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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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SANTA CLARA, Calif. (Business Wire EON) November 5, 2007 -- Recurrent's new Maintenance and Support program includes hardware replacement, software support, and key online tools designed to maximize network utility at a cost substantially less than traditional service plans.

"Finally our customers have a choice of who provides for their network service needs. We are excited to offer our customers a premium network maintenance program in addition to our full range of network products. Our partnership with Multiven is a natural fit," says Alan Truscott, CEO of Recurrent.

This partnership allows Recurrent to offer its clients a complete package when purchasing pre-owned networking hardware, according to Greg Pignati, Vice President of Recurrent. "We have been looking for a cost-saving solution to offer our clients who want support and maintenance on their pre-owned networking hardware. This partnership seals the deal for our clients," Pignati said. "Recurrent's customers come out ahead in their IT budget with reliable pre-owned hardware now backed by superior ongoing support provided by Multiven."

About Recurrent

Recurrent Technologies, Inc. is a leading reseller of pre-owned Sun, Cisco, Juniper, Foundry and other networking hardware. Headquartered in Santa Clara, California and founded in 1996, Recurrent is a proven leader in the industry that provides thousands of organizations worldwide with quality hardware and reliable customer service. By offering discounts of 50-85% off of the manufacturers' list price and stamping a minimum of a one-year warranty on all parts, Recurrent saves its clients both time and money in all of their networking hardware needs. Recurrent also purchases excess hardware from organizations, thereby allowing IT departments to turn shelved assets into working capital. For additional information, please visit www.recurrent.com.

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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
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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