An Open Generic Corba-Programmable Videoconferencing Platform

Abstract

In this paper we address the design and implementation of a generic terminal architecture for videoconferencing based on the principle of programmable protocol stacks. In this architecture, there exist two types of software components. A first type are the multimedia engines, which are responsible for handling the multimedia stream (execution layer). Secondly, the managing components handle the multimedia engines' lifecycles and provide a set of network-and codec-independent CORBA-IDL interfaces which make building the desired protocol stack straightforward (middleware based control layer). As a result, the developed platform can be easily integrated in existing multimedia control frameworks such as the TINA architecture or the H.323 terminal framework.

Supplier-customer engagement for collaborative innovation using video conferencing: A study of SMEs

“…VC differs from online marketing and conventional marketing channels that mainly aim at reaching customers for selling (Laroche et al, 2013, Kolter andKellter, 2016) or social media that focus on connecting to customer communities through one-to-many (firm to consumers). In B2B markets, VC is a platform enabling interactions on one-to-one basis between business network partners (Roy et al, 2004;Vermeulen et al, 2005). Customer 'involvement' in engagement, especially in B2B, calls for frequent communication, so that VC may offer a time and cost saving alternative (Laud et al, 2015).…”