You are in:

Video conferencing has 'finally overtaken conference calling'

News Article - Monday, 12 December 2011 12:33

Video conferencing technology has reached a point where it is more effective than traditional conference call solutions - offering much better collaboration potential, according to IDC. The research organisation said the market for telepresence and video conferencing solutions has been growing rapidly and is now worth more than $680 million (£437 million) a year.

"Only recently have enterprise networks and video conferencing technology ... been capable of delivering collaboration experiences worthy of initiating a video session, versus having a conference call or hopping on a plane," said senior analyst of enterprise communications infrastructure at IDC Rich Costello.

He added that the market for video conferencing solutions will continue to grow over the course of the next five years and will be bolstered by the shift towards video integration in mobile devices and desktop terminals.

IDC also believes that the key market players - Cisco and Polycom - will continue to hold onto the majority of the market share - particularly in the enterprise market. Recently, Polycom extended its partnership with Microsoft, which will see the software developer integrate its Lync programme into Polycom's VoIP phones, reports V3.

• Cisco
• Cloud Services
• Collaboration
• Microsoft
• Mobile Device
• Polycom
• Telepresence
• Video Conferencing
• VoIP

Executive Brief: Free video conferencing solutions - what are their limitations? Check out this research paper The Great Video Conferencing Debate: Cost Vs Quality

White Paper: 5 Steps to Ensure Maximum ROI on Your Video Conferencing Investment - Complimentary white paper presenting 5 steps to get maximum ROI. Learn more >>

More News

EU tech boom is fuelled by consumer-facing dotcoms 01-2-2012
Majority of CIO’s resigned to accepting consumerisation of IT 27-1-2012
1.3 Billion Mobile Workers Globally by 2015, Says IDC Survey 24-1-2012
Amazon now offers Dedicated Network Connection in UK 17-1-2012
Microsoft continues to lose browser market share 03-1-2012
Businesses are adopting smartphones to boost mobile working 09-12-2011
Mobile working is a top priority for business, claims IDC 08-12-2011

News Feed

Recent Articles

The hidden costs of ‘low cost’ video conferencing solutions Online video conferencing solutions like Skype, Oovoo, Google Talk and Yahoo! Messenger rose to prom ...	Challenges to Home and Remote Working The benefits of home and remote working are clear enough: improved work-life balance for employees, ...
The Video Conferencing Boom - Top Trends to Watch Businesses around the globe will spend £2.3 billion on live video conferencing by 2016, according to ...	Cloud services make inroads into larger SMBs - Part 1 The benefits of cloud computing accrue in one form or another to companies across the size spectrum, ...
Why Today’s Mobile Workers Are Working Longer Hours than Ever Today’s global mobile workers - armed with iPads, smartphones and laptops - are working longer hours ...	Security Threats from Mobile Devices & Smartphones As more people gain access to high-tech mobile devices, we have seen a rapid shift in how we supply ...