TenHands Inc. announced earlier this week that the beta version of its new desktop video service has just gone into open beta, and that which was formerly available by invitation only, is now available for all those who would like to see how the TenHands service works on their own desktops.
The TenHands service uses a combination of Amazon's Elastic Computing Cloud, WebRTC, and HTML5 to yield real-time HD video. The service looks to leapfrog offerings from Skype, WebEx and several other such firms to offer not only better quality video, but better quality two-way video from any one device to any other device.
Video calling from an iPhone to a desktop was an unlikely proposition before, but TenHands' service looks to make that happen.
While Amazon's Elastic Computing Cloud and HTML5 are a big part of the TenHands service, according to co-founder and CCO of TenHands Jack Blaeser, the hero of the day as far as the TenHands service goes is WebRTC. Blaeser said: "WebRTC is the catalyst to revolutionize the way we use our browsers to communicate. In the same way the browser revolutionized the way we access information 15 years ago, WebRTC will quickly enable the browser to become a primary mode of video and audio communication."
Better still - TenHands is looking to integrate its offering through several other collaboration systems like DropBox and Join Me. This combination would mean that not only can an HD video call be made between virtually any two devices, it would also allow for extremely rapid file transfer between these two devices as well, with the video callers able to actually confirm receipt, almost in person, of transferred files.
There's no denying that the concept of the remote worker is one that's becoming increasingly in vogue. The opportunity to take advantage of talent regardless of location, time zone benefits, and reduced office infrastructure costs, is tempting indeed. So seeing more and more programs designed to facilitate the relationship between remote worker and parent company isn't a surprise. Google, Mozilla and the like are all reportedly working on adding real-time video and audio systems to their browsers, but TenHands looks to beat the lot by offering such a service without the need for additional software.
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Stefania Viscusi
