It was another absolutely huge week for news on the field for Web-based real time communications (WebRTC), and that means a lot of new products, new services, and new potential for a technology that's making more appearances with every passing day. That's what makes the weekend such a good time to settle in and run down the high points of the week that was with our Week in Review coverage!
First, we had a look at UberConference, and its plans for putting WebRTC to work in its own product line. For instance, UberConference used WebRTC capability to allow users to dial directly into a conference call from Chrome, which would make conference calls much easier for remote workers to get in on, increasing the visibility—so to speak—of same. UberConference also shared some more technical aspects of its work, and ran down some of its plans for the upcoming WebRTC Conference and Expo.
Next, we got a closer look at how Google was bringing WebRTC to life throughout its own product line, including how its senior product manager, Jan Linden, played a substantial role in bringing WebRTC out of the level of mere concept and into the level of actively-used system. One of the biggest points that Linden noted was the need to ensure that the systems were as reliable and high-quality as could be yielded to ensure that people didn't mistrust WebRTC right out of the gate.
Streaming Business Solutions brought in the next big piece of news as it launched its flagship website, geared toward using WebRTC to allow for face-to-face contact with some of the best business consultants in the United States. Used as a way to make business consulting more accessible—the company's CEO, Spencer Friedrich, noted that many had complained about high minimum bills with business consultants—the company offers an easy way to get in touch with experts and get advice about issues faced, all done with affordable prices thanks to WebRTC.
Then we took a look at Teledini's new beta solution, Call2Action, which allows Chrome users to go to a website that's using Teledini systems, and from there, click to talk immediately to the site's owner. Using WebRTC in this fashion, according to Teledini president Steve Smithwick, would allow the Web to go from a “one-way self-help medium” to a much fuller experience with more interactivity and more user satisfaction than before.
Finally, we took a look at what Ingate was looking to do in the field with WebRTC, and the answers were surprisingly varied. There's quite a bit of hype going around in the industry, but at the same time, there's a lot of real discussion about trends in the field, as well as the move to form standards around real-time communications. That's changing the field itself in a variety of ways, and is shaping up to bring in several new technologies and systems in its own right, like Ingate's work in combining WebRTC and SIP together.
The week in WebRTC was a big one indeed, as a new technology continued to find its way in the world. With a host of new products and services coming into play on a regular basis, our global online community is constantly in the hunt for fresh news. So be sure to join us back here next week for more WebRTC news, and of course, every weekend for our Week in Review!
