Essay - Videoconferencing in Business & Education Introduction in Recent Months the...

Videoconferencing in Bus*****ess & Education

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In recent months the interest in videoconferenc*****g has grown dramatically because of ***** terrorist attacks on America. Businesses and business travelers have embraced this form of distributed multimedia as a means of avoiding air travel. It is also a popular technology with educational institutions. The advent ***** videoconferencing has allowed people in different parts of the world access to quality education.

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This discussion will *****vestigate how ***** works including the components, proper protocol and bandwidth that are needed to deploy the technology. We will then discuss the uses of videoconferencing in *****. There will be an *****vestigation of ***** advantages and disadvantages of using the technology in ***** bus*****ess environment.

***** research will subsequently focus on the educational uses ***** videoconferencing. We ***** discuss why videoconferencing is used in the academic environment ***** the challenges that educa*****rs face in incorporating the technology into *****ir teaching strategies.

***** Conferencing

***** defines videoconferencing as "the holding of a meeting in which participants are in different places, connected by audio and video links" (Encarta). The technology was invented in the mid 80's and has grown in popularity since 1997.

Components

***** are six ***** that ***** essential to ***** success of *****. These components include; a Computer ***** can be either a PC or Mac*****sh, an Internet Camera that is ***** to the Computer, ***** Internet Connection that is no less than 56k (the higher the speed ***** better the quality of the conference), a Headset (which allows f***** better ***** ***** a microphone, a Sound Card, and a Videoconferencing S*****tware Program. (Video Conferencing: Easy as 1,2,3)

Pro*****col

There is a st*****ard ***** for *****conferencing, which ***** H.323 Protocol. This protocol is an International Telecommunications Union standard that provides specifications ***** equipment, computers, and services for ***** communication over networks. H.323 is the st*****ard protocol for various types of audiov*****ual conferencing. The data ***** is transmitted across the network can be videoconferencing or audio conferencing data. Depending on ***** application that you are using ***** should be able to dial into someone else's IP address. This can be done with Microsoft NetMeeting, CuSee Me, Intel Video Phone, and others. ***** is vitally important that the software application uses H.323 protocol. (H.323 Protocol: Conferencing for One and All)

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The level of ***** is very important to the success of a videoconference *****.

The *****mount of bandwidth ***** is ***** affects many aspects of online ***** and conferencing such as web telephony, file sharing, *****, ***** *****cams. Bandwidth primarily means a measure of ***** transfer speeds or as a me*****sure of space avail***** ***** data to occupy. (Better Bandwidth Means Cooler Conferencing)

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Business Uses of **********

According to a report entitled "The Business Case For Videoconferencing" written by Wainhouse research "One of the major roles ***** videoconferencing is that of a substitute for business travel." (Davis, Weinstein)

***** report goes on to state that most companies ***** incorporate videoconferencing in***** their ***** strategies experience