Demand for Telepresence Solutions is Exploding

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Demand for Telepresence solutions is exploding reports Telepresence and Videoconferencing Insight online newsletter at www.tpandvc-insight.com; this is confirmed in an extensive Interview with the Director of Marketing for Cisco TelePresence solutions.

The online Specialist Newsletter Telepresence and Videoconferencing Insight has greatly increased its coverage of Telepresence in the last six months. A total of 70 news stories about Telepresence have been published including 40 user application case studies. ...

Cisco announced customers had ordered 500 Cisco Telepresence Systems units in April 2008, and in less than five months that number has doubled. ...

Cisco sees two main drivers today for the interest in Cisco TelePresence. The first is the trend around globalization and the need for faster decision making. The second is the increasing costs of travel and the need to curb CO2 emissions.

One of the largest challenges for the TelePresence market is the need to experience it at a personal level. ...

What is the difference between Telepresence and High Definition videoconferencing? The widely held view is that it is just that - the experience. Telepresence is an immersive experience, meaning you actually feel like you are sitting around a table in the same room with the other participants who are at another site, perhaps 6,000 miles away.