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• Videoconferencing latency delays add twist to orchestra contest

  AARNet videoconferencing will power a world music competition tonight with orchestras in Australia, Asia and Europe.

• National Health and Medical Research Council seeks IP telephony

  The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) wants to replace an “ageing” phone system with IP telephony, according to a request for tender posted Tuesday.

• ME Bank trials workplace videoconferencing kiosks

  Members Equity Bank is trialling workplace videoconferencing kiosks as part of its strategy to help grow its customer base, and is aiming to roll out the kiosks to six workplaces in the next six months, said the bank’s enterprise architect, Jem Richards.
  

• Gartner sees shift to hybrid cloud unified communications

  Australian businesses are moving towards a hybrid cloud approach to their unified communications services, according to Gartner analyst Geoff Johnson.

• Sophisticated Siri could be next BYO challenge: Intel

  Personal data agents could be part of the next wave of IT consumerization that will challenge IT managers, said Intel chief evangelist, Steve Brown

• Why… delays… in… video calls just might be good for you

  The next time you’re on a Google+ hangout or other video call, relish any computer- or network-based communications delays between you and the other participant. After all, such seemingly awkward and frustrating silences can actually enhance the conversation, according to research out of Ohio State University.

• 3D conferencing hits the enterprise

  Immersive virtual environments - such as Second Life and some enterprise-friendly alternatives - have traditionally required users to download special software and learn a difficult user interface.

• Enterprise note to Microsoft: Please make Skype easier to manage!

  Skype voice and video has tended to trigger IT security angst, and now that Microsoft has bought Skype, some observers are voicing hope that the service will be improved to help it be better managed in an enterprise setting.

• Vidyo's mobile videoconferencing app showcased on iPad 2

  You're staring at your iPad 2 screen, at what looks like four pictures of four coworkers quartering the display. And then one of them waves at you. And you wave back. And the videoconference starts.

• 5 things you need to know about videoconferencing

  Your office is now optional. A recent study from Infonetics Research projects that enterprises will spend $5 billion on videoconferencing and telepresence by 2015. To accommodate the need for instant connectivity and information sharing at the office, CIOs need to coordinate IT investments with physical space. Vendors like Polycom and Steelcase are teaming up to integrate audio, video and file sharing using multiple ports and display screens at office meeting tables.

• Vantages pushes Cloud videoconferencing to SMEs

  Melbourne-based communications service provider, Vantage Systems, will offer a hosted videoconferencing solution from the end of the second quarter this year in a bid to break down the barriers of proprietary systems holding back the SME market.

• Polycom gets instant Microsoft integration with Accordent buy

  Polycom said it bought video management firm Accordent Technologies for $50 million in cash,

• My, that's a big iPhone 5 screen you have

  The latest Apple iPhone 5 rumor centers on the anticipated smartphone featuring a 4-inch screen, about 14% bigger than the standard 3.5-inch display of current iPhones and more in line with what Google Android phone makers have been offering.

• NICTA to improve online video search engines

  National ICT Australia (NICTA) has partnered with Microsoft to develop technology aimed at improving the performance of online video search engines.

• Vidyo to show off mobile-to-mobile videoconferencing at CES

  Vidyo will demonstrate today an Internet videoconference among six types of mobile devices made by multiple manufacturers in an effort to show how flexible its core VidyoConferencing platform can be for creating business meetings among personal devices.