Web Conferencing: A Boon to Businesss

It is Sunday evening and you are preparing again to go on a Business trip. Monday morning the alarm goes off at 4:00 am, you drag your body and your briefcase to your car, drive to the airport, wait in a long line, get on a plane, get off a plane, and find your way to your client's office. When you finally get Home Monday night, you have spent more time traveling than meeting and you have dozens of emails and several important phone calls to return.

According to leading web conferencing service providers, the typical sales cycle can be cut two to three weeks with web conferencing. Providing a virtual conference room environment, web conferencing eliminates the need to travel, linking geographically disperse workgroups and telecommuters. The return on investment for web conferencing can be measured not only in dollars and cents, but also in personnel efficiency, knowledge distribution and increased sales opportunities.

The ability to virtually link workgroups and project teams enables real-time collaboration, a task that once required lengthy email threads or face-to-face meetings.

Web conferencing enables Businesses to:

Reduce operating costs

Minimize unnecessary travel

Close sales and negotiate contracts faster

Enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of communication

Deliver clear, concise and consistent training

Encourage real-time collaboration between distant and local co-workers

Engage in greater levels of communication with clients and Business partners

Since its inception, web conferencing usage has expanded to a number of Business applications such as daily sales and marketing efforts, interaction with co-workers and customers, corporate presentations and training initiatives. Financial corporations use web conferencing for internal meetings, customer briefings, employee training, client consultations and investment workshops. healthcare and pharmaceutical companies use Web conferencing for product promotion and marketing, sales presentations and demonstrations, and product training and development. Educational institutions use web conferencing for project teams and student workshops. And, government agencies rely on web conferencing for training and inter-agency communication.

Most organizations use outsourced web conferencing. Why? Because of the quickly changing technology, Businesses opt not to invest in what could soon be obsolete. In addition, on a day-to-day basis, it is more cost effective to have web conferencing outsourced. Additional reasons include:

Leading edge functionality provides greater levels of security, moderator control, and participant options.

Your people can now focus on your core Business, not support systems.

The external company makes the investment in new features so that your fixed costs are reduced and your overall expenditures are lowered.

With no capital expense, new technology can be implemented with minimal impact to the bottom line.

When beginning the search for a web conferencing solution, start with setting your objectives and determining the features you require. Here are a few basic questions that should be answered:

How many participants do you anticipate attending your online meetings or events?

Will the number of participants remain consistent from meeting to meeting or will the number change?

How many meetings will be conducted each week, month, quarter? Will usage fluctuate depending on the time of the year?

What type of content will be presented (Power Point slides, software applications, web-based applications, documents, or spreadsheets)?

What degree of interactivity do you require (Q&A, polling/voting, application sharing, text chatting, live video, file sharing, etc.)?

Do you want your own software or a hosted solution?

How much technical support or event management support do you require?

What is your monthly budget?

Are there any special security requirements?

Once you have determined your requirements, screen a number of vendors. Visit their web site, review live demos, and seek client testimonials. Here are few suggestions for choosing a vendor:

Select a pricing model. Determine whether you want to pay-per-use (you pay only for the time you and your attendees spend in web conferences) or pay-per-seat (you pay a flat monthly fee for a certain number of "seats"). Pay-per-use pricing is the better conservative choice for most companies learning to how to use web conferencing for their Business. You avoid set up charges and you don't have to monitor the number of concurrent users in order to avoid overage charges. You can always start with a pay-per-use plan and switch to a pay-per-seat plan once there is a clear, long-term financial advantage.

Get the features you need. Some web conferencing solutions only support online presentations while others offer full-featured packages that include polling, chatting, application-sharing, white boarding and group web surfing. Make sure that the product meets your needs.

Check into customer support levels. Is training and ongoing support available? What hours? Is there an extra fee? Is there a telephone number available so that you can contact a support person or is only email support offered? What are their support hours? Call each vendor's Customer Service number and see if you get a live person vs. a menu or voice mail. You don't want to be in a situation where an attendee has technical problems joining a critical meeting and not be able to contact a live person immediately.

Consider security requirements. Depending on the audience and the information being sharing, security may be a concern. Most solutions are secure enough and do not store meeting data any place except on the presenter's PC. Participants only see a graphical representation of the data through a standard web browser. Some services provide pass code authorization, basic encryption, and the ability to lock and unlock the meeting.

So, the next time Sunday night comes around and you are faced with another week of travel, email trails, difficulty in scheduling training and long lead times in closing sales and negotiating contracts, do yourself a favor and look into web conferencing for your Business.

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80后女孩的征婚告示

80后女孩的征婚告示
请看一80后女孩的征婚告示，要求真太牛了！

一，长相要说的过去。不要太帅，也不要太丑，一般即可。太帅的男人让人担心，太丑的男人看了就有想打他的冲动。所谓一般，就是五官端正，看着顺眼。过度自恋的勿扰。
　　
　　二，必须是80后。我是87年的，大我两岁小我两岁都没关系，但必须要80后的。毕竟同一个时代的人更能说到一起。90后的不想死就别招惹我。　　
　　三，个性要独立。你家是否钱都无所谓，但必须有独立生存的能力。不要什么事都指望家人和我，我要找的是男朋友，不是儿子，也不是情人。
　　
　　四，谈过3个以上女朋友的勿扰。不管你是因为什么原因和前3个女朋友分手，如果是连甩三人，那你就是水性扬花，太花心！如果是连被甩三次，那你也不是什么好东西，可怜之人必有可恨之处。
　　
　　五，"非主流"的勿扰。我骨子里比较传统，你们的行为过于怪异，我看不下去。我们生活的不是一个星球，我对外星人是有敌意的。所以请你们滚远点！
　　
　　六，必须会洗衣服做饭。我肯定是要分担家务的，比如扫地擦地洗碗都可以，但我不想洗衣服做饭的时候你可以帮我。
　　
　　七，懂事，脾气好。不要无理取闹，更不能在朋友面前跟我耍脾气。面子我会给足你，但你要是撕破了面子我也就没必要给你脸了。
　　
　　八，我没有处男情结，希望你也不要有处女情结。
　　
　　九，说话带英文的勿扰。英语很有用，但不要对我说。我不懂英文，尤其恶心说中文夹带英文的。我是中国人，请对我讲国语。
　　
　　十，耳洞不能超过2个。我不想看见你身上有太多窟窿，我要的是一个完整的人，不欣赏残缺的美，而且我也没那么多钱送你两个以上的耳环。
　　
　　十一，十八岁之前父母双全。
　　
　　十二，太邋遢的不爱干净的勿扰。清新，干净，可以是不修边幅，但过于邋遢和随意的请自重。总不能天天整一沓拉板然后大裤衩子，头发也跟长了虱子一样，牙齿上还漂着菜叶子呢。这种形象我很难接受！
　　
　　十三，暴牙勿扰。我不想让接吻成为噩梦。
　　
　　十四，会一门手艺。琴棋书画唱歌跳舞弹奏乐器以及手工活儿随便什么都行，可以给生活增加情趣。
　　
　　十五，走姿正确。要以正常的步伐走路，内八字，外八字以及凌波微步的都别找我。人要脚踏实地走正路，不能走歪路。
　　

　　十六，不能太有钱。我是个普通人，没享受过荣华富贵，也没见过那大场面，你吃的东西我都没见过，我吃的东西你咽不下去，太有钱的男人肯定跟我合不了拍子。
　　
　　十七，娇生惯养的死开。我不是公主，你也别当自己是王子，我伺候不起。性格果断点，别整的跟个娘娘腔似的就行。身体也要健康，整天病病殃殃的跟要死了一样还不够我提心吊胆的呢！
　　
　　十八，有爱心。对弱者要有基本的同情心，喜欢落井下石和冷漠的请自重。喜欢讲大话的以及虚荣攀比的请自重。没有那么大的本事就不要说那么大话！最讨厌这种男人，市侩，整个一城市里的模范农民！
　　
　　十九，不能崇洋媚外。我可以和你去国外旅游，但必须知道中国是最好的。我十分热爱自己的国家，如果你跟我说外国的一切都比中国好，我可能会对你实施家庭暴力。
　　
　　二十，同性及一夜情患者勿扰。

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个人简历（爆笑）

个人简历（爆笑）
公元一九八七年九月中旬最末日黄昏时分，呱呱地我吼了，正表示着我嬉嬉地来，我蹬一蹬脚，不带走一块泥块；小可王姓，中名：王康先。本人方年19，学识浅薄，八年文凭，现任卖身一职。（如不明卖身者，请关照下文即可得知）本人缺点：才疏学浅，且又沉迷于烟酒，嗜好于赌博。——对六合彩颇经验。特长：思维敏捷、丰富，擅长'举一推一……吾云：大道之行也,天下为公……寡人阿Q：愿结识天下儒酸……
　　漂泊异乡的我，现借'厦门'窝身，盼图结识附近人士……当然若是志同道合，即使天涯海角又嫌忒远呢！期待……（下面是我伤心的呐喊）
　　"难道上天注定要我孤独一世，天…了…(诗)：别人笑我太疯癫，我笑他人看不穿，不见五陵豪杰墓，无花无酒锄作田(诗摘要唐伯虎）……"
　　　　
　　观众朋友们，首先，我要在此作重要介绍的是，我有着无比的坚决心。因前几天决定戒烟，居然说戒就戒了，一连3天没抽，天了……不敢想象。真佩服自己，暗想到若是有着如此绝心杀人的话，那还了得，绝对会走上一条不归之路。后来我便反思，老觉得如此决心必不得造次才好，还是先别戒烟，以免破坏了我原本的纯洁与完美。我还听人家说，抽烟有3大好处；1、防小偷："经常抽烟的朋友是白日夜晚都有少少咳嗽的，试问？晚上咳嗽、小偷还敢来吗？"听起来倒还真有几分道理；2："长年抽烟的人脸上是发黑的，所以扮演包青天(包公)不需为化装而苦恼。"这个嘛倒也真的可以免去不少麻烦。3嘛："不会老，因为从小抽烟的人是不会老的，最多50岁左右就挂了；何况，每包烟上都写有"吸烟有害健康"，人人皆晓
。"请教此句，何解？答：加一逗号变"吸烟有害，健康"，进一步解释为；"吸烟有害，但是健康"。所以在此提醒朋友门，会抽的，千万别断，尽量突破烟好处与坏处之说。不会的嘛，快快寻师学艺。当然，有着天分的朋友大可自学……

　　　　
　　其次：我爱喝酒。上面谈到烟，在这里要说酒了。烟酒可说相辅相成，当然，听人说酒也有着3大好处。其1："喝醉后感觉真叫好，尤其是走路。天了，那里是走？分明是飘着的，摇摇欲坠，不悦乐乎。"其2："减肥，现在市面上很多女子为减肥花了无数金钱及时间，然而十有八九都仍在抱怨效果问题。为此小可在此大胆建议女同志们长年把酒相伴，效果绝对甚加。"其3："在一次实验中，科学家把一只虫子放进装酒的杯子里，起先虫子挣扎，片刻，死去。由此可以看出喝酒的朋友肚子里是绝对不会长虫子的。"说了这么多，诸位如还不甚明，那我再留下几句心法，悟性高者自会领悟其中真谛。造化也！注意了，孤家大传心法："抽烟身体好，喝酒少烦恼、赌博炼头脑，打架炼拳脚、抢劫炼长跑，网游磨疲劳(夜夜通
宵)。
　　如有不明之处，随时可以询问寡人。地址：太空某一角。热线电话：57403838638(请务必在拨打时前面加宇宙二字，不然、你就打去地球了……)
　　　　
　　再次，说说我的职业：寡人卖身是也。寡人？又得解释了，呵呵！并非称孤道寡的意思。寡；一个人，单身的意思。就是说我是一条单身汉子。俗话说："单身无挂自逍遥"，又说："寡人无疾，寡人好色！"卖身？很多人听罢都略感惊讶，在这里我得进一步说明，试问卖身？是否出卖自己的身体换来金钱，算不算？答：当然算，而下细分析，卖身的方式就有很多，就比如最实惠的'打工'。而如此解释的话又会有那么一些不上道的朋友会狡辩道："那不算，因为是自己要生活，必须有工作"。确实，但小生不才，在次试问？如果你每天上班，而不给你金钱，你是否愿意？当然就是不愿意了。所以大致的说啊，都为卖身呵！

　　顺便在这里告诉大家一个好消息：我喜欢买彩票，最近连续中了3期一等奖(3次500万)。天了，连不想认识我的朋友都想认识我了，最后、梦醒了
　　最后，要说的是我很有勇气。有一次我被公安抓了去，他们还打了我。后来被我硬给冲了出来（冲出了派出所），火速奔去路边拣起一石头，迅捷又冲了进去（冲进派出所），瞬间……里面传来、打呀、你们打啊、打死了算了，日、打死、打死。偶尔还传来警官门的呼叫……不能打了，不要打了、停手……劈例啪啦响个不停……最后我拐着走了出来（脚被打痛了）。路人见我鼻青脸肿，关切地问我："哎、你怎么打得过阿S呢"。我哪甘示弱，大势吹嘘道："哪里哦，是我在自己打自己，准备打死给他们看，看他们还敢不敢打我。又继续嚷道："哼、他们算个鸟，上次在美国20几个大汉打我10几个小时没把我给打倒"。旁人又带着关切的问道："天了，那是怎么打的啊"。我很自信回答说："把我吊在电杆上打的

恐怖懒人（爆笑）
我大号：'恐怖懒人'；懒，对于部分年轻人来说，是必然的。话又说回来，现在年轻不懒懒，往后成家立业了，去如何懒呢？好了，三教九流所言：言归正转……
　　我很懒，以至他人视我为'废物'。这也无妨，我终日揣摩，我王某何德何能竟得此'百里挑一'的诨号。难道懒人就该被人觑视，甚至被人冷落、排斥……毕竟人家可以改的嘛！懒又不是天生的。
　　不说说我懒的例状，我想众人难以明白其中缘故，为此小生略作列举。
　　一；大凡年轻人所惮忌的——洗衣服。
　　一般来说，我一月只洗一次衣服，不过有前提条件；在闲暇之余，我会跑去市场大购衣物。（不管衣服好坏，随拉即中，但不能拿到女人穿的，这得注意）；一件衣服、一条裤子，即称一套，等买来的凑够15至16套时就停止活动。然后一套穿它2天左右后扔一边，（即使第一天穿上就脏污不堪，但仍要坚持穿满期限）。洗衣服时找三个大桶，一并装起准备大洗（有能力的朋友还可找帮手，但千万不能找女人帮忙，不然男人的尊严就要被你糟蹋了。）；这样算下来，一套穿两天，一月大概需用15套。而我的条件是15至16套，所以我一月洗衣服只那么一次，真个是舒哉、爽哉、此乃潇洒（高明）也！
　　二；洗澡，一般情况下我是不洗澡的，除非约会、外出赴宴等，我才会跑去冲凉房，打开自来水从头往下一冲，搞定。香皂、洗发水等、都不须麻烦它们啦。至于世人所谓的'沐浴露'，我几乎不识，如有人突然给我，难说我会把它当着饮料，喝了它。（此条不实，主要没理由，可为了幽默起见，我没有删除它）
　　三；部分人最为嗜好的——睡觉，有道是：懒睡、懒睡……故此贪睡也可论为懒。在我的工作时间里，我都有怃逆上司的行为。一月下来，早上上班要迟到，下午上班仍要迟到。到发工资时，七扣八扣，搞得我一半薪水用来睡觉了。（仰天长叹！若有活能满足我睡眠，即便只供衣足饭饱，无银子可赏，我难说也会情愿肝脑涂地为其卖力；为此最近我常在联系那些卖睡衣的，很是希图他们急需广招人才做睡衣广告，如此，我自会立即前赴应聘，因为我深信让我来穿上睡衣做广告，保证有特效）（为博大众一笑，小生妄自例举。但以上种种绝非实情，万望他人莫要模仿才是）

成语解译笑话篇（幽默）
今天高兴，所以来此来给众人分析几个成语。因为我常见到很多人往往都疏忽了它们的本意，实在可叹、可悲啊。
　　上文我有说道：我乃"胡说八道"闻名于世。我们就先来翻译这"胡说八道。"它的本意该把每字分为两半来解，分后为："古、月、擗、捺、首、走。"请各位把它们连接起来读，同音而论可以为："不要随便你给我走。"不举个例子我想众人难已明白，就比如说："有一个人给你很多钱，还在一旁嘀嘀咻咻定将你说成卖身的，要你卖给他。"而你当然有可能会说："胡说八道。"其实你的意思就是："不要随便、你给我走。"好了，得进入正提。（以下说法全属胡说）。
　　首先我们说个"开门见山，"同字而论译为："打开家门就可以看见大山。"说明家是在岩洞的情况多些，这成语来至于原始社会的可能更多些；再说个"力大无穷，"还是同字而论译："力气超大，而且很有钱，一点都不穷。"这成语说的是："从前有个力气出众的人，力气大，而且很有钱，一点不穷。"这种人是干什么的，我一直设想不出来；
　　"心想事成，"这个比较麻烦了，我们得拆字而论了；一个"心"不用拆了，"想"先拆木为"十八，"在拆散为："十八目心，"而进一步译为：十八"目"一个心，十八目又可以说为九个人，因为十八目是九双眼睛。"事成"就事成无须多言。全句译为："如果有九个一条心的人，做任何事都会成功的。"（若有人不信，可以找九个一条心的朋友去做任何事，尽管是抢劫银行，绝对成功——被逮）。

　　"万事如意，"同字而论："就是说啊！一万件事可以等于一亿块钱。"例如："你给别人办了一件事，而那人就给了你一万块，试问？如果你是办的一万件事，那不就该是一亿块了。"再说"抛砖引玉，"同字而译为："抛块转出去，就会引来玉。"具体为什么我已不知道，可能是玉和转有那么一腿吧。
　　该说说"排山倒海，"了，这个成语可能最早出现在地球变动时期。还是同字而论为："一排一排的大山啊！全部倒进了海里。"；"五光十色，"字而论："五个光的，十个好色的。"（反映的是五个女人在洗澡，十个色狼在偷看）
　　"阴小石大，"还是字而论："小小的阴在和石头比大。"（反映的是一个女人坐在石头上的）；
　　"以卵击石，"字而译："拿卵去攻击石头。"（说的是一个男人爬在石头上）。最后说个"十全十美，"这个得拆一个字了，"全"拆为"人"、"王"，而王有着帝王之称。全句译为：十个大王选走了十个美女。（这是自然现象，这成语可能来于公元前某个帝王年代吧）好了，该收工了。我知道这些说法完全可以说是在侮辱这些成语，不过我的目的只为博众人一欢。我王某逍遥于天地间而心境自得，何已天下为哉！如果真要怪罪，那把我千刀万剐好了。耶、这个"千刀万剐，"我错就错到底，在来解释解释。所谓千刀，就是千把大刀。那么万剐呢？就是一万个被剐了。全句译："一千个拿大刀的人剐了一万个人。"（这反映的是战乱时代打胜仗后、仅活下的那几千人，而有几万人已被他们剐了）

　　后记；以上笑语完成于2007/05/21下午17点41分23秒。地点于：中国、福建、厦门市、集美区、杏林、惯口某一角（不知道是镇还是乡，刚来这的）、（已不知道是几号路）梧桐雨网吧、二楼35号机、电脑机型XX。网吧二楼楼梯口上来左边1米左右方向有个女收营业员、穿有衣服、裤子、黄的衣服、好象是黑的裤子、胸前有一工作牌。我怀疑看到这的人肯定会以为我罗嗦，其实我不罗嗦的。(hehe)我这个人有时候呢！喜欢吃白菜、瘦肉、鸡蛋、大米饭等……身体不是很强壮、除了皮子就是骨头、半大眼睛短耳朵、平鼻子小嘴巴、身高163CM、体重96斤、长头发、方年19，对了我是男的。平时我还爱穿"花"衣服、短裤子、拖鞋……好了，在不闪人快惹出麻烦了。

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领悟人生的笑话

领悟人生的笑话
●父子二人看到一辆十分豪华的进口轿车。儿子不屑地对他的父亲说："坐这种车的人，肚子里一定没有学问！"父亲则轻描淡写地回答："说这种话的人，口袋里一定没有钱！"

　　——你对事情的看法，是不是也反映出你内心真正的态度？

　　●晚饭后，母亲和女儿一块儿洗碗盘，父亲和儿子在客厅看电视。突然，厨房里传来打破盘子的响声，然后一片沉寂。儿子望着他父亲，说道："一定是妈妈打破的。""你怎么知道？""她没有骂人。"

　　——我们习惯以不同的标准来看人看己，以致往往是责人以严，待己以宽。

　　●同样是小学三年级的学生，他们将来的志愿同是当小丑。中国老师斥之为："胸无大志，孺子不可教也！"外国老师则会说："愿你把欢笑带给全世界！"

　　——身为长辈的我们，不但要求多于鼓励，更以狭窄界定了成功的定义。

　　●有两个台湾观光团到日本伊豆半岛旅游，路况很坏，到处都是坑洞。一位导游连声说路面简直像麻子一样。而另一个导游却诗意盎然地对游客说："我们现在走的正是赫赫有名的伊豆迷人酒窝大道。"

　　——虽是同样的情况，然而不同的意念，就会产生不同的态度。思想是何等奇妙的事，如何去想，决定权在你。

　　●妻子正在厨房炒菜。丈夫在她旁边一直唠叨不停："慢些、小心！火太大了。赶快把鱼翻过来、油放太多了！"妻子脱口而出："我懂得怎样炒菜。"丈夫平静地答道："我只是要让你知道，我在开车时，你在旁边喋喋不休，我的感觉如何……"

　　——学会体谅他人并不困难，只要你愿意认真地站在对方的角度和立场看问题。

　　●一把坚实的大锁挂在大门上，一根铁杆费了九牛二虎之力，还是无法将它撬开。钥匙来了，他瘦小的身子钻进锁孔，只轻轻一转，大锁就"啪"地一声打开了。

　　——每个人的心，都像上了锁的大门，任你再粗的铁棒也撬不开。惟有关怀，才能把自己变成一把细腻的钥匙，进入别人的心中。

●一辆载满乘客的公共汽车沿着下坡路快速前进着，有一个人在后面紧紧追赶着这辆车子。一个乘客从车窗中伸出头来对追车子的人说："老兄！算啦，你追不上的！""我必须追上它，"这人气喘吁吁地说："我是这辆车的司机！"

　　——有些人必须非常认真努力，因为不这样的话，后果就十分悲惨了！然而也正因为必须全力以赴，潜在的本能和不为人知的特质终将充分展现出来。

　　●甲："新搬来的邻居好可恶，昨天晚上三更半夜跑来猛按我家的门铃。"乙："的确可恶！你有没有马上报警？"甲："没有。我当他们是疯子，继续吹我的小喇叭。"

　　——事出必有因，如果能先看到自己的不是，答案就会不一样。

　　●张三在山间小路开车，正当他悠哉地欣赏美丽风景时，突然迎面开来的货车司机摇下窗户大喊一声："猪！"张三越想越气，也摇下车窗大骂："你才是猪！"刚骂完，他便迎头撞上一群过马路的猪。

　　——不要错误地诠释别人的好意，那只会让自己吃亏，并且使别人受辱。

　　●小男孩问爸爸："是不是做父亲的总比做儿子的知道得多？"爸爸回答："当然啦！""电灯是谁发明的？""爱迪生。""那爱迪生的爸爸怎么没有发明电灯？"

　　——权威往往只是一个经不起考验的空壳子，尤其在现今这个多元开放的时代。

　　●小明洗澡时不小心吞下一小块肥皂，他的妈妈慌慌张张地打电话给家庭医生求助。医生说："我现在还有几个病人在，可能要半小时后才能赶过去。"小明妈妈说："在你来之前，我该做什么？"医生说："给小明喝一杯白开水，然后用力跳一跳，你就可以让小明用嘴巴吹泡泡消磨时间了。"

　　——事情既然已经发生了，何不坦然自在地面对。担心不如宽心，穷紧张不如穷开心。

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酒店小姐的幽默(可别笑晕了)

酒店小姐的幽默(可别笑晕了)
1.同事到外地出差，当地的同事热情好客，当晚便在一特色酒店的包间设宴接风。男男女女十几个人落座后便不停的聊天，只有一个人在点菜。点好了，征求大伙儿意见："菜点好了，有没有要加的？"
这种情况，我们在北京一般是让小姐把点过的菜名儿报一遍。于是一位北京的哥们儿说："小姐，报报。"
小姐看了他一眼，没动静。
"小姐，报一下！"哥们儿有点儿急了。
小姐脸涨得通红，还是没动静。
"怎么着？让你报一下没听见？"哥们儿真急了。
一位女同事赶紧打圆场："小姐，你就赶紧挨个儿报一下吧，啊。"
小姐嗫嚅着问："那，那……就抱女的，不抱男的行吗？"
"噗！"边上一位女同事刚喝的一大口茶全喷前边人身上了。十几个人笑做一团，小姐更是不知所措。
2.上菜了，先上一个拌拉皮儿。一大盘拉皮儿端上来，接着是几碟儿配料、酱汁儿什么的。小姐上菜的时候没留神，一滴酱汁儿洒在一位哥们儿的裤子上了。那哥们儿也是成心逗闷子，假装阴沉着脸问小姐："怎么办呀？"
小姐很冷静地说："怎么办都行。"

"那你说怎么办？"
"您想怎么办就怎么办？"
"那你们这儿一般是怎么办的？"
"要不俺帮您办？"
"好呀。"
只见小姐麻利的把几碟儿配料、酱汁儿一股脑倒在拉皮儿上，一手拿筷子，一手拿
勺子，刷刷几下就拌好了。然后对那哥们儿说："先生，拌好了，可以吃了。"
哥们儿努着眼珠子瞪着那盘子拉皮儿半天没说话，另一位同事替他跟小姐说了声"谢谢"
3.上主菜了——烧羊腿，一大盘肉骨头，一碟子椒盐儿。一位北京哥们儿酷爱这口儿，
毫不客气的抓起一羊腿，咔嚓就是一口，呱唧呱唧的大吃起来。小姐一见，说道：
"先生，这个要蘸着吃。"
哥们儿将信将疑的看了看小姐，又看了看当地的同事。当地的同事说："蘸着吃好吃一些。"
哥们儿于是拿着羊腿站起来，咔嚓又是一口。
小姐赶紧过来问："先生，您有什么需要吗？"
"啊？没有啊。"
"那请您坐下来吃。"
哥们儿嘀咕着坐下来，看了看大伙儿，茫然若失。小心翼翼的把羊腿拿到嘴边，小心翼翼的咬了一口。
小姐又说："先生，这个要蘸着吃。"
哥们儿腾地一下站起来，挥舞着羊腿怒气冲冲的嚷："又要站着吃，又要坐着吃，到底怎么吃！？"
4.酒菜满席，领导跚跚而来。

满座起身相迎，一片寒喧之声。
旁边侍宴的小姐甚美，新来，经验不丰，颇有些紧张。
众人落座，有人招呼："小姐，茶！"
小姐忙近前用手指点："1、2、3、4、5、6、7，共七位！"
众人哂笑，领导补充曰："倒茶！"
小姐忙又"倒查"了一遍："7、6、5、4、3、2、1，还是七位。"
有人发问："你数什么呢？"
小姐犹豫了一下小声答道："我属狗。"
众人怒，急呼："叫你们经理来！"，经理入，垂手讪笑，问："诸位，传我何事？"
领导曰："别多问，去查查这位小姐年龄属相。"
经理纳闷，依命而行，旋来回复："18岁，属狗！"
领导大笑，众人大笑。领导海量不做追究，众人雅量不便追究。
5.酒过三旬，上来一道菜："清炖王八！"
众人皆喜，然未忘规矩，有人以箸拨王八头曰："领导动动，领导动动！"
领导看着被拨得乱颤的鳖头，心中不悦，既不愿谐了此言的尾音又不愿违了众人美意，于是乎持勺酌汤，曰："好，好！大家请随意。"
又有人奉称曰："对――王八就该喝汤！"领导气得几乎喷饭。
未几，汤将尽，有物圆圆浮出，问："小姐，这是什么？"
小姐忙答："是王八蛋。"众人又惊喜："领导先吃，领导先吃！"
这此领导没听到"晦气"之言，甚悦，唤小姐："给大家分分！"
良久，小姐不动，领导怒问："怎么，这也分不清楚吗？"
小姐为难的说："七个人，六个王八蛋，您叫我怎么分啊？"
众人听罢，个个伸脖瞪眼，满口美食，难以下咽。`

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一位妈妈搭计程车要去接国中的女儿

　　　　母女两人经过某路段，只见一个个打扮妖艳的阻街女郎开始站在路旁「做生意」。
　　　　正值青春期的女儿好奇的问：妈妈，那些女人站在路旁干什麽？
　　　　为了不影响女儿幼小纯真的心灵，妈妈回答说：那些女人在等老公。
　　　　多嘴的计程车司机却在一旁搭腔：笑死人了，谁都嘛知道那些女人是妓女。
　　　　妈妈狠生气邓了司机一眼。

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小偷深夜误入姑娘的闺房

小偷深夜误入姑娘的闺房
小偷把发夹往锁孔里一捅，顺时针旋转180度，随着轻微的吧嗒声，门锁开了。这已经是小偷本月的第五次光顾别人的房间了，感觉一次比一次容易，小偷不由慨叹：那些造锁的王八蛋害人不浅啊，长期以往，中国的偷窃水平怎么可能会有提高？小偷皱起眉头，忧心忡忡。
　　摸到最后一个房间，居然听见里面有哗哗的水声，小偷大吃一斤，附耳上门一听，原来这是卫生间，里面有人在洗澡。于是，小偷转过身去，蹑手蹑脚，打算离开。此时，突然：
　　1　门突然打开，一位女人穿着透明的浴衣，丰乳肥臀，倚门含笑，摆出一个S形的POSE，柔声问：你是怎么在茫茫人海找到我的？这么藏，都被你无情地揪出来，难道人漂亮一点，活着就该这么累？
　　没话说，这是**姐姐
　　2　门迅速打开，凌空飞起一脚，将小偷踢翻在地。还不等小偷爬起来，一个白皙的身体已经高高跃起，重重地压在小偷的身上，小偷发出惨叫，正打算反抗，不想双手已经反扣在背后，一个声音在耳边响起：你小子，还真帅。你是打算今晚让我享用一下呢，还是打算明天跟我到局子里录口供？
　　对，是女警察。
　 3　门没开，但一个权威的声音从门后面传出来：请留步，君有疾在JJ，不治将恐深。不如你进来，我给你看看吧。

　　很显然，是女医生。
　　4　门打开，裸体女子戴着佛字帽，单掌胸前一鞠躬：阿蜜脱福，凡事都要讲究一个缘字，施主来得早，不如来得巧。救我一命，胜造七级浮屠。说罢，单爪闪电出击，控制小偷的命根。
　　应该是尼姑。
　　5　门未打开，里面传出婉转动听的书：STOP，SIR，既然你已经COME了，为什么还要GO，然道我真的那么SHIT，不值得你来DO？
　　疑似书系的女研究生
　　6　门突然打开，一把油光发亮的大砍刀突然架到脖子上，随即而来的是粗辱的漫骂：你丫找死啊，连我家都敢偷，信不信老娘把你剁成十七八块，哟，是个小白脸，进来吧，你死之前，让老娘先尝尝。
　　绝对女屠夫
　　7　如果门未打开，里面传书姣滴滴的声音，说：布什，你去给我拿条毛巾来。
　　你们猜，这是谁？

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Video Killed The Telephone Star

You know the 80's song, "Video Killed the Radio Star." It was a big hit and one of the first videos to air on MTV. Well, what came true for music video is on it's way to becoming true for telephone.

You're the star of all your phone conversations already, right? Everyone loves to hear your voice and hold endless conversations on the phone with you ? well, you better get prepared to dress up for your appearances now too.

Yup, video phones are now the newest trend to hit the market and it's not being provided via your traditional phone carrier either. The video phone is available only through a broadband phone provider or phone supplier, but it is already taking off in the market as the next household necessity much like the Cell Phone and high speed Internet did.

My Privacy ? I Just Got Out of the Shower!

Before you worry about invasion of privacy issues, like just getting out of the shower, most video phones are optional in their viewing modes. This means you have the option of being on camera or not. Phew, got that off of your chest.

The Entire Globe

Now the great part is that it is through the broadband voice providers that most broadband phone services are available globally. So it is very likely that if you have relatives afar, you can video phone with them overseas.

Cost Savings with a Catch

With broadband phone calling, long distance or international is now running as low as 3 cents a minute or less so you don't pay much to call at all. You might even call it a steal. What's the catch? Well, it's the video phones themselves. The phones run about $500.00 or more a piece. Yikes!

With a little shopping ingenuity however you can find lower prices on these video phones. Packet8, a voip broadband phone company has a mail-in rebate for the time being on their line of video phones to notch down their price 50%. Their phones after rebate run at $250.00, which for many households, may still be a little too steep.

History Promises the Trend

Don't get too discouraged by phone prices though, this trend is still in a growing stage. Cell phones are free these days and they use to be only afforded by the rich and famous. Everyone has a Cell Phone now, a camera phone for that matter. So if price holds you back now, you can anticipate lower prices and even free offers in the future.

Video Phones Save On Travel

If you travel to visit relatives often or even once a year just to see them face to face, the video phone may very well pay for itself in travel expenses alone. So you can't give them a hug, well would you believe there is a prototype for a virtual kissing phone coming out for Cell Phones? Yes, you can virtually smooch back and forth between another phone owner.

Technology will never cease to amaze, and prices can't stay up forever so eventually you will more than likely find yourself a consumer in the video phone market. Rest assured today's growing technologies will have you saying, "Back in my day." I already say it.

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How Video Conferencing Works - Multimedia, Interactive Communication Across the Miles

You may think you understand video conferencing pretty well until someone who isn't at all familiar with it approaches you for a simple definition. When they ask, "What exactly is video conferencing?" you could suddenly realize you're at a loss for words.

The simplest definition of how video conferencing works is simply by the integration of video, audio and peripherals to enable two or more people to communicate simultaneously over some type of telecommunications lines. In other words, you are transmitting synchronized images and verbal communications between two or more locations in lieu of them being in the same room. How video conferencing works is a little bit harder to explain than answering the question, "What is video conferencing?"

Millions of people use video conferencing every day around the globe, but very few people know just how the technical aspects of the process work. The main ingredients of successful video conferencing are video cameras, microphones, appropriate computer software and computer equipment and peripherals that will integrate with the transmission lines to relay the information.

The analog information recorded by the microphones and cameras is broken down into discreet units, translating it to ones and zeros. A Codec encodes the information to a digital signal that can then be transmitted to a codec at the other end, which will retranslate these digital signals back into analog video images and audio sounds.

The theory's the same, the transmission has changed

In the earlier days of video conferencing, T1, ATM and ISDN lines were used almost exclusively but were really only practical for room-based video conferencing systems. These dedicated lines were expensive and only large corporations tended to have the facilities and money to invest in this type of set-up.

As the Internet became more a part of the everyday lives of all businesses, however, it changed how video conferencing was conducted. The TCP/IP connections of the Internet are much less expensive and can carry large quantities of information, including video packets for conferencing, relatively easily. Because of this, video conferencing has become much more prevalent in small Businesses and in desktop packages that can be set up with software for computer-to-computer networking.

Compression makes video transmission practical

The problem that arises when you convert analog to digital for transmission is the loss of clarity in an image. Analog signals are a continuous wave of amplitudes and frequencies showing shades and ranges of color as well as depth and brightness. When you convert to digital, which is strictly 0's and 1's, you then need to develop a grid to represent values, intensities and saturations of different color values so that the image can be interpreted and reformed at the receiving end.

This vast amount of digital information requires huge bandwidth and means that the time it would take to transmit video images would be impractical for most applications. That's where compression is crucial. When determining how video conferencing works, one of the most important elements is the compression ratio.

The higher the compression ratio, the more quickly the information is capable of being transmitted. In many cases, however, this also means some loss in clarity or audio/video quality. For instance, a compression ratio of 4:1 would be terribly slow but have a fantastic picture quality. But by the time it was transmitted, everyone at the other end would probably have left the room for a cup of Coffee. Lossy compression discards unneeded or irrelevant sections of a signal in order to transmit only the essentials, speeding up the transmission time significantly but sometimes resulting in loss of quality.

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The History of Video Conferencing - Moving Ahead at the Speed of Video

No new technology develops smoothly, and video conferencing had more than its share of bumps along the way before becoming the widely used communications staple it is today. The history of video conferencing in its earliest form goes back to the 1960's, when AT&T introduced the Picturephone at the World's Fair in New York. While viewed as a fascinating curiosity, it never became popular and was too expensive to be practical for most consumers when it was offered for $160 a month in 1970.

Commercial use of real video conferencing was first realized with Ericsson's demonstration of the first trans-Atlantic LME video telephone call. Soon other companies began refining video conferencing technologies, including such advancements as network video protocol (NVP) in 1976 and packet video protocol (PVP) in 1981. None of these were put into commercial use, however, and stayed in the laboratory or private company use.

In 1976, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone established video conferencing (VC) between Tokyo and Osaka for company use. IBM Japan followed suit in 1982 by establishing VC running at 48000bps to link up with already established internal IBM video conferencing links in the United States so that they could have weekly meetings.

The 1980's introduce commercial video conferencing

In 1982, Compression Labs introduces their VC system to the world for $250,000 with lines for $1,000 an hour. The system was huge and used enormous resources capable of tripping 15 amp circuit breakers. It was, however, the only working VC system available until PictureTel's VC hit the market in 1986 with their substantially cheaper $80,000 system with $100 per hour lines.

In the time in between these two commercially offered systems, there were other video conferencing systems developed that were never offered commercially. The history of video conferencing isn't complete without mentioning these systems that were either prototypes or systems developed specifically for in-house use by a variety of corporations or organizations, including the military. Around 1984, Datapoint was using the Datapoint MINX system on their Texas campus, and had provided the system to the military.

In the late 1980's, Mitsubishi began selling a still-picture phone that was basically a flop in the market place. They dropped the line two years after introducing it. In 1991, the first PC based video conferencing system was introduced by IBM - PicTel. It was a black and white system using what was at the time an incredibly inexpensive $30 per hour for the lines, while the system itself was $20,000. In June of the same year, DARTnet had successfully connected a transcontinental IP network of over a dozen research sites in the United States and Great Britain using T1 trunks. Today, DARTnet has evolved into the CAIRN system, which connects dozens of institutions.

CU-SeeMe revolutionizes video conferencing

One of the most famous systems in the history of video conferencing was the CU-SeeMe developed for the MacIntosh system in 1992. Although the first version didn't have audio, it was the best video system developed to that point. By 1993, the MAC program had multipoint capability, and in 1994, CU-SeeMe MAC was true video conferencing with audio. Recognizing the limitations of MAC compatibility in a Windows world, developers worked diligently to roll out the April 1994 CU-SeeME for Windows (no audio), followed closely by the audio version, CU-SeeMe v0.66b1 for Windows in August of 1995.

In 1992, AT&T rolled out their own $1,500 video phone for the Home market. It was a borderline success. That same year, the world's first MBone audio/video broadcast took place and in July INRIA's video conferencing system was introduced. This is the year that saw the first real explosion in video conferencing for Businesses around the globe and eventually led to the standards developed by the ITU.

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Seven Steps to a Vital Videoconference

When it's time for your fifteen minutes of fame will you be ready? With videoconferencing becoming common place in 21st century communication, executives, entrepreneurs, and leaders need to be media savvy. Here's how to put your best face forward:

1. Prepare. It's not enough to show up to speak. Practice with the technology an hour before your presentation and rehearse your message points. Don't wing it.

2. Pause and Listen. Expect time delays. A weak video signal could cause a delay or echo. Allow ample time for your message to reach the other site and wait for a response before you resume making new remarks.

3. Use Small Gestures. Actions are amplified on videoconference. Wild, sweeping movements can result in distorted, fuzzy images.

4. Appoint a Moderator. The moderator facilitates the meeting, introduces guests, and keeps the presentation movoing. The moderator or a designated person operates the technology to free speakers to focus on the message.

5. Dress for TV. Avoid distracting jewelry, shiny clothing, and large, bold patterns. Keep another shirt or blouse in the office for late day videoconferences. Perspiration stains and wrinkles will be noticeable on video. Keep powder handy for shiny noses and bald spots.

6. Create a Connection. Begin with hello. The wave is a standard greeting in videoconferencing. Use the zoom function on the camera to establish eye contact. It's difficult to communicate without viewing facial expressions from the remote site.

7. Minimize Distractions. Keep noise down by restricitng movement in and out of the room. Turn off all beepers and Cell Phones at the beginning of the meeting. Place a "Do Not Enter" sign on the door and change activities frequently to maintain attention and avoid the boredom factor.

Nothing can replace in-person communication. But if you master the techniques of online communication, videoconferencing is the next best thing to being there.

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Combining Personal

Combining Personal
Videoconferencing with Web Conferencing
There is a clever way to expand the capabilities of Web conferencing without video to add
video by using what we discussed in Chapters 6 and 7 to combine two solutions to make a
Web video conference solution.Though our ?rst recommendation would be to use one of
the solutions with integrated video, but you should know that this is another option
depending on your needs.The Web videoconference solutions with integrated video will
provide you far more control over the video and provide a better Web videoconference
experience because everyone will be able to at least see the presenter and a couple of the
participants.
You could for example use Skype, MSN Messenger, or SightSpeed to add video to a
non-video Web conference solution if all the participants were logged on to the video call
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solution. For example; if you had 10 users in a Web conference, you could also have all ten
participants and the leader using MSN Messenger and when the conference leader wanted
to see a participant, he or she could initiate a video call to the active participant and they
could see one another to better interact. Of course, the other participants could only listen
in using the telephone conference portion and would not see any video image unless they
were the active talker in a video call with the presenter.They could, however, have a video
call with each other during the Web conference to discuss something to do with the Web
conference or formulate a question to ask.
Web Videoconferencing Solutions
Two solutions have fully integrated video in a Web conferencing solution and work with
both Windows and Mac.There are many Web conferencing solutions, but we will discuss
only three that have full-function Web conferencing with video capability.Adobe purchased
Macromedia in 2005 and is one of the better solutions, as is WebEx for true Web videocon-
ferencing. Both of these offer a service option so you do not need anything but a Web
browser and/or client software, and of course a webcam, to have a Web videoconference.
Everything is hosted by the service provider and so all that you need is to pay the service
costs. We also discuss two other solutions: WebDialogs Unyte, which offers a maximum of
four-person Web videoconference solution and Microsoft Live Meeting, which currently
does not offer video, but we know that it is coming. It will include the use of MSN
Messenger 8.0 as a part of Live Meeting to offer video in the future.
WiredRed e/pop Web & and Videoconferencing
WiredRed has a solution called e/pop that is a Web conference tool and has the option for
adding one-to-many video or many-to-many video.This was the best solution we tested
and we were impressed with how easy it was to control the video of the Web conference
and we had eight people on the Web videoconference call. Remember, broadband connec-
tions are far faster for download than upload and if the solution supports it, it can send as
many users as your connection can handle. e/pop can handle 12 users on the screen for a
Web videoconference depending on the size of the video window, which is completely
controllable by the presenter. Let's say you have 25 users on a Web videoconference call; the
presenter would control which participants would be viewed for all the participants on the
conference. Unless you have a small Web videoconference, you would not have or most
likely not want all those people on the screen at once due to confusion and bandwidth
consumption.
e/pop is designed mostly for the corporate environment as it is licensed software, but
they also have a few options for a hosted service so that you could use the service on a
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month-by-month basis if you needed this capability. It is available in on-premise software
and fully hosted service offerings. e/pop is primarily used by business, government, and
educational networks for sales presentations, online customer meetings, training, customer
service, telecommuting work, and worldwide virtual team meetings. e/pop is also used by
service providers and other sponsors for friends and family videoconferencing such as U.S.
overseas troops, evening home video calls for traveling employees, and more.
e/pop provides traditional Web conferencing capabilities, plus fully integrated high-
quality video. Users can share PowerPoint presentations and documents completely on the
?y (no pre-processing required), whiteboards, Web browsers, applications, and their entire
desktop. e/pop is unique in its capability to seamlessly include multiparty, fully interactive
video, including videoconferencing sessions with 10 or more participants, plus the capability
to record and play back multipoint video. New users simply select Play All, and everyone
with a webcam (or video input source) is fully interactive.Advanced users can avail them-
selves of a variety of video layouts, including picture–in-picture, tiled, and ?oating.The soft-
ware automatically adjusts video size, quality, and frame rate.This makes e/pop ideal for
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Web Videoconferencing

Web Videoconferencing
Web conferencing is mainly used for training or sales presentations where you use your Web
browser, connect to a Web conference Web site, and view a presentation with a few or even
hundreds of participants. Web conference participants can reside anywhere in the world and
attend over a broadband connection or within a corporate network. Web conferencing does
not contain any video options. Web videoconferencing adds video to a Web conference
providing you a more interactive solution allowing participants to see the presenter and
potentially one another.
Web videoconferencing enables everyone to see body language and expressions and
provides the ability to hold up things that all the participants can see, like an actual product,
or for the presenter to show something speci?c to the participants. Web conferencing or
Web videoconferencing has basic options like desktop sharing, viewing Microsoft
PowerPoint presentations, markup, whiteboard, and chat, for the participants to ask ques-
tions, and all the features needed to control the conference. Participants usually connect
audio by making a telephone conference call and if the solution is internal to a company
can even use VoIP for the audio portion. Web videoconferencing is a truly collaborative tool
whereas the solutions in Chapters 6 and 7 are for one-on-one video calls or multi-user
video calls with some conferencing or collaboration capabilities.The main difference
between solutions we already discussed in Chapters 6 and 7 and this chapter are features and
the ability to have hundreds of participants.
We are often asked,"How do I have video calls with multiple people?" Well, the answer
is: it depends on how many people you want to communicate with. We de?ned early in the
book that personal videoconferencing was one-on-one, but as we discussed in Chapters 6
and 7, it can be roughly up to four users, with some exceptions, on your typical broadband
connection. So how do you have video calls if you need to conduct a training session or
give a presentation with lots of people watching? We have limits to what we can do with
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our home broadband connections and we have tried to convey that home broadband is best
used for one-on-one, but you could join a very large Web videoconference in order to
watch a presentation from the company president or for a training presentation, for
example.
Basically, Web videoconferencing is a one-to-many video call, meaning one person is
sending a lot of people his or her video and all the attendees can see the conference leader's
video. Unfortunately, the attendees are limited in what video they can send to the confer-
ence leader. Like in personal videoconferencing, you are also limited to what home broad-
band can handle and thus are limited to roughly four to twelve simultaneous video sessions
per Web videoconference. Everyone, however, can send text messages and participate with
voice via a telephone conference call that is part of a Web videoconference. Since you will
not know what the end user's broadband connection speed is, you should take this into
account when you decide how many participants in a Web videoconference you will allow
to receive video.Testing and trial and error will also show you how many users are practical
for your Web videoconference calls. Know that the number of users you can have will
improve over time as the solutions develop and as home broadband connections get faster
and as video call technology gets better.
The Web videoconference solutions do, however, enable the presenter or presenters to
control who can send video.The presenter or conference leader, for example, could change
the people allowed to send video to any of the Web videoconference participants, so in
effect, they could be able to see each of the people in the Web videoconference at one time
or another during the Web videoconference as needed.To fully understand the options
behind Web conferencing, consider reading The Web Conferencing Book (AMACOM, ISBN:
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Company Videoconferencing

Company Videoconferencing
We have covered everything about personal videoconferencing and now it is time to touch
on what is available for the business environment. So, what is the difference between what
we already discussed and business videoconferencing? Business videoconferencing is per-
sonal videoconferencing on steroids, with the cost and features to go along with it. Business
videoconferencing is the Ferrari of videoconferencing solutions.These systems have much
better quality and are designed for serious videoconferencing needs.They are often good
enough to think the people are in the room next to you.
We will not go into too much detail about business videoconferencing, because that is a
book in itself. If you are interested in learning more about business videoconferencing,
check out the book, Videoconferencing:The Whole Picture, by James R. Wilcox.The main point
we want to get across in this section is that there are a couple of leaders in the business
videoconferencing space and they have just about every feature you might want or need in
a business videoconferencing solution.Another point is to avoid ISDN systems if you are
starting from scratch, because it is pretty much dead technology, though it is still widely
used in the corporate world.There are better IP-based solutions with bandwidth being far
cheaper than when ISDN ruled the data world.
The main thing to keep in mind about business videoconferencing is that it is high-
end, expensive, and focused towards the business and corporate world, not the home or
small business user.The part that we are most interested in is how personal videoconference
users connect to these business videoconferencing systems with something in our home or
small of?ce that is cost effective. Basically you will need a video telephone device or a
webcam with some H.323 or SIP compliant software that enables you to connect to one of
the business videoconferencing systems from home or small of?ce to your main of?ce
where the videoconferencing system resides. Each provider will have their own solution for
the home or small of?ce user.The best option available currently for this function is
PolyCom's PVX software that we will touch on in this chapter and was also discussed in
Chapter 7. Most of the business videoconferencing solutions are purchased through a
reseller that will help you with everything you need, including installation, support and ser-
vice contracts.
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FWD.Communicator

FWD.Communicator
Free World Dialup Communicator is a multi-IM tool and allows for video calls to other
FWD.Communicator users. FWD.Communicator can see your AIM, ICQ, Jabber, MSN,
GoogleTalk, Skype, andYahoo contacts for Instant Messaging only. If you select a Skype
contact for a voice call, FWD.Communicator will launch Skype and call that user using the
native Skype application.Anyone calling you on your FWD SIP account can contact you
through the FWD.Communicator client because it is a SIP softphone, but that will be cov-
ered in the next section. One serious drawback of this video call solution is that you cannot
see both the sender's and the caller's video windows at the same time and must switch
between the windows.This is not an acceptable feature for a video call solution.
FWD.Communicator is not ?rewall friendly for video calls and you will need to open ports
on your DSL/cable router as described in Appendix A.
The Pro version supports multiple SIP con?gurations and support for the open source
Asterisk SIP server.This is a bit of a technical solution and not for the faint at heart. If you
have a SIP video telephone device and con?gure it to use the FWD SIP Proxy, you may be
able to have a video call with an FWD.Communicator user if the codecs are supported and
the video is properly con?gured at the SIP Proxy; at minimum you will get an audio call.
So you may have issues using FWD.Communicator and a video telephone over the
Internet, but on an internal LAN it should work ?ne. One drawback of this client is that
you cannot see both the sender's and the caller's video window at the same time and must
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AOL Instant Messenger

AOL Instant Messenger
(AIM 5.9) and AOL Triton (BETA)
AOL is one of the more popular Instant Messaging solutions that also has video call capa-
bility.AIM, as it is called, has recently gone through a major upgrade from version 5.9 to
what is now called AIM Triton.The amount of advertising and the invasive nature of the
advertising are really annoying. Usually, when a product goes through a large change as this
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one has, it gets easier and cleaner to use. In AIM Triton's case, I think they took a step
backwards.AIM Triton is not very easy to use and there are no options to con?gure the
video settings.
If you want to make video calls with Apple iChat AV users, you are out of luck with
the new AIM Triton version, for now, anyway.You can still use AIM version 5.9 to make
video calls with Apple iChat AV users, but in order to have a video call, you will need to
open up the ports on your DSL/cable router as described in Appendix A. Currently you can
only make video calls between AIM Triton users and not with either AIM version 5.9 users
or Apple iChat AV users, so AOL has a lot of work to do.
We believe they should not have released this version until all the features were working
as expected.The video in AIM Triton is also still in BETA and not ?nalized and the frame
rate is slow.Though I like the fact that in AIM Triton the video screen is adjustable in size
and has a picture-in-picture that you can place anywhere within the video screen. If you
double-click anywhere in the video screen you get both images in an angled view, very
similar to how iChat AV works. I expect AOL will improve this over time and the bugs will
be worked out and function as it should.The video, even though it is not working well in
this version, is far better than AIM 5.9.The rating re?ects the BETA version and issues as of
June 2006. I expect by the end of 2006,AIM Triton will improve to a score of 3, maybe
even 4, so watch the Web site for an update to this rating.Also, Google has invested in AOL,
so expect that GoogleTalk will interact with AIM in the future and possibly even video calls
as well.
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VideoCallTips.com rating: 2
Article on how to make video calls between Apple iChat AV and AIM 5.9:
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One-on-One Video Call Solutions

One-on-One Video Call Solutions
As we discussed in Chapter 1, personal videoconferencing is a video call between two
people. Can it be more?Yes, it can be, and we will discuss that more in the next section. We
have to start somewhere and having a one-on-one or two-person video call is the place to
start. We have all heard the saying,"We must crawl before we can walk before we can run."
Since most one-on-one or two-person video call solutions are free, it makes sense to start
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with a two-party video call, get it working, and then add functionality or the capability of
additional people later.
Being that most broadband connections are capable of having a two-person video call,
everything we discussed in this book up until now has been designed to help you under-
stand how to get everything you will need to have a successful experience with video calls.
Making one-on-one video calls that work well and consistently will enable you to try other
solutions and add functions like additional people to your video call experience.The fol-
lowing table contains a list of free solutions that are capable of a two-person video call, how
we rate them, what version was rated, comments, what operating systems are supported, and
how many people the solution can handle in a video call. Make note that what you get for
free may just be a two-person video call and that the commercial version may be how you
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If You Do Not Want to Use a VoIP Service Provider

If You Do Not Want
to Use a VoIP Service Provider
If you want a standard video telephone that is not linked to a VoIP service provider for the
most ?exibility, then any Video Telephone that can dial using an IP address, called "direct IP
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dialing" will work for you. Some of the solutions in the matrix we provided are not readily
available to the typical consumer, because they are geared more for corporate customers. If
you want a generic recommendation, select a solution that uses the MPEG4 H.264 video
codec, because it is the best codec. Better yet, select a solution that does both H.263, H.264
for video, G.711, and G.723 to give you the most ?exibility.You may need to choose
between a SIP or H.323 compliant device, because not many do both.The leaders in my
opinion for video telephones for personal use are:
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Black Crow videophone available at www.telephonestuff.com.
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Worldgate Ojo available at many online retailers.
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DLink 2000 available at many online retailers.
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GrandStream GXV-3000 available at www.voipsupply.com.
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Viseon VisiFone II available from your VoIP service provider.
Additional Accessories
If you want to connect your video telephone to your television, you may need long RCA
cables to reach your television (if you place the video telephone on the coffee table, for
example). We found two providers that have video RCA cables from 6 feet up to 50 feet. If
you need to add a telephone, purchase a single cordless telephone that has a speakerphone
so there are no cables to deal with.

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FWD.Communicator

FWD.Communicator
Free World Dialup Communicator is a multi-IM tool and allows for video calls to other
FWD.Communicator users. FWD.Communicator can see your AIM, ICQ, Jabber, MSN,
GoogleTalk, Skype, andYahoo contacts for Instant Messaging only. If you select a Skype
contact for a voice call, FWD.Communicator will launch Skype and call that user using the
native Skype application.Anyone calling you on your FWD SIP account can contact you
through the FWD.Communicator client because it is a SIP softphone, but that will be cov-
ered in the next section. One serious drawback of this video call solution is that you cannot
see both the sender's and the caller's video windows at the same time and must switch
between the windows.This is not an acceptable feature for a video call solution.
FWD.Communicator is not ?rewall friendly for video calls and you will need to open ports
on your DSL/cable router as described in Appendix A.
The Pro version supports multiple SIP con?gurations and support for the open source
Asterisk SIP server.This is a bit of a technical solution and not for the faint at heart. If you
have a SIP video telephone device and con?gure it to use the FWD SIP Proxy, you may be
able to have a video call with an FWD.Communicator user if the codecs are supported and
the video is properly con?gured at the SIP Proxy; at minimum you will get an audio call.
So you may have issues using FWD.Communicator and a video telephone over the
Internet, but on an internal LAN it should work ?ne. One drawback of this client is that
you cannot see both the sender's and the caller's video window at the same time and must
switch between the windows.

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Multi-IM Video Call Solutions

Multi-IM Video Call Solutions
Multi-IM video call solutions are ones that have the capability to add your login and pass-
word of each IM solution so that you do not have to use multiple IM applications. Multi-
IM solutions are used to centralize all your IM contacts from AIM, ICQ, MSN, andYahoo,
sometimes even Skype, into one tool. In fact, our tech editor uses one of these tools for
AIM,Yahoo, and MSN. Now you can only do IM, but some even allow some video to
work between solutions, but my testing has showed this is basically a waste of time. Unless
the contact you want to have a video call with is using the same multi-IM solution such as
Trillian, do not bother to try a video call between Trillan and AIM for example.The main
reason is the revision cycle and if you get it to work, it will most likely stop working when
one of the solutions updates something. Even if it does work, none of the multi-IM solu-
tions provided a good enough video call to make a rating of 4 or 5 except for Festoon and
Vwho. Use these for what they were intended and that is to use one application to cen-
tralize your IM contacts.

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