The Meeting Coach
InterCall's Monthly Newsletter

Conquering Unified Communications

There’s been much excitement and talk about Unified Communications (UC), and many wonder if and how it can really be that useful. While there is undoubtedly a significant value that can be achieved from the integration of today’s separate silos of communication technology, a big perk is the ability to decide when and how this technology will be used.

When weighing your options and considering UC, you will realize that this solution can result in greater productivity and offer other benefits, including:

• Faster decision making because of the easier availability of information.
• The ability to reach people more easily and more quickly based on their presence information.
• The ability to forego some business travel because we can use collaboration tools to achieve rich communications.
• Keeping track of project deliverables and milestones.

At the end of the day, the integration of email, voice, fax, video, presence-enabled applications like instant messaging, collaboration tools and other capabilities into a unified system that can be accessed through a single interface is a dream that any entity would jump at given the opportunity.

The goal of any UC strategy should be to help your company get more done in a smarter fashion, while handling all of the pieces of the various technologies involved in Unified Communications and Collaboration (UCC) implementations. We can do a UC evaluation, help with the implementation process and consult with your company to help you make the right decisions, at the right time, about what technologies will make a difference in your UCC strategy. It’s a great advantage to have a partner who keeps an eye on the big picture for you and your employees.

When you’re ready to get serious about Unified Communications, let us connect you with an InterCall meeting consultant and get you started!