We start to hear more and more about Unified Communications lately. It is something we at Tam Tam are really looking forward to integrate into our new telephony infrastructure. Unified Communications is cool!
Today, MS published a story about RoundTable, a new UC application for conferencing calls.
"RoundTable is a table-top device, not much bigger than a traditional speaker phone at the base. It can be connected to a standard PC to offer synchronized voice and video conferencing. The device creates a 360-degree, panoramic video of side-by-side images of everyone who is taking part in the conference. It tracks the flow of the conversation, so the image and voice of the person who is speaking are spotlighted. People across many locations can attend meetings together virtually.
RoundTable works with Office Communications Server 2007 and Office Live Meeting, allowing companies to integrate virtual presentations, shared whiteboards and file sharing into their audio/video conferences. If someone misses a conference call, the RoundTable sessions can be can be recorded and viewed later."
Read the full story here