The constant traveler was one of the reasons that Video Conferencing was invented. This role has been altered in a good way – now the road warrior is actually the jet-setter who cannot be tied to an office. Typically this person is the one who works sometimes from home, the local beanery, or during vacation!

You have to live your life, and you have to work – Video Conferencing lets you do both! Ad-hoc meetings are always a possibility with the limitless nature of Video Conferencing. Stop rescheduling life for work and work for life. Here’s your cake and here’s your fork…

What are my options?

Laptops, tablets, smartphones… choose your weapon. No matter what you have in mind, the Bring-Your-Own-Device movement makes communication simple. With the proper infrastructure, the End User has seamless connections.

The three main manufacturers offer distinct solutions – For a laptop or PC, you can choose a single user desktop client, such as the LifeSize SoftPhone. If you wish to incorporate your iPad, iPhone, Android tablet, and smartphone, you will need a more robust solution to deploy across the company.

The best portable solutios include the following: Cisco Webex Telepresence offers you a cloud-based solution so that users can log-into a host of devices based on the user and not on the endpoint, so Jane can use the same account on her iPad, Android Phone, and workstation; LifeSize has the ClearSea solution which will bring together an entire organization regardless of the device; and Polycom CMA offers management tools to make deploying and scheduling a breeze.

How to Choose?

Your solution lies in both your device preference and your user count. If you have 16 or fewer simultaneous callers, go for the LifeSize. Already have Cisco Infrastructure? Register your Jabber client to the server and keep your costs under control! If you run a Polycom shop, the free m500 client download is an easy fix.

So get out your tablet and get in the office – virtually, of course!

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Whether you are a work-from-home parent, or a partial commuter, working from home can present a “Team Environment” challenge. Bring back the collaboration with Video Conferencing for the home office.

What Are My Options?

The three main manufacturers offer three distinct solutions:

How to Choose?

Each of these solutions is budget and space-conscious – perfect for the individual user.

The first thing you need to know is your anticipated in-conference behavior. What does this mean? Well, do you like to get up and walk around on a call? Will you incorporate a whiteboard or a project board? Do you need to show other features in the room on a call?

If you have answered yes to any of these questions, you need a room-based system for the individual. If not, a desktop solution is fine.

From there, you need to know if you will host multiway calls (call more than one place at a time), share data and presentations, and if you need 720p or 1080p resolution.

So, if you like to pace around the room, share data, and need 1080p resolution, opt for the small room-based system with the premium resolution. If, however, you only need to be an occasional participant in a conference and do not plan to share data, go for a software-based desktop client.