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European Commission selects HaiVision’s hai1000 telepresence codec for Remote Simultaneous Interpretation; videoconferencing enables interpreters to work with remote participants. 20 March 2008.
	20 March 2008. The European Commission (EC) has selected and installed HaiVision’s hai1000 high performance H.264 telepresence codecs for remote simultaneous interpretation. The EC for many years has been seeking network video devices and videoconferencing tools that enable interpreters to work with remote participants. The unique qualities of the hai1000 have satisf... (read article)



President of the Philippines, Mrs Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, who is visiting Europe, handles a review of the country’s security situation with police and military officials in Manila by videoconference from London. 7 December 2007.
	7 December 2007. Here is another National Leader that makes effective use of videoconferencing. President of the Philippines, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, is on a visit to Europe but needed to handle a security alert in her country. Mrs Arroyo conducted a review of the country’s security situation with police and military officials gathered at the Shangri-La Makati Ho... (read article)



Recently, UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown held a video conference with 1,000 people across 9 sites in Birmingham using Imago's managed VC services from its Impromp2u division. 19 November 2007
	1 October 2007 posted 19 November 2007. Gordon Brown, UK Prime Minister, is a listening politician and he listens to as many people as possible with videoconferencing technology. Recently the Prime Minister Brown had a video conference with 1,000 people participating across 9 sites in Birminghamto discuss local health services. It was arranged by Stratosp... (read article)



The crisis in Myanmar (formerly Burma) was discussed last week during a secured videoconference by U.S. President George W Bush and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. 28 September 2007.
	28 September 2007. Last Friday, US President George W Bush and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown renewed a call to the Myanmar junta to end a violent crackdown on pro-democracy protesters led initially by Buddhist monks. (See picture of large Buddha from Mandalay) The two leaders discussed the crisis in Myanmar during a secured videoconference and agreed "the need for... (read article)



Generation Engage is incredibly effective at opening that line of communication between young people and politicians in the United States using videoconferencing, video streaming on the web and podcats. 16 April 2007.
	16 April 2007. Generation Engage is a non-profit group trying to get more young people involved in politics. And it uses videoconferencing and streamed video on its web site and as podcasts as important tools to achieve this. It was founded in 2004 by Adrian and Devin Talbott, sons of Brookings Institution President Strobe Talbott, as well as Justin Rockefeller, son of ... (read article)



Who uses videconferencing? Three Prime Minsisters in Asia, one deputy prime Minister and a President have used videoconferencing recently; in each case the situation served was different. 5 September 2006
	5 September 2006. It is well known the United States President Bush uses a secure TANDBERG system for videoconferencing from his ranch in Texas to Washington D.C. Tony Blair is another frequent user. Now the Prime Ministers of Thailand, India and Japan have put videoconferencing to effective use. So too has the Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq and the Lady President of Liberia. (read article)



The UK's Conservative Party benefited from state-of-the-art TANDBERG video conferencing equipment supplied by Margolis Communication Systems during the recent UK general election campaign, .
	31 May 2005. During the recent UK general election campaign, TANDBERG systems were installed at key Conservative locations (including the boardroom at party HQ in London, the party office in Birmingham and the office of the party chairman, as well as at an undisclosed London hotel). In addition, Conservative Party leader Michael Howard was equipped with a TANDBERG Tactical video conferencing un... (read article)



The UK Labour Party used Polycom video conferencing systems installed in its 11 regional offices and at its Westminster headquarters so as to have internal Meetings without Moving
	1 June 2005. The Labour Party, on the back of their victory in the General Election on 5 May, has spoken of the benefits of using Polycom video conferencing systems installed across its 11 regional offices and its Westminster headquarters. Speaking about how the systems had played an important role during the campaign, Chris Lennie, Deputy General Secretary of the Labour Party, said: “... (read article)



Michael Howard, Leader of the UK’s Conservative Party is using aTANDBERG Tactical MXP on his election campaign bus touring the country to communicate with Conservative Party HQ
	25 April 2005. Michael Howard, Leader of the UK’s Conservative Party (pictured at the start of his election campaign) is using aTANDBERG Tactical MXP on his election bus touring the country to communicate with Conservative Party Headquarters in London. Sample polls of voting intentions show that he and his Conservative Party are unlikely to win the national election on 5 May 2005; but the... (read article)

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