Videoconferencing
In the 1920's the telephone was but a few years old, and still considered a rich man's tool. Widespread use of the telephone would not come about until some time in the 1930's, and still the hunger for more and better technology existed. It was in the 1920's that the idea to develop a telephone that could see came about. Although not advanced enough, technology had embarked upon its course to bring the world together, and diversify the human race by way of the satellite.In the 1930's the first videoconference took place in New York City. The conference took place using photocells instead of television and participants spoke through microphones in sound and lightproof booths. Then in 1964 AT&T introduced the first digital telephone at the World's Fair in New York. Now, it was off to the races as foreign countries began to develop their own picture phones. LM Ericsson, of Sweden created a product which offered better resolution than AT&T's picture phone. LME also used the phone for the first transatlantic demonstration in 1971. There were three French companies who also made the Vistaphone. Then in Japan Hitachi, Toshiba, and Fujitsu developed videophones of their own. In the 1990's with the widespread use of the Internet the
Doctors can now have access to patient information. Consultants and auditors can now have easy and real-time network access. Supervisors, such as production managers, warehouse auditors, or construction engineers now have improved database access. Tandberg's 880 will allow business consultants with overseas and cross-country interests to save the cost and time of an airline flight. Major corporations as well as small businesses are now able to hold important business with constituents from abroad right at their home or office. Because of the wireless capabilities of videoconferencing, now private citizens will also be able to talk to one another as if they were face to face. Apple was the first to launch its Quicktime Conferencing, followed by Sprint. Now, the use of videoconferencing is widespread. Videoconferencing companies offer solutions to problems such as the 9/11 terrorist attacks. When all flights were cancelled and there was no way to make meetings and business related events corporations turned to videoconferencing through companies such as Tandberg of Oslo, Norway. Now cost effective, videoconferencing offers a way to hold business meetings and presentations with foreign constituents in the comfort of the home office, wherever it may be. The future of wireless videoconferencing is unlimited. There has recently been talk of holographs being t
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