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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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PALO ALTO, Calif. (Business Wire EON) May 20, 2008 -- "EDF's goal for this inaugural report is to encourage more companies to take action that's good for the environment and for business," said Gwen Ruta, vice president, Corporate Partnerships, EDF. "The breakthrough and everyday solutions featured in 'Innovations Review 2008' can provide inspiration for others."

The Innovations Review will be announced at a press conference today in San Francisco at EDF's office, where HP and other California-based companies will be recognized for the environmental innovations featured in the report. The full report is available at www.edf.org/innovationsreview.

"We are honored to be recognized for our environmental stewardship by the Environmental Defense Fund," said David Murphy, senior vice president, Web Services and Software Business, HP. "The inclusion of Halo in the first annual Innovations Review is testament to HP's legacy of environmental and technology leadership and innovation."

To meet increased demands for HP Halo Telepresence Solutions within HP, the company is quadrupling the number of studios within its facilities around the world. HP estimates that when the global build-out is complete, during the second half of 2009, the company will eliminate more than 20,000 trips per year and will save millions annually in travel costs.

Eliminating these trips will avoid CO2 emissions related to travel and represents more than 35,000 metric tons of CO2 ? the equivalent of the electricity usage of 4,700 homes for one year or of taking 6,500 passenger cars off of the road for one year.(1)

The build-out will enable HP to enjoy the business and environmental benefits of Halo without the need to hire additional information technology support staff or make any upgrades to HP's corporate network, as Halo runs on the dedicated fiber optic Halo Video Exchange Network. Many existing Halo studios within HP are used in excess of 130 hours per month.

More information about HP Halo offerings is available at www.hp.com/go/halo.

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(1) Reductions calculated using the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Equivalency Calculator available at www.epa.gov/cleanenergy/energy-resources/calculator.html.

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5/2008

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