With a plethora of video conferencing equipment available on the market, how do you make the right choice?

Video conferencing has been around for more than a decade and back then there was a limited amount of players in the marketplace and the systems were very expensive to install as well as call costs over Telstra's ISDN network as IP networking was not an option.

The key thing to remember with videoconferencing equipment is that it should be complying with a global standard. This ensures that you get trouble free conferencing between different manufacturer's codecs but in the real world this is not always the case.

How to avoid potential compatibility issues can be done as simply as using a manufacturer who has extensive experience and market share in the video conferencing arena.

In Australia, the major players are Polycom, Tandberg & Aethra. Polycom would have the majority share of the market but it does come at a premium price and may not fit into your budget.

Aethra which is an Italian company have been gaining serious traction in the market and do offer a very economical solution to the SME marketplace without compromising performance.

Many audio visual companies offer both Polycom and Aethra products to its clients and can provide solutions such as fully integrated boardrooms and training facilities utilising automated control systems such as AMX or Crestron to provide simplicity of operation.



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