job seekers are increasingly Read more...
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Video Conferencing: Benefits Beyond the Bottom Line
Fans of the classic television show The Twilight Zone probably remember the series’ famous first episode, “Where Is Everybody?” A man finds himself alone in a deserted town, his memory a blank. He walks down the streets, into diners and stores, increasingly desperate for someone to talk to, all the while finding evidence of someone’s presence – a cigar burning in an ashtray, food cooking on a griddle, a dripping faucet – but never catching up to the mysteriously absent residents of the town. Finally he breaks down sobbing, feeling hopelessly alone. He is the last person on Earth.
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The Doctors is In: Understanding Telemedicine “Underachievers”
Dr. Robert Cuyler
In my last post, I gave a working definition of telemedicine and introduced some of the under-estimated complexities of developing and sustaining successful telemedicine programs. A common thread found in ‘underachieving’ projects is that the importance of one or two ingredients in the early stages of a project’s life gets overestimated to the long-term detriment of the initiative. When the initial ingredients are over-valued, more comprehensive project planning may suffer. As I mentioned before, those ingredients may include grant dollars, a physician ‘telemedicine Read more...
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LifeSize Named to CRN’s 2013 5-Star Partner Program Guide
LifeSize, a division of Logitech today announced it has been named to CRN’s 2013 Partner Program Guide, and awarded a 5-Star Partner rating.
The CRN Partner Program Guide is the definitive listing of manufacturers and software publishers that service solution providers or provide products to the IT Channel. The 5-Star Partner Program rating recognizes an elite subset of Partner Program Guide vendors who give solution providers the best partnering elements in their channel programs.
“At LifeSize, we are committed to giving our partners the tools they need to grow and adapt to this Read more...
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