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Global Trends Impacting the Adoption of Video Conferencing
Meeting Today's Business Challenges
The business world is changing. Globalization, escalating operating costs, intensifying price competition and declining customer loyalty are all forcing organizations to reassess traditional communication channels. And every day, more organizations are turning to video technology, realizing that visual communications are the only way to communicate and collaborate effectively.
Here are just some of the worldwide trends impacting the adoption of visual communications:
Outsourcing and Offshoring
With more organizations taking the strategic decision to outsource business processes such as production, manufacturing or services, there is a growing need for videoconferencing to improve communication between partners, making such arrangements less costly and more productive.
Business Continuity
Natural disasters, pandemics and terrorist attacks can strike at any time. The key to survival for any organization during a crisis is continued communication among colleagues, partners, suppliers and clients.
A unified communication concept means breaking down barriers so that people using different modes of communication, media and devices can still communicate with anyone, anywhere, anytime.
Teleworking
Teleworking has its pros and cons. On the plus side, it enables companies to save on real estate costs and employees to cut out commuting time and travel costs, while enjoying a healthier work life balance. Its biggest detraction can be lack of face-to-face contact and associated feeling of alienation. Video-enabled communications can bridge both the physical and productivity gaps.
Face-to-Face Communications is clearer
Have you ever misunderstood a colleague via:
Because they only deliver part of the message, email and voice communications can lead to misunderstandings between colleagues.
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Environmental responsibility
Organizations are becoming more environmentally conscious. By cutting down on business travel, organizations can not only reduce energy consumption, CO2 emissions and traffic congestion, they can also improve their corporate social and environmental responsibility. Videoconferencing is the natural alternative.
Did you know?
More companies are adopting video every day. A 25% annual growth rate is expected for the industry from 2006, through 2010.
Is your business prepared?
Business Continuity Planning
Author: TANDBERG
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Improving Crisis Communication Plans
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Exploring Teleworking as a Business Continuity Strategy
Author: ITAC
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Did you know?
According to the Journal of Corporate Recruiting, by 2009, one quarter of the world's workforce will work remotely.
Assessing the Real Impact of Business Travel
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Useful Sites
Telework Exchange
International Telework Association and Council
TANDBERG See Green
Did you know?
The WWF has estimated that if 20% of business travel within the EU was replaced by video conferencing, the environment would be spared a discharge of 22 million tons of carbon dioxide a year!
Vodafone Case Study
Author: Institute of Travel Management
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