Unified communications (UC) is the integration of real-time communication services such as instant messaging (chat), presence information, telephony (including IP telephony), video conferencing, data sharing (including web connected electronic whiteboards aka IWB's or Interactive White Boards), call control and speech recognition with non-real-time communication services such as unified messaging (integrated voicemail, e-mail, SMS and fax). UC is not a single product, but a set of products that provides a consistent unified user interface and user experience across multiple devices and media types.This book is your ultimate resource for Unified Communications (UC). Here you will find the most up-to-date information, analysis, background and everything you need to know.In easy to read... Less

A videophone is a telephone with a video screen, and is capable of full duplex (bi-directional) video and audio transmissions for communication between people in real-time. It was the first form of videotelephony, later to be followed by videoconferencing , webcams, and finally telepresence. This book is your ultimate resource for Video Telephony. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, analysis, background and everything you need to know.In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about Video Telephony right away, covering: Videophone, 3G, 3G-324M, Adobe Connect, Aethra, American Telemedicine Association, AMSN, AOL Instant Messenger, Applied unified communications, Association of Telehealth Service Providers, Asterisk... Less