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About Telepresence Options
to2k8_250x349px.jpgTelepresence Options 2010 is an annual multimedia survey of telepresence technologies including: telepresence systems, telepresence managed service providers, telepresence sub-systems/peripherals, and Inter-networking Telepresence.


The survey is a project of the Human Productivity Lab, an independent research firm and consultancy that follows the emerging telepresence industry.


Telepresence Options 2010 covers the leading companies, solutions, and technologies behind the communications revolution that is telepresence conferencing.



Telepresence Options 2010 features:


The Telepresence Options Yearbook. The will be published in hard copy in Spring 2010 and available for free to visitors to the Telepresence Options Website. Sign up to receive your free copy here.


The Telepresence Options Website @ www.TelepresenceOptions.com, an on-line portal for anyone interested in telepresence, effective visual collaboration, and inter-networking telepresence featuring:


The Solution Snapshot Catalog - The Solution Snapshot Catalog is the most comprehensive catalog of telepresence and visual collaboration solutions anywhere including: Telepresence Environments, Group Systems, On-Stage Telepresence, Managed Services, and Inter-networking Solutions.  Readers can subscribe to receive new Solution Snapshots and Company Profiles as they are published.

Company Profile feed:     RSS or Email

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Main Telepresence Feed - The one that made us famous. The most important telepresence "News You Can Use" including:  New Product Launches, CXO Level Interviews, Sneak Peaks, Merger and Acquisition News, with HSL's occasional "Thoughts and Analysis" etc. Subscribe via RSS or Email.


Telepresence and Inter-networking Telepresence Press Release Wire - A compilation of press releases of interest to the telepresence and visual collaboration industries and inter-networking telepresence. Subscribe via RSS or Email.


Telepresence Articles and News Stories Wire - A compilation of business, academic, and popular articles on telepresence edited and occasionally photo illustrated by the Human Productivity Lab. Subscribe via RSS or Email.


About the Telepresence Options authors:


Howard S. Lichtman - Publisher


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Howard S. Lichtman is a productivity-focused technology futurist, author, publisher and consultant with specialties in telepresence and visual collaboration to improve organizational and personal productivity. He is the founder and president of the Human Productivity Lab, an independent consultancy and research firm that helps organizations design telepresence strategies and deploy telepresence solutions.  He is the publisher of Telepresence Options, the #1 website on the Internet covering the telepresence revolution and editor of the Telepresence Options Telegraph, the world's most widely read publication covering telepresence technologies.

Mr. Lichtman is also the author and/or co-author of The Inter-Company Telepresence and Videoconferencing Handbook (2009), The Telepresence and Videoconferencing Exchange Review(2010)Telepresence, Effective Visual Collaboration and the Future of Global Business at the Speed of Light (2006), and  Emerging Technologies for Teleconferencing and Telepresence (2005). He is currently working on Telepresence Options 2010.

Mr. Lichtman is a frequent commentator on telepresence, videoconferencing and effective visual collaboration and his writings on and analysis of the industry have been featured by US News and World Report, Telephony Magazine, CXO Magazine, The Chicago Tribune, Reuters, Pro AV Magazine, Killer App Magazine, ABA Banking Journal, Bank Systems and Technology Magazine and CFO Magazine among others.

About The Human Productivity Lab:


HPL-logo.jpgThe Human Productivity Lab is the leading telepresence consulting firm for global Fortune 5000 corporations across a broad range of industry sectors like financial institutions, multinational telecommunications and pharmaceutical companies.  The Lab  advises firms how to successfully deploy telepresence and visual collaboration to enhance internal and external communications, cut costs and improve environmental responsibility by reducing business travel, and increase organizational productivity and bottom line revenue. On the vendor side, the Lab works with both established technology brands and emerging companies entering the telepresence industry to develop business strategy, sales force training and creative marketing.  For investors the Lab provides due diligence and market research.  

While the Human Productivity Lab  works with top-tier technology brands and the many new players entering the burgeoning telepresence industry, we maintain a position of vendor-neutrality toward all manufacturers, managed services, and network providers. In assessing end-user firms' needs, the Lab advises its clients with impartial evaluations of the many telepresence options available to them.

Powwow_Bug.jpgTo take telepresence into the 22nd century and beyond, the Human Productivity Lab is developing PowWow Virtual, a global network of publicly available telepresence conferencing centers for which we are seeking partners and investors.

HPL_YouTube.jpgOn the Web, the Human Productivity Lab Channel on YouTube attracts hundreds of subscribers and has served over 1,500,000+ views of our posted video content.  Between the Human Productivity Lab and Telepresence Options websites, the Lab hosts over 30,000+ unique visitors per month from over 145+ countries around the world. 
 

TIP.gifTelepresence Industry Professionals (TIP) is the Lab's telepresence industry association on Linked In which is now over 1190+ members! The group is a superb venue for discussion, networking, and industry news and information. There is a Jobs board for organizations looking for talent and for folks that are in the market for their next gig

Although the Human Productivity Lab embraces the advances in organizational communications and performance made possible by telepresence, our mission is firmly grounded by an awareness of technology's limits, and guided by an overarching respect for human values and interests.

Telepresence Consulting:


The Lab provides telepresence consulting services to end user organizations, investors, hardware vendors, systems integrations firms, and telecommunications carriers including:


  • Telepresence Solution Design

  • Acquisition Consulting

  • RFI/RFP development

  • Investor Due Diligence
  • Technical / Information Security Due Diligence

  • Market Research among other engagements


While Productivity is our Middle Name we always put the Human First.


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