| Latest Featured Articles WebRTC is a powerful tool that enables browser-to-browser applications for voice calling, video chat, and P2P file sharing without plugins, but it's usefulness is not widespread nor used to its full advantage by companies. Sonus, a SIP communications provider, aims to change that with its reference book, WebRTC For Dummies. The world we live in today is mobile. The growth of smartphones also means the proliferation of apps - you can probably think of any functionality, category or theme, and, There's an app for that. As the first day of WebRTC Conference & Expo comes to a close, so does the first round of demonstrations from companies looking to get ahead in the WebRTC game. The key word today was mobile, and almost every demonstration included capabilities to communicate in real-time via video on multiple browsers and devices, including some with Google Glass. Unfortunately, not all 16 companies could be recognized as the top innovators in WebRTC, so our judges awarded three companies and the audience chose one. In a WebRTC-appropriate fashion, TokBox CEO Ian Small's keynote started with a real-time video connection a la Double Robotics. You may recognize one of these robots from a scene in The Good Wife or, if you frequently visit San Francisco, from wandering the streets and coffee shops in California. TokBox powers the real-time communications functionality for Double Robotics, and is working on even more to further the development of WebRTC. In the Business Intro to WebRTC session at the WebRTC Conference & Expo, attendees heard about a range of topics, from how WebRTC will change the world and the ways different enterprise departments can utilize WebRTC all the way to the realistic expectations of WebRTC and security considerations. AnyMeeting has announced plans to feature its browser-based screen sharing solution at WebRTC Conference and Expo III in Santa Clara, Calif., later this month. If the demo goes well, then AnyMeeting plans to roll out the technology to production customers during Q1 2014. It's hard to identify any one company as being the most active in the WebRTC space, but Priologic is definitely in the running. Most recently, the company has begun showcasing its new WebRTC softphone, PrioPhone, working in tandem with the Oracle WebRTC Session Controller (WSC) at the WebRTC Conference & Expo this week, from November 19 to 21 in Santa Clara. If there's one message that's ringing true already on day one at the WebRTC Conference & Expo it's that the potential of WebRTC goes way beyond the browser. Partnered with the Internet of Things (IoT), WebRTC has the ability to make endpoints smarter. While the WebRTC Conference & Expo is underway this week in Santa Clara, Calif., it's helpful to take some time to speak with some of the movers and shakers in WebRTC technology. The WebRTC standard, which allows for cross-browser video communications between computers and devices with no need to download anything, is expected to shake up communications, both business and personal. The applications are almost endless: from customer support to social networking and even to the healthcare industry, WebRTC will allow more people to communicate with one another both face-to-face and remotely. Top Stories Featured Resources Featured Channels Advertise With Us Become a WebRTC columnist! Become a WebRTC World columnist! Want to contribute your thought leadership and expertise around this exciting new collaboration technology to a rapidly growing audience? Become a writer, blogger or columnist for the WebRTC World and this newsletter. Contact Erik Linask, Group Editorial Director, at elinask@tmcnet.com for details. |
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