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      Google already has added voice and video feature in Google Talk for users to interact one on one basis. Rishi Chandra, Google Apps product manager, SFGate, told SFGate that Google is planning to bring multi-user video conferencing feature in all of its Apps. The video conferencing feature will be rolled out soon - how soon, we don't know yet.

      Chandra said, "This [current Gmail capability] is the first step in a much broader set of features we hope to roll out over the next six to 12 months around video [and voice] chat capabilities. It's a great opportunity for us to push that space along." So, the multi-user video conferencing would be integrated across apps and not rolled out as separate feature. One may have to download a small package to enable that may be just like Video for Gtalk (browser version).

      Once this feature is rolled out there will be enormous spike in the bandwidth usage in professional as well as home settings. Network department would have tough time monitoring the traffic spikes.

      Google can make big with this feature in enterprise settings unless they're planning to. Several organizations and individuals are using Google Apps for official purposes and multi-user video conferencing might just speed things up.

      Just like we have missed voice call, maybe Google will bring a video message. That would require lot of conversion taking place in user's system or Google's server. We'll have to wait till Google shares its concrete plans with the general public.