{"id":62453,"date":"2013-02-13T19:10:45","date_gmt":"2013-02-13T23:10:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/?p=62453"},"modified":"2016-06-27T09:50:43","modified_gmt":"2016-06-27T13:50:43","slug":"5-myths-of-telepresence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/voip-insider\/5-myths-of-telepresence\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Myths of Telepresence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"post-thumbnail\" href=\"http:\/\/suedeheadbundle.blogspot.com\/2011\/01\/napoleon-dynamite-liger.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-62503\" title=\"Liger\" src=\"\/blog\/voip-insider\/files\/2013\/02\/Liger1-300x292.jpg\" alt=\"Liger\" width=\"210\" height=\"204\" \/><\/a>What is the most challenging thing about <a title=\"telepresence video conferencing\" href=\"\/manufacturer\/cisco\" onclick=\"ga('send', 'event', 'voip-insider-blog-post', 'click', 'telepresence video conferencing');\">telepresence video conferencing<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>Convincing somebody to use it.<\/p>\n<p>On one hand, the technology is widely adopted yet, it&#8217;s still very new. \u00a0People have heard about it, they&#8217;ve seen it, and if they&#8217;ve <a title=\"Skyped\" href=\"\/skype\" onclick=\"ga('send', 'event', 'voip-insider-blog-post', 'click', 'Skyped');\">Skyped<\/a> (a wonderful new verb) somebody then they&#8217;ve used it too.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<h2>5 Telepresence Myths Debunked<\/h2>\n<p>Snorre Kjesbu, Vice President and General Manager for the Cisco Collaboration Endpoints Technology Group (CETG), wrote a great blog post, <a title=\"Five Myths of Telepresence Debunked!\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.cisco.com\/video\/five-myths-of-telepresence-debunked\">Five Myths of Telepresence Debunked!<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Cisco Telepresence\" href=\"\/skype\" onclick=\"ga('send', 'event', 'voip-insider-blog-post', 'click', 'Cisco Telepresence');\">Cisco Telepresence<\/a> was used on one of largest stages in the world, the <a title=\"Cisco Delivery To London Olympics 2012: By The Numbers\" href=\"http:\/\/i2mag.com\/cisco-delivery-to-london-olympics-2012-by-the-numbers\/\">2012 London Olympics<\/a> so, if anyone&#8217;s heard telepresence myths it&#8217;s Kjesbu. \u00a0He recaps the five most common ones that he&#8217;s heard:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Myth #1.<\/strong>\u201cIt&#8217;s unaffordable and only for the enterprise\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>Myth #2.<\/strong>\u201cWeb-based consumer services are good enough\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>Myth #3.<\/strong> \u201cSoftware vs. hardware\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>Myth #4.<\/strong>\u201cTelepresence is too complex to set up and use\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>Myth #5. <\/strong>\u201cThe payback is limited to travel\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Click <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.cisco.com\/video\/five-myths-of-telepresence-debunked\">here <\/a>to read the full article.<\/p>\n<p>via <a title=\"Cisco Blogs\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.cisco.com\/video\/five-myths-of-telepresence-debunked\">Cisco Blogs<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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&#8217;s still very new. \u00a0People have heard about it, they&#8217;ve seen it, and if they&#8217;ve Skyped (a wonderful new verb) somebody then they&#8217;ve used it too. 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