14 February 2003. The Polycom Network Systems family of MGC MCUs wins the Videoconferencing Insight Award for "The Best Product of the Year 2002- multipoint control unit (MCU).

The carrier-grade MGC 100 has long been the best high-end MCU and won this award in 1999 and 2000. Its younger brother - the MGC 50 - won the MCU award in 2001. The MGC-25 announced today completes the family. A...   (read article)

31 January 2003. VCON’s vPoint Software Videoconferencing Client is one of "The Most Innovative Products of the Year 2002" because it is the first business quality software-only videoconferencing client on the market. It is designed to make videoconferencing from a desktop PC easy to use and affordable for any budget. It is installed as a managed software client of the Media Xchange Manager™, V...   (read article)

STARBAK Communications' Torrent VCG Video Conferencing Gateway™ version 3.0 wins a Videoconferencing Insight Award for "The Most Innovative Products of the Year 2002""The Most Innovative Products of the Year 2002"

31 January 2003. Torrent VCG Video Conferencing Gateway™ version 3.0 from STARBAK Communications is one of "The Most Innovative Products of the Year 2002" because it prov...   (read article)

31 January 2003. Ridgeway’s  IPFreedom™ and SecureFreedom is one of "The Most Innovative Products of the Year 2002" because they are the industry’s first solution designed specifically to enable secure, end-to-end, IP Voice and Video Communications.

The widespread adoption of  IP Voice and Video is held up because the majority of installed firewalls and NAT (Network Address Tr...   (read article)

31 January 2003. The INVISION Videoconferencing Network Appliance from RADVISION is one of "The Most Innovative Products of the Year 2002" because it provides IT managers with plug-and-play devices that are easily deployed into any enterprise network for turn-key videoconferencing over IP and ISDN.

RADVISION announced its INVISION product line in November 2002 claiming it the industry’s...   (read article)

14 February 2003. Genesys Conferencing wins the Videoconferencing Insight Award for "The Best Conferencing Services Provider of the Year 2001". The company also won the Award in 2000 and 2001.

No rival can match the company’s unique worldwide coverage which is a result of its geographic expansion policy followed since it was founded in 1986. Genesys Conferencing has established its adva...   (read article)

31 January 2003. The Videoconferencing Insight Award for “The Best Product of the Year 2002 for Telemedicine” goes to the Aethra Eykona 700 integrated telemedicine system because it manages electronic medical records and processes medical images like x-rays and scans as well as providing video consultation services over ISDN or IP.

The Aethra solution is the only one developed and desig...   (read article)

31 January 2003. The TANDBERG Director wins the Award for “The Best Product of the Year 2002 - Education”. The TANDBERG Educator with twin 27-inch monitors won this Award in 1999, 2000 and 2001.

TANDBERG has shown that it has an in-depth understanding of the needs of distance learning and its web site has a modular distance learning classroom for corporate training. TANDBERG has also be...   (read article)

14 February 2003. The Leadtek BVP 8770 IP Videophone wins the Videoconferencing Insight Award for "The Best Product of the Year 2002 - Videophone for the Desktop". We said in our very favourable technical review of June 2002: “The quest for stand-alone videophones like a telephones takes a giant step forward with the release of the Leadtek BVP8770 IP Broadband Videophone.” Bearing in mind call ...   (read article)

14 February 2003. The TANDBERG 1000 videoconferencing system wins the Videoconferencing Insight Award for "The Best Product of the Year 2002 for the Executive Desktop". It won the same Award in 2000 and 2001.

The TANDBERG 1000 is a fully integrated small group and executive office system that has a sleek appearance and an excellent set of user features. With its built-in 12.1" LCD flat ...   (read article)

14 February 2003. The Polycom ViewStation FX set top system  wins the Videoconferencing Insight Award for "The Best Product of the Year 2002 for Small Conference Rooms emphasising Multipoint Capabilites". The Viewstation FX can connect up to 4 sites at 384 kbps or three sites at 512 kbps with no outside bridging over ISDN (H.320) or IP (H.323). During 2002, Polycom enhanced the internal MC...   (read article)

14 February 2003. The TANDBERG 550 set top system  wins the Videoconferencing Insight Award for "The Best Product of the Year 2002 for small conference rooms emphasising security". The TANDBERG 550 is a very compact set top system that sits conveniently on any monitor. It has all the functions of nay TANDBERG system at a very reasonable price.

It wins the Award because it offers T...   (read article)

14 February 2003. The Polycom iPower 680 set top system wins the Videoconferencing Insight Award for "The Best Product of the Year 2002 for small conference rooms emphasising data applications". The iPower680 wins on two counts - the best audio quality (Siren 14 Hz) and the best system for sharing data applications (People+Content™. The iPower 680 (designed with Intel®) has a PC inside and that...   (read article)

31 January 2003. The Polycom iPower 9800 Codec wins the Award for "The Best Product of the Year 2002 for Customised Conference Room Solutions" because it offers the full range of features demanded by A/V integrators and custom room designers while meeting the requirements of IT organizations with an embedded PC. Enclosed in a smart sleek 19", 2-U rack mounted box, it is designed to fit easily i...   (read article)

31 January 2003. The TANDBERG 8000 videoconferencing system with two 50" plasma monitors wins the Videoconferencing Insight Award for "The Best Product of the Year 2002 for Large Conference Rooms". It won the same Award in 2001.

The TANDBERG 8000 commanded a lot of attention when it was released in October 2001.  With two eye-catching 50” plasma screens and a sleek design (see side...   (read article)