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Photos: The future of videoconferencing
Beam me up, Scotty...

By Andy McCue

Published: Thursday 26 July 2007

Videoconferencing has had many false dawns over the last couple of decades because of issues with video quality, poor latency and the cumbersome nature of the products but IT giants Cisco and HP are now going head-to-head with rival high-end videconferencing products that promise a more real-life experience that can cut down on corporate travel expenses and improve collaboration.

Cisco demoed its TelePresence offering (pictured above) at the company's annual Networkers conference in Anaheim, California this week.

Photo credit: Andy McCue