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Wireless World Thursday, September 8, 2016 2 4 THE PILLARS OF VIDEO COLLABORATION Companies have expanded globally and wish to work with the best of the best: have the best teammates, use the best vendors and hire the best consultants. However, business operations take place in many different, often unique, facilities, and keeping those locations connected is a constant challenge. Nearly every company has a team mem- ber who is vital to the success of the organization that is not co-located at headquarters or a central hub of activi- ty. To resolve this challenge, companies have invested heavily in promoting healthy communication between their remote and local teams with various technologies: conference calling, file sharing and project management soft- ware, and video communication when travel is not an option. When purchasing a video communi- cation tool, people must consider its pur- pose: do they want it to be used in all col- laboration spaces? Is video needed for colleagues who work from home? Will conferencing be used for formal meet- ings between multiple facilities? Companies have many options to select from, but they must consider how it ben- efits their unique organizational chal- lenges. As a guide, here are the technolo- gies recommended for various methods of remote collaboration: Video calling (e.g. Google Hangouts and Skype) offers an informal ubiquitous video service over a low bandwidth con- nection. These services are best used for casual desk-to-desk calling or for distrib- uted teams who work without a central office. Video con- ferencing (e.g. high–definition room systems) offers groups an ability to be face-to-face for a formal meeting. The technology is optimized for scheduled, multi-point and room-to-room confer- encing. Remote presence (e.g. a self con- tained, remote controlled, video con- ferencing device on wheels) is a new tool for natural collaboration in all workspaces outside the meeting room or office: labs, white board areas, fac- tory floors, shops, cafeterias, manufac- turing plants, showcases, tech centers and more. Remote presence devices implement their video conferencing software differently in order to opti- mize for low latency, over a relatively low bandwidth Internet connection, for proactive driving control. They come complete with cameras, a m i c r o p h o n e array, speakers, a battery and digital display. Workplace interactions range from the very formal to the informal, from quick chats between colleagues to large presentations. Remote presence is a distinct "third pillar" that makes it eas- ier for a person's presence to be made available in all workspaces, thereby creating a healthy, transparent and pos- itive collaboration environment that mobilizes the workforce and provides a way for teams to have equal access to everyone. Beam combines user-controlled mobility with telepresence for team- mates, guests, family and friends who wish to interact from afar. Beam+ is now available for $1,995. INDO-MIM A LEADING SUPPLIER OF MIM PRODUCTS Indo-US MIM Tec. Pvt. Ltd., known as Indo-MIM, is synonymous with one-stop solutions for all manufacturing complex- ities. From humble beginnings in 1998, Indo-MIM has grown to become a lead- ing global supplier of metal injection molded (MIM) products, providing pre- cision-engineered products to customers in more than 45 countries in the Americas, Europe and Asia. Custom- engineered MIM products include sport- ing goods, electronic, tools and hardware applications. Indo-MIM is a fully integrated MIM parts producer with capabilities and pro- ficiency in design, tooling, materials and a full range of finishing and assembly operations. The state-of-the-art manufac- turing capability of Indo-MIM is a fusion of three units, and with the world's largest installed capacity for MIM head- quartered in Bangalore, India. The mod- ern facilities are certified with ISO 9001:2008, ISO/TS 16949:2009, ISO 13485:2003, ISO 14001:2004 and AS9100 Rev.C. The company has sales offices in Princeton, Stuttgart and Shanghai, with other offices in Tokyo and Taipei. Indo-MIM has been catering to auto- motive, medical, industrial and consumer markets quite efficiently. Consumer products demand creatively engineered designs married with high-strength mate- rials wrapped in attractive finishes. Indo- MIM satisfies this need with the unbeat- able design and material flexibility of MIM, strengthened with world-class pro- duction and finishing capabilities. Indo-MIM special- izes in providing MIM parts with intricate sur- face detail and custom surface textures. The in-house capabilities include surface finishing, plating, blackening and coat- ings, providing a diverse and cost effec- tive range of options. Indo-MIM electronic product capa- bilities include: product design and mate- rial selection assistance; industrial design services; prototyping and low volume development; high volume MIM produc- tion; automated manufacturing and inspection; precision grinding and CNC machining; heat-treating, plating, black- ening and PVD coatings; bead and grit blasting, machine and hand polishing; plastic insert molding; and assembly and integration. Indo-MIM has already produced MIM parts for hinge mechanisms, but- tons and cosmetic inserts for mobile phones and at the same time also pro- duced parts for voice coil motors, head parking mecha- nisms and printer cores for computer peripherals. Indo-MIM believes that offering a total solution provides maximum value – hence, the company manages the entire MIM process from concept to finished product. That comes with unique advan- tages, like the ability to produce small, highly complex shapes in high volumes, and producing a wide variety of alloys with properties similar to wrought metal and achieving complexity that is cost prohibitive by any other route. That's why Indo-MIM products are unmatched in diversity, quality and utility. For more information, go to www.indo- mim.com. A LOOK AT THE SIGHTMARK SS3000 SPOTLIGHT The Sightmark SS3000 Spotlight is a dual use, high-output spotlight that fea- tures an efficient yet powerful LED sys- tem that gives the unit a longer life. This unit produces 3,000 lumens of blinding light that pierces the darkness hundreds of yards out. The SS3000 is designed with a durable, nylon body that is lighter and stronger than aluminum models. Its shockproof design is also waterproof to withstand the harshest of con- ditions. The SS3000 Spotlight features a three stage selector switch with variable brightness and strobe settings, and a rechargeable bat- tery pack to keep the action going with no wast- ed down time. Find the Sightmark SS3000 Spotlight at an outdoor retailer near you. For more information, go to www.pulsarnv.com. PAPAGO! DASH CAMS WILL 'KEEP AN EYE' ON THE ROAD FOR YOU PAPAGO! Dash cams provide the per- formance of a commercial surveillance system at a fraction of the cost. Avoid insurance fraud or wrongful citations, have solid proof when an accident occurs or capture that crazy antic on the road. With PAPAGO!'s growing product line, you are certain to find the right match for you and your family. The GoSafe 388 is a great way to record your traveling experiences and share with family and friends. 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