A teleconference or teleseminar is the live exchange and mass articulation of information among several persons and machines remote from one another but linked by a telecommunications system. Terms such as audio conferencing, telephone conferencing and phone conferencing are also sometimes used to refer to teleconferencing.
The telecommunications system may support the teleconference by providing one or more of the following: audio, video, and/or data services by one or more means, such as telephone, computer, telegraph, teletypewriter, radio, and television.
Video Teleconference
Internet teleconferencing
Internet teleconferencing includes internet telephone conferencing, videoconferencing, web conferencing, and augmented reality conferencing.
Internet telephony involves conducting a teleconference over the Internet or a Wide Area Network. One key technology in this area is Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP). Popular software for personal use includes Skype, Google Talk, Windows Live Messenger and Yahoo! Messenger.
A working example of an augmented reality conferencing was demonstrated at the Salone di Mobile in Milano by AR+RFID Lab. is another AR teleconferencing tool.
Maps Teleconference
Software and service providers
Notable vendors with articles:
- ACT Conferencing
- Adobe Acrobat Connect
- AT Conference, Inc.
- Compunetix
- Elluminate
- Glance
- Google Hangouts
- GoToMeeting
- InterCall
- LifeSize
- Microsoft Office Live Meeting
- Polycom
- Premiere Global Services
- Skype
- TrueConf
- Voxeet
- WebEx
See also
- Conference call
- Internet telephony
- List of video telecommunication services and product brands
- Media space
- Telecollaboration
- Telepresence
- Videoconferencing
References
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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