Wanted: EEs to move video conferencing to PCs. (electronics engineers with a wide range of skills are being sought by video-conferencing vendors)

EDN, August, 1992 by Stenzler-Centonze, Marjorie

What's needed? All types of skills, from system- to chip-level design Once thought implausible, the concept of video conferencing on PCs is gaining momentum. Companies in the tightly knit video-conferencing industry say they're devoting major engineering resources, in many cases through collaborative efforts, to merge these previously separate technologies.

The challenges facing developers of these products are enormous: They must shrink the size of existing video-conferencing equipment, which typically fills an entire room, and cut costs. At the same time, they must maintain an image quality that's acceptable to the public. Industry players emphasize that desktop video conferencing is not meant to replace existing equipment, which is quite...

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