TANDBERG pitches telepresence to specific verticals

TANDBERG is ramping up its efforts to sell its high-end telepresence and video conferencing solutions by highlighting use cases for the technology in specific industries. TANDBERG targeted the medical and legal industries with specific messaging around the use of its video conferencing technology solutions for "telemedicine [1]" and more efficient and cost-effective legal operations [2].

The company said that video teleconferencing, which has become much more feasible and cost-effective with the spread of broadband access, could allow doctors to see more remote and specialists to serve a broader area. While TANDBERG said the solution would enable remote medical consults and diagnosis, there are sure to be ethical and legal issues providers will have to navigate before this practice becomes widespread.

In the legal arena, TANDBERG says it can save courts and police forces money by enabling remote legal hearings, a move it says will also "keep violent criminals out of the courtroom and away from innocent civilians." The company argues that its solution will cut down on expenses related to inmate transport and handling, as one telepresence or other video conferencing endpoints at a jail or prison could enable multiple hearings without the need to incur cost to physically move the inmates to the courtroom. Again, there will likely be some legal issues regarding the implication of video appearances for a right to a fair trial, but the potential for costly errors in this case appear to be less than in the medical realm.

For more:
- see the press release targeted to the legal community here [2]
- see the press release targeted to the medical community here [1]