The Tandberg unit, an end-to-end video conferencing system, is targeted at enterprises both small and large.

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Combining this with Skype could create a powerful video calling and conferencing system.

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The quality of video conferencing provided through, say, Cisco's TelePresence system is orders of magnitude better real-time, good picture quality, extremely reliable than what was available even a few years ago.

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Moving forward, these capabilities will enable live video conferencing and video calling through websites instead of through native apps or system level controls.

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