Fuji Xerox Launches Remote Collaboration "InteractiveWall"Simultaneous sharing of information
on digital whiteboards in two remote locations
August 15, 2005
| Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. has developed a remote
collaboration service "InteractiveWall" that enables the
simultaneous and bidirectional sharing of information such
as ideas and diagrams displayed on a digital whiteboard. The
service also allows sharing of documents stored on a server
via a network. The system is perfect for videoconferences
conducted remotely. Sales begin on August 16, 2005. |
| Traditional videoconference systems relied
solely on image and voice. InteractiveWall provides the extra
advantage of allowing both parties to simultaneously view
handwritten memos on the whiteboard plus digital documents.
It strengthens remote collaboration as it gives participants
in different locales the feeling that they are actually in
the same room together. Users have real-time access to notes
written on the whiteboard during discussions between multiple
staff members actually in distant locations. Materials on
the network can also be extracted and put away, while digital
documents can be annotated. These features greatly enhance
the productivity of a meeting. |
| InteractiveWall is extremely simply to
operate - users can select options from the menu with a virtual
pen or by touching it with their finger. This facilitates
more intuitive and natural operation as standard input mechanisms
on a PC-keyboards and mouse-become unnecessary. The incorporation
of an IC card helps to regulate access to materials that require
user verification or login. It is possible to utilize any
InteractiveWall if the user possesses a personal IC card. |
| All memos jotted on the whiteboard or on
a digital document are automatically saved so that they can
be referred to easily at a later time from a PC. |
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| Support Services for Smooth Utilization of InteractiveWall |
| Fuji Xerox has created three support services
for InteractiveWall to ensure it is used to optimum efficiency.
The aims of the services are to assist in the following areas:
setting up the user environment; recording and managing meeting
materials; and determining and addressing network troubles. |
| 1. Environment setting service |
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| Fuji Xerox will set the necessary environment
for InteractiveWall by visiting the site where the system
is to be used, install the software and connect it to the
network. |
| Fuji Xerox will provide peripheral services
for use with remote meetings, including attendance records,
meeting records, file storage and extracting services, sharing
of memos, annotations, as well as meeting records. The service
also includes support to customer inquiries via phone and
email. |
| The InteractiveWall service is a complex
system combining hardware, network and applications. In case
of trouble, Fuji Xerox's specialists will visit the site to
ascertain the root of the trouble and to restore it to perfect
running order. |
| Minimum service use configuration model (for use between two sites) |
| Initial
environment setting fee |
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From 500,000 yen
(2 x clients at 150,000 yen each + one server at 200,000 yen) |
| Access
service fee |
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57,000 yen/month
(2 x clients at 28,000 yen/month + one server at 1,000 yen/month) |
| Support
service |
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Optional |
| Notes
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Digital whiteboard displays are required
separately. Fuji Xerox's DocuShare software is also required
to store and share meeting materials on the InteractiveWall
server. |
| Notes
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The prices for these services do not include
consumption tax. |
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