Kaleidoscope Videoconferencing

Complete FAQ from LifeSize on the LifeSize Connections Service. Contact us with any specific questions and check the LifeSize website for the latest additions to the FAQ. What is LifeSize Connections, and how is it different from other video services? How does deploying LifeSize Connections differ from traditional video conferencing deployments? What are the key [...]

What do you do when seniors can’t come to the Zoo? You bring the Zoo to the seniors, of course! This past month, the Kansas City Zoo visited with seniors at John Knox Villiage retirement facility via videoconferencing in a program arranged by Connected4Learning and Kaleidoscope Videoconferencing . Participants at the Village were asked to provide their [...]

The Episcopal Church Diocese of Missouri recently hosted the 172nd Annual Diocesan Convention at the beautiful Christ Church Cathedral in St. Louis. The multi-day event concluded with a Eucharist ceremony on Saturday morning, which featured an address by the Most Rev. Dr. Katharine Jefferts Schori, the twenty-sixth Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church. She is [...]

This is an excellent case study that highlights some of the ways that Video Center can be used in medical another other programs of study that require an assessment or practicum component. Kaleidoscope is currently working on similar projects with the University of Missouri. Reposted from LifeSize.com. To download a .pdf of the case study, [...]

The Social Security Administration has an extensive network of videoconferencing systems that are used for disability hearings. Currently, if a claimant needs to appear before a judge, that person and their lawyer have to go to the nearest SSA office and conduct a videoconference with the judge. This allows the SSA to balance the case [...]

Start 2012 off right. Customers can receive 50% off MSRP when they buy  four LifeSize® 220™ Series endpoints with LifeSize® Camera 10x™, in addition to LifeSize® Bridge™. If you are considering making a Bridge Purchase this is a great opportunity that will end at the end of this week. Contact Scott directly at jsc@kalvideo.com or 573-424-4254 to get [...]

Many people have not fully realized how flexible LifeSize Connections is in regards to licensing and seat licenses. It is so flexible that daily changes can be made to the number of seats that you have available. Access to Connections is granted through a voucher that is a very flexible form of purchase. It enables [...]

Is there a meeting in your future? You can videoconference with sites across the country or around the world from our HD videoconferencing room in downtown Columbia. Our videoconferencing rental service can connect you with over 4500 public videoconference rooms across the US and in more than 70 countries. Videoconferencing combines the effectiveness of a [...]

Most videoconferencing devices are starting to use digital connectors such as HDMI for inputs and outputs, but a lot of the display devices, projectors especially, need to have an “old school” VGA input. For the past three months we have been carrying around a nice little HDMI to VGA Video Adapter Converter with Audio from StarTech [...]

Conference explores the potential of efficiency programming and renewable energy development in the Midwest. The Seventh Annual Advancing Renewables in the Midwest, brought together experts in energy distribution and generation for a one-day intensive event on the University of Missouri-Columbia Campus. Using LifeSize equipment installed on the UM campus along with our LifeSize Video center [...]

Please join us for a discussion about the technology community’s efforts to turn research into job-creating companies. You’ll hear about a $5 million project to help commercialize biotech breakthroughs, and from executives at two local high-tech startups that won funding from the UM System’s Enterprise Investment Program. As always, there will plenty of networking time. Hors [...]

As businesses create, distribute, duplicate, store and retrieve information, data becomes an invaluable asset. However, it’s nearly impossible for IT to differentiate new, valuable and unique information from old, irrelevant or duplicate data. As a result, organizations often preserve “everything” to satisfy corporate governance or government regulations, or simply to save time. Join Sonicwall  to [...]

This International Economic Development Council (IEDC) advanced course will focus on the key principles and practices of professional management in economic development. It will define excellence in economic development and explain the fundamentals of managing for results, outcome-based performance, organizational assessment, stakeholder identification, vision and mission scope, organizational culture and more. Also, participants will learn [...]

Join LifeSize for “Technically Speaking,” a new, interactive series. Current Topic—Video Goes Virtual: Making Life Easier for IT Teams Virtualization technologies are everywhere—now, finally, video has gone virtual. Talk to the experts who know more than anyone else about how to deploy video infrastructure in any IT environment. Share you pains. Ask anything! Learn about [...]

If you have been using or testing LifeSize Connections, it doesn’t take too long before you realize that this is the way to do videoconferencing. Yet, it is still 1.0 software. We’ll see it evolve according to LifeSize’s grand design, but what do you think should be the next steps. Here are a couple of [...]

The Challenge Mobile technology in the hands of students is forcing changes in education. These tech-savvy students own the latest devices and hippest, hottest applications and they use them constantly to interact with their peers, and yes, to learn. School administrators and teachers are leveraging this enthusiasm for digital devices to encourage student engagement and a collaborative, [...]

“Are LifeSize video conference solutions HIPAA compliant?” From LifeSize Communications. For a full report in .pdf format, Click Here: LifeSize_Products_and_HIPAA_Compliance It’s a common question. The short answer is: Products and technology are not HIPAA compliant, organizations are. However, LifeSize video conference solutions can help healthcare organizations maintain HIPAA compliance. What is HIPAA? HIPAA stands for Health [...]

Do you work smarter on your own tablet, smartphone or laptop? Go for it, says corporate IT.   From LifeSize Communications. For a full article in .pdf format, Click here: Bring_Your_Own_Device   BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) is safely past the flash-in-the-pan stage: a recent survey found that 44 percent of firms have already embraced a [...]

  Sign up to receive exclusive invitations to the 2012-2013 Virtual Field Trip Extravaganza Series Back by popular demand, the LifeSize Grant Assistance Program will host unique Virtual Field Trips each month during the 2012-2013 school year. Virtual Field Trips, powered by live video via LifeSize® UVC Video Center™, are a great way to transport your class on [...]

Software Version 4.7.20 for LifeSize 200 Series Video Systems LifeSize 200 series (Room, Team MP and Express) video systems can now upgrade to software version 4.7.20. This maintenance release improves general functionality, third-party interoperability and LifeSize Camera 200 performance. Release notes are available on the Support page of the LifeSize website. Software Version 4.9.2 for [...]

LifeSize Connections is the fastest way to add and extend HD video conferencing to your business, enabling secure, immersive communication between meeting rooms and desktops through an intuitive, cloud based platform. Deploy high-definition (HD) video conferencing throughout your organization in minutes, not days, weeks or even months — all with little or no IT resources. [...]

Make sure you have the latest software installed on your 220 series codec. From the web interface or from the screen interface of the codec, go into admin preferences –> video –>record and stream. Recorder Host Name:  [enter the Video Center IP address] Recorder Port: 443 Record Key: [Enter Recording Channel]. This step is optional. If you [...]