31 January 2008. The Welsh Video Network (or WVN) started as a network of the now 34 Universities and Colleges that exist in Wales. The first WVN videoconferencing rollout was in 2001, and was based on the PictureTel iPower system, now supported by Polycom.  Later the Polycom VSX8000 was supplied, writes Glen Sykes of Direct Visual. 

The Welsh Video Network h...   (read article)

31 January 2008. The largest contract for a videoconferencing installation in Europe, to enhance the Welsh Video Network (WVN), has been awarded to systems integrator Direct Visual based in Yorkshire, UK. It is one of the largest projects involving collaboration between the Higher and Further Education sectors in Wales.

The picture shows: Dr Bob Day, CTO, JANET(UK) and...   (read article)

Posted 21 January 2008. Melbourne University has set up a new way to conduct High Definition videoconferencing in a project costing $A600,00 (US$240,00). The Australian press calls it “Video conferencing on steroids”.   Its makers hope the “OziPortal” will soon be used in all the main universities in Australia. (Writes Nick Miller in the Brisbane Times on 17 January 2...   (read article)

9 August 2007.  A student peace summit between Israeli and Iraqi students took place at the Cable Center on the University of Denver campus on 9 August 2007 using LifeSize and Codian high definition (HD) video communicationsequipment.

Iraqi high school students visited the University of Denver to have the opportunity to see faces, hear the voices, ask question...   (read article)

21 March 2006. LifeSize Room™ high definition video communications system is being used as the interactive video solution for the Grossology LIVE program series to provide children distant edutainment in multiple U.S. cities.

Centers currently hosting Grossology LIVE interactive video programs are located at the Columbus Children’s Hospital in Columbus, OH; HealthWorks...   (read article)

21 March 2007. The Instructional and Research Technology Symposium for the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, held on March 21, 2007 and hosted by Rutgers University, used HighDefinition video conferncing.

A Codian MCU 4505 video conferencing bridgewas used for this event via the Internet2 Commons service because it can deliver optimum video performance to both high-...   (read article)

27 March 2007. The Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council in Greater Manchester, England is implementing high definition video communications products from LifeSize®, and Codian® to drive schools improvement. Oldham is using innovative technologies from LifeSize and Codian across its entire diverse educational community of over 120 locations to bridge students and teachers through...   (read article)

27 February 2008. Georgetown University has deployed the Polycom RealPresence Experience (RPX) HD in order to create a global classroom bridging the University’s Washington, D.C. and Doha, Qatar campuses.

By providing symmetrical telepresence class rooms in each location that feature high definition video, voice and content-sharing capabilities, students separated by m...   (read article)

23 January 2008. Telanetix Digital Presence(TM) Telepresence systems have been installed in four medical facilities affiliated with a major university. The installation of the systems makes it possible for field specialists and consulting physicians to teach and be called upon for consultations remotely, in real-time with life-like interaction.

The room-based solutions...   (read article)

10 September 2007. Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service in Qatar will implement Polycom RealPresence Experience High Definition (RPX HD), making it the first university in the Middle East to adopt immersive telepresence video conferencing as an educational tool.

The deal was signed at GITEX Technology Week in Dubai this week through FVC, the authorised valu...   (read article)