Glowpoint Certifies HaiVision Telepresence Equipment

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Telepresence and Holography / Holograms - November 2008

Editor’s viewpoint on their differences, likenesses and future...

We all just recently viewed an historic CNN holographic interview on an historic Election Night. CNN stated this type of imaging has never been done before on National TV and I believe that. I haven’t seen anything like it. The live interview caught me by surprise and sure had the “wow” factor attached to it didn’t it? Here’s a link to the actual interview.

CNN Hologram Video

The question now has to be asked. Is it Telepresence?

I’m no expert on the subject but I’m going to throw my hat into the ring, go out on a limb and say yes, I believe it is. Although I know many video conferencing purists are rolling their eyes and grabbing their guns right about now with my statement.

While I do know that Telepresence still hasn’t been universally defined (Houston, we have a problem), here’s how I see it…. Broken down to its simplest form - “tele” (through electronic means) and “presence” (present). This is how I’m justifying my opinion by lumping holography and Telepresence together. Just as Telepresence is surely an offshoot of video conferencing, holographic imaging (like we viewed on CNN) surely has to be considered an offshoot of Telepresence. The interviewer was “telepresent” from Chicago and beamed into the CNN Election Headquarters. She was most assuredly - “telepresent”. There was negligible latency, the imaging was fantastic and both interviewers were rehearsed on what they would say. I’ve just recently read that CNN actually “downgraded” the experience to make it “movie” quality and not as good as it could have been. Maybe they thought us mere mortals would be shocked if they showed their complete hand. I have a feeling it was so big to them, they didn’t want it to get upstaged by the historic election. I’m willing to bet we’ll see the “true” power of this technology in the upcoming weeks and months when they can put the pedal to the medal and show it off without having it sidetracked.

What an amazing time for this technology (all differences and opinions aside). Telepresence Doctors, nurses, teachers, schools and healthcare (healthpresence) will benefit from the recent gains in this state-of-the-art industry whether holograms, Telepresence or holography. Airlines also have to see the threat to a portion of their business travel. Hell, who wants go through security and fly to Miami for a two-hour conference when you can look them in the eye via Telepresence?

Beam me up Scotty! Simply amazing…!

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Hillside, NJ (PRWEB) July 16, 2007 -- Glowpoint Inc., a premiere broadcast-quality, IP-based managed video service provider, and HaiVision, a leading provider of network video equipment used in broadcast video distribution and telepresence suites by some of the key providers of telepresence rooms, today announced the certification of the HaiVision line of products for use on the Glowpoint network. The HaiVision line can be supported by Glowpoint's managed video services, also known as VNOC (Video Network Operations Center) service. The companies will be located in adjoining booths at the upcoming InfoComm07 trade show in Anaheim, California, June 18 - 21. Attendees can see the performance of the HaiVision products in live video calls across the Glowpoint network from the show floor to Glowpoint's offices in Hillside, New Jersey.

The companies plan to partner on opportunities which include both HaiVision products and Glowpoint services. Both companies will pursue these opportunities through their respective distribution channels.

"HaiVision has one of the highest quality products on the market today, and they are used in a number of telepresence and broadcast offerings by some of the biggest names in the industry," said Michael Brandofino, Glowpoint's president and CEO. "A number of our resellers also distribute HaiVision equipment. Having these products Glowpoint Certified opens the door for more opportunities and the ability to bundle our offerings into one comprehensive solution."

HaiVision's hai1000 multi-stream codec technology (as used in the world's foremost telepresence suites) and TASMAN encoder/decoder are based on the highest performance implementation of H.264, and are expanding to support up to 1080p high definition. HaiVision's products deliver the highest full-motion picture quality while supporting the lowest end-to-end latency available.

"With telepresence, the challenge of today's integrators is to blend audio and video expertise, high performance codecs, and a network service offering that delivers conferencing simplicity," said Peter Maag, HaiVision's vice-president of marketing. "The combined proposition of AV integration, HaiVision's codec technology, and Glowpoint's bulletproof networking and service is the key to satisfying the most demanding collaborative requirements."

The Glowpoint Telepresence Solution may be bundled with Glowpoint's own Quality of Service (QoS) managed network service or offered on its own by Glowpoint-enabling another network service. Glowpoint's VNOC offering includes: Patented Video Concierge services, Single Point of Contact for Scheduling and Support, Call Launching and Monitoring, Training, Interoperability Testing and Support, Stewardship Reporting and Consolidated Billing.

About Glowpoint:

Glowpoint, Inc. is a premiere broadcast-quality, IP-based managed video service provider. Glowpoint offers videoconferencing, bridging, technology hosting, and IP-broadcasting services to a vast array of companies, from large Fortune 100® enterprises to small and medium-sized businesses. Glowpoint's managed-video services are available bundled with Glowpoint's quality-network offering or as a value-added managed-video service across other networks. Glowpoint is exclusively focused on high-quality, two-way video communications and has been supporting millions of video calls since its launch in 2000. Glowpoint is headquartered in Hillside, New Jersey. To learn more about Glowpoint, visit www.glowpoint.com.

About HaiVision Systems Inc.:

HaiVision Systems Inc. is a private company dedicated to improving the way people live and work through the use of advanced network video technology. HaiVision's interactive products are used in the foremost telepresence suites, boardrooms, and continuous presence distance education systems worldwide. They are used as well in the medical field supporting information and service delivery within hospital campuses and across nations. HaiVision's streaming products are also used extensively for video backhaul and distribution in broadcast and IPTV applications. Please have a look at the product information, case studies, videos, and file samples available in the file download area of our web site.

For further information, please contact:

Rick Eisenberg    

Eisenberg Communications            

Tel: (212) 496-6828

Christopher Welch

Glowpoint, Inc.

Tel: (866) 456-9764, ext. 2002

Ceicy Tsui                                

HaiVision Systems Inc.

Tel: (514) 334-5445, ext. 251

Web: www.haivision.com

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