4. Do not even mention the: strikes, viruses, airport queues, airport security, weather, terrorists etc ! Most of us already buy into the business case for video and other conferencing but infrequently use it. The key issue is ease of use ! There is a green solution…..
5. How does this affect wealth creation ? What is the Opportunity cost ? Is the South East grinding to a halt ? Who will invest here ? Who needs the hassle of being stuck in this ? What is the cost base for my business ? What is the damage to the environment ?
6. It will become necessary to be so fluent in video, audio and web conferencing that it becomes a preferred option to travel The technology must allow this or failure will result in inefficient enterprises that may not survive Some solutions are available
7. . What are the modern transport mechanisms for video, audio and web conferencing? Yes Yes Small organisations Possibly Yes Yes Maybe Medium organisations Yes Yes Yes Large Organisations Internet A,V,W PSTN Audio ISDN IP VPN
8. Set up/outsourced options Utilisation High Low Low High ROI ASP CPE Dedicated MSP Remote MSP Wainhouse Research, 2004 CPE - Customer premises equipment ASP – Application Services Provider MSP – Managed Service Provider
9. ISDN Carrier Network Boardroom Systems Multi-site display PC Desktop IP Solution (can be home-based) A modern outsourced solution with typical hardware requirements Multi media broadcast and conference server Internet
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14. BT’s own wins What conferencing can do for a Corporate [1] The higher figure for 2007 is calculated on the same basis as previous surveys, i.e. all call participants. The lower figure is the mean for participants in calls involving less than 20 people, which excludes the impact of ‘one to many’ calls which may reach hundreds or thousands of people. na £127.87 M £145.94 M £238 M Financial Savings for BT by using Conferencing Services (T&S and Productivity) 20,060 tonnes 47,400 tonnes 54,177 tonnes 54,177 tonnes Total avoided CO 2 emissions from using Conferencing within BT na 673,824 915,155 2,047,105 Number of conference calls within BT 2002 2004 2006 2007
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