Why Collaboration?

HOW IMPORTANT IS REALTIME COLLABORATION?   I found a Harris Poll that found most Americans working 8.7 hr/day.  BUT It found that we average less than half that (45 percent) performing the primary duties of our job. What is taking time away from doing our job?  Fifty-nine percent of those surveyed by AtTask reported that[…]

Barco Clickshare Updates CSE-200 and CSM-1

CSE-200 firmware v1.2.2 available now  A ClickShare CSE-200 firmware v1.2.2 is now available to: Enable static IP address to cover multiple subdomains (VLANs) in network integrated mode Resolve audio issues on HDMI when connected to screens/projectors in WXGA resolution Eliminate connectivity issues with umlaut characters in the meeting room name Download now from the Barco[…]

Barco Clickshare: Network Integration

Why network integration?   Three reasons. Bandwidth With network integration, you don’t have to create a WAP (or a lot of them, depending on the number of base units in your deployment) to allow for mobile devices and tablets to connect. Strewing access points across the facility increases the bandwidth consumed by management traffic such as beacons and probe[…]

Barco Clickshare Best Practices: Antenna Extension

Following are recommendations for using antenna extension cables with ClickShare Base Units, including:     • the situations in which these extension cables can be used; • the types of cables that should be installed; • the way antennas should be mounted in the meeting room What situations require antenna extension cables? To ensure a good wireless connection,[…]

HDbasicallyT: How’s it working out in 2015?

Valens updated HDbaseT by announcing the Colligo HDBaseT family of chips at ISE recently.  They now support native USB 2.0, HD audio, transmission of 4K video over Cat-5/6 cables up to 100m in length, and add single- and multi-mode fiber transport over distances up to 10km. Not a bad spot to ask whether HDbaseT is becoming a[…]

When everyone WebRTCs: are browser based codecs the future of VC?

Update:    Firefox just released Hello, which is free to use, and is what you would expect from a WebRTC app:  free, no plugins, no account, connect with anyone who has a WebRTC-enabled browser such as Firefox, Chrome or Opera. When you start a conversation a window opens showing a self-view until the person you[…]

Dave Fahrbach