DORETEL Communications Now Offering Cisco Certified Refurbished Equipment Program

Telepresence and Holography / Holograms - November 2008

Editor’s viewpoint on their differences, likenesses and future...

We all just recently viewed an historic CNN holographic interview on an historic Election Night. CNN stated this type of imaging has never been done before on National TV and I believe that. I haven’t seen anything like it. The live interview caught me by surprise and sure had the “wow” factor attached to it didn’t it? Here’s a link to the actual interview.

CNN Hologram Video

The question now has to be asked. Is it Telepresence?

I’m no expert on the subject but I’m going to throw my hat into the ring, go out on a limb and say yes, I believe it is. Although I know many video conferencing purists are rolling their eyes and grabbing their guns right about now with my statement.

While I do know that Telepresence still hasn’t been universally defined (Houston, we have a problem), here’s how I see it…. Broken down to its simplest form - “tele” (through electronic means) and “presence” (present). This is how I’m justifying my opinion by lumping holography and Telepresence together. Just as Telepresence is surely an offshoot of video conferencing, holographic imaging (like we viewed on CNN) surely has to be considered an offshoot of Telepresence. The interviewer was “telepresent” from Chicago and beamed into the CNN Election Headquarters. She was most assuredly - “telepresent”. There was negligible latency, the imaging was fantastic and both interviewers were rehearsed on what they would say. I’ve just recently read that CNN actually “downgraded” the experience to make it “movie” quality and not as good as it could have been. Maybe they thought us mere mortals would be shocked if they showed their complete hand. I have a feeling it was so big to them, they didn’t want it to get upstaged by the historic election. I’m willing to bet we’ll see the “true” power of this technology in the upcoming weeks and months when they can put the pedal to the medal and show it off without having it sidetracked.

What an amazing time for this technology (all differences and opinions aside). Telepresence Doctors, nurses, teachers, schools and healthcare (healthpresence) will benefit from the recent gains in this state-of-the-art industry whether holograms, Telepresence or holography. Airlines also have to see the threat to a portion of their business travel. Hell, who wants go through security and fly to Miami for a two-hour conference when you can look them in the eye via Telepresence?

Beam me up Scotty! Simply amazing…!

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Your Editor and Administrator - L II
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Dania Beach, FL (PRWEB) July 27, 2007 -- DORETEL Communications (www.DORETEL.com) now offers the Cisco Certified Refurbished Equipment Program as a price competitive and trusted alternative when buying new Cisco equipment is not an option. The Cisco Certified Refurbished Equipment is ideal for customers faced with tight or limited capital spending budgets, "lowest price option" procurement policy, maintenance and extension of legacy networks, and immediate network equipment delivery.

With a comprehensive inventory of over 2500 different products, the Cisco Certified Refurbished Equipment program offers a range of current and end-of-sale products to support your network infrastructure, including:

-Switches

-Routers

-Voice Communications (IP telephony)

-Security

-Wireless

-Advanced technology

Performance, quality, support and value set Cisco Certified Refurbished Equipment apart from the used and pre-owned Cisco equipment sold by non-Cisco registered resellers. All Cisco Certified Refurbished Equipment undergo:

- Inspection: Each unit is subjected to a thorough physical and visual inspection at each step of the process.

- Testing: A comprehensive set of diagnostic, functional and network traffic system tests are performed. Burn-in and/or thermal cycling are performed to ensure product integrity. All units must meet Cisco factory specifications.

- Repair: Units that fail any inspection and testing are repaired with the faulty components and boards replaced as applicable. The units are then subjected again to functional, network traffic system, burn-in and thermal cycling as applicable.

- Restore default configuration: Previous configuration and owner information is removed and the unit is returned to default settings. Previous owner information recorded on Cisco databases is also erased.

- Upgrages: Each unit's serial number is checked against our database to determine if any Engineering Change Orders apply and software/hardware upgrades are performed on that unit in compliance with the Engineering Change Orders.

- Software: A fully licensed and current shippable release of the software is installed to help ensure maximum performance and network compatibility.

- Cleaning: Each unit is thoroughly cleaned and detailed. Old labels are removed and new labels applied. New fasteners and new panels are installed as appropriate. Casings are cleaned, touched up or repainted as applicable.

- Packaging: Units are carefully wrapped, placed in a new protective shipping box and sealed in preparation for delivery.

All work is performed by the same Cisco authorized contract manufacturers who service and support Cisco SMARTnet contracts. Cisco Certified Refurbished Equipment is backed by the same warranty and the same technical support options as the equivalent new product.

Cisco Certified Refurbished Equipment enables customers to protect their budgets and get the most out of their network investments. Cisco Certified Refurbished Equipment can also be financed through a variety of financing programs to further increase budget flexibility.

When buying new Cisco products are not an option, trust only Cisco Certified Refurbished Equipment for your needs. Only Cisco Certified Refurbished Equipment helps you:

- Have confidence in your network. All products are certified and refurbished to Cisco specifications, supported and warranted same as new product.

- Protect your budget. Competitive pricing, no hidden costs, and financing available to overcome your budget constraints.

- Protect and maintain your network. Support your legacy network needs from our comprehensive inventory of current and discontinued Cisco products.

- Protect your business. Same-as-new warranty protection plus hardware and software support options for 24-hour support enable you to focus on your business, not your network.

If you would be interested in receiving a current stock list or a quote please contact us today http://www.DORETEL.com

Sales Contact:

Shane Breen Tel: 404.755.5721

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To learn more about Telepresence, the revolutionary new style of immersive video conferencing; visit these websites:

Telepresence - "Ride on the Next Plane of Existence" - Telepresence
Telepresence Web Portal - Telepresence Internet web portal
Telepresence Report - 24/7 breaking Telepresence related news and information
Via Telepresence - Video conferencing via Telepresence
Telepresence Forum - Free user discussion forum for everything Telepresence related
Telepresence Today - Telepresence information and editor qualified headline news
Telepresence Resource Directory - Telepresence web resource directory
Telepresence Tube - Telepresence videos, pictures and more