Nefsis Online Video Conferencing Benefits
American Sign Language Users
Increasing bandwidth, high-quality
webcams and Nefsis multi-core software helpful to American Sign
Language users who require video conferencing with substantially
higher frame rates than typical web conferencing services can
provide
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — November 3, 2010 — Online
video conferencing services innovator Nefsis® announced today
that it was selected by Wright State University and Communication
Service for the Deaf, Inc., for video conferencing among American
Sign Language (ASL) users. These new customers add to Nefsis’
growing roster of ASL users, interpreters and related service
providers including select chapters of Network Interpreting Service,
LiNKS Sign Language & Interpreting, Interwest Interpreting,
Gallaudet University, Rochester Institute of Technology, California
State University, PEPnet, Malayasia Manmin Deaf Church, and many
more outreach, educational, healthcare and non-profit organizations
that serve the deaf and hard of hearing community.
Company officials attribute the growth to improving bandwidth,
widely available webcams and the company’s multi-core
software-as-a-service (SaaS) technology designed specifically for high
frame rate video conferencing. High performance is a requirement for
seamless signing and fingerspelling during an online meeting.
In addition to cloud computing and multi-core software, Nefsis
offers detailed controls over conference room-wide and user-by-user
video quality settings, including resolution and frame rate.
"Many Nefsis customers accept the default video settings and click
‘Play All’ once everyone is in their conference room. ASL translators
and other video-savvy meeting hosts often take this a step further by
manually increasing the frame rate for the best possible sign language
experience," said Tom Toperczer, Nefsis vide president of
marketing. "Nefsis software makes this easy by highlighting what's
possible, and graying out what's not, based on the participant's
current computer, camera and real-time bandwidth conditions," he
added.
Many interpreting services and educational institutions have fully
outfitted rooms with standalone video conferencing hardware, such as
units manufactured by Polycom and Tandberg, serving their ASL users
and translators. With dedicated bandwidth, these installed-site
systems deliver the high quality needed for effective signing among
meeting participants. The challenge for interpreters and hard of
hearing workers, students and patients is limited reach – fixed-site
locations have limited availability, require a lot of scheduling
coordination and frequent travel. In addition, the capital equipment
expense is untenable outside most existing locations.
Nefsis solves these problems via its cloud-based video conferencing
online service that is accessible from virtually any desktop computer
with Internet access. Nefsis supports popular webcams, conference room
pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) cameras and HD equipment. Its multi-core software
takes advantage of Intel® Core™2 Duo and later symmetric
multiprocessors, including 4, 8 and 16 core CPUs, significantly
improving video performance. The additional compute power is also used
by Nefsis to automatically throttle bandwidth consumption – the
capability to make real-time changes to video quality in response to
changing Internet conditions. The latter is vital as virtually all
desktop
video conferencing is conducted over shared connections.
Nefsis Basic is a free online service for small business, home
office and individual use. The company's flagship offering, Nefsis
Professional, is designed for multiple offices, departmental and
organizational use at corporate, government, education and non-profit
institutions. Nefsis Professional supports desktops, rooms, webcams
and HD video cameras, and includes advanced web collaboration
capabilities such as playing movies files, as a standard feature.
Nefsis software and online services are available now. To activate a
complimentary Nefsis Basic account or learn more about Nefsis
Professional, please visit Nefsis.com.
About Nefsis
Headquartered in San Diego,
California, Nefsis is a specialist in video conferencing software and
online services for business. The Nefsis approach combines cloud
computing and multi-core processing to deliver effortless video
conferencing to employees, customers and business partners anywhere
they have Internet access. Nefsis is especially popular among
small-to-medium sized organizations, where its high-quality video,
security controls and easy implementation deliver exceptional value.
For more information, visit the Nefsis website or call +1 (858) 715-0970
in the Americas or +44 (0) 870 224 0415 in Europe.
Related Pages
Video Conferencing Software
— Use any webcam or camera, reach any desktop or room
American Sign Language Applications
— Screenshots and movies about ASL-related features
Online User Guide, Adjusting FPS
— How to manually adjust frames per second
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Nefsis Basic is currently available in the US, Canada, UK and
selected international territories only. Nefsis Professional is
available worldwide.