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The Videoconferencing Landscape is Changing As Companies Look for Innovative Ways to Drive Business and Consumer Demand

July 13, 2009

GLG Expert Contributor

1) Standalone videoconferencing endpoints are destined to go the way of dedicated word processing equipment in the late 1970's. 2)  Cisco (NASDAQ:CSCO) along with telecom carriers and innovative new companies like Vidyo (privately held) are providing competition to incumbents Tandberg (Oslo: TAA) and Polycom (NASDAQ: PLCM). 3) New entrants are delivering videoconferencing as part of unified communications offerings, service providers are delivering dedicated network services and a full suite of management offerings, and there is a growing consumer market.

When an Innovation is Too Small to Offer

July 10, 2009

GLG Expert Contributor

Here Jeff Vinson points out the market size is probably too small, the product has been around for years with no success.  I discuss why and what needs to happen.

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