12-12-2007. Before becoming President of EMEA, TANDBERG, Geir Langfeldt Olsen was responsible for strategy and business development. Geir has also held sales positions within TANDBERG, leading the Southern and Central European region. Prior to joining TANDBERG, Geir worked for McKinsey and was a member of McKinsey’s Leadership Group for Financial Services. Geir graduated with a...   (read article)

05-12-2007

Editor: You come from a Telecom background. What proportion of RADVISION’s business in Europe comes directly from the European telecom carriers and is it high enough?

Philippe: We are continuing to serve Enterprises through our Channels and OEM Partners but the Carriers, and more generally, all Service Providers are not visited enough; I say this, eve...   (read article)

05-12-2007
Editor: Aethra brought to market an impressive range of new videoconferencing products in 2006 and we named Aethra as our “Videoconferencing Company of the Year 2006”. How has the European and Middle East markets received these new products?

Marco: The market has responded very positively in EMEA, in particular with regard to the X-Line s...   (read article)

26-11-2007.

Editor: Polycom has brought to market a very impressive range of new videoconferencing products in 2007. What were they and how has the EMEA market received them?

Steve: Polycom remains committed to raising the quality bar and expanding the attractiveness of collaborative applications to all business types and 2007 h...   (read article)

26-11-2007

Editor: Sony Europe has bought many new videoconferencing products to market in 2006 and 2007. How have markets in Europe received these important new products?

Kees: We have done really well in the last 2 years and Sony has been outgrowing the market growth year-on year in the EMEA region. Sales have been good throug...   (read article)

9 April 2007. BCS Global Networks is a London based company establishing IP video communications as a valuable business tool for its customers. In 2005, it deployed the Cisco® BTS 10200 Softswitch to enhance its managed video service; it also deployed Cisco’s Broadband Local Integrated Services Solution (BLISS) along with routing, switching, security that enable its customers t...   (read article)

27 February 2007. Seven years ago, Mike Griffith had the idea of creating a global network of teachers around the world who were excited about using videoconferencing technology in their classrooms. To launch his global network of schools, Mike initiated a videoconferencing marathon that linked schools around the world in 16 hours of back-to- back, curriculum-based activities. ...   (read article)

26 January 2007. We interviewed Boaz Raviv one year after he became CEO of RADVISION on 1 January 2006. Previously he managed both of the company’s core businesses. Boaz Raviv joined RADVISION in 2000 as General Manager of the Company’s Technology Business Unit (TBU). He assumed added responsibility for the Company’s Networking Business Unit (NBU) in mid-2004. 

Bo...   (read article)