Video Conferencing is conducting a conference between two or more participants at different sites by using computer network to transmit audio and video data. For example, a point-to-point (two-person) video conferencing system works much like a video telephone. Each participant has a video camera, microphone, and speakers mounted on his or her computer. As the two participants speak to one another, their voices are carried over the network and delivered to the other's speakers, and whatever images appear in front of the video camera appear in a window on the other participant's monitor.
Multipoint videoconferencing allows three or more participants to sit in a virtual conference room and communicate as if they were sitting right next to each other. Until the mid 90s, the hardware costs made videoconferencing prohibitively expensive for most organizations, but that situation is changing rapidly. Many analysts believe that videoconferencing will be one of the fastest growing segments of the computer industry in the latter half of the decade.
Advantage Video Conferencing
1. Companies are able to have meetings easily between branches that are situated very far away.
2. Companies are able to save on travel and hotel costs, previously incurred through transporting different employees to one place.
3. Meetings can be organised at short notice.
4. Employees are able to work from home, increasing work flexibility.
5. Meetings do not require large room facilities.
Disadvantages of Video Conferencing
The disadvantages of Video Conferencing are :
1.Technology can fail or systems may crash/go off-line.
2.Have to give extra training to use the Equipment.
3.Need to employ somebody to set up and maintain Equipment.
4.Time zones may be different if conferencing in different parts of the world.
Type of Video Conferencing
- computer based system
- desktop system
- studio based system
VIDEO CONFERENCING ETTHIQUE
Indeed,Video conferencing software solutions help many companies enrich the overall corporate culture. Enhanced employee communications result in increased information sharing and improved productivity.
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