TANDBERG Webinars

Business has a new look and it’s in high definition. Telepresence is a must have for competitive businesses today and understanding how it can seamlessly integrate into your work environment can give you a quick advantage. Organizations of all sizes are seeing substantial cost savings, increased productivity, improved communication and collaboration. The result: faster decisions and a connected workforce that is no longer constrained by technology, time, or geography.

Join TANDBERG for a discussion on the unique advantages of telepresence, how it can help you become more competitive, and how the technology will evolve going forward.

• Moderated by featured guest Gartner analyst, Scott Morrison
• Ben Finch, Project Manager Global Technology, Latham & Watkins LLP
• Jerry Monroe, Director of Telepresence, TANDBERG
• Torkel Mellingen, Global Interaction R&D, TANDBERG

• Extending specialty services
• Linking Executives and staff
• Ensuring operating standards are kept up-to-date in all locations
• Reduce unproductive travel time

• Automatically detects archived video conferencing content from the TCS and imports it into the AMMS
• Enables archived content recorded to the TCS to be organized, managed and searched via an online portal
• Authenticates users and tracks and reports all their viewing activity including what they watched, for how long and where they are from

• Finding and screening new offshore partners
• Controlling international production processes
• Retaining highly skilled workers
• Keeping project teams in sync

• Increase patient access to specialists
• Improve delivery of treatment and care
• Reduce the need to transfer patients and thus retain revenues
• Recruit and retain top talent

• Extending specialty services
• Ensuring profession certifications
• Ensuring operating standards are kept up-to-date in all locations
• Reduce unproductive travel time

• Increasing access to experts and new content
• Delivering instruction and therapy for special education and homebound students
• Allowing districts to reach more students with the same staff
• Bringing together students from different cultures for collaboration

Join TANDBERG’s Jan Zanetis as she chats with Adora Svitak, renowned author, teacher, literacy mentor, and prodigy. Eleven year old Adora has been working with students in person and over video for years to share her writing while inspiring them to create their own stories and poems. Participants will learn tips on how to motivate their own students, whether they be young children or full grown teachers. Learn how she makes the most of technology tools to engage students and get her lessons to come across at a distance. Most of all, participants will be amazed at the confidence and perception of Adora, a young lady that is quite at home on CNN, Oprah, or in your classroom. Join us and be inspired!

If you have not heard of Adora, here’s her site: http://www.adorasvitak.com.

Of course, It's easy to see why communication is critical in situations such as first responders who are faced with saving lives and a matter of minutes could mean life or death. However, every dispersed team faces critical communication issues. If a remote worker doesn't understand a new procedure or a traveling executive is concerned a message was misconstrued, the consequences can create stressful situations and reduce productivity.

You're invited to join TANDBERG's Scott Feinberg for an event highlighting the issues facing dispersed teams:

Available to View on Demand - Dr. Robert C. Chandler, Chair of the Communication Division of the Center for Communication and Business at Pepperdine University, discusses the role of communication in stressful situations, crises or organizational emergencies. Communications tend to break down in situations with heightened stress, and Dr. Chandler will discuss the critical issues faced by dispersed teams and how video communication is being used to address a number of them.

• The need to find and use talent anywhere in the world.
• The need to respond immediately to changing market conditions.
• The expectation of continued price reductions, and in some industries, a scarcity of raw materials.

• The need to innovate, find and use talent anywhere on the globe.
• The expectation of continued price reductions and in some industries over capacity both of which put downward pressure on pricing.
• The need to respond to changing market conditions immediately depending on demand signals.

• Global awareness
• Communication and collaboration skills
• ICT (Information/Communication Technology) Literacy
• Social and Cross-cultural skills

1. Ideas to incorporate the 21st Century Skills Framework in your district.
2. Ways districts are using video conferencing to connect students.
3. Critical considerations when implementing a videoconferencing program.
4. Best practices for incorporating 21st Century Skills in your curriculum.

• Discover how TANDBERG's video communication solutions can improve your overall operational efficiencies while maximizing customer relationships.
• Learn how to provide your customers expert advice anytime, anywhere using TANDBERG’s Real-Time AdvisorTM.
• Experience a unique delivery capability that can now be strategically applied across your entire retail delivery channels (i.e., branch, online, call centre, mobile banking, and advisors) to support your customers at point of need.

• Learn why banks are adding a new delivery channel, i.e., the video channel, to provide a better customer experience and higher levels of service;
• Discover the advantages of providing real time advice to your customers, anywhere, anytime;
• Hear what has changed to allow video banking to become a reality; and,
• Understand the trends that are pushing more retail banks and wealth advisory firms to virtualize their experts.

• A new delivery model for stroke assessment and treatment.
• How telemedicine will help address the critical shortage of specialist physicians by:
• Increasing access to specialists.
• Allowing specialists to focus solely on their specialty.
• Improving hospital ability to provide care.
• Benefits of telemedicine for patients, hospitals and physicians.

• The business and technical drivers and social trends that are leading financial institutions around the world to deploy videoconferencing and personal telepresence solutions throughout their organizations.
• The challenges some organizations face when looking to embrace this change and the consequences for organizations that don't.
• Best practices and guidance on when to video-enable your organization and how to leverage this technology throughout the enterprise.

Click here to download whitepaper:
Why Video is Strategic in Financial Services - Today.

		Beyond the Collaborative Project: Student-Created Content Now Available on Demand Alan November, a long-time leader and visionary in the area of Education Technology, joins Jan Zanetis, Market Manager for Education at TANDBERG to discuss the power of students as content creators. We see this exciting application of video conferencing in K-12 classrooms growing and gaining a lot of attention from educators. As a perfect example of the constructivist approach to teaching, some educators find that turning the technology tools over to their students and challenging them to create content motivates them to engage in more independent learning opportunities. We will discuss how this application empowers students, helps them build a strong work ethic and develops self-directed learning skills. We will end the presentation with the announcement of an exciting new program targeting this promising new application! Green as a Business Advantage: Engaging Business Leaders in the Environmental Movement Now Available on Demand Presenter: Rick Snyder, President of TANDBERG Americas, as he explains how companies can use Information and Communication Technology to reduce their global footprint without sacrificing the bottom line. With the goal of helping corporations proceed along the "green adoption curve," Rick will provide workable ideas that will have business leaders rethinking the role of technology in environmental change. Green technologies that raise your organization's competitive advantage while cutting your carbon emissions. Consumer attitudes towards climate change and its impact on corporate brands. Workplace initiatives for a positive environmental impact. Real-life success stories of carbon reduction. TANDBERG's "Manifesto for Action". About the presenter: Rick Snyder, President, Americas, heads TANDBERG's largest theatre of operation, which includes Canada, the United States, Mexico, and Central and South America. Rick joined TANDBERG in April 2005, and has nearly 25 years of leadership experience in the technology industry. Prior to joining TANDBERG, Rick served as CEO of ReView Video, a value-added distributor of conferencing products and services. Previously, Rick held executive positions at Williams Communications, Executone, Octel, and Bell Atlantic. Rick is a board member of the IMCCA, a not-for-profit association representing the Collaborative Conferencing industry and is in charge of their "GoGreen" initiative. Rick graduated from Loyola College with a degree in business administration. Video in Finance: Compliance with Video Communication! Now Available on Demand Chris Skinner, Financial Analyst Video communication is becoming more widely used in the financial industry; within the company, with partners and customers. Video can be used in the compliance, risk and audit areas of the bank as a tool for more effective record keeping and management and, particularly, as a method of ensuring reputation risks are avoided at all costs. Join us today to learn more about financial communication compliance for risk management and in the context of possible future regulation. Cost Saving Strategies: Why Managed Services for Video Communications Now Available on Demand Presenters: Peter Brockman, President, Peter Brockman & Company Wayne McAllister, Sr. Vice President of Global Services, TANDBERG Video communications is going through a significant transformation based on the great improvements in equipment, widespread availability of lower cost and higher speed networks and the increase in user expectations which raises the bar for experience-affecting service attributes. Peter Brockman, President of Brockman & Company and Wayne McAllister, TANDBERG’s Senior Vice President of Global Services as they provide the business case for telepresence and video conferencing Managed Services Learn how Managed Services can help your organization experience the full impact of B2B visual communications by: Reducing costs Improving user satisfaction Increasing service flexibility Delivering a compelling ROI The Future of Telepresence – TANDBERG Telepresence T3 Now Available on Demand Presenters: Jerry Monroe, Director of Telepresence Solutions, TANDBERG Rob Beevers, Telepresence Manager, TANDBERG With the globalization of business and decisions increasingly involving people from around the world, it is time to experience the future of Telepresence. The premier face-to-face meeting experience, regardless of distance. An environment where you can get everyone on the same page and speed decision-making. Bring in the right people at a moment’s notice. Always with an on-time arrival. Welcome. Your seat is waiting. Jerry Monroe, Director of Telepresence Solutions and Rob Beevers, Telepresence Sales Manager as they discuss the business drivers and value propositions for Telepresence. Dramatically reduce travel costs and unproductive downtime Respond to threats and opportunities with greater agility Strengthen collaboration, management cohesion and accountability The 2009 Update: Taking the Wraps off Videoconferencing in the U.S. Classroom Now Available on Demand Presenters: Alan D. Greenberg, Senior Analyst & Partner, Wainhouse Research Jan Zanetis, Education Market Manager, TANDBERG Learn how your state stacks up against the rest of the country in videoconferencing adoption in the classroom. Join Alan Greenberg of Wainhouse Research and Jan Zanetis of TANDBERG as they discuss this report assessing the growth and evolution of classroom-based videoconferencing in U.S. classrooms. Jan and Alan will discuss the findings, their significance and what this means for distance education in the classroom. Find out what’s driving the 31% growth in classroom-based videoconferencing since 2006 as well as the following: The extent of adoption as compared to 2006 adoption rates How many schools and classrooms are likely enabled for professional-quality videoconferencing New drivers for adoptions: economics, evolving content and applications, equity and need for professional development Obstacles to success and success factors Whether or not interactive videoconferencing in the classroom is helping educators achieve their academic goals for learners. About Alan Greenberg: Alan D. Greenberg, Senior Analyst & Partner, Wainhouse Research, is practice manager for the Wainhouse Research Distance Education and e-Learning advisory service and also covers mobile conferencing and the suite of unified communications technologies as they are applied for education and e-Learning. He has almost 25 years experience as consultant, analyst, communicator, and strategist. About Jan Zanetis: Jan Zanetis, Education Market Manager, TANDBERG, is a career educator and came to TANDBERG from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. While at Vanderbilt she served as the Director of the Virtual School. At the Virtual School she developed and delivered thousands of hours of interactive video presentations for K-12 classrooms featuring Vanderbilt faculty, staff and students as presenters. How to Fund Video Communications for Healthcare Now Available on Demand Presenters: Joe D'Iorio, Healthcare Market Manager, TANDBERG Kerrie Hora, Regional Grants Manager, TANDBERG Video communication has proven to be the new way of delivering healthcare. Hospitals and healthcare networks across the globe are adopting video at astounding rates as they realize the power of connecting rural and urban facilities, experts and underserved populations. However with budget cuts and belt tightening, one of the biggest questions we hear from healthcare providers is "how do I pay for it?". Stimulus funding coming through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act sounds good, but what can it be used for? How do you get it? Join TANDBERG's video and grant funding experts as they discuss these and other pressing questions including information on grants such as: Health Resources & Service Administration (HRSA) Community Based Job Training Grants Community Health Center & Indian Health Services funding And many more! Register Today to Join this Interactive Session! Improving Quality of Care while Increasing Revenue: Advantages of video communications for all levels of healthcare delivery. Now Available on Demand Presenters: Michael Manley, Director of Outreach at the UAMS Center for Distance Health & Joe D’Iorio, TANDBERG Healthcare Advocate Watch Michael Manley, Director of Outreach at the UAMS Center for Distance Health, and Joe D’Iorio, TANDBERG Healthcare Advocate, as they discuss the key advantages of telehealth to the tertiary hospitals, remote facilities, specialty centers – and most importantly to the patients. Special guest, Dr. Curtis Lowery, Dept Chair OB-GYN at UAMS, will join to discuss specific cost savings and advantages to the tertiary hospital – including the ability to make effective use of the specialist’s time, the ability to bring in other counselors to help the patient understand and move forward without the need for even more visits to the hospital. Other points of discussion will include: Interacting with high risk patients from remote areas on more frequent basis Decreasing costs for Medicaid transportation issues Placing revenue back to local hospital versus transporting Facilitating emergency response network across multiple medical specialties Raising competency of remote professionals through increased specialist interaction Leveraging existing equipment for local hospitals to expand care services