IVCi Achieves InfoComm International Gold and Silver Level Designations

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Telepresence and Holography / Holograms - November 2008

Editor’s viewpoint on their differences, likenesses and future...

We all just recently viewed an historic CNN holographic interview on an historic Election Night. CNN stated this type of imaging has never been done before on National TV and I believe that. I haven’t seen anything like it. The live interview caught me by surprise and sure had the “wow” factor attached to it didn’t it? Here’s a link to the actual interview.

CNN Hologram Video

The question now has to be asked. Is it Telepresence?

I’m no expert on the subject but I’m going to throw my hat into the ring, go out on a limb and say yes, I believe it is. Although I know many video conferencing purists are rolling their eyes and grabbing their guns right about now with my statement.

While I do know that Telepresence still hasn’t been universally defined (Houston, we have a problem), here’s how I see it…. Broken down to its simplest form - “tele” (through electronic means) and “presence” (present). This is how I’m justifying my opinion by lumping holography and Telepresence together. Just as Telepresence is surely an offshoot of video conferencing, holographic imaging (like we viewed on CNN) surely has to be considered an offshoot of Telepresence. The interviewer was “telepresent” from Chicago and beamed into the CNN Election Headquarters. She was most assuredly - “telepresent”. There was negligible latency, the imaging was fantastic and both interviewers were rehearsed on what they would say. I’ve just recently read that CNN actually “downgraded” the experience to make it “movie” quality and not as good as it could have been. Maybe they thought us mere mortals would be shocked if they showed their complete hand. I have a feeling it was so big to them, they didn’t want it to get upstaged by the historic election. I’m willing to bet we’ll see the “true” power of this technology in the upcoming weeks and months when they can put the pedal to the medal and show it off without having it sidetracked.

What an amazing time for this technology (all differences and opinions aside). Telepresence Doctors, nurses, teachers, schools and healthcare (healthpresence) will benefit from the recent gains in this state-of-the-art industry whether holograms, Telepresence or holography. Airlines also have to see the threat to a portion of their business travel. Hell, who wants go through security and fly to Miami for a two-hour conference when you can look them in the eye via Telepresence?

Beam me up Scotty! Simply amazing…!

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Your Editor and Administrator - L II
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Hauppauge, NY (PRWEB) September 12, 2007 -- IVCi, LLC ( www.ivci.com ), a leading integrator of enterprise collaboration solutions including video conferencing, audio visual integration, streaming, Web conferencing and managed conferencing services, announced today that it has qualified as an InfoComm International Gold and Silver Certified Audio Visual Solutions Provider (CAVSP). These designations recognize that a high percentage of IVCi's regional office's sales, customer service, and technical staff have achieved and maintained individual InfoComm Certification.

InfoComm awards individual Certification to audio visual professionals who have demonstrated knowledge and comprehension of the science and technology used in communications including audio, video, display and systems. Technicians, engineers, designers, salespeople, customer service personnel, managers and executives are eligible to take the individual certification test.

"This certification shows our dedication to maintaining a staff of the most qualified professionals in the business," said IVCi Senior Vice President of Audio Visual Integration Tim Hennen. "The members of the highly skilled IVCi team are experts in audio visual integration who work diligently to earn certifications like the CASVP, so as to provide our clients outstanding customer service with each customized AV integrated room."

"A CAVSP designation gives AV companies a competitive advantage in the marketplace," said Randal A. Lemke, Ph.D., InfoComm International's executive director. "Customers of audio visual communications and presentation systems can be confident of professionalism and an aspiration to excellence when working with these companies that have invested in education and training to stay current on the latest AV technologies and techniques."

The company-level CAVSP Certification program is the only such program available for the commercial audio visual industry. In addition to confirming that a high percentage of the regional office's employees are InfoComm certified, the Gold and Silver CAVSP designations mean that IVCi agreed to comply with 10 Standards of Excellence developed in collaboration with industry experts to emphasize the best practices of audio visual businesses.

The Standards of Excellence are a guidepost for audio visual companies and professionals who place the customer first and offer quality audio visual solutions. They include the commitment to provide complete customer satisfaction with audio visual solutions that provide value to the client. They convey the importance that audio visual solutions providers place on their own skills development through continuing education. They also cover the critical role that audio visual professionals play as partners with IT specialists, architects, building managers and others.

About IVCi

IVCi, LLC (http://www.ivci.com | http://audiovisual.ivci.com) is a leading integrator of managed enterprise collaboration solutions, including video conferencing, audio visual and managed conference services. From our headquarters in Long Island, New York, and branch offices throughout the country, IVCi makes conferencing and audio visual solutions easy to use, easy to manage, and easy to afford.

About InfoComm International

InfoComm International (http://www.infocomm.org ) is the industry leader in certification for AV communications professionals, and is the only audiovisual certification recognized by the U.S. National Certification Commission and accepted by the U.S. Veterans Administration for reimbursement under the Montgomery G.I. Bill. InfoComm certification programs are designed to establish and maintain widespread credibility for the audiovisual industry and the professionals who perform the work. The company-level CAVSP designation recognizes professionalism and expertise achieved through professional development, training, and continuously updated certification of employees.

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