European Commission Selects HaiVision's hai1000 codec for Remote Simultaneous Interpretation

Telepresence and Holography / Holograms - November 2008

Editor’s viewpoint on their differences, likenesses and future...

We all just recently viewed an historic CNN holographic interview on an historic Election Night. CNN stated this type of imaging has never been done before on National TV and I believe that. I haven’t seen anything like it. The live interview caught me by surprise and sure had the “wow” factor attached to it didn’t it? Here’s a link to the actual interview.

CNN Hologram Video

The question now has to be asked. Is it Telepresence?

I’m no expert on the subject but I’m going to throw my hat into the ring, go out on a limb and say yes, I believe it is. Although I know many video conferencing purists are rolling their eyes and grabbing their guns right about now with my statement.

While I do know that Telepresence still hasn’t been universally defined (Houston, we have a problem), here’s how I see it…. Broken down to its simplest form - “tele” (through electronic means) and “presence” (present). This is how I’m justifying my opinion by lumping holography and Telepresence together. Just as Telepresence is surely an offshoot of video conferencing, holographic imaging (like we viewed on CNN) surely has to be considered an offshoot of Telepresence. The interviewer was “telepresent” from Chicago and beamed into the CNN Election Headquarters. She was most assuredly - “telepresent”. There was negligible latency, the imaging was fantastic and both interviewers were rehearsed on what they would say. I’ve just recently read that CNN actually “downgraded” the experience to make it “movie” quality and not as good as it could have been. Maybe they thought us mere mortals would be shocked if they showed their complete hand. I have a feeling it was so big to them, they didn’t want it to get upstaged by the historic election. I’m willing to bet we’ll see the “true” power of this technology in the upcoming weeks and months when they can put the pedal to the medal and show it off without having it sidetracked.

What an amazing time for this technology (all differences and opinions aside). Telepresence Doctors, nurses, teachers, schools and healthcare (healthpresence) will benefit from the recent gains in this state-of-the-art industry whether holograms, Telepresence or holography. Airlines also have to see the threat to a portion of their business travel. Hell, who wants go through security and fly to Miami for a two-hour conference when you can look them in the eye via Telepresence?

Beam me up Scotty! Simply amazing…!

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Your Editor and Administrator - L II
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(PRWEB) March 20, 2008 -- HaiVision Systems Inc. (Montreal, Canada), the world's leading vendor of performance H.264 network video encoders, announces that the European Commission (EC) has selected and installed HaiVision's hai1000 high performance telepresence codecs for remote simultaneous interpretation. The EC for many years has been seeking network video devices and videoconferencing tools that enable interpreters to work with remote participants. The unique qualities of the hai1000 have satisfied their very rigorous requirements.

In order for interpreters to perform their tasks over long periods of time without undue strain, they must have access to immediate and precise audio and video. The audio and video must be delivered in absolute synchronization with the lowest latency. The audio must be virtually noise free and have wideband frequency response in order to service the many varied European languages. The hai1000 multi-stream codec has been selected as it exactly meets these demands in addition to delivering four unique audio channels.

Initially installed in a test bed between facilities within adjacent building in Brussels, the hai1000 network within the EC is being expanded to incorporate facilities in Luxembourg and other EC centers. Such conferencing facilities are not only convenient for those who cannot travel and for ad-hoc meetings, but are critical in planning for crisis event response.

"The interpreters do not have tolerance for anything short of perfect audio/video transmission," expresses Mirko Wicha, HaiVision's CEO. "Their ultimate acceptance of the HaiVision solution is the result of years of investigation, testing, and trials with the interpreters."

The hai1000 multi-stream system is the predominant codec within telepresence systems deployed globally within fortune 100 companies. The new MAKO-HD codec for the hai1000 delivers full frame rate high definition (HD) video with an unprecedented 70 milliseconds of end to end latency.

Plan to see HaiVision and the MAKO-HD at NAB booth SU11626.

About HaiVision Systems Inc.

Based in Montreal, Canada, HaiVision Systems Inc. is a private company dedicated to improving the way people work through the use of advanced network video technology. HaiVision's products are widely deployed within the foremost telepresence suites and boardrooms worldwide. They are also used in the medical field supporting information and service delivery within hospital campuses and across nations. The most progressive educational institutions also use HaiVision technology for distance education - continuous presence network video systems linking specialized teachers with students throughout K-12 and higher education systems.

For further information, please contact:

Peter Maag                

HaiVision Systems Inc.    

Tel: (514) 334-5445            

Email: pmaag (at) haivision.com

Web: www.haivision.com

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