Conferencing Solutions

Conferencing is something businesses simply cannot do without. If you are considering purchase of conferencing solution then this brief guide should help you. It is not about brands but about features to look for in what should be the best conferencing solution for you. You can pick conferencing software based on power, performance and price or simply because it is a snap to set it up and use it. Power You cannot have wimpy software when you think of conferencing. It should be able to accommodate anywhere from 250 to even 1000 participants without breaking stride or faltering when presented with a huge load. Participants may be doing different things like talking with each other, some leave and rejoin. Others just listen. Some feel compelled to join in on an ongoing chat or butt in. The software simply lets everything proceed. Performance If you conduct a conference you will find that someone somewhere has a weak internet connection. Audio and video may ma...

The recent imbroglio caused by an Israeli company compromising Indian Whatsapp accounts underlines the fact that even end to end encryption offered by freeware communication solutions are simply not enough. The Indian Government’s military advised its officers to avoid Facebook and Whatsapp for official use. Governments and military need video conferencing but not just any common garden variety of video conferencing. They need highly secure, high quality, totally reliable solutions that will handle any load and work under any conditions, even in emergency situations. Asterisk Video conferencing solutions for government and army offer highest levels of security for such communications. Full facilities and features Video conferencing in government permits better and faster collaboration while reducing costs but security is vital in all areas such as police, courts, hospitals, ministerial communications, fire fighting and disaster relief operations as well as training. ...

Communications has evolved from the humble PSTN telephone to VoIP, Unified Communications and now, video conferencing made easy with webRTC. Any business, small or large, will find innumerable benefits to incorporating video conferencing solution in their business communications. Here are the top 10. 1. Hold a video conference and you are sure everyone attends Announce a conference and invariably you will find that a few invitees may not be able to participate due to distance, prior appointment or inconvenience of travel. The conferencing solution lets them attend using their desktop in office, at home or even their mobile device. 2. Focused discussions A physical conference may extend beyond a specified time limit whereas, within a conferencing solution, you can define start and end time. This gives urgency and focus to discussions. You can get more done in a short time and avoid unnecessary talk.  3. Share documents, make presentations and vid...

VoIP technologies have transformed communication and conferencing. The conferencing scenario has shifted from expensive dedicated hardware to software conferencing solution that needs minimum of hardware. That brings conferencing solution , whether it is audio or video or both within the reach of enterprises of every size from a budding business to enterprise grade corporations.  The best is not necessarily the most expensive but one with a rich feature set, scalable, easy to integrate into existing IT infrastructure and easy to use too. Minimum hardware Ideally the best VoIP conferencing solution in the current situation is one that does not need dedicated hardware. The software solution you choose should be able to make use of an existing desktop with the addition of a mic, headset and webcam or a smartphone. Users can initiate or take part in a conference without the need to install any software in a properly designed and set up video conferencing soluti...

With an abundance of conferencing software to choose from it is easy for businesses to pick the best conferencing software that delivers maximum ROIs. It is just a matter of knowing what to look for and then making maximum use of the conferencing solution. Features It is easy to say “I want everything in an affordable package” but the features should be what will actually help your organization, and more importantly, your employees, accomplish what needs to be done. Carry on audio chats and conferences : Whether it is between departments inside the same building or with branch offices or with customers or vendors, the conferencing software makes the whole process easy. Mobility : Executives in the field may start a conference or take part using their mobile devices from anywhere and at any time. Video conferencing : Audio conferencing may be limiting such as when a face to face meeting or group discussion is desired and it is necessary to sha...

Video conferencing is not one of those things you need once in a while for special occasions in the corporate world. It is now ubiquitous for personal and corporate communications. Productivity increases with increased use of video conferencing. One can opt for popular services such as Skype but that has its limitations from the enterprise perspective. This is where custom video conferencing solution designed and developed for enterprise level audio-video conference can prove to be invaluable. It proves to be the best, both from price and performance perspective. Performance Get Asteriskservice conferencing solution and it comes with an inward Canadian dialing number. At the same time you enjoy the facility of calling numbers across the world. This is one way to go about it. Switch over to WebRTC mode and you sidestep this issue while gaining even more benefits: Do away with specialized hardware for audio-video conference with the Asterisk solution for conf...

Asterisk 15 is out with a new set of enhanced features that portend well for the future of communication. There are noticeable gains in conferencing that set trends in this segment for 2019 and beyond. Multi participant audio-video conferencing gets better The previous version had a single pipe that had to accommodate various frames. This presented performance bottlenecks. The latest version includes streaming and capability to handle multiple in and out audio and video streams. Conference calls become smoother and, as a result lead to widespread adoption, especially video conferencing. Better WebRTC integration WebRTC has gained a name for video and audio chats and conferencing. Now Asterisk includes options that can be configured for WebRTC. Bundle support is also included to allow multiple media streams to utilize the same transport mechanism. In plain words this results in a much improved transformation in audio-video conferencing with the WebRTC layer. D...