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cheap, unlimited internal

comms & project work

all sitting at their desk (not high level)

anywhere internally or

« on the vpn behind the firewall »

project managers sales & technical staff

mostly external usage, sales and training (+ technical & support/desktop staring)

anywhere, anytime

large team meetings

Exec meetings

dedicated rooms (compatibility required)

all and sundry

all purposes + combined with other conferencing modes

anywhere, anytime

job applications

small management team meetings with one or more execs

both internal and external use in which image is key

on the company premises

(if devices can moved , other use dedicated rooms)

top management meetings, high level Executive search, etc.

team meetings requiring image and visual demos

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