Abstract
This IDC study examines the market outlook for telepresence for 2008-2012. These telepresence rooms use audio and visual technologies, interior design, and high-speed wide area network connections to mimic the experience of a face-to-face meeting, regardless of where the rooms are located.
"Competing vendors have certainly taken advantage of Cisco' s marketing and presence in the market to help drive market adoption," says Nora Freedman, senior analyst in the Enterprise Networks group. "Yet telepresence is still a costly endeavor for organizations that require a solid business case for hard cost savings."
Table of Contents
- Table of Contents
- IDC Opinion
- In This Study
- Methodology
- Historical Market Values
- Table: Exchange Rates, 2003-2007 (%)
- Methodology
- Situation Overview
- What Is Telepresence, and Why Is It So Much More Expensive than Videoconferencing?
- The Business Case
- Green IT Benefits
- Telepresence Vendors
- Cisco
- HP
- Polycom
- Telanetix
- Teliris
- The Channel
- The Challenge of Interoperability
- Future Outlook
- Forecast and Assumptions
- Table: Worldwide Telepresence Forecast, 2008-2012
- Table: Worldwide Telepresence Installed Base, 2006-2012
- Figure: Worldwide Telepresence Endpoints Shipped, Endpoint Installed Base, and Number of Screens, 2006-2012
- Figure: Worldwide Telepresence Revenue, 2006-2012
- Table: Key Forecast Assumptions for the Worldwide Telepresence Market, 2008-2012
- Market Context
- Table: Worldwide Telepresence Revenue, 2006-2012: Comparison of January 2007 and January 2008 Forecasts ($M)
- Figure: Worldwide Telepresence Forecast: Comparison of January 2008 and January 2007 Forecasts
- Primary Markets for Telepresence
- Essential Guidance
- Learn More
- Related Research
- Synopsis
