IVCi Named to 2006 CRN Fast Growth 100 List

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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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Hauppauge, NY (PRWeb) December 21, 2006 -- IVCi, LLC (www.ivci.com), a leading integrator of enterprise collaboration solutions, including video conferencing, audio visual integration, streaming, Web conferencing and managed conference services, announced today that it has ranked number 84 on CRN's Fast Growth 100 list for 2006.



CRN, the world's leading provider of reseller channel news for VARs and technology integrators, identified the 100 fastest growing solution provider organizations across all specialty areas and business models.

IVCi attained its ranking with net sales of $41.7 million in 2005, which represents growth of 71%. "The CRN Fast Growth 100 recognizes solution providers who have experienced a significant increase in business, and those who make the list have demonstrated the ability to excel and innovate in their field while maintaining the highest level of customer satisfaction," said Dan Neel, Senior Editor of CRN.

"IVCi has achieved tremendous growth due to our unique ability to provide our customers with an enterprise collaboration environment that is truly well-managed. It is a tribute to our management's direction, as well as our employees' dedication. I want to thank CRN for recognizing us," said IVCi President Robert Swing.

IVCi has made significant investments in people and technology in an effort to provide its customers with a complete collaboration solution. "While many companies in our industry offer point products, IVCi can provide full life cycle collaborative services," said Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing Charlie Macli. These services include AV design, implementations, onsite and remote maintenance services, overlay video network, managed conferencing services, and outsourced staffing.

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 CRN:
CRN provides Solution Providers and Technology Integrators with the crucial information and analysis they need to drive their company's sales. As an advocate for and voice of the Channel, Solution Providers turn to CRN first for immediate information. With more than 20 years of experience, CRN is the most trusted source for 117,000 channel professionals. CRN can be found on the Web at http://www.crn.com.

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