While today, there is no de facto definition of Unified Communications (UC), the latter is a term that describes the coming together of all forms of collaboration and multimedia communications that can be controlled by the end user for both social and business purposes.
This includes the integration of fixed and mobile voice, IP telephony, unified…
The Senate of Virginia is the upper house of the Virginia General Assembly in the United States. The Senate is composed of 40 Senators representing an equal number of single-member constituent districts. The Senate is presided over by the Lieutenant Governor of Virginia. Virginia is a state with a rich history. However, in tune with…
Did you know that by 2017, half of the world's employers will post a mandatory policy regarding BYOD in the workplace? This means that it will be mandatory for employees to bring their own laptops, tablets or smartphones to work and that over 70% of mobile professionals will conduct their work on personal smart devices…
Corporate training programs help in unleashing hidden employee potential, upgrade skills and ultimately, improve corporate productivity. Like for all other corporate departments, the training and development department is increasingly being held accountable for cost saving and more measurable returns on investment. To achieve this, corporate trainers are embracing new forms of learning to deliver training…
Today, building relationships with different business stakeholders is imperative. High-quality video conferencing will help you cement these relationships by communicating effectively as if you were there in person.
There are several reasons why you should install video conferencing for your business. In a video and a white paper, Lifesize talks about the top 8 reasons why…
All of us work in teams for most of our work life. Teamwork and performance is practically ubiquitous and all-pervasive. If the team is high-performing and cohesive, it is a real pleasure to work in that team. However, some teams just don't work. So, what should we keep in mind when building and nurturing high-performance…
If you've ever thought that video conferencing does not need an etiquette guide, you are wrong. There are several do and don'ts where video conferencing is concerned. While this collaboration tool may seem simple to use, there are various caveats that users of video conferencing need to keep in mind.
Polycom commissioned a global survey of…
Web conferencing and video conferencing are often confused with each other. However, they are fundamentally different technologies. In this blog, we shall talk about the differences between web conferencing and video conferencing in greater detail.
First, we need to establish why businesses would be interested in both of these technologies to begin with. One of the…
The workplace of today is increasingly collaborative, contextual and visual. There are several trends driving today's workplace with workers increasingly being connected by digital collaboration technologies and an evolving work environment.
The converging forces of mobility, the cloud, consumerisation and globalisation have resulted in a workplace without walls or a physical address. A research report for…
For a long time, AV professionals did not think that the security of installed AV systems and solutions were part of their domain. If asked, they would often refer the problem to IT. Also, typically, security was a concern only for government clients.
A recent report by Infocomm, highlights how increasingly, companies are asking AV integrators…
With all the many tools and technologies available for communicating and collaborating in real time, it is often easy to forget that communication is not only about the technology, but also about the person. After all, we're not a bunch of IP addresses, but people with real names, personalities and preferences. And the latter include…
Most companies concentrate on installing high-end AV equipment in their large boardrooms or larger conference rooms. This means that for decades, collaboration technology has been limited to the larger and more expensive meeting rooms.
However, according to a report by Wainhouse Research (WR) commissioned by Polycom, there is an increasing proliferation of huddle rooms in companies…