Want to have a conference but cannot afford the hefty price tag that comes with it? Australian company Attend Anywhere understands that and may solve that problem with its affordable video conferencing service.
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Attend Anywhere’s CEO, Mr Chris Ryan said, “At the moment we’re seeing plenty of buzz around video conferencing as an alternative to travel at a time when rising fuel costs and a desire to cut carbon emissions are forcing companies to reassess their travel budgets. However with costs to set up a video conferencing system that covers two sites from around $20,000 – $200,000 it’s not really a viable alternative for many organisations.”
“By contrast, to access high definition videoconferencing within the new Attend Anywhere platform requires only a computer, a $100 webcam and a high-speed internet connection, and it can all happen at your desk at the click of a button,” he added.
Attend Anywhere uses a new videoconference platform called Vidyo which utilises a new IP standard to deliver TV quality videoconferencing over the internet using a standard computer and webcam.
Mr. Ryan said that Attend Anywhere’s new platform was developed from the learning gained after years of grappling with the challenges of providing education, medical and consulting services and collaboration using traditional video conferencing systems. Mr. Ryan added that while the cost and accessibility issues often hampered the use of video conferencing, organisations also grappled with complicated process issues when providing meetings and other services via video conference.
Attend Anywhere’s platform enables organisations to use the same process for managing video conference participation as for in-person participation as well as providing content management and promotion, logistics management and administration, financial, legal management systems.