Video technologies are going to provide a revenue-generating opportunity that never existed before. It's an entirely new channel that will give companies a chance to establish brand awareness and increase market share. It is no longer unusual for business web sites to include video and audio media to help convey what words and graphics were used to convey just a few years ago. Companies are using Internet video to communicate with customers, investors and employees. Video can be tied into just about any business function.
Training is an obvious application.
But there are industry-specific applications as well. In manufacturing, for example, you'll be able to diagnose and repair machinery from a remote location. Not until Internet video is truly ubiquitous will all the possibilities become apparent. Streaming video is one of the first truly converged voice, video, and data applications on the Web and is the forerunner of truly futuristic next-generation applications.