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Pros
"Document loading and annotation.""One of the features that people enjoy is the whiteboard, providing opportunities for academics to present content and for students to contribute. The platform also allows for the creating of different rooms, enabling large classes to break into smaller groups for discussions. Students can then return to the main classroom to share their opinions. It integrates with LMS.""The solution allows me to connect and collaborate with my classes."

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"TelePresence allows our customers to have a quick meeting while traveling and still be effective. It saves time and money.""PresenterTrack cameras improve the meeting experience.""The SpeakerTrack feature is the most valuable feature.""The most valuable features of Cisco TelePresence are the basic standard features and the ease of use. Additionally, the configuration and integration are exemplary.""Telepresence's most valuable feature is keeping highly paid employees, such as executives, on the ground instead of wasting time flying around the world. So if you have the right telepresence plan and form, it's not just the video cameras and the systems behind them, it's the way you lay out your meeting room.You can have multiple offices interconnecting in a single meeting, and it looks like everybody's in the same big conference room together because the telepresence yields such a fantastic amount of clarity.""We have a dual screen option to enable video and content sharing.""It was stable. So, I would rate the stability a ten out of ten.""The configuration is a valuable."

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Cons
"We faced outages when the user limit went over a certain number.""If there were maybe more tutorials outside of what I'm aware the university is suggesting, I would take more tutorials on effective ways to deliver content. I come from the industry and content was always needed when people that were observing were smart and involved and decision-makers instead of so passively just trying to pass the course. In my imagination, the tutorials would be a tool where the learners themselves can have much more hands-on learning during a Collaborate session.""The system can overload when too many try logging in."

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"I was in touch with one of our clients and they mentioned that they would like to have a holographic video conferencing. It would be great if that feature would be added.""The price of Cisco TelePresence overall should be reduced.""MX800 comes only with one available DVI port. A few more HDMI ports will improve the system's capability.""The tool is expensive.""I would rate my experience with the initial setup a three out of ten, with ten being expensive. It was complex with badges and certificates. Too crazy.""The calling features can be improved."

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  • "Cisco TelePresence license is expensive and should be reduced. There is only a cost for the license and it is annually."
  • "I will rate the tool's pricing an eight out of ten."
  • "The pricing is expensive, therefore I rate it an eight out of ten."
  • "We used high definition, 1080p, but again, it required license purchases. For example, with three licenses (TP licenses), each allowing one 1080p screen, if I had six participants, I'd need to lower the resolution to 720p or lower to accommodate more participants. More licenses meant more cost."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:One of the features that people enjoy is the whiteboard, providing opportunities for academics to present content and for students to contribute. The platform also allows for the creating of different… more »
    Top Answer:We faced outages when the user limit went over a certain number.
    Top Answer:We use the solution in web seminars, online classrooms, and meetings.
    Top Answer:It was stable. So, I would rate the stability a ten out of ten.
    Top Answer:There can be some features to enhance the collaboration. For example, with 50 participants using physical devices, some might want to join from other software like Teams, Link, or Skype. That wasn't… more »
    Top Answer:Overall, I would rate the solution a seven out of ten.
    Ranking
    24th
    out of 63 in Virtual Meetings
    Views
    210
    Comparisons
    114
    Reviews
    1
    Average Words per Review
    166
    Rating
    6.0
    9th
    out of 63 in Virtual Meetings
    Views
    1,047
    Comparisons
    589
    Reviews
    5
    Average Words per Review
    340
    Rating
    7.6
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    Also Known As
    Blackboard Mobile
    TelePresence
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    Overview
    Blackboard Mobile give your learners, educators, and community access to all aspects of the educational experience on their mobile devices and they'll be able to go anywhere. Giving you the power to engage everyone on their terms and devices. Offering instant access to the information they need. Encouraging the interaction they crave.
    Cisco TelePresence Server brings multiparty video to unified communications deployments. Its flexible video, audio, and content-sharing capabilities allow users to participate in video conferences with multiple parties. Users can easily create, launch, and join meetings using standards-based video endpoints. Or their mobile devices or Cisco WebEx clients. Or even third-party video endpoints. The server provides high-quality, standards-based video conferencing for mobile, desktop, and room systems.
    Sample Customers
    University of Derby Online, Universty of Warwick, University of Liverpool, City College Norwich, Northumberland College, Mid-Kent College, Watson Pharmaceutials, Capella University, Shore Tel Sky, Lincoln PD, City of Somerville MA, Somerset County Council
    Afni, AGCO, Bellevue, Came Group, Children's Hospital of Orange County (CHOC Children's), Del Papa Distributing, Instituto Zaldivar, ING Bank, Moffitt Cancer Center, Park Nicollet, Pentana Solutions Australia, San Jose State University, Sub-Zero Wolf, Transwestern and Metropolis Investment Holdings, Vital Images
    Top Industries
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    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company12%
    Government11%
    Financial Services Firm10%
    University9%
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    REVIEWERS
    Small Business29%
    Midsize Enterprise29%
    Large Enterprise43%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business20%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise68%
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    Blackboard Collaborate is ranked 24th in Virtual Meetings with 4 reviews while Cisco TelePresence is ranked 9th in Virtual Meetings with 7 reviews. Blackboard Collaborate is rated 7.6, while Cisco TelePresence is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Blackboard Collaborate writes "Useful in webinars, meetings and online classrooms ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Cisco TelePresence writes "A scalable solution that needs some improvement in pricing and stability". Blackboard Collaborate is most compared with Zoom, whereas Cisco TelePresence is most compared with Zoom, Webex, Polycom RealPresence Clariti and Cisco Meeting Server.

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