4 Questions Your CIO/CTO Has About Cloud Based Video Conferencing

In this GooglePlus community post, an industry colleague brought to my attention four questions that a client may have about the telepresence offering, StarLeaf. All are important questions for enterprise-level conferencing and I wanted to share my answers with you…

1) How does StarLeaf handle calls from non-StarLeaf endpoints? Do you still need to download the application, create an account, and log in? That’s a significant barrier.
Short answer – nope! Long answer – StarLeaf can receive or transmit video calls from/to all standards based H.323/SIP hardware and software endpoints. StarLeaf also has a unique integration with Microsoft Lync. Their level of interoperability means that a customer can “bring their own endpoint” to a StarLeaf virtual meeting room or customers with a StarLeaf endpoint can simply dial another non-StarLeaf endpoint. When you get invited to a scheduled meeting you get an email that basically explains how you can download the FREE StarLeaf Breeze client OR it explains in simple detail how to easily use an existing H.323/SIP device to call a StarLeaf user. Very powerful!

2) How does StarLeaf work with mobile devices?
StarLeaf views a mobile device as another endpoint. That’s one thing that is so cool about it. People are calling YOU, no matter if you are in your VC room with hardware, on your laptop at a coffee shop, or at home on your tablet, and the interface is exactly the same across all the platforms. Owners of StarLeaf hardware can send unlimited guest invites for users to download the client called Breeze. The mobile client is available for Windows and Apple laptops and tablets today.  Android & iPhone devices with a 5″ screen or greater will be released soon.

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