Codian Telepresence: Champagne Video, Beer Budget

By Rich Tehrani

President and Editor-in-Chief

 

 

Telepresence (News - Alert) technology seems to be taking the high-end of the enterprise market by storm, but for the lower end of the market it remains out of reach. For smaller companies, simple videoconferencing is likely the only option available. But it isn’t necessary for small business owners to mortgage their houses in order to get HD videoconferencing at every endpoint or purchase a telepresence system; instead, they can consider more cost-effective alternatives.

 

For example, Codian has developed a technology called ClearVision which takes a traditional videoconferencing signal and improves it up to 4x. I had a chance to see the product in action as part of the company’s MCU 4500 and can say firsthand that the video improvement is substantial.

 

The system allows you to mix high, standard and enhanced video signals on a single conference call.

 

William MacDonald, chief strategy officer at Codian (News - Alert), told me the company’s solution is a notch below the quality of telepresence, and I tend to agree. The cost, as you might expect, is less than a typical telepresence solution as well and I suggest you give the company a call if you are looking for high quality video conferencing without the champagne wallet typically associated with such solutions.