The 5 Hot Buttons of Videoconference Space Design
July 13, 2009

-By David A. McNell, CTS-D, LEED AP, Audio-Visual Designer, RTKL
From Contract Magazine: Click Here for Original Source

As the economic slowdown continues and non-critical business travel budgets are reduced, videoconferencing is becoming an acceptable alternative. But if the facilities aren’t designed appropriately, what could have been [...]

LifeSize is excited to announce LifeSize® Desktop video software, which will be demonstrated at the LifeSize booth at InfoComm 09 in Orlando, Florida June 17-19. This new PC-based desktop video application further differentiates LifeSize as the market leader in HD video and will be generally available in Q3 2009. Pre-register for the free trial [...]

I just posted a list of some common videoconferencing test sites, including the famous VCTest Site, to ShowMeHD.com (see http://showmehd.com/?p=215 ). (BTW if you haven’t tried VCTest you should (IP is 71.14.2.158). After you connect it will run the call through a number of tests (video, H.239, etc). Note that while it indicates that it [...]

Get a preview of the upcoming conference on YouTube! Preview some of the exciting information that you’ll find at the conference and then register online at: MODLA
Kaleidoscope will be exhibiting at the conference. Come by our booth and say “Hi”.

We have negotiated a 10% discount, good on ALL programs or services from The Communications Center good through the end of 2009 on the first program or service from The Communications Center for all our clients. You can obtain this discount by simply taking a short online survey that can be  found by clicking [...]

Established in 1998, the Global Nomads Group (GNG) is an international NGO that creates interactive educational programs for students about global issues. GNG’s educational programs include (1) four types of videoconferences – The PULSE, Currents, Innovations and Rapid Response – where students learn about and discuss subjects with their peers from around the world in [...]

We have negotiated a 10% discount, good on ALL programs or services from The Communications Center during 2009 for our education clients. You can obtain this discount by simply taking a short online survey that can be found by clicking here. (you will receive your coupon code at the end of the survey). This is [...]

The Communications Center in partnership with Kaleidoscope is offering a number of workshop on Parental engagement. Designed for teachers and administrators, these workshops will help encourage and incorporate parent involvement within your schools. We offer workshops in 2 hour, 1/2 day, and full day blocks to meet your school’s specific needs. For more details [...]

On April 1, 2009. Kaleidoscope Videoconferencing was awarded contract Q013009 by the University of Missouri for the Furnishing and Delivery of LifeSize Videoconferencing Equipment to its four campuses, MOREnet and all MOREnet connected institutions , from colleges and universities to K12 schools and public libraries. This contract allows all of these institutions to directly purchase [...]

LifeSize introduced Express 200, an under-$6K HD videoconferencing system supporting dual displays.