Short interoffice consultations with a co-worker four floors up can be handled with a video call. Small group meetings or collaborations can be organized quickly with no ne ed to find a conference room. The videophone concept has great appeal, but full integration with the traditional telephone won't happen soon. Microsoft Corp. We're already seeing manufacturers claim H.323 or H.324 extensions to their product lines, but large-volume delivery dates are still six months to two years away. This review focuses on readily available systems for organizations that reside in central campuses or tall buildings.
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One clip shows a man jumping on a trampoline. Another challenging clip features a rotating pinwheel pattern. By recording a video system's output and determining the frame numbers that were regenerated, we measured picture qualities and transmission rates. We found that the products tested actually are video-delivery systems that can be used as videophones. The others, from Incite and Intelect, ride on the enterprise data network, anticipating eventual deployment of switched and Fast Ethernet or ATM technologies to break present-day bandwidth limitations.