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TELCO PROVIDERS OF VIDEOCONFERENCING
VIDEOCONFERENCING SERVICE PROVIDERS
MANUFACTURERS
VIDEO TELEPHONES
WEBCONFERENCING
COURT REPORTERS
contains a Reference Library several white papers of interest
http://www.vsgi.com/index.html
site for Radvision white papers http://www.vtel.com/products/techinfo/whitepapers.htm
streaming media, videoconferencing white papers
http://www.starbak.com/info_center/over_view.html
US Distance Learning Association http://www.usdla.org/
American Telemedicine Association http://www.atmeda.org/
National Center for State Courts,
Court Technology Programs at (757) 259-1544. http://www.ncsconline.org/WCDS/Pubs/pubs1.asp?search_value=Videoconferencing&major_subject_area=Court%20Technology
http://www.ncsconline.org/WC/Publications/KIS_VidConExSPub.pdf
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TELCO PROVIDERS OF VIDEOCONFERENCING
AT& T Video Conferencing Services provides an informative
site re options and costs
http://www.att.com/videoconferencing/
Public rooms available
Integrate video, audio, and data conferencing
View multiple locations on the same screen
Designate which site is viewed by others
24/7; 50 countries; bridge 100 sites
For pricing information: http://www.att.com/videoconferencing/video_pricing_domestic.html
http://www.sprintbiz.com/tools/icc/
On line reservations, public rooms
Sprint eVideoconferencing
http://www.sprintbiz.com/tools/icc/video_conferencing/evc.html
on-demand connectivity with sites anywhere, anytime, whether they are using IP or ISDN transport
With the Sprint Video Service Bureau, bridging, conversion, and gateway services link your conferencing system to those of your colleagues, customers, partners, and suppliers - even if they're using dissimilar equipment or other carrier networks, private networks, or satellite network
http://www02.sbc.com/Products_Services/Business/ProdInfo_1/1,,593,00.html
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VIDEOCONFERENCING SERVICE PROVIDERS
VSGi http://www.vsgi.com/
"Supplies equipment ( purchase, lease, rent), peripherals, AV support, installation & training services, maintenance services, software scheduling
Audio conferencing services, multipoint video services, room rentals, and streaming equipment and services."
Pinnacle Communications www.pinncomm.com
Public room rentals for video conferencing.
Videocnferencing and audio visual presentation services: equipment rental, sales, & leasing; consulting, maintenance
& training
San Francisco public room: 101 Embarcadero
Proximity
http://www.proximity.com
Remote Depositions
"With over 3,500 videoconferencing rooms worldwide, one is never far away from a Proximity videoconferencing site. By utilizing Proximity's premier videoconferencing services, you'll be able to take depositions from practically anywhere in the world without ever having to set foot on a plane! Depositions can also be recorded onto standard videotape for submission and/or review."
Burlington Vt., subsidiary of ACT Teleconferencing of Denver http://www.acttel.com/
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MANUFACTURERS
VTEL http://www.vtel.com/
PC-based videoconferencing systems , multipoint conferencing unit, video network management software, or video
streaming
Integration of peripheral devices: white-board systems, cameras, displays, graphics tablets, and touch-panel controls,
TANDBERG http://www.tandberg.net/
POLYCOM http://www.polycom.com
voice and video communication endpoints, video management software, web conferencing software, multi-network gateways,
and multipoint conferencing and network access solutions. The Polycom Office integrated, end-to-end video, voice,
data and web collaboration.
AETHRA http://128.242.40.146/home.asp
"Aethra develops manufactures and markets a wide range of products, from videocommunication and audioconference
systems, to test instruments, ISDN and xDSL network terminations, as well as multivideo-audio and data management
services."
VCON
SONY
http://vialta.com/Products/index_product.htm
TVFON http://www.tvfon.com/
AETHRA
http://128.242.40.146/home.asp
Depositions using this media can include real time transcripts, audio, video, document sharing and private chat rooms for parties on the same side. I-Dep, has focused on the legal deposition market and its service includes an instant objection feature.
http://www.i-dep.com/
Viack
http://www.viack.com
"Legal professionals frustrated by ever increasing work loads can increase profitability and better serve their clients, without fearing Internet security breaches, with an online meeting service offered by VIACK Corporation. VIA³ from VIACK, which provides live video, telephone quality audio over the computer, joint document editing and instant messaging, is the only online meeting offering that keeps every component of the meeting-including data, instant messaging, audio and video-fully encrypted from sender to receiver, ensuring complete client-attorney confidentiality."
Web conferencing software
"Our business communications solutions combine multi-point voice and video conferencing with web-based data collaboration tools over IP networks."
http://www.fvc.com
WebEx
http://www.webex.com/
Placeware
http://main.placeware.com/index.cfm
Polycom
Netmeeting from Microsoft
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/netmeeting/
CU see Me
http://www.cuseemeworld.com
Meeting Place
http://www.meetingplace.net
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COURT REPORTERS
http://www.zephyrlegal.com/
"THE NETWORK DESIGNED BY COURT REPORTERS FOR COURT REPORTERS TO PROMOTE INCREASED PROFITS THROUGH THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY"