5 Myths of Telepresence

What is the most challenging thing about telepresence video conferencing?

Convincing somebody to use it.

On one hand, the technology is widely adopted yet, it’s still very new.  People have heard about it, they’ve seen it, and if they’ve Skyped (a wonderful new verb) somebody then they’ve used it too.

But in a business application, for everyday office use, some fears and misconceptions remain about what telepresence is and how it can work to make you more productive.

5 Telepresence Myths Debunked

Snorre Kjesbu, Vice President and General Manager for the Cisco Collaboration Endpoints Technology Group (CETG), wrote a great blog post, Five Myths of Telepresence Debunked!

Cisco Telepresence was used on one of largest stages in the world, the 2012 London Olympics so, if anyone’s heard telepresence myths it’s Kjesbu.  He recaps the five most common ones that he’s heard:

• Myth #1.“It’s unaffordable and only for the enterprise”
• Myth #2.“Web-based consumer services are good enough”
• Myth #3. “Software vs. hardware”
• Myth #4.“Telepresence is too complex to set up and use”
• Myth #5. “The payback is limited to travel”

Click here to read the full article.

via Cisco Blogs