San Jose, CA. 8.02 AM<\/p>\n
You walk into the meeting room. You greet others in the room “Good Morning, Gentlemen!”<\/p>\n
Someone says, “Good Evening, Joe!”<\/p>\n
You think it is a dig at you because you were late for the 8.00 AM meeting. You protest, “Oh come on! I am only a couple of minutes late! With my commute, I am lucky that I could get here this early.”<\/p>\n
“No, I didn’t mean to say you’re late! I meant to say that that it’s late evening in Bangalore!”<\/p>\n
That’s when you remember that some of the folks in the room are in Bangalore.<\/p>\n
What??<\/p>\n
Yes, they are attending your meeting via TelePresence<\/a>, the new video conferencing buzz.<\/p>\n You say, “Oops, yes! Good Evening, folks!”<\/p>\n “Good Morning, Joe. And we know how the commute can be frustrating in the bay area<\/a>! Trust me, it isn’t any better here in Bangalore!!”<\/p>\n “Don’t forget me, guys. It’s almost midnight here!” says Alicia, sitting at the far end of the table, from Singapore.<\/p>\n
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