Mobile Video and the Enterprise

Alex VishnevCTO

Global Convergence, LLC

FACT: VIDEO IS HERE

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Video is Here!!!

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Video CommunicationsIs Not A New Concept

Toshiba, 1964

AT&T, 1964Bell Labs, 1956

Concept: Fritz Lang, Metropolis, 1927

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Historically, Video Communications Had Ups and Downs

Key Gating IssuesPriceQualitySocial Acceptance/PresentationFeatures

Wider Acceptance ofPersonal Video Chat

• Personal Devices are cheap• Video Quality becoming tolerable• Skype/Apple/Google/Yahoo are creating their

brands and acceptance of video communications• Variety of Social Engines are Offering Video Services• 3G/4G Carrier are Starting to Offer Video Services• TV/News Are Making Consumers Aware of Video

Communications with Remote (Skype, etc) Participants

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Today’s Islands of Technology• Proprietary systems and

services– FaceTime (Apple)– Qik– Tango– Skype

• In-Network Services– Skype

– FaceTime– Google/Yahoo/MSN/AOL

• ONLY TALK WITH EACH OTHER

• Vendor specific– Cisco/Tandberg Video

Conferencing– Polycom Video

Conferencing• ONLY TALK WITH EACH

OTHER

How Do We Fit-in And Adapt This Technology into the Enterprise?

Enterprise Operational Issues

• Device Management, Control and Audit• Internal and External Application Distribution• Security,Security,Security… Did I say SECURITY?• Security Policies for Personal vs Enterprise

Devices• Control But Not Limit Productivity Offered By

Mobile Devices.• Unified Communications

Key Elements For Accepting Video Applications in the Enterprise

• Video Quality and User Experience• Interoperability and Standardization of Mobile

Devices are needed to provide Video Services With Enterprise Collaboration Servers

• Effective Bandwidth Management and Error Recovery

• Training and Setting User Expectations• Video “Cloud”

Summary

• Device Management, Control, Security and Audit• Internal and External Application Distribution• Control But Not Limit Productivity Offered By Mobile

Devices.• Unified Communications• Video Quality and User Experience• Interoperability and Standardization of Mobile Devices are

needed to provide Video Services With Enterprise Collaboration Servers (Conference, WhiteBoard and Education)

• User Training and Setting Proper Expectations

Thank You,

Alex VishnevGlobal Convergence, LLC.

avishnev@newglobalconvergence.com704-360-0351