| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Visual communication & video conferencing |
| Founded | Chicago, Illinois,(1998 as InSORS Inc.) |
| Headquarters | Chicago, Illinois |
| Key people | Tim Hackett (CEO) Jim Miller (Executive VP) Jon Swanson (CTO) Gary Refka (VP) |
| Products | Software |
| Employees | Approximately 30 |
| Website | http://www.iocom.com/ |
IOCOM, formerly known as InSORS, is an American technology corporation that develops and markets visual communication software. Founded in 1998 by Kevin Gleason and Michael Galich, and has an advisory board which includes Edward Zander, former Sprint Nextel executive John Garcia and Ian Foster Though based in Chicago, services are offered worldwide. Users in countries such as Azerbaijan, the United Kingdom, Brazil, and Singapore have benefitted from IOCOM’s collaboration and video conferencing services.
The company's primary product, Visimeet, gives users the ability to communicate via video, audio and data from mobile phones, laptop computers, large conference rooms and command centers. Visimeet is a fully scalable program that can be used with off-the-shelf hardware. Users can make use of dedicated Telepresence room or use a laptop for mobility. The product can be used with virtually any Internet-enabled device and is described as being "IP-network centric"[1]
Customers from several industries make use of Visimeet's multi-point video conferencing capabilities and robust collaboration tools. Industries such as education, energy, government, telehealth, and enterprise have found virtual meetings to make meeting and collaboration more efficient and affordable by saving the time and cost associated with travel. Some customers include: ACEnet, Chevron, Rolls-Royce, BP, United States Department of Defense University of Illinois and University of Cambridge. Recently, the National Health Service (NHS) of the United Kingdom applied the IOCOM Grid to link 11 hospitals across the West London Cancer Network, which the NHS said had helped collaboration and meeting attendance and even improved clinical decisions.[2][3] Visimeet has been used heavily in stroke care and Oncology; Visimeet prevents specialists from traveling and allows for more instant consultations.
Its current largest customer collaboration network contains more than 600 global connections, including stations on almost every continent and in international waters. [4] In January 2010, IOCOM lead the "Taking Telepresence Beyond the Boardroom" Panel at the ITEXPO East 2010 conference.[5]