Video Chat A Must-Have Tool For Remote Managers

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…

GSA Video Call For Four Costs $3500

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…

ATA Telehealth Expo 2012, Coming Up April 29!

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…

Persony: Is Avaya On A Video Acquisition Spree?

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.   …

If FaceTime Gives Me A Double-Chin, Does Skype Make Me Look Fat?

Videoconferencing Surgery: Future For the Developing World

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…

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VSee – An Alternative To Cisco (H.323/SIP) For Secure Videoconferencing

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…

6 More Video Job Interview Mistakes To Avoid

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…

6 Most Common Skype Interview Mistakes

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…

Is Your Polycom or Cisco Secure Against Eavesdroppers?

Video Conferencing and HIPAA

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…

Does Telecommuting Make You Invisible? – Part 2

Does Telecommuting Make You Invisible? – Part 1

VSee Team Holiday Celebrations 2011

Happy Holidays From The VSee Team!

NIH Successfully Uses VSee For Medical Interpretation Over 3G Networks

While videoconferencing carts (H.323 standard definition) are supposed to be portable and easy to use, this isn’t necessarily the case. It becomes quite an inconvenience if the unit regularly needs to be set up in a room that is off its network, like the interpretation office of this study. The…

Stanford Study Shows Working From Home Is More Productive

Early last week Lifehacker posted a story about a recent Stanford University experiment on teleworkers in a Chinese travel agency.  It turns out that those who worked from home were significantly more productive (i.e. received more calls thus booked more flights) than their office-bound counterparts.  To be more precise, teleworkers logged…

VSee for Paso A Paso Online Language Learning

Telework: An Antidote To Micromanaging

Videoconference Interviews Are Replacing The Face-to-Face