Introduction

A videoconference or video conference (also known as a videoteleconference) is a set of interactive telecommunication technologies which allow two or more locations to interact via two-way video and audio transmissions simultaneously. It has also been called 'visual collaboration' and is a type of groupware.

Videoconferencing differs from videophone calls in that it's designed to serve a conference rather than individuals. It is an intermediate form of videotelephony, first deployed commercially by AT&T during the early 1970s using their Picturephone technology.

Notes

1. Network and Classroom Services is the video conference service area for UB.

References

1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Videoconferencing
2. http://www.ncs.buffalo.edu/Services/Video_Conferencing
3. http://www.eng.buffalo.edu/EngiNet/techclassrooms/bell