The Workplace of the Future is going to be vastly di erent to the o ces of today. Futurist Jack Uldrich outlines the key trends driving the evolution of work practices, and what this means for the CIO of today.
In today’s world, IT is no longer confined to just tech support. IT is becoming business critical across all departments. From HR to marketing, finance to sales, IT solutions and infrastructure allow all employees to be successful in their role, as well as improving business processes and e fficiency.
Business video communications and conferencing has been around for some time and, despite becoming more affordable, reliable and a higher quality experience, its adoption is neither uniform nor universal in the same way that other forms of communication have become. Current users of video conferencing have been surveyed to analyze how video culture varies between organizations
In the next few years we shall see explosive growth in the use of video conferencing as a fundamental tool for businesses to enhance communication and collaboration between employees, partners and customers. The technology has developed considerably from early adopters to its current form of mass market roll-out. It’s anticipated that nearly half of information
A variety of technological, demographic and cultural forces are converging at this unique moment in history and stand poised to revolutionize the workplace of the future. Customers are demanding the ability to access the marketplace from anywhere, anytime and on any device; newer employees now expect the flexibility to collaborate continuously with customers and co-workers;
IT is constantly being challenged to find new ways that technology can help businesses do more with less. Today, delivering cost savings is table stakes. IT must find new ways to get business done faster and better — not just cheaper. IT can move beyond cost containment and become a strategic business partner through innovative
The work place is continuing to evolve and communication technology is playing a major role in driving this transformation. Forward thinking organizations are no longer constrained by office or country location. This survey found that respondents believe video conferencing has become one of the most effective technologies in the world for enabling face-to-face or human collaboration
Today more than ever, the strategic use of video conferencing can help organizations reduce cost, increase sales, decrease customer churn, attract new clients, and change the way they deliver their products and services. These real-world benefits and business opportunities are far too valuable to ignore.
There are times when there is no substitute for being understood on the telephone. Well before 1937, the limitations of the telephone in accurately conveying speech were known. Irregular and limited bandwidth, noise, variations in end-to-end loudness, sidetone, and distortion had all been identified as contributors to degradation of the spoken word. In 1910, Campbell
In the past, when you were in a conference call, it probably felt like any other telephone call, except you had the advantage of hands-free, high quality audio. Nowadays, as more and more complex mobile devices make their way into the hands of business executives and consumers across the globe, the dynamics of the conference