Hosted video conferencing services make telepresence and collaboration available to anyone, anywhere!

Video conferencing systems have been deployed in large enterprises for a number of years. The use of video communications has been easily justified for multi-national businesses because the ROI calculation is simple – by providing video meeting facilities these companies can save millions each year in just the travel savings alone. But in today’s business world, more and more companies are realizing that there are additional benefits to video conferencing and telepresence in the workplace, and not just for the largest organizations, but for smaller, growing businesses too. Here’s why… Increased ProductivityrnYou might still be relatively small in terms of your number of employees and you may not have offices scattered all over the globe, but you will have customers who do and you need to effectively communicate with them. Instead of travelling to meetings, where you spend a lot of time being away from the office, you can focus on doing more without losing the personal face-to-face contact that many customers will insist upon. By cutting down on the amount of travel to meetings you will not only save on the cost of travel, you’ll have a lot more time on your hands to work through that ever-expanding ‘to-do’ list! Business SavingsrnAs the cost of fuel continues to rise in an economy that is ever more demanding; you are throwing away unnecessary expenses every month on travel when you could still meet in person from your desktop or meeting room. You’ll save money on business travel and also will have more have time to focus on generating new opportunities for the business. video conferencing services will lead to a great reduction in fuel spend and will also lead to a more productive work environment Learning & Trainingrnsmaller businesses struggle to find the time, personnel or the finances to provide staff development. And getting everyone together can be difficult on top of being expensive. But to sustain incremental growth, learning and training must be incorporated into your future strategy. After all, you want your employee’s to grow with the business, not to just use your business as a stepping stone. Video conferencing allows you to reach out to industry experts at a fraction of the cost and learning across distances can become a key part of your training program for staff; meaning that you’ll be able to retain your best team players! Hosted Video ConferencingrnWith the advent of the ‘cloud’ many smaller businesses are now able to enjoy the benefits of enterprise level collaboration tools. Historically, video conferencing was confined to the enterprise as an investment in infrastructure was required to support video conferencing beyond point-to-point. Simplicity Conferencing offers customers a hosted service for video conferencing endpoints which provides you with a secure virtual meeting room; allowing you to communicate face-to-face with customers, partners and suppliers outside of your network! What’s more, this is available on a monthly payment plan making it a flexible and affordable solution. Look into Video Conferencing today at CityIS for the latest equipment to suit your video requirements.