A Brief History Of The Future Of Videoconferencing
Our personal and professional lives are about to change.
The convergence of information technology (IT) and audiovisual technology (AV) has been discussed and analyzed for well over a decade. However, in the past couple of years, what was once more “theoretical” has become the lived reality for systems integrators, consultants, installers, design-build firms, technology managers and design engineers. The industry’s biggest buzzword has become AV-over-IP. As a result, more and more fixed installations in commercial environments now reflect converged systems where AV signals reside on and utilize facilities’ backbone IT infrastructure. Every month, Sound & Communications covers the convergence in our in-depth, 360-degree installation features. In addition, we probe these issues in each edition of IT/AV Report, a three-times-yearly supplement to Sound & Communications that is edited by Shonan Noronha, EdD. Each issue of IT/AV Report explores the convergence from multiple angles, offering technology profiles, business insights and exclusive looks at specific venues’ IT/AV usage.
Our personal and professional lives are about to change.
What the future holds for unified communications and collaboration is featured in our fall edition of IT/AV Report.
Revisiting this important question with fresh eyes.
The answer might not be as clear-cut as we think.
In our Spring IT/AV Report, we offer a guide to swimming in a deluge of data and explore how collaboration technology is expanding possibilities inside and outside of the classroom.
Encouragingly, many have already begun to adapt and embrace change.