Working with some of the world’s leading technology innovators, Steljes has developed the Business Productivity Suite to help you change the way you work for real and lasting benefit. The Business Productivity Suite comprises of the cream of today’s productivity technology, under one roof, designed to address five focus areas that businesses tell us they need to make more efficient: meetings, video and data conferencing, workspaces and flexible working, training and marketing and communications.
Steljes video and data conferencing survey reportGordon Rimmer
This survey of over 160 business decision makers found that:
1) Less than half of respondents currently use video conferencing, leaving many organizations missing out on productivity benefits.
2) Of those not using it, 80.8% would consider using video conferencing.
3) 78.8% of current users are satisfied with their systems, though some issues remain for the 21.2% who are not satisfied.
4) 80% of respondents said they would use video conferencing to meet face-to-face without travel.
Business Productivity Suite PresentationGordon Rimmer
Working with some of the world’s leading technology innovators, Steljes has developed the Business Productivity Suite to help you change the way you work for real and lasting benefit. The Business Productivity Suite comprises of the cream of today’s productivity technology, under one roof, designed to address five focus areas that businesses tell us they need to make more efficient: meetings, video and data conferencing, workspaces and flexible working, training and marketing and communications.
Business Productivity Statistics PresentationGordon Rimmer
Working with some of the world’s leading technology innovators, Steljes has developed the Business Productivity Suite to help you change the way you work for real and lasting benefit. The Business Productivity Suite comprises of the cream of today’s productivity technology, under one roof, designed to address five focus areas that businesses tell us they need to make more efficient: meetings, video and data conferencing, workspaces and flexible working, training and marketing and communications.
The Power of Virtual Collaboration in Project ManagementCitrix Online
This new eBook explores how companies can implement virtual collaboration tools throughout the project lifecycle to effectively manage projects from start to finish.
Yorktel Whitepaper: Save Money, Leverage Time Return on Engagement Using Coll...Melissa Luongo
By Ron Gaboury CEO
We have become a society where information is received multiple ways simultaneously. Media simultaneously has “talking heads,” visual data, social media and graphics at the bottom of the screen; accessible everywhere. Younger generations expect this constant video flow as the norm. Can this backfire? How do we use it to our advantage instead of giving in to ‘information overload’? It is time to develop a strategy to better engage people by effectively using collaboration and visual tools. Here we discuss how to shift the ever-common business meeting into a collaborative session that not only boosts productivity, but nurtures your “soft assets” and promotes a measurement far more important than ROI—your ROE (return on engagement).
Instantly Connecting Developers Across The MilesCitrix Online
This new white paper examines the key challenges remote developers and teams face while exploring the advantages of leveraging an online collaboration solution to instantly connect, eliminate travel and expedite projects.
Overview:
2021 will be the rise of a hybrid workforce. Leaders will face new set of challenges while managing both the in-office team and remote team. Fairness and inclusivity along with other key methods will be used by the hybrid leaders to balancing between the both.
What to expect?
Tips on managing hybrid workforce
Self-Assessment questions before jumping into hybrid work model
Tools used for managing hybrid teams efficiently and effectively
Steljes video and data conferencing survey reportGordon Rimmer
This survey of over 160 business decision makers found that:
1) Less than half of respondents currently use video conferencing, leaving many organizations missing out on productivity benefits.
2) Of those not using it, 80.8% would consider using video conferencing.
3) 78.8% of current users are satisfied with their systems, though some issues remain for the 21.2% who are not satisfied.
4) 80% of respondents said they would use video conferencing to meet face-to-face without travel.
Business Productivity Suite PresentationGordon Rimmer
Working with some of the world’s leading technology innovators, Steljes has developed the Business Productivity Suite to help you change the way you work for real and lasting benefit. The Business Productivity Suite comprises of the cream of today’s productivity technology, under one roof, designed to address five focus areas that businesses tell us they need to make more efficient: meetings, video and data conferencing, workspaces and flexible working, training and marketing and communications.
Business Productivity Statistics PresentationGordon Rimmer
Working with some of the world’s leading technology innovators, Steljes has developed the Business Productivity Suite to help you change the way you work for real and lasting benefit. The Business Productivity Suite comprises of the cream of today’s productivity technology, under one roof, designed to address five focus areas that businesses tell us they need to make more efficient: meetings, video and data conferencing, workspaces and flexible working, training and marketing and communications.
The Power of Virtual Collaboration in Project ManagementCitrix Online
This new eBook explores how companies can implement virtual collaboration tools throughout the project lifecycle to effectively manage projects from start to finish.
Yorktel Whitepaper: Save Money, Leverage Time Return on Engagement Using Coll...Melissa Luongo
By Ron Gaboury CEO
We have become a society where information is received multiple ways simultaneously. Media simultaneously has “talking heads,” visual data, social media and graphics at the bottom of the screen; accessible everywhere. Younger generations expect this constant video flow as the norm. Can this backfire? How do we use it to our advantage instead of giving in to ‘information overload’? It is time to develop a strategy to better engage people by effectively using collaboration and visual tools. Here we discuss how to shift the ever-common business meeting into a collaborative session that not only boosts productivity, but nurtures your “soft assets” and promotes a measurement far more important than ROI—your ROE (return on engagement).
Instantly Connecting Developers Across The MilesCitrix Online
This new white paper examines the key challenges remote developers and teams face while exploring the advantages of leveraging an online collaboration solution to instantly connect, eliminate travel and expedite projects.
Overview:
2021 will be the rise of a hybrid workforce. Leaders will face new set of challenges while managing both the in-office team and remote team. Fairness and inclusivity along with other key methods will be used by the hybrid leaders to balancing between the both.
What to expect?
Tips on managing hybrid workforce
Self-Assessment questions before jumping into hybrid work model
Tools used for managing hybrid teams efficiently and effectively
The real question here is “how” - how does an enterprise truly change its culture to embrace collaboration? This paper is the second in a series of publications that explore the insights gathered from the SMART Technologies Collaboration Council. Here we summarize the Council’s views on the criticality and steps towards of establishing a collaborative culture. White paper by Bill Haskins, Senior Analyst at Wainhouse Research.
Presentation given by Steve Boese at the Aquire 2011 User Conference on May 23, 2011.
Talk focused on some of the challenges and opportunities that contingent labor, globalization, and demographic changes present to organizations.
Comes with the 100% guaranteed to work 60% of the time promise.
The document provides an overview and summary of a report on how digital technology impacts and transforms the voluntary sector. The report was independently researched and sponsored by Tata Consultancy Services. It involved a literature review, workshop, mapping over 100 technology projects used by voluntary organizations, and 20 case studies. The report aims to show how technology can help address challenges, identify successful solutions, and barriers/enablers to implementation. It examines issues of adoption, disruption, and achieving technological maturity.
In new study conducted by Filigree Consulting and commissioned by SMART Technologies, hundreds of
business users from around the world share their insights on the value of collaboration technologies.
Enterprise Knowledge Workers: Understanding Risks and OpportunitiesFindWhitePapers
This document discusses the rise of knowledge workers and collaboration-intensive work in enterprises. It finds:
1) Knowledge work now defines job descriptions across industries and levels, requiring access to various data sources and collaboration.
2) To be effective, knowledge workers resort to "workarounds" when enterprise IT and processes don't meet their needs, risking inefficiencies.
3) Barriers to information sharing include siloed data, lack of incentives for workers and managers to improve access, and inflexible IT infrastructures not understanding knowledge work needs.
Leading Virtual Effectiveness: Four Strategies for Effective CommunicationCitrix Online
This new eBook by Camille Preston of AIM
Leadership reveals 4 steps to mastering effective virtual leadership and communication and provides the tools for managing the shift to the virtual workplace.
This document discusses how remote work is becoming more common and outlines 3 steps companies can take to create a more engaged remote workforce: 1) identify the right remote-enabling technologies; 2) establish a remote working policy; and 3) integrate remote technologies into key business functions like HR, sales, and marketing. It provides examples of how cloud technology, video conferencing, mobile devices, and enterprise social media can help attract and engage talent, streamline sales processes, and allow marketing teams to collaborate across distances.
Recruiting Without Boundaries – How Video Can Bridge the Distance Between You...BlueJeans Network
In a job seeker's market, many businesses find they need to look well outside of their local market to recruit the talent they need to succeed. This strategy puts HR teams under pressure to make meaningful connections with all potential hires and employees, near and far, while also keeping costs in check. High-quality videoconferencing is one solution—and this eBook outlines several ways the technology can make HR's job easier.
Working with IT_Does it need to be that difficultt?Steve Mitchinson
The document discusses the importance of developing a strong relationship between contact centers and IT departments. It notes that contact centers are increasingly dependent on technology, but relationships between contact centers and IT are often lacking. The document explores reasons for poor relationships from both the contact center and IT perspectives, such as lack of technical understanding, failure to define business needs, and failure to keep skills up to date. It also outlines traits of successful vs unsuccessful CIOs in partnering with contact centers.
Business Cloud: The State of Play Shifts RapidlyCapgemini
The Cloud has become a set of real practical solutions for organizations today.
From 460 interviews with businesses and IT executives, we explored what the situation is with the users of the Cloud. We outline five key findings and provide recommendations to CIOs to create a successful roadmap to cloud adoption.
Discute as facilidades que uma ferramenta como portal corporativo pode oferecer a uma organização, apresenta os critérios de avaliação, infra-estrutura de tecnologia de informação, e o posicionamento, visão e impacto do portal na corporação.
www.terraforum.com.br
The document discusses how mobile testing has progressed through three phases similar to how web testing evolved:
1) Discovery - Early experimentation with simple mobile apps and minimal testing.
2) Support core business - Mobile now supports key business processes but testing is still limited and siloed.
3) Drive new business - Mobile experiences are now engaging, transactional, and integrated with social media. Testing is structured, methodological and uses strong tooling to address complex challenges like platform fragmentation, varied devices, and user experience.
Presentation held on 26.09.2019 at the "Digital Workplace and Employee Experience Summit" in Berlin (Germany)
HUMANIZING THE DIGITAL WORKPLACE: REINFORCING CULTURE, TAPPING INTO THE POWER OF EMPLOYEES & ENCOURAGING CONTINUOUS
IMPROVEMENT
This document discusses DevOps and the use of metrics and data in DevOps. It provides perspectives from DevOps leaders on some of the challenges around collecting and using metrics and data in a DevOps environment. Some of the key points made include:
- Collecting too many metrics can create "noise" that obscures useful metrics. Metrics should either inform teams about issues or validate hypotheses.
- Useful metrics indicate anomalies or trends that need investigation and resolution, or provide proof against a hypothesis.
- When determining metrics, understand what information is needed, who needs it, and why, to ensure the metrics will be actionable.
- The volume, variety and velocity of big data can be achieved in Dev
This presentation supported Engage's interactive session at the Melcrum Summit 2012, which gave organisations a framework for developing their collaboration strategies.
It served to measure businesses’ collaborative readiness, and prompted an assessment of their collaborative leaders.
The responses of over 100 global internal communications professionals offered insight about businesses collaborative readiness in 2012.
Engage presentation at Melcrum Summit 2012
For more information, please contact nick.crawford@engagegroup.co.uk.
This document discusses optimizing video conferencing solutions for meetings with onsite and remote participants. It argues that while video conferencing is useful for connecting remote workers, it is not well-suited for collaboration in meetings. Specifically, using video conferencing for in-room meetings is inefficient and limits collaboration compared to technologies designed for sharing content and collaborating. It recommends that organizations invest more in collaboration technologies and integrate them with video conferencing to better serve all meeting participants.
The world of work has changed, have you changed with it?Steljes
Find out more about our research into the world of business productivity and news ways of working including how collaboration technologies can help you to save time, reduce costs and boost productivity.
This document discusses how unified communications and collaboration (UC&C) solutions can improve interdepartmental communication and collaboration. It notes that with trends like remote work, UC&C technologies have become mission-critical for enabling effective internal and external communication. These solutions provide flexibility by combining real-time and asynchronous collaboration tools. Research is cited showing UC&C can deliver significant benefits like increased customer retention, employee productivity, operational efficiency and sales cycle reduction. The article advocates that UC&C can empower different departments and workstyles, and is important for improving processes that require interdepartmental collaboration.
The document discusses how work environments and collaboration have changed with new technologies. It notes that productivity losses cost the UK economy £88 billion per year and that most workers now want flexible working arrangements. New collaboration technologies and workspaces aim to improve communication, reduce wasted time and costs, and foster innovation. The document advocates for activity-based working environments tailored to individual tasks rather than hierarchy.
The document provides an 8-step guide to understanding the possibilities of video conferencing. It discusses how video conferencing can change the way people communicate by saving costs and improving productivity. It encourages readers to imagine how their organization could use video conferencing across different departments like executives, sales, HR, R&D, and more. The guide also discusses calculating return on investment and outlines the essential video components and elements of an end-to-end video conferencing solution.
The real question here is “how” - how does an enterprise truly change its culture to embrace collaboration? This paper is the second in a series of publications that explore the insights gathered from the SMART Technologies Collaboration Council. Here we summarize the Council’s views on the criticality and steps towards of establishing a collaborative culture. White paper by Bill Haskins, Senior Analyst at Wainhouse Research.
Presentation given by Steve Boese at the Aquire 2011 User Conference on May 23, 2011.
Talk focused on some of the challenges and opportunities that contingent labor, globalization, and demographic changes present to organizations.
Comes with the 100% guaranteed to work 60% of the time promise.
The document provides an overview and summary of a report on how digital technology impacts and transforms the voluntary sector. The report was independently researched and sponsored by Tata Consultancy Services. It involved a literature review, workshop, mapping over 100 technology projects used by voluntary organizations, and 20 case studies. The report aims to show how technology can help address challenges, identify successful solutions, and barriers/enablers to implementation. It examines issues of adoption, disruption, and achieving technological maturity.
In new study conducted by Filigree Consulting and commissioned by SMART Technologies, hundreds of
business users from around the world share their insights on the value of collaboration technologies.
Enterprise Knowledge Workers: Understanding Risks and OpportunitiesFindWhitePapers
This document discusses the rise of knowledge workers and collaboration-intensive work in enterprises. It finds:
1) Knowledge work now defines job descriptions across industries and levels, requiring access to various data sources and collaboration.
2) To be effective, knowledge workers resort to "workarounds" when enterprise IT and processes don't meet their needs, risking inefficiencies.
3) Barriers to information sharing include siloed data, lack of incentives for workers and managers to improve access, and inflexible IT infrastructures not understanding knowledge work needs.
Leading Virtual Effectiveness: Four Strategies for Effective CommunicationCitrix Online
This new eBook by Camille Preston of AIM
Leadership reveals 4 steps to mastering effective virtual leadership and communication and provides the tools for managing the shift to the virtual workplace.
This document discusses how remote work is becoming more common and outlines 3 steps companies can take to create a more engaged remote workforce: 1) identify the right remote-enabling technologies; 2) establish a remote working policy; and 3) integrate remote technologies into key business functions like HR, sales, and marketing. It provides examples of how cloud technology, video conferencing, mobile devices, and enterprise social media can help attract and engage talent, streamline sales processes, and allow marketing teams to collaborate across distances.
Recruiting Without Boundaries – How Video Can Bridge the Distance Between You...BlueJeans Network
In a job seeker's market, many businesses find they need to look well outside of their local market to recruit the talent they need to succeed. This strategy puts HR teams under pressure to make meaningful connections with all potential hires and employees, near and far, while also keeping costs in check. High-quality videoconferencing is one solution—and this eBook outlines several ways the technology can make HR's job easier.
Working with IT_Does it need to be that difficultt?Steve Mitchinson
The document discusses the importance of developing a strong relationship between contact centers and IT departments. It notes that contact centers are increasingly dependent on technology, but relationships between contact centers and IT are often lacking. The document explores reasons for poor relationships from both the contact center and IT perspectives, such as lack of technical understanding, failure to define business needs, and failure to keep skills up to date. It also outlines traits of successful vs unsuccessful CIOs in partnering with contact centers.
Business Cloud: The State of Play Shifts RapidlyCapgemini
The Cloud has become a set of real practical solutions for organizations today.
From 460 interviews with businesses and IT executives, we explored what the situation is with the users of the Cloud. We outline five key findings and provide recommendations to CIOs to create a successful roadmap to cloud adoption.
Discute as facilidades que uma ferramenta como portal corporativo pode oferecer a uma organização, apresenta os critérios de avaliação, infra-estrutura de tecnologia de informação, e o posicionamento, visão e impacto do portal na corporação.
www.terraforum.com.br
The document discusses how mobile testing has progressed through three phases similar to how web testing evolved:
1) Discovery - Early experimentation with simple mobile apps and minimal testing.
2) Support core business - Mobile now supports key business processes but testing is still limited and siloed.
3) Drive new business - Mobile experiences are now engaging, transactional, and integrated with social media. Testing is structured, methodological and uses strong tooling to address complex challenges like platform fragmentation, varied devices, and user experience.
Presentation held on 26.09.2019 at the "Digital Workplace and Employee Experience Summit" in Berlin (Germany)
HUMANIZING THE DIGITAL WORKPLACE: REINFORCING CULTURE, TAPPING INTO THE POWER OF EMPLOYEES & ENCOURAGING CONTINUOUS
IMPROVEMENT
This document discusses DevOps and the use of metrics and data in DevOps. It provides perspectives from DevOps leaders on some of the challenges around collecting and using metrics and data in a DevOps environment. Some of the key points made include:
- Collecting too many metrics can create "noise" that obscures useful metrics. Metrics should either inform teams about issues or validate hypotheses.
- Useful metrics indicate anomalies or trends that need investigation and resolution, or provide proof against a hypothesis.
- When determining metrics, understand what information is needed, who needs it, and why, to ensure the metrics will be actionable.
- The volume, variety and velocity of big data can be achieved in Dev
This presentation supported Engage's interactive session at the Melcrum Summit 2012, which gave organisations a framework for developing their collaboration strategies.
It served to measure businesses’ collaborative readiness, and prompted an assessment of their collaborative leaders.
The responses of over 100 global internal communications professionals offered insight about businesses collaborative readiness in 2012.
Engage presentation at Melcrum Summit 2012
For more information, please contact nick.crawford@engagegroup.co.uk.
This document discusses optimizing video conferencing solutions for meetings with onsite and remote participants. It argues that while video conferencing is useful for connecting remote workers, it is not well-suited for collaboration in meetings. Specifically, using video conferencing for in-room meetings is inefficient and limits collaboration compared to technologies designed for sharing content and collaborating. It recommends that organizations invest more in collaboration technologies and integrate them with video conferencing to better serve all meeting participants.
The world of work has changed, have you changed with it?Steljes
Find out more about our research into the world of business productivity and news ways of working including how collaboration technologies can help you to save time, reduce costs and boost productivity.
This document discusses how unified communications and collaboration (UC&C) solutions can improve interdepartmental communication and collaboration. It notes that with trends like remote work, UC&C technologies have become mission-critical for enabling effective internal and external communication. These solutions provide flexibility by combining real-time and asynchronous collaboration tools. Research is cited showing UC&C can deliver significant benefits like increased customer retention, employee productivity, operational efficiency and sales cycle reduction. The article advocates that UC&C can empower different departments and workstyles, and is important for improving processes that require interdepartmental collaboration.
The document discusses how work environments and collaboration have changed with new technologies. It notes that productivity losses cost the UK economy £88 billion per year and that most workers now want flexible working arrangements. New collaboration technologies and workspaces aim to improve communication, reduce wasted time and costs, and foster innovation. The document advocates for activity-based working environments tailored to individual tasks rather than hierarchy.
The document provides an 8-step guide to understanding the possibilities of video conferencing. It discusses how video conferencing can change the way people communicate by saving costs and improving productivity. It encourages readers to imagine how their organization could use video conferencing across different departments like executives, sales, HR, R&D, and more. The guide also discusses calculating return on investment and outlines the essential video components and elements of an end-to-end video conferencing solution.
Working with some of the world’s leading technology innovators, Steljes has developed the Business Productivity Suite to help you change the way you work for real and lasting benefit. The Business Productivity Suite comprises of the cream of today’s productivity technology, under one roof, designed to address five focus areas that businesses tell us they need to make more efficient: meetings, video and data conferencing, workspaces and flexible working, training and marketing and communications.
This document discusses a case study on implementing virtual meetings and video conferencing in organizations. It examines whether business travel will be necessary in the future or become outdated due to virtual options. It also compares telepresence and video conferencing, noting telepresence provides a more "in-person" experience but at a much higher cost. The document evaluates how video conferencing provides value to businesses through improved communication and considers if it constitutes smart management. It also discusses factors a small business should consider when deciding whether to implement video conferencing.
Working with some of the world’s leading technology innovators, Steljes has developed the Business Productivity Suite to help you change the way you work for real and lasting benefit. The Business Productivity Suite comprises of the cream of today’s productivity technology, under one roof, designed to address five focus areas that businesses tell us they need to make more efficient: meetings, video and data conferencing, workspaces and flexible working, training and marketing and communications.
The document introduces the Reading Business Centre, which opened in October 2013. It provides a peaceful, central location with newly refurbished and top-quality facilities including dedicated high-speed internet and phone systems. The document then discusses how the modern workplace has changed and the benefits collaborative technologies and flexible work arrangements can provide, such as improved productivity, communication, work-life balance, and cost reductions. Finally, it promotes Freestorm, a visual collaboration solution for better meetings and workplace flexibility.
Polycom provides video and voice technology solutions to help organizations leverage their talent and resources in real time. The document discusses how work is changing with different generations, faster business speeds, and digital transformation. It describes how a global team of 10 people across 6 countries needs to collaborate effectively to meet a deadline. Polycom offers seamless, easy, and integrated solutions on any device to meet collaboration needs and expectations of both end users and IT.
This report seeks to discover whether
businesses are taking the right decisions in
order to achieve greater productivity and
ultimately competitive advantage. Another
goal of the survey was to find out if
businesses do appear to be moving with the
pace of technology in order to increase their
overall efficiency. Is productivity regarded as
a core strategy to achieve results, and if so,
are businesses using the right technologies
and strategies in order to maximise and fulfil
this strategy to its full potential?
The document discusses how the world of work has changed with new ways of working like flexibility and telework. It notes that 83% of recent hires valued flexibility and 12.8% teleworked in 2009. The document advocates for activity-based working and adopting collaborative technologies to allow both intra-company and inter-company collaboration regardless of location. It promotes unified meeting room solutions using interactive whiteboards to improve productivity and decision making while reducing costs like travel. Customers reported savings from reduced travel and greater productivity through these solutions.
The document discusses how the world of work has changed with new ways of working like flexibility and telework. It notes that 83% of recent hires valued flexibility and 12.8% teleworked in 2009. The document advocates for activity-based working and adopting collaborative technologies and digital tools. It discusses how most information workers collaborate across offices and companies. Finally, it promotes unified meeting room solutions using interactive whiteboards as a way to improve productivity, decision making, and work-life balance while reducing costs like travel.
COVID-19: The future of organisations and the future of technical communicationEllis Pratt
The COVID-19 coronavirus is having a huge impact on people and organisations. With so many things that could be about to change, how should technical communicators respond? What’s your plan for the future?
In this presentation, we looked at:
How organisations might change during and after the COVID-19 lockdown
What that means for technical communication, and how you can come back stronger than ever
What technical communicators can do to help, and how you can deal with this crisis
How other technical communicators responded when we asked them for their views
This 10-step guide provides organizations with a structured approach to successfully integrating virtual meetings into their business culture and meeting practices. The steps include analyzing current needs and travel costs, gaining management commitment and resources, establishing a multidisciplinary workgroup, identifying virtual meeting needs, mapping technical infrastructure, selecting appropriate equipment, establishing routines and procedures, appointing staff, informing employees, and following up on results. Implementing virtual meetings can help reduce costs, increase efficiency, lessen employee stress, and reduce environmental impact through decreased business travel.
This document discusses how video communication technologies like Cisco TelePresence can transform businesses by enabling improved collaboration across global operations. It notes that as businesses expand globally and innovation speeds up, collaboration is becoming more important but also more difficult. Telepresence solutions allow businesses to reduce costs, improve productivity and decision making through virtual face-to-face meetings and interactions that are as natural as in-person communication. The document outlines the business benefits customers have experienced and provides an overview of Cisco's telepresence portfolio and strategies for successful deployment.
IMPROVING RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH WEB CONFERENCINGVideoguy
The document discusses how web conferencing can help improve relationships by enabling frequent, meaningful interactions between businesses and their customers, employees, and partners. It notes that web conferencing reduces costs compared to travel while providing many of the same collaboration benefits as in-person meetings. Research shows that organizational investment in web conferencing solutions is growing significantly as businesses recognize its value in nurturing relationships.
Our industry is in the midst of a transition. Changes are coming from all directions, providing an opportunity to reassess how we work together. By embracing collaboration, innovation and collective learning, we can raise the entire industry up – positioning all of us to achieve more.
In this spirit of togetherness, 40 forward-thinking manufacturers, distributors, reps, electricians, trade association representatives and media came together on March 21 to reflect on the electrical industry’s current state, existing challenges, emerging technologies and future opportunities. Dubbed the Innovation Roundtable, it quickly became clear that this meeting was just the beginning of a much-needed discussion – a chance to collectively sync up the industry and work together to create a smoother way forward.
This whitepaper provides an overview of topics discussed, ideas formulated and conclusions drawn. Email Madison Electric Products' Marketing Director Rob Fisher for more information: rfisher@meproducts.net
Telepresence systems can provide several key business benefits:
1) They boost employee productivity by reducing travel time and costs, enabling real-time communication, and allowing flexible work arrangements.
2) Telepresence can increase employee retention rates by supporting flexible workstyles that are highly valued by employees.
3) By reducing business travel, telepresence can significantly decrease a company's carbon footprint and environmental impact.
4) Telepresence streamlines cross-cultural communication and international business relations by facilitating more natural face-to-face style meetings remotely.
5) Significant cost savings can be realized through large reductions in business travel costs, such as flights, hotels, meals, and commute times, that are replaced with telepresence meetings
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Dr. Sean Tan, Head of Data Science, Changi Airport Group
Discover how Changi Airport Group (CAG) leverages graph technologies and generative AI to revolutionize their search capabilities. This session delves into the unique search needs of CAG’s diverse passengers and customers, showcasing how graph data structures enhance the accuracy and relevance of AI-generated search results, mitigating the risk of “hallucinations” and improving the overall customer journey.
Maruthi Prithivirajan, Head of ASEAN & IN Solution Architecture, Neo4j
Get an inside look at the latest Neo4j innovations that enable relationship-driven intelligence at scale. Learn more about the newest cloud integrations and product enhancements that make Neo4j an essential choice for developers building apps with interconnected data and generative AI.
“An Outlook of the Ongoing and Future Relationship between Blockchain Technologies and Process-aware Information Systems.” Invited talk at the joint workshop on Blockchain for Information Systems (BC4IS) and Blockchain for Trusted Data Sharing (B4TDS), co-located with with the 36th International Conference on Advanced Information Systems Engineering (CAiSE), 3 June 2024, Limassol, Cyprus.
HCL Notes und Domino Lizenzkostenreduzierung in der Welt von DLAUpanagenda
Webinar Recording: https://www.panagenda.com/webinars/hcl-notes-und-domino-lizenzkostenreduzierung-in-der-welt-von-dlau/
DLAU und die Lizenzen nach dem CCB- und CCX-Modell sind für viele in der HCL-Community seit letztem Jahr ein heißes Thema. Als Notes- oder Domino-Kunde haben Sie vielleicht mit unerwartet hohen Benutzerzahlen und Lizenzgebühren zu kämpfen. Sie fragen sich vielleicht, wie diese neue Art der Lizenzierung funktioniert und welchen Nutzen sie Ihnen bringt. Vor allem wollen Sie sicherlich Ihr Budget einhalten und Kosten sparen, wo immer möglich. Das verstehen wir und wir möchten Ihnen dabei helfen!
Wir erklären Ihnen, wie Sie häufige Konfigurationsprobleme lösen können, die dazu führen können, dass mehr Benutzer gezählt werden als nötig, und wie Sie überflüssige oder ungenutzte Konten identifizieren und entfernen können, um Geld zu sparen. Es gibt auch einige Ansätze, die zu unnötigen Ausgaben führen können, z. B. wenn ein Personendokument anstelle eines Mail-Ins für geteilte Mailboxen verwendet wird. Wir zeigen Ihnen solche Fälle und deren Lösungen. Und natürlich erklären wir Ihnen das neue Lizenzmodell.
Nehmen Sie an diesem Webinar teil, bei dem HCL-Ambassador Marc Thomas und Gastredner Franz Walder Ihnen diese neue Welt näherbringen. Es vermittelt Ihnen die Tools und das Know-how, um den Überblick zu bewahren. Sie werden in der Lage sein, Ihre Kosten durch eine optimierte Domino-Konfiguration zu reduzieren und auch in Zukunft gering zu halten.
Diese Themen werden behandelt
- Reduzierung der Lizenzkosten durch Auffinden und Beheben von Fehlkonfigurationen und überflüssigen Konten
- Wie funktionieren CCB- und CCX-Lizenzen wirklich?
- Verstehen des DLAU-Tools und wie man es am besten nutzt
- Tipps für häufige Problembereiche, wie z. B. Team-Postfächer, Funktions-/Testbenutzer usw.
- Praxisbeispiele und Best Practices zum sofortigen Umsetzen
HCL Notes and Domino License Cost Reduction in the World of DLAUpanagenda
Webinar Recording: https://www.panagenda.com/webinars/hcl-notes-and-domino-license-cost-reduction-in-the-world-of-dlau/
The introduction of DLAU and the CCB & CCX licensing model caused quite a stir in the HCL community. As a Notes and Domino customer, you may have faced challenges with unexpected user counts and license costs. You probably have questions on how this new licensing approach works and how to benefit from it. Most importantly, you likely have budget constraints and want to save money where possible. Don’t worry, we can help with all of this!
We’ll show you how to fix common misconfigurations that cause higher-than-expected user counts, and how to identify accounts which you can deactivate to save money. There are also frequent patterns that can cause unnecessary cost, like using a person document instead of a mail-in for shared mailboxes. We’ll provide examples and solutions for those as well. And naturally we’ll explain the new licensing model.
Join HCL Ambassador Marc Thomas in this webinar with a special guest appearance from Franz Walder. It will give you the tools and know-how to stay on top of what is going on with Domino licensing. You will be able lower your cost through an optimized configuration and keep it low going forward.
These topics will be covered
- Reducing license cost by finding and fixing misconfigurations and superfluous accounts
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2. this is
product
video an
confere
The reason we want to meet face-to-face We thought we’d see a bit of a dent to team business now, but we’re not harnessing it
shouldn’t be a surprise. Research has shown working and ultimately productivity, but effectively and people only think and interact
time and again that 80% of communication we were surprised by how much it’s affecting within their own region, or even office.
is done visually and this is why people still us. Our home workers find our current
want to default to face-to-face meetings, but collaboration technologies too complex and So, for many, communication now consists
often have to make do with email and phone. hard to use – most are only good for passive of email and phone, but to be honest it’s
It is always a balancing act between the costs and broadcast forms of communication rather mostly email – that most unengaging and
associated with this and the desire to meet than supporting interactive and collaborative blunt form of dialogue. We need to be able
in person. working on shared media. They also say that to communicate visually and see our people
the technology doesn’t fit with a natural way and their body language.
We’ve been under some cost pressure recently, of working and this has simply meant they
and with some basic analysis we were shocked don’t use the tools we’ve given them. They Visual communication and collaboration
by the sheer scale of our company’s travel may not even be the right tools for some of technology will be key to this, but current
costs. We had expanded globally, so the flight the ways they want to work. approaches haven’t worked – the time, the
costs and associated expenses really added up. way, the place we do things needs to change.
Between travel bans to put a cap on this and We need to find a way to really engage with We need to change the way we work.
natural elements from ash clouds to deep our home workers – flexible working’s so
snow sometimes travelling to meet simply important to this business, and we just need
isn’t an option, but the business impact to make it work. For our colleagues across the
can be serious. world, we must be better connected. There’s
a vast pool of expertise and ideas within this
3. 80% £88bn
People remember 80% of what they Non-productive time costs the UK
see AND hear, compared to just 10% £88 billion a year.
of what they hear and 20% of what Source: Proudfoot Productivity Report
they read.
Source: Jerome Bruner, New York University
tive
nd data
encing.
WE’VE PROBABLY ALL FACED SIMILAR
ISSUES ON A REGULAR BASIS. BUT
STELJES BELIEVES THERE IS A WAY
FORWARD. MEETING FACE-TO-FACE
IS ALWAYS GOING TO BE REqUIRED,
BUT THE TIME, THE WAY AND THE PLACE
THAT WE INTERACT CAN CHANGE. TODAY.
read on, and Take The firsT sTeP
Towards a very differenT scenario.
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4. 73%
73% of respondents said that
communication and collaboration
was the top issue and priority for
driving business productivity.
Source: Steljes Productivity Report
You just
have to be
face-to-face,
is there no
other waY?
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5. 40%
40% of respondents said that video AMONG THE MAIN REASONS TO ExTEND THE COMMUNICATION
and data conferencing was a key
technology for productive meetings.
AND COLLABORATION BUDGET IN FUTURE ARE: PRODUCTIVITY
Source: Steljes Productivity Report INCREASES (46%), LESS TRAVEL (43%), COST REDUCTION (35%)
AND TECHNOLOGY ADVANCES (35%).
Source: Frost & Sullivan
Can you really have an interactive, Making reMote workers Technically advanced
collaborative meeting without being less reMote conferencing ThaT
face- to-face? The fact is that pressures on Staff who work from home or remotely doesn’T require
time and productivity are forcing us all to often feel ‘out of sight, out of mind’ – Technical knowledge
consider new ways of working. Whilst most or at least that’s the way the business can The challenge found by many organisations is
of us hate being on camera the reality is that feel. Connecting them to their HQ colleagues that conferencing technology can be complex
video conferencing is now an integral part of is critical – to create a ‘one company’ culture, for the non-technically gifted. This has had
the way we run our lives. For the new digital to foster better teamwork and to ensure their the effect of many systems lying unutilised
natives, they have grown up with the full expertise is brought to bear. – the investment never delivering a return. It
technology revolution and news ways of is key to find highly intuitive and user-friendly
building and maintaining relationships achieving effective approaches that mirror a natural way of
through digital media, It is not as complex conferencing and working – with minimal training and IT
and difficult as it used to be and if they collaboration without knowledge required.
can do it we should too. breaking the bank
Video and data conferencing solutions have
Flexible working – been around for some time. The challenge how do you
or are you? organisations have found is in the cost and
Flexible working has often been problematic complexity of these systems. How can you make This all
for organisations. Typically, you tend to achieve the communication effectiveness
get quick wins from freed up office desk your business needs – without it being work beTTer?
space and some travel cost reduction – cost prohibitive? Equally how can you
but something more important gets lost change the experience from a passive and
along the way. Building solid relationships, broadcast communication to one that is
collaboration and team working suffers – interactive and collaborative?
and ultimately so too does productivity.
iMprove collaboration –
Cutting the travel Costs, even when geography
without Cutting the gets in the way
ConneCtion to staFF With more and more work being done as task
Staff travelling to meetings is an or project-based activity – bringing dispersed
ever-present part of business, but staff together has never been more
increasingly, organisations are putting in important. They need to feel part of the team
place travel bans to try to control the time and build relationships with colleagues that
and cost spent in transit. However, people they may see infrequently at work in person.
still need to collaborate and interact – the
challenge is making this happen effectively.
Being able to see people in an ever more
digital world has to go beyond an icon or a
picture of a person. We communicate visually
and we need to visually explain data and
complex ideas at the same time.
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6. A LARGE SHARE OF ORGANISATIONS PLAN TO ExPAND USAGE OF
SPECIFIC UNIFIED COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION TOOLS,
RANGING FROM 36% TOWARD TELEPRESENCE TO ALMOST 60%
FOR VIDEO CONFERENCING.
Source: Frost & Sullivan
real meeting
experiences
without requiring fAce-to-fAce presence
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7. 65%
65% of employers said flexible WHEN ASkED WHAT THEY CONSIDERED TO BE THE BIGGEST
working practices had a positive
effect on recruitment and BENEFITS OF VIDEO CONFERENCING RESPONDENTS RATED
retention saving costs. REDUCING TRAVEL TOP, CLOSELY FOLLOWED BY SAVING
Source: DWP TIME AND REDUCING COSTS.
Source: Steljes Video and Data Conferencing Report
Video and data conferencing has become RicheR engagement, RicheR ROI
affordable, effective, easy to use and inteRaction, betteR Results
reliable. Connect workers like never Productive Video and Data Conferencing Cutting wasted time
before, across any distance, with ease. technology from Steljes gives you real-time Think about the hours your staff spend
Help virtual teams work together and content collaboration and a natural dialogue travelling to and from meetings. Across the
build better working relationships from a between your staff, customers and partners course of even a month this adds up
‘face-to-face’ experience. – whoever you want to connect with. significantly. Video and data conferencing
This enriches communications and builds doesn’t replace every meeting, but it can
Use video and data conferencing that is easy relationships – especially when geography drastically reduce them – and with that staff
to set up and even easier to use – within would normally be a barrier. time is better spent.
minutes you are up and running with a new
Agility – get to market faster
way of working that still feels natural and making flexible woRking
How many times are meetings delayed due to
intuitive. The technology is compatible with Really pay dividends
geographic constraints? Freeing up a whole
all industry standard formats and runs across Video and data conferencing can fall down
day for a meeting is challenging, but with
IP networks so it will integrate easily into your when it’s used by those outside of the high
Video and Data Conferencing, an hour’s
existing communications infrastructure. You speed connectivity world of the head office.
meeting is just that – an hour. This means
can now record meetings, simply by plugging With solutions from Steljes, technical
meetings happen when they need to,
in a USB device – press one button and you limitations won’t hold you back – and remote
projects stay on track and the business
can save, share and archive meetings as a and home workers can easily connect and
becomes more agile.
permanent record. have high quality video conferences without
requiring ‘business grade’ technical Building better relationships
connectivity: home broadband is easily Great working relationships improve the way
sufficient. people interact with each other, improve team
work and morale and ultimately lead to more
suppoRt new ways productive, highly motivated teams. The cost
of woRking of delays from fragmented teams cannot be
Increasingly, we work together across underestimated.
distances, in short-lived project teams and
Reduce your carbon footprint
often with suppliers and partners outside of
Companies are under pressure to
our company. This requires a new way of
demonstrate greater sustainability. Productive
working – an ability to be fleet of foot and
Video and Data Conferencing does mean
communicate quickly, easily and above all,
travel requirements drop, and with that the
effectively. Video and Data Conferencing
carbon footprint reduces – especially for
from Steljes supports this by emulating the
international organisations who can avoid
most natural working method – visual
excessive flying.
collaboration and face-to-face interaction.
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8. where will You
see the potential?
Whether it’s a sales function wanting to make comPlex informaTion
regional sales meetings more efficient and sharing
effective, or global teams needing to connect 3D objects, design schematics, the latest
and build relationships, Steljes’ Productive technical architectures. The more complex
Video and Data Conferencing technology the information, the more important it is to
can help. From simple video conferencing represent it and discuss it visually. Video and
solutions to integrated solutions with Data Conferencing technology makes this
interactive whiteboards and collaboration possible – allowing dispersed teams to share
software that take you to a new level with a objects, annotate and make commentary –
natural interactive and collaborative data all of which can be captured and recorded
conferencing solution. digitally. Use visualisers to instantly bring
objects into conversations; use touch-
effecTive remoTe working enabled interactive whiteboards or displays
Bring remote workers into the meeting or to add commentary and ideas.
into the conversation with Productive Video
and Data Conferencing technology. From TaPPing inTo sPecialisT
conferencing software that can connect them exPerTise – wherever
from anywhere, or touch-enabled desktop iT’s locaTed
displays which provide a portable way to So called subject matter experts are valuable
visually interact with office-bound colleagues individuals. What makes them so valuable is
through to video conferencing that enables their scarcity – which causes organisations
them to see their colleagues, their body problems, bottlenecks and constraints
language and reactions – as if they were there when it comes to tapping into their
in person. unique expertise. What if you could simply
conference them in when you needed them
collaBoraTion: Bringing and give them back their valuable time by
cusTomers, ParTners taking out the travel?
and suPPliers TogeTher
More brains working on a problem, the more
chance you have of solving it. Increasingly,
it’s not just people within the organisation
who work together to solve problems and
create opportunities. Suppliers, partners,
even customers all can become part of the
equation. And having Productive Video
and Data Conferencing technology to bring
them together, instantly, makes this an
affordable reality.
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9. ALL BUSINESS STAkEHOLDERS HAVE HAD TO FOCUS MORE
88%
88% of respondents would use
video conferencing as a way to
ON REDUCING TRAVEL AND MEETING COSTS, FROM BOARD meet face-to-face without the
LEVEL TO TRAVELLERS THEMSELVES. need to travel.
Source: Steljes Video and Data
Source: Institute of Travel and Meetings Conferencing Report
scenario Excellent build quality The system has improved the firm’s
efficiency, reducing travel to internal
Take a firm of solicitors with 40 partners High quality video images and meetings – enabling more time to be spent
across three locations in the UK. Regular audio sound on billable work. The system paid for itself
meetings between the partners resulted in after just two of the larger internal meetings
Simplicity – no one in the company needs
extensive amounts of travel. For expensive, were conducted using the video
to be an IT expert, for the users it is just
fee-earning staff this was a situation that had conferencing solution!
like using a telephone. Once set-up the
to be remedied. The firm wanted a system
firm didn’t require IT expertise for using
that they could use internally to reduce
the system at each of their three sites, as
meeting-related travel time and free up more
non-IT staff could easily use and manage
time for billable work. The system also
the system themselves.
needed to include a recording functionality
for archiving purposes. Low bandwidth requirements – the
system is compatible with typical office
The firm knew what was on the market in or even household bandwidth,
terms of video conferencing systems and as integrating easily into the firm’s existing
brand new users of video conferencing knew communications environment
that they wanted a ‘no strings attached’
Low cost of ownership
system: no hidden extras, no management
fee, no additional warranties to pay for. The
requirement was for a simple, easy to use
system that they could manage themselves
and only pay for the physical hardware
they purchased.
The firm chose the AVerComm H300 video
conferencing system for all three of its
locations for the following reasons:-
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11. 84%
84 of the ‘100 Best Companies ULTIMATELY WE’RE USING THIS TECHNOLOGY TO CHANGE
to Work For’ allow employees
to telecommute or work from
AND TRANSFORM THE CULTURE OF THE COMPANY.
home at least 20% of the time.
Alan Bateman, Director for Next Generation Engineering
Source: Workplace of the Future
BT
productive video
and data conferencing
technologY
Steljes continually researches the market and Multi-point – AVerComm H300 collaBoraTion sofTware
assesses which products and manufacturers Communicate with up to four locations Collaboration software, such as SMART
offer the most innovative solutions, to suit a simultaneously – the ultimate in Bridgit™ data conferencing software and
range of client budgets. Our Productive Video conferencing experiences. Collaborate SMART Meeting Pro Premium software
and Data Conferencing portfolio comprises with teams spread across the office, integrate all the multimedia capabilities of
of a range of complementary technologies the country or even the world. meeting resources. This allows you to share
that work together or in isolation to solve voice and data over your network or the
the business productivity challenges we see internet – quickly and make online or virtual
organisations face. inTeracTive whiTeBoards meetings really count.
With a SMART Board interactive whiteboard,
video conferencing sysTems your people can share material, analyse data, inTeracTive
The AVerComm H series HD video conference brainstorm, solve problems, record ideas and deskToP disPlays
system provides a low cost, high quality video decisions, save notes and distribute meeting Remote workers can feel a lot less remote
conferencing experience. The H100 and H300 results more efficiently than ever before. with a SMART Podium™ interactive pen
systems make use of a high quality camera Dual touch functionality also means more display, ideally situated on the desktop.
with zoom linked to a presentation hub with than one person can work at the board at It allows them to be directly connected
three metre boundary microphone and codec. the same time. to meetings and contribute as if they
Simple, portable and easy to use these devices were there in person. Also used in board
are ideal for everyday meeting rooms and inTeracTive disPlays rooms for more formal presentations and
remote workers. Perfect for board rooms and key meeting training rooms.
spaces – SMART Board™ interactive displays
You are able to record sessions to a USB provide the functionality of an interactive visualisers
memory stick, take pictures and share these whiteboard; finger and pen navigation, If you’re often using complex paper-based
with session members and also integrate digital ink and the ability to save work – all documents, a visualiser is a must. A visualiser
the technology with visualisers, laptops and combined with the brilliant visuals of HD enables the digitised sharing and saving of
SMART Board™ interactive whiteboards flat panel displays that can be used for documents and real-world objects. Use with
and LCD displays for data conferencing. video conferencing. an interactive whiteboard and the material
Meeting industry standards for video and can be annotated and comments marked in
voice, the AVerComm video conferencing whiTeBoarding sofTware digital ink for future reference.
system is interoperable with all leading video SMART Meeting Pro™ Premium software
conferencing brands. makes collaboration easy when you’re using PeriPherals
interactive whiteboards and interactive LCD Add the final extra touches to Productive
Point-to-point – AVerComm H100 displays. Open applications, browse, write in Video and Data Conferencing technology
Perfect for connecting one location to digital ink and save everything from notes with the right camera mounts, clamps,
another – whether it’s two regional to screen captures into the digital format of cables and spare parts.
office headquarters or simply two your choice.
project teams. Collaboration brings
the two teams together.
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12. 81% 81% of respondents not currently
using a video conferencing system
would consider installing video
conferencing in their organisation.
Source: Steljes Video and Data
Conferencing Report
a 360 0
service
you need more Than jusT
Technology To change The
way you work. sTeljes offers
a range of services To suPPorT
you Through The whole Process –
from advice and guidance,
Through To educaTion, Training,
ongoing suPPorT and even
financing oPTions.
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13. ConsultanCy Rental Training
Our consultancy service starts with Whether you want to stage an unforgettable When you invest in a suite of technology
us getting to know how your organisation workshop, to use digital signage for a to help make your people more productive,
and your people work today, so we can help product launch, or to support a proof-of- it’s essential that they are confident and
you change the way you work tomorrow. concept, we offer a range of exciting engaged with it. That’s why Steljes sees
This approach means we can help you choose Business Productivity Suite technology for training as a crucial part of changing the
the right technology and get the maximum short-term rental. way you work. We can also offer training
return by focusing on the areas of productivity as part of a proof of concept so you’ll get
that are most important to you. Here’s how organisations take advantage: a clear picture of the impact your chosen
technologies could have on your business.
High impact AGMs: an interactive voting
Key consultancy services include: All training is completely tailored to your
system (and digital signage to publish
business and your priorities.
Audit – looking at how you work the results)
today, and then developing the business
Critical workshops – get important Training services include:
case to change
decisions, fast – using an interactive
End-user training – Steljes is the only
Proof of concept – to help assess whiteboard to get your key people
SMART accredited training centre in the
new ways of working and trial to collaborate, interact and ultimately
UK, so using our experts to get your
the technology reach decisions that typically take
people up-to-speed pays dividends
weeks or months to finalise
Technology familiarisation – our
Technical – we’ll ensure the technology
accredited experts will install the Flexible working – a great way of
is integrated seamlessly into your
technology and help business users trialling flexible working, renting
existing estate, and we’ll work closely
become confident in its usage conferencing equipment such as
with your IT team to help them become
mobile interactive displays on stands
familiar with the systems
or interactive pen display podiums for
steljes ChoiCes remote workers, means you can conduct Train the trainer – we can train your own
Paying for new equipment up-front may a cost-effective pilot staff to deliver top-quality, customised
not be the best option for every business. training to their colleagues internally
Through Steljes Choices, we offer a range of
Ongoing support – we’ll help you
tax-efficient leasing options, hire purchase technical suppoRt
manage change and ensure your people
and 0% finance (subject to product and and waRRanties
continue to improve their productivity.
underwriting acceptance). Our own enhanced warranties as well
We’ll run refresher courses and conduct
as standard manufacturer warranties give
Working with Syscap, the UK’s leading a staff survey to assess the impact the
you the support and confidence once the
independent business IT finance technology is really making
technology is in place. Steljes provides on-site
provider, Steljes Choices can give you
support, which can avoid the need to send
cash flow flexibility and keep your
items away for repair. And with a next day
capital free for reinvestment
response time you can be assured there is
Finance options are tax-efficient very little downtime for your organisation.
and could even save you money
in real terms Added to this, it includes:
Your agreement will be individually Supporting proof of concepts: technical
tailored to you with easily managed support is vital at the ‘proof of concept’
monthly payments that suit your budget stage for any project and having
technical support ensures that the
At the end of your agreement you
technology works in your environment
could choose to own the equipment or
refresh the technology and lease more Enhanced warranties: for a one off fee
equipment without increasing your you cover the cost of all labour and parts,
monthly outlay or the cost of a full replacement if repair
is not possible
Steljes is the SMART Authorised Service
Organisation in the UK and Ireland, so you
will be supported by a trained and highly
skilled team of technicians.
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14. whY
steljes
sTeljes – a hisTory of innovaTion
Steljes started in 1987 and since then, suPPorTing Technology sense checking The righT
has demonstrated a passion for identifying service Providers aPProach – soluTions
the latest in technology to change our way By matching the best technology and evaluaTion
of living, learning and working. Steljes has customer challenges together, Steljes helps We take on a lot of the risk and upfront
constantly looked at the technology manufacturers, resellers and customers investments that our clients and partners
marketplace for innovation that could be successfully address real life situations faced would otherwise have to bear. A big part
successfully harnessed for tangible and by businesses in every industry sector. of this is ensuring we’ve vetted the right
lasting productivity gains. solutions and know with certainty they will
We support the industry through education deliver the benefits that our clients expect.
From launching the first LCD projector into and training, insights and research and of
the market back in 1993, through to being course helping companies take these new Steljes Labs, our own R&D, focuses on this
the first distributor of SMART Technologies, innovative technologies to market with the area – understanding from manufacturers
Turning Point and AVerMedia. Steljes surety of being backed by real expertise across the world, what’s coming down the
continues to promote and distribute and experience. pipeline and how it compares to what’s
solutions and technology with purpose. available now.
a ParTnershiP aPProach
Steljes entered the Sunday Times Fast Steljes delivers its solutions through
Track in 1997 and has continued to grow a network of partners across the UK.
since – selling over 300,000 SMART Board™ Steljes and its partner resellers work with
interactive whiteboards in 2009 and customers to help devise and provide the
achieving recognition by winning the Best right technology solutions to meet the
ICT Innovation Award in that year. highest priority productivity challenges.
We work closely with our partners,
giving them and their customers advice
and guidance to help them deliver
maximum benefits.
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15. OUR NEW SMART COLLABORATION
CAPABILITY ENABLES PEOPLE TO MEET,
IRRESPECTIVE OF WHERE THEY ARE IN THE
WORLD AND INTERACT AS IF THEY WERE IN
THE SAME ROOM. THIS HAS HAD A MASSIVE
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