Videoconferencing Steps Out of the Office

Videoconferences have largely been confined to offices. Not anymore. New technologies developed by Polycom and other videoconference vendors let employees use smartphones and tablet devices join in no matter where they are.

It’s a "game changer" for Chris Plutte and his line of work — using videoconferencing to connect students from countries around the world with students in American schools to help them better understand each other and the countries they call home.

By Eve Mitchell Contra Costa Times

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