[cisco-voip] Cisco video conferencing

[Daniel Hooper]

Hi,

 

I'm interested in deploying a video conferencing solution between 4 offices with approximately 10 users at each.

 

Reading through the Cisco sales guff, I've figured out I have no idea which product I'm actually looking for, it looks as though things have changed names recently and I'm hoping to get away with an éxpress' setup rather then the full blown call manager + servers setup.

 

Currently the network is serviced by a mixture of 2811s & 2821s routers, Cat 3550 switches & 7940 / 7960 handsets, the phones are all hanging off an asterisk installation .. Bandwidth between offices and the network infrastructure isn't really an issue.

 

Does Cisco offer a SMB product to enable video conferencing between users? 

Do I need a server or appliance at each site to cater for the video mixing / transcoding?

Can webcams on PC's be utilized?

 

Any information or a kick in the right direction is appreciated.

 

-Daniel Hooper

 

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