VideoConferencing Insight Newsletter


United Arab Investors Company is Jordan’s largest investment company. Using an Aethra Supernova rollabout VC system, the company saves staff time, becomes more efficient and stimulates growth. 8 May 2007.
	8 May 2007. United Arab Investors Company P.L.C (UAIC) is Jordan’s largest investment company. Established in 1994, the company is market leader in the Financial, Real Estate and Industrial sectors and invests in a variety of economic fields including tourism, business, agricultural and services. In 2006, United Arab Investors began using videoconferencing equipment to... (read article)



New England Credit Union (NECU) is one of the leading providers of financial services in the northern area of New South Wales, Australia; the use of videoconferencing makes it competitive. 16 April 2007.
	Posted 16 April 2007. New England Credit Union (NECU) is one of the leading providers of financial services in the New England and North West areas of New South Wales. It is the largest inland regional community Credit Union in Australia with a member base of approximately 50,000 members, and an asset base in excess of $430 million. NECU’s organisational purpose is to ... (read article)



BT and Swisscom partner to deliver a broad package of services based on next generation networking for Credit Suisse; Credit Suisse is active in over 50 countries and employs 45,000 people
	12 February 2007. BT is to provide Credit Suisse with a broad package of services which will enhance its operating efficiency as an integrated global bank. The solution will be delivered in partnership with Swisscom and addresses requirements across Credit Suisse’s enterprise and financial trading environments with additional focus on jointly creating new service innovations. <... (read article)



Avistar and Virtela, a provider of managed VPN services, have created an IP video network for financial services with more than 2000 video endpoints connected throughout Asia, Europe and the US. 2 March 2007.
	2 March 2007. Avistar, a provider of video communication systems has teamed with Virtela, a provider of managed VPN services, to build an IP-based network dedicated to desktop-to-desktop video conferencing for the global financial services community. The network has more than 2000 video endpoints connected throughout Asia, Europe and the US and is currently handling an... (read article)



ABN AMRO selects VBrick to multicast streams of Live News to Desktops and Video Monitors at its Netherlands financial dealing room – the Largest in Europe with 750 ABN AMRO financial traders. 29 January 2007.
	29 January 2007. ABN AMRO – the 13th largest international bank – has selected VBrick to stream live news to its Netherlands financial dealing room. ABN AMRO is using VBrick to deliver breaking news to desktops and video monitors at Europe’s largest dealing room, which supports 750 ABN AMRO financial traders. The systems integrator is Inside Technology BV. V... (read article)



Philadelphia Insurance Companies standardises on Interwise Connect as its Voice, Web and Video Conferencing solution for holding large, virtual meetings with its employees, partners and customers. 30 October 2006.
	30 October 2006. The Philadelphia Insurance Companies (PHLY)has chosen Interwise Connect™ as its corporate standard for voice, Web and video conferencing. PHLY chose Interwise Connect over several other conferencing offerings for its ability to best support the company’s goal of having a platform for holding large, virtual meetings with its employees, partners and custome... (read article)



In Germany, Schwäbisch Hall and Kreditwerk have deployed a videoconferencing network in order to maintain a high level of professionalism in offering financial services to their customers. 19 September 2006.
	19 September 2006. Schwäbisch Hall, a public credit institute specialized in home savings and financing services for private customers, with headquarters in Germany, has chosen Aethra video communications solutions. Schwäbisch Hall is focused on three core business areas: Savings, Home Construction Financing and Supplementary Financial Services. With these ... (read article)



Medical Mutual of Ohio with over 1.5 million customers in the Mid-west selects BrightCom ClearView Video Conference Room Systems which comply with HIPAA regulations regarding secure communications. 24 August 2006.
	24 August 2006. Medical Mutual of Ohio is a leading provider of health care for over 70 years with over 1.5 million customers throughout the Midwest, Medical Mutual. In order to maintain a high level of customer service, Medical Mutual routinely communicates between its branches. Medical Mutual began researching a cost-effective solution for video conferencing to addre... (read article)



The Corporate Office of CAPTRUST Financial Advisors collaborates with Branch Offices across Southeastern United States using LifeSize High Definition Video Communications. 15 August 2006.
	15 August 2006. CAPTRUST Financial Advisors is an independent advisory firm focused on providing strategic advisory services to retirement plan fiduciaries and institutional and high net worth investors wth headquarters in Raleigh, NC. CAPTRUST has branch offices in Atlanta, GA, Charlotte, NC, and Richmond, VA which oversee $14 Billion in client assets. Recognisi... (read article)



Interwise Connect chosen as the IP Web Conferencing Standard for employees at Swiss Re; the solution enables Swiss Re to give conferencing to everyone in the company worldwide, like e-mail. 24 July 2006.
	24 July 2006. Swiss Re, one of the leading global reinsurers, has chosen Interwise Connect™ from Interwise Inc. for its corporate-wide Web conferencing technology. Interwise Connect integrates voice, Web and video conferencing within a single application for unlimited audio conferences, Web meetings, virtual classes, Webcasts, broadcasts and on-demand recor... (read article)



Polycom has supplied a high performance video conferencing network for the China Banking Regulatory Commission that will facilitate better internal collaborative interactions and information sharing. 15 May 2006.
	15 May 2006. Polycom, Inc., the world’s leading provider of unified collaborative communications solutions, has announced the successful completion of a video conferencing network for the China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC). The new deployment will facilitate better internal collaborative interactions and information sharing within CBRC while leveraging its existing netw... (read article)



The International Bank of China (ICBC) deploys an advanced videconferencing network link its 81 branches using a set of RADVISION viaIP MCUs as the fundamental building block. 24 April 2006.
	24 April 2006. The International Commercial Bank of China uses the RADVISION viaIP(TM) Multipoint Control Unit (MCU) in a video network solution integrated by Digital Global Technology (DGT). ICBC is using the video network solution is used to connect its 81 branch offices across the Asia Pacific region in order to improve its internal financial consulting, briefing and trainin... (read article)



Barclays Bank used video conference interactive training sessions at 52 face2face locations throughout the UK to achieve a faster roll-out. Polycom videoconferencing systems were used
	1 February, 2005. Barclays Bank is using videoconferencing to streamline its sales and service training process. In recent single event, Barclays consistently briefed over 700 of its Medium Business & Agriculture (MB & A) team simultaneously at 52 face2face locations across England and Wales.The briefing would have required a two- to three-week rollout period using old methods. (read article)



The Reserve Bank Of India chooses Vega® Star Gold Split videoconferencing systems to link its offices across this large country; the order strenghthens Aethra’s position as vendor to the banking sector
	20 December 2005. The Reserve Bank Of India in Mumbai has chosen Aethra SpA to supply its video communications products. This new success makes Aethra one of largest videoconferencing vendors to India’s banking sector. The Reserve Bank of India, the central bank of India, was established in 1935. The Central Office has been located in Mumbai since inception. It has various b... (read article)



Rabobank in Eindhoven, The Netherlands uses Ex’ovision Eye Catcher videophones to enable potential mortgage customers at the Woensel branch to communicate with a morgage specialist at Rabobank regional HQ
	Posted 27 September 2004. Rabobank in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, is using three Ex’ovision Eye Catcher videophones to bring expertise from regional bank headquarters to customers at their local branch. Using the Eye Catcher videophone, the bank’s clients do not have to travel to regional headquarters to seek advise on mortgages but can use the convenient location of the Wo... (read article)



A major UK-based financial institution conducted a videoconference with 50 locations in the UK, broadcasting to more than 1,000 employees using the bridge and services of ACT Teleconferencing
	21 September 2004. ACT Teleconferencing, Inc., an independent worldwide provider of audio, video and web-based conferencing products and services, produced a large multimedia event for one of its clients in the UK on 15 September. The client, a major UK-based financial institution conducted a videoconference with 50 locations in the UK, broadcasting to more than 1,000 employees. The sit... (read article)



China’s largest Commercial Bank - ICBC - install a new video communications network consisting of 300 VS4000 has installed 300 Polyccom room systems and 24 MGC-100 MCUs
	4 August 2004. The China Industrial and Commercial Bank (ICBC) is China’s Largest Commercial Bank. ICBC owns 25 percent of all domestic commercial bank assets in China. That translates to over 100 million customers and 400 million personal savings accounts across 22,000 domestic outlets and 70 overseas branches. When its existing satellite based system proved unscaleable, ICBC selected... (read article)



DaimlerChrysler Services based in Milton Keynes in the UK uses TANDBERG videoconferencing to provide consultancy remotely to their Chrysler Jeep and Mercedes-Benz dealer sites
	Posted 15 March 2003. DaimlerChrysler Services is the Financial Services arm of the DaimlerChrysler group of companies. DaimlerChrysler Services UK Ltd has responsibility for the sales of finance and insurance products relating to DaimlerChrysler vehicles such as: Mercedes-Benz passenger cars, commercial vehicles and Unimog; Chrysler passenger cars; Jeep passenger cars and smart passenger cars.... (read article)



Unicredit Banca - Banca CRT of Turin uses distance learning with video as a remote training tool that permits cost reduction and ensures training sessions become standard daily procedure
	Posted 27 October 2003. Among the many banks around the globe currently taking advantage of distance learning is Unicredit Banca - Banca CRT of Turin, Italy, which began utilizing intensive Video communication programs in 1998. Ms. Raffaella Pozzo, who was responsible for setting up the remote training project, explains that the bank first used Video Communication to support the ... (read article)



China Construction Bank chooses Polycom for Nationwide Video conferencing network - November 2002
	26 November 2002. Beijing, China. China Construction Bank (CCB), one of China’s top four state-owned commercial banks, has completed a nationwide video conferencing network built using Polycom video endpoints and video infrastructure systems. CCB is one of China’s biggest lenders, operating tens of thousands of branches and sub-branches across the country. The July 2001 issue of ... (read article)



First-time user Tri-City Brokerage Turns to Wire One and Glowpoint - March 2002
	Tri-City Brokerage, Inc. has implemented its first set of videoconferencing links using Wire One`s Glowpoint network. Currently, Tri-City uses Glowpoint to conduct video meetings between its Chicago, New York City, and San Francisco locations, as well as with third parties that may or may not be Glowpoint subscribers. Tri-City expects to achieve significant reductions in its travel budget while... (read article)



Italy's TRADINGLAB(r) now uses Aethra.net for streaming video and video meetings- April 2002
	Each and every Monday, at 17.00 hours, TRADINGLAB(r), an Italian financial services company, organises virtual meetings between internal company managers and financial advisors. A total of more than 60 people, in a multipoint audio/video conference with videostreaming, comment live on the week's financial news. Thanks to Videostreaming Teleriunione(r) it is possible to access all the fi... (read article)

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