The young Burmese mother had given up trying to communicate with doctors and nurses through the hospital’s occasional face-to-face interpreter. She had been in the hospital with her sick 18-month-old baby for several days and was overwhelmed with frustration at being unable to express her concerns and to understand what was happening. Fortunately,…
“So how is VSee different from Skype?” This is one of the most commonly asked questions we get at VSee. It’s one of those things that’s hard to explain unless you’ve seen VSee in action. I like how E27’s Joanna Yeo says it in her recent VSee article: VSee…
Is Vidyo really the next big thing in video conferencing? It has been attracting attention for being the new Cisco and Polycom of the video conferencing world. This is because Vidyo dirt cheap compared with traditional videoconference leaders Cisco, Polycom, Avaya/Radvision (at about a third of the typical price tag). However, if you want to talk…
Remote managers have it tough. They have to get others to cooperate and be on board with their projects and to like them even though they may never meet these people face-to-face, and even though these people may not even be part of the same organization! While a big part…
Check out this story on us from the ATA 2012 Telehealth conference – VSee Aims To Bring Practical Healthcare To Rural America! With VSee’s no-setup videoconferencing software solution, we’re looking to make healthcare easy and affordable for those in rural and remote areas of America. Yesterday kicked off the 17th annual ATA…
Yesterday I came across a remote managers discussion thread. One person new to remote managing was having trouble working with “faceless” remote clients. Several respondents were rather unsympathetic to his problem, insisting that the loss of facetime shouldn’t affect his ability to influence and build rapport with his clients. Maybe the…
Image courtesy of 401kcalculator.org Video conferencing i s supposed to save you money, but this is only the case if you’re in it for the long haul. If you’ve ever looked into getting a traditional Cisco/Tandberg or Polycom system, you know how ugly the upfront cost for equipment and set up…
VSee HD group video chat and application-sharing software is currently used by MDLiveCare for calling doctors from the home, Parkview hospital for remote stroke care, UCSF for remote ultrasound, Stanford hospital for medical interpretation, and Kaiser Permanente for remote allergy consultation. An NIH paper published in the Journal of Telemedicine…
P.S. An inside source recently let the cat out of the bag that Avaya is not only on its way to a happy union with video conferencing provider Radvision, it apparently also has the hots for Persony, a virtual company that makes full-featured web and video conferencing software for private labeling. …
A big thanks to guest blogger Cyndi Laurenti for her research on how telemedicine and telesurgery are positively affecting the developing world. Cyndi recently graduated with a degree in International Relations and is interested in how public policy affects all spheres of life. She can be reached at laurenticy@gmail.com. Videoconferencing has provided…
A NY Times article shook the video conferencing space when it reported that hackers were able to easily listen in on the board room discussions of major firms. The dark secret of the industry is that almost all existing video conferencing systems ( Cisco, Tandberg, Polycom, Vidyo, Blue Jeans, Radvision ) use the H.323 protocol which has many security flaws I had…
In another video job interview tips post , we went over 6 bloopers in video presentation and environment control. Today, we’ll talk about 6 technical/equipment pitfalls to avoid in your upcoming video conference interview. Video calling is still relatively new, and people sometimes don’t have enough experience using video conferencing…
You’ve just landed your first job interview by video conference, and you haven’t a clue what to do. Never fear! We’ve gathered 12 expert job interview tips from our seasoned VSee interviewers. This week, we’re sharing 6 of the most common video conference job interview mistakes they’ve seen people make. Continue…
If you’re confused about HIPAA law, or you need to know if VSee is HIPAA-compliant, or you just want to know what’s all the fuss about HIPAA, VSee has done the legwork for you distilling the relevant information into our HIPAA page. We’ve answered your questions about: Is VSee HIPAA…
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