Human Productivity Lab is pleased to announce the launch of Telepresence Options Magazine. The new magazine which is available in hard copy and a digital edition covers the latest in telepresence and effective visual collaboration technologies.

The Spring 2011 issue includes the following:

What is Telepresence?
The ROI of Telepresence in a World of Economic and Geopolitical Uncertainty
Robotic Telepresence: A Primer & Tale of the Tape
Understanding the Telepresence Marketplace
Creating Telepresence Environments – A Design Guide

Your Telepresence Options Magazine subscription also includes instant access to:
The Telepresence Options 2011 Yearbook – The Indispensable Sourcebook and Cookbook for Telepresence and Visual Collaboration

The next edition of Telepresence Options Magazine will be published in Fall 2011 and will cover:

Infrastructure, Managed Services, Inter-Networking, Security and Exchange
Contents will include:
Understanding Video network Infrastructure Management
The Great Debate: The Case for Managed Services Vs. The Case for building Your Own VNOC
Inter-Networking Telepresence: MPLS, Satellite and Exchange
Securing Video

The on-going eruptions of the Icelandic volcano and the continued closure of European air travel has bolded, underlined, and highlighted the need for smart organizations to have a disaster recovery plan for when the planes stop flying. The complete proceedings of The Inter-Company Telepresence and Videoconferencing Conference are now available on DVD along with the complete coursework and a hard copy of the Inter-Company Telepresence and Videoconferencing Handbook for $495.

The Inter-Company Telepresence and Videoconferencing Conference was held on April 22nd, 2010 in Reston, Virginia.  The conference brought together experts on inter-company telepresence and videoconferencing who shared the best practices around using telepresence and effective visual collaboration to connect with partners, vendors, investors, and customers. These best practices are now available on a DVD of the complete conference proceeding and all the course materials.

Topics and Presenters Include:
Overview of the Challenges and Rewards of Inter-Company Visual Collaboration &
Overcoming Operational Hurdles – Howard S. Lichtman, Human Productivity Lab
Inter-Company Information Security – Brent Houlahan, CSO – Unisys
Technical Challenges & Solutions – Aaron Roe, Deloitte
Cultural Barriers and Driving Adoption – Peter Brockmann – Brockmann & Company

The Telepresence and Video Conferencing Exchange Provider Review is a comprehensive review of a new class of telepresence and videoconferencing service providers: Telepresence and Video Conferencing Exchange Providers.  Exchange Providers connect enterprise and carrier networks together, match disparate QoS tags, handle IP address conflicts, and enforce security policies to connect together partner, vendor, and customer companies on different networks for secure, high-quality telepresence and video conferencing sessions.
http://www.TelepresenceOptions.com/exchangereview

“The Inter-Company Telepresence and Video Conferencing Handbook” educates CIOs, executives, managers, telepresence and video conferencing professionals about the opportunities, challenges and solutions for inter-company telepresence and video conferencing with partners, vendors, and customers.  The Handbook is a guide to reducing costs, improving individual and organizational productivity, improving time-to-market advantage, and leveraging your investment in telepresence and videoconferencing as part of your disaster recovery program in the face of war, terrorism, false flag terrorism, economic, or public health emergencies. http://www.TelepresenceOptions.com/handbook