Powell dials up her San Francisco office to demonstrate. A remote connection is established and, within seconds, lost. But, in less than a minute, a second attempt is successful. Powell has adjusted the volume. Powell controls the camera, panning around the room, zooming in on each speaker in turn.
Meeting rooms equipped with videoconferencing can accommodate any reasonable number of participants.
At 2Confer s downtown Chicago office, one conference room seats up to eight people, another accommodates 25. Consequently, videoconferencing manufacturers are banking that lawyers will be the next big market. Powell estimates that between 15 and 20 percent of law firms in Chicago already use videoconferencing. We practiced a deposition using videoconferencing technology. You could see the person, but his movements were a half-second behind.