Videoconferencing by sector

All kinds of organisation can benefit from improved communications. Most companies are discovering that video conferencing will pay for itself in less than 6 months if used appropriately. What are your competitors doing?

MANUFACTURING
HEALTHCARE
FINANCE
GOVERNMENT
EDUCATION
CORPORATE


MANUFACTURING 

Video Conferencing allows project teams and experts to get together frequently and cost effectively. Many companies use it for quality control and to provide a visual image of a product to be manufactured, which cannot be described with words alone.

The benefits:

  • Improve information flow
  • Gain immediate feedback
  • Development teams can work faster
  • Shorten productions times
  • Reduce time-to-market

 


HEALTHCARE

Today's healthcare organisations are under pressure to provide quality patient care. Healthcare professionals are using video conferencing for real-time education, training, remote consultation, emergency response and surgery.

The benefits:

  • Provide a real-time second opinion
  • Quicker patient diagnosis
  • Education and training

 


FINANCE

Finance SectorFinance organisations have found video conferencing to be critical to their business. Finance & banking relies on speed of decision-making and continued lowering of costs in a highly competitive environment.

The benefits:

  • Global communications
  • Improve speed of decision making
  • Reduce costs

 


GOVERNMENT

Government SectorWith offices and contact points in nearly every town & city, government departments benefit greatly from the deployment of video conferencing. Meetings, training and plans can all be quickly and effectively discussed, planned and implemented thus reducing costs and improving the quality of services provided to its customer, the voting public.

The benefits:

  • Reduces meetings and travel time/expenses
  • Key people can meet instantly in the event of a crisis
  • Remote workers and dispersed teams can
    communicate easily and effectively

 


EDUCATION

Education SectorVideo conferencing can be utilised for one to one and one to many teaching and lecturing without the restrictions of time limitations or geographical barriers. Discussion groups between schools and colleges are encouraged as well as inter school relationships across different countries.

The benefits:

  • Real-time interactive communications
    - creative and responsive learning
  • Flexible and cost effective access to
    education
  • Reduced costs
  • Address a wider audience

 


CORPORATE

Corporate SectorReduced travel costs, improved productivity, greater profits, quicker decisions and improved working conditions are being achieved in many sectors by deploying video conferencing solutions. In most cases the return on investment is compelling. Most systems are paying for themselves in less than 6 months.

The benefits:

  • Reduced travel costs
  • Improved productivity
  • Increased profits
  • Quicker decisions
  • Improved working conditions
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Glossary

If you're in business, you're in it to win and to make money. Video conferencing gives you the edge and the lead on your competitors; faster decisions, earlier meetings and immediate results.
Video conferencing allows information to be shared, questions to be answered and decisions to be made instantly.
Most companies are discovering that their video conferencing purchases will pay for themselves in less than 6 months if used appropriately.
If you're meeting by video, you're not travelling as much. Costs are reduced and savings are made as soon as you start meeting over video.
Videoconferencing is a live communication between people in separate locations. It usually involves audio and text as well as video. Videoconferencing in its simplest form transmits static images and text between two locations. Sophisticated video systems today can transmit full-motion video images and high-quality audio between multiple locations.
Video conferencing solutions comprise of everything you need to enable video communication between people in separate locations. Video conferencing systems can range from simple desk top systems for one-to-one video calls through to a sophisticated system, fully integrated into the design of your room for a video call between many people at a number of different locations.
Important to us all is the balance between our work and home. A video conferencing solution reduces the need to be away so often thus allowing more time with family and friends.