| Teleconferencing is defined as the live exchange of | | | | established through various communication channels |
| information between two or more users who are at | | | | such as telephone lines, local area networks, and the |
| different locations, enabling them to participate in | | | | Internet. |
| regional, national or worldwide meetings without leaving | | | | Computer conferencing, a kind of teleconferencing |
| their area. Telecommunication is established by | | | | supported by one or more computers is classified into |
| teleconferencing equipments such as telephone, | | | | synchronous computer conferencing (two or more |
| telegraph, teletype, radio, and television. Today, | | | | computers are connected at the same time) and |
| teleconferencing has become the new mode of | | | | asynchronous computer conferencing (participants |
| corporate communications. | | | | interact with each other at a place and time |
| Based on the technology, cost, and the complexity of | | | | convenient to them). |
| use, teleconferencing can be classified into audio | | | | Teleconferencing helps to reduce the cost of travel, |
| conferencing, audiographics conferencing, video | | | | cost of group meetings and also helps in saving time. |
| conferencing and computer conferencing. Audio | | | | Many Internet-based marketing professionals use |
| conferencing is the most commonly used mode. In | | | | teleconferencing to establish communication with their |
| audio conferencing, communication is established | | | | customers, clients, and Web site visitors. |
| through the phone. It is less expensive when compared | | | | In order to accomplish a project, teleconferencing is |
| to video conferencing. Audio conferencing is a | | | | widely used in its different phases such as engineering |
| voice-only communication whereas audiographics | | | | design, planning sessions, project reviews, new product |
| conferencing is a two-way voice communication. | | | | introductions, and crisis management. Health |
| Audiographics conferencing enables the transmission | | | | professionals use teleconferencing to facilitate |
| of graphics as well as written materials. | | | | meetings with health researchers and educators |
| Video teleconferencing is a television-like | | | | around the world; and in the educational field, |
| communication augmented with sound. One of its main | | | | teleconferencing aids distance education, continuing |
| advantages is that the participants can hear and see | | | | education, and education for disabled students. |
| each other. Normally, video or audio conferencing is | | | | |