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Welcome to our Blog which we hope will be of interest and value to businesses contemplating how video conferencing can improve business efficiency and performance. We hope you enjoy it!

WA CRC Video Conferencing Network

The WA CRC (Community Resource Centres) video conferencing network is a really exciting project and we are really proud to be a part of it.

Using the latest video conferencing technology from Vidyo, BeingThere is able to provide video conferencing to over 100 Community Resource Centres across WA. This opens up some really exciting opportunities for these communities to access services such training, consultation and government services that are not available in their town. It also saves a lot of unnecessary travel and CO2 emissions.

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WA Telecentre Video Conferencing

The WA Telecentre video conferencing network is a really exciting project and BeingThere is really proud to be a part of it.

Using the latest video conferencing technology from Vidyo, BeingThere is able to provide video conferencing to over 100 telecentres across WA. This opens up some really exciting opportunities for these communities to access services such as government consultation, community training and business services that are not available in their town. It also saves a lot of unnecessary travel and CO2 emissions.

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Video Conferencing at the WACOSS Conference

Video Conferencing at the WACOSS Conference 

We provided video conferencing for the WACOSS Conference 2010, this was a really exciting event and a great example where video conferencing can help make WA a little bit smaller for the WACOSS community.

We hope you enjoyed the video conferencing at the WACOSS conference.

If you didn’t get a chance to see our booth at the WACOSS conference and would like find out a bit more about Video Conferencing in the WA Community Sector please contact us we would be happy…

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Vidyo Melbourne Victoria

Vidyo Melbourne Victoria

Vidyo is a new video conferencing technology which user H.264 Scalable Video Coding (SVC),…

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Vidyo CeBIT Australia

 

Vidyo CeBIT Australia

 Vidyo will be at CeBIT Australia next week, Vidyo is a telepresence-quality video conferencing solution that is felixible and affordable on PCs, Macs and HD room systems.

“Vidyo technology through exceptional latency and packet loss management Vidyo delivers a quality experience and coupled with ease of use Vidyo in Australia is going to deliver on the promise of Video Conferencing that executives have be waiting for” said BeingThere Video Conferencing Director Gerry Murphy.

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Desktop Video Conferencing Sydney NSW

 

There has always been a gap between the expense of room based video conferencing equipment and the poor performance of desktop video conferencing, which has put video conferencing out of reach of most organisations in Sydney NSW. 2010 sees a new era of desktop…

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Video Conferencing Resource Industry

In times of economic growth, efficient use of staff time plays a major role in a business’ ability to expand with resource industry. 

 

For businesses planning growth strategies and how they can capture emerging business opportunities with the inevitable shortage of time and staff, it is worth noting advancements in video conferencing which offers the resource industry a more cost and time effective way of managing your business. 

 

The technology now enables businesses to host high definition ‘face to face’ meetings with remote offices and staff, external suppliers and clients regardless of where they are located for around…

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Desktop Video Conferencing Brisbane

There has always been a gap between the expense of video conferencing equipment and the poor performance of desktop video conferencing, which has put video conferencing out of reach of most…

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Hosted Video Conferencing Australia

 

Why are more and more organisations choosing a hosted video conferencing in Australia?

Video conferencing is a risky business and most IT professionals are already snowed under managing business critical email and phone systems, making a hosted video conferencing service a preferred solution. No investment in aging hardware, no specialised training or allocation of IT resources. When video conferencing works it delivers travel savings that far out way its cost to the organisation, however when it doesn’t work it is a painful cost to the business. With the simplicity…

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Desktop Video Conferencing Australia

 

There has always been a gap between the expense of video conferencing equipment and the poor performance of desktop video conferencing, which has put video conferencing out of reach of most organisations. 2010 sees a new era of desktop video conferencing in Australia, enabling high definition desktop  video conferencing at a fraction of the cost of the more expensive room systems. We typically find that our clients save thousands of dollars by considering desktop video conferencing before spending money on expensive boardroom based video conferencing.

 

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Video conferencing: Teleworker

When you are tasked with reducing your organisation’s Carbon Footprint and/or providing a flexible work environment the concept of using video conferencing to manage and connect workers situated in their home offices is a ‘no brainer’. But making video conferencing technology available to users doesn’t necessarily deliver the end business outcome.

A good approach to making the teleworker model work for you is to consider:

1 – Outcomes: What are the management outcomes you need to achieve amongst the teleworker team?

2 – Processes: What processes or meeting schedules do you need to achieve these management outcomes

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Video Conferencing Project Success

Two things to consider, before you introduce video conferencing into your business.

1 - Start with a Foundation of Frequency

The key to ensure adoption of video conferencing (critical to achieving ROI) is making sure that you have a regular schedule of meetings that can be run via video conference. This is critical to getting users comfortable with video conferencing. Once this schedule of meetings is established other value adding and cost saving applications will start to become obvious.

2 - Share The Pain

When selecting a video conferencing company to partner with it is really worth paying close attention…

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What does BeingThere offer?

Below is a 3 minute video outlining what we offer.

 

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Make a List

Fact: You can now literally meet ‘face to face’ via video conference with stakeholders just about anywhere in the world without leaving your desk. This is a significant advancement and its implications are worth thinking about for a few minutes.

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Below is a 2 minute exercise that I hope is of use to you in contemplating the relevance and opportunities ubiquitous laptop video conferencing presents to your business:

1) Make list on a piece of paper of your key relationships that make your business tick (i.e. top 3 clients, suppliers, staff and contractors)

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Vidyo Perth

Vidyo is a new video conferencing technology which user H.264 Scalable Video Coding (SVC), enabling Vidyo to deliver a quality video conference experience over ‘normal’ IP networks. It does not required dedicated expensive networks to deliver a quality meeting experience, Vidyo effectively extends quality video conferencing from the boardroom, to the office or to tele-worker. While Vidyo represents a major improvement in video conferencing technology in Perth, getting business value out of Vidyo still needs project management, user care and support from the service provider to make improve adoption and uptake – but with the right Perth based Vidyo service…

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Vidyo Australia

 

Vidyo represents a significant step forward in video conferencing performance and affordability for Australian businesses. Being relatively isolated here in Australia, Vidyo’s ability to deliver a quality video conference experience over ‘normal’ IP networks means our video conferencing ‘reach’ at cost effective rates is limited only by internet connectivity at the remote location. Vidyo effectively extends quality video conferencing from the boardroom, to the office or to the tele-worker. While Vidyo represents a major improvement in video conferencing technology, getting business value out of Vidyo still needs project management, user care and support from the service provider to improve…

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USB Speakerphone Product Reviews Australia

USB Speakerphone Product Reviews Australia

 Our core business is desktop video conferencing and a key component of that is quality audio, so finding a reliable USB speakerphone was a critical to helping out customers get the most from our video conferencing service. So we figured we that it would be useful for others if we published our very…

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Phoenix Duet PCS Australia Review

 

Phoenix Duet PCS Australia Review

 Our core business is desktop video conferencing and a key component of that is quality audio, so finding a reliable USB speakerphone was a critical to helping out customers get the most from our video conferencing service. We have tested a number of speakerphone devices that didn’t live up to our performance expectations, then we finally…

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Chat 50 USB Speakerphone Australia Product Review

 

Chat 50 USB Speakerphone Australia Product Review

Our core business is desktop video conferencing and a key component of that is quality audio, so finding a reliable USB speakerphone was a critical to helping out customers get the most from our video conferencing service. This product review covers the Chat 50 USB Speakerphone which is available in Australia.

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