FUTURE OF VIDEO CONFERENCING: ON EVERY DESKTOP AND HOSPITAL

Posted on October 26, 2009 by

HaloVideo conferencing may finally have founds its place in global business and medicine and studies indicate business and personal usage to escalate significantly. According to industry research, video-phones and video connections will be at everyone’s desk tops at very low cost. Of all the advancements in the workplace over the next 5 years, usable efficient videoconferencing is expected to be one of the major advances that will streamline business operations. The next generation of videoconferencing won’t be monitor sized or jerky. HP is now developing the Halo Collaboration Studio linked to other idential looking Halo rooms and four 60-inch plasma screens.
The sound is good enough to have multiple simultaneous conversations across the table. Other systems are experimenting with 3D technology as well as holographs. This will reduce travel and when the systems are standard they are expected to speed business transactions to a very high degree. Video conferencing has already taken off at hospitals, for diagnosing ailments that rely mainly on visual inspection and also to identify chronic patients. Earlier this year, the American Heart Association formally endorsed video-conferencing systems for diagnosing strokes. Colorado recently announced plans to connect 400 state-run health facilities via video. In Columbis Ohio, the Nationwide Children’s Hospital, known for its neonatal care, specialists consult with doctors at Adena Regional Medical Center 50 miles aware in Chillicothe Ohio via a new video connection. Adena’s transfer rate to Nationwide dropped to 35 babies last year from 140 in 2006.

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