Whether providing professional development resources, enabling collaboration among a distributed workforce or simply following an executive order, agencies everywhere are embracing teleconferencing and reaping its many benefits.
In the past, video teleconferencing was unreliable and the lack of dependable technology made for a frustrating and less-than-productive experience. Fast-forward to today, and there are a number of new innovations that are allowing organizations to fully embrace video conferencing. In addition, with travel budgets nearly depleted for government agencies, next-generation video conferencing can help them remain productive and effective in these austere times.
These are some of the key themes that Andrew Reitter, Senior Manager – Technical Marketing Engineer – TelePresence at Cisco, addressed in a recent TechSource podcast.