Google+ Hangouts is trying to be more bandwidth-friendly with its new bandwidth slider and audio-only features. This is welcome news for those on 3G, Wifi, DSL, or otherwise slow Internet who have had a hard time jumping into a Hangout. In particular, bandwidth limitations can be a problem for people…

More window layout controls, higher quality relay calls, and better group chat are some of the improvements you can experience in our latest VSee release. Please take a few moments to make sure your VSee has been updated to Windows version: 13.0.0.219 Mac version: 17.0 (14852) The following fixes and…

Geographic boundaries should be a thing of the past for doing business and working with colleagues. If distance holding you back from reaching more customers or getting more training, check out this Primerica Technology Blog article on how Primerica representatives can use VSee simple video conference and screen share to be more…

Skype is not the tool for telehealth and telemedicine where HIPAA compliancy is a concern or any application where you care about security. Skype has always been close about whether it keeps decryption keys and Skype security and privacy concerns have grown since its 2011 Microsoft acquisition. In a recent…

VSee allows you to record the individual speakers’ videos when in a call.  Just go to your VSee address book and select Tools–>Record, give the video files a name, and you’re good to go. Files are saved to your local disk so there is no need to worry about recording…

This new VSee release gives administrators the ability to centrally manage VSee users address books. Please take a few moments to make sure your VSee has been updated to Windows version: 13.0.0.201 Mac version: 16.2 (14678) Special thanks to Eric and Simon for this release! Fixes and Additions address book…

Our sincerest apologies to everyone who submitted a video call screeenshot when we ran the VSee photo contest in December. Due to a technical glitch (which has been fixed) we didn’t get your picture. HOWEVER… We have extended the photo contest to March 6, 2013.  Please send or re-send your…

With revenues down, Logitech is looking to unload its video conferencing division, which include LifeSize and Mirial in the next 90 days. Logitech acquired LifeSize for $405M in 2009 just as video conferencing and telepresence were on their way up. These days the high-end video conferencing market is much tougher.…

Zoom.us, the hottest new video conferencing company, is revealing its paid UMX (Unified Meeting Experience) offering for businesses. Zoom previously raised $3M in angel funding. It has also just raised $6M in series A funding, from some of the biggest names such as Qualcomm Ventures, Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang, and…

Last week, video conferencing startup Tely Labs announced its “Rescue Umi” program as Cisco prepares to permanently end Umi services January 31. It’s an opportunity for Umi users to snag a good deal switching to Tely Labs’ similar telyHD offering. The marketing point of Umi and now telyHD is video…

We’re happy to announce unlimited free screen sharing for students! We hope you’ve been taking advantage of VSee’s free group video calling for everyone. If you are a student you can now also get unlimited free screen share.  Just sign up for VSee using your .edu email as you VSee…

Catch VSee’s CEO Milton speaking on “The Science and Myths of Video Conference + Screen Sharing” at this year’s IBM Connect 2013 conference! With Skype, FaceTime, and Google Hangouts making video conference a common experience, we want to know how to make the most of these tools. Milton will be debunking…

VSee now lets you add callers into a meeting with one click! Please take a few moments to restart VSee and update to Win version: 13.0.0.121 Mac version: 16.0 (14555) Special thanks to server team for the new relay server, and Eric and Torrey for the new group call feature!…

Early last quarter, Polycom made some exciting announcements about its newest product — RealPresence CloudAXIS, which will be available March 2013. What makes CloudAXIS so exciting is that it allows you to video conference with others without bothering about which service they normally use. As GigaOm tech blogger Stacey Higginbotham…

VSee is making it possible for fans of the uber successful Nintendo Super Mario Bros. video game to have a live conversation with Mario himself down at the New York Rockefeller Center! This longtime Nintendo project combines VSee with remote control of the animated Mario character. VSee gives the animator…

In an earlier article I had said that Google Hangouts had dropped Vidyo in favor of WebRTC. I made a mistake. Google Hangouts has NOT dropped Vidyo.  Moreover, Vidyo executives have contacted me to let me know that “Google has a great relationship with Vidyo”.  I have checked my sources and verified that Vidyo is…

Guest post by Jessica Stillman – London-based freelancer who has written for Inc.com, CBS MoneyWatch, and GigaOM, among others. How does remote work impact recruiting for smaller firms? VSee has years of experience with which to answer this question. Unemployment may be stuck at a dismal 10 percent, but for the best talent – especially…

In the developing world burns are common as most people cook over fires.  Clothing catches on fire, hot oil gets spilled and lives are forever changed or often even lost. Over the holidays our friend Randy Roberson from Disaster Logistics Relief (DLR) shared with us how VSee telemedicine has been…

Merry Christmas from VSee! We’ve made it super easy for you to contact people on VSee — now you can import contacts from your Outlook, Gmail, Hotmail, and Yahoo! Mail accounts!  Please take a few moments to make sure your VSee has been updated to Win version: 12.0.0.1225 Mac version:…

VSee spent last weekend showcasing its low-bandwidth secure telemedicine capabilities at the Special Operations Medical Association (SOMA) Symposium. The audience was amazed at VSee’s extreme low-bandwidth capabilities which used less than half the bandwidth of Skype, Vidyo, and OpenTok.  They were even more excited when they saw how simply VSee integrates…