At the recent IETF meeting in Prague, one of the hot areas was the RTCWEB stuff. The short explanation (Real-Time Communication over the web) is that the browser should become a full audio/video client. The browser needs to get access to hardware and OS resources so a full, high-quality video client can run live inside […]
TIP – TelePresence Interoperability Protocol from a standards-perspective
I have for quite some time wanted to write more specifically about TIP (TelePresence Interoperability Protocol) from a standards point of view. Polycom’s recent announcement on putting TIP on specific products has generated additional interest in the topic, so I think the timing is good 🙂 First, let me just emphasize what is in general […]
Is “standards-based” just a marketing buzzword?
We all know that most customers hate vendor lock-in. They want the freedom to switch vendors whenever they want. But still, they also want all the features and functionality that vendors can offer them. And if the value is high enough, customers accept being locked in. The iPhone is a good example, the applications you […]
Is video conferencing vendors in the PBX industry or in the mobile industry?
Another long inward gazing period, this time in my professional life: Cisco buying Tandberg… I seem to have these long periods of silence where I don’t get time enough to reflect to hash out something of a quality that can go into a post. It’s been an interesting year, with product and technology integrations, and […]
From VoIP to rich communication (connecting SIP with Web 2.0)
Two years ago, I wrote about the lack of imagination in the VoIP industry. My main point was that a focus on using SIP to reduce the cost of traditional phone calls would not unleash the type of applications and businesses that SIP as a technology can enable. Since then we have seen some interesting […]
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