Video Conferencing

Videoconferencing is becoming an indispensable technology when viewed in the light of the dangers, discomfort and stress of travel, not to speak of the skyrocketing costs of travel. With the great improvements in videoconferencing systems coupled with their lower costs, even medium and small firms can now afford them. No need for technicians. Anyone in the office can learn to operate the systems in a short time.The systems now available are very reliable; dropped calls are a thing of the past. Firms that in the past chose ISDN to lower costs, can now choose the superior IP, as costs have dropped making this technology more affordable.

With the high quality videoconferencing systems now available you can see clearly the persons you are conversing with, catching their facial expressions and body language and even making eye contact. Videoconferencing is much richer than audioconference or email; it is now virtually as effective as face to face contact. And the likelihood that participants will engage in other activities instead of concentrating on the issues, so common in audioconferencing, is significantly reduced. You can carry on discussions and share documents for review at the same time. Decision making is faster and better decisions can be reached now that the systems are so reliable, inexpensive and easy to operate. Many more consultations on a variety of subjects and projects can be held when the time otherwise lost to travel is deducted. And with multipoint videoconferencing, a conference can be set up for three or more sites.

Perhaps even more significant than the cost savings, is the superior use to which the time of your professional staff can be put. This time is often irreplaceable at any cost when hard to get expertise is involved. The time spent by managers. experts, consultants, professionals in various fields is almost totally wasted when they are travelling; by reducing travel time their knowledge is put to work in more projects.

Davis and Weinstein of Wainhouse Research calculate that the breakeven point of owning a videoconferencing system could be 12 months or even as few as three months, depending on the amount of usage. With those numbers and a more satisfied staff relieved of burdensome travel, how can you afford to be without videoconferencing?

The areas in which videoconferencing can be applied are virtually limitless: management meetings jointly held in multiple sites rather than travel to distant locations, staff recruiting from videoconferencing booths rather than flying in candidates, healthcare in remote areas, equipment maintenance, training and distance learning, research projects, and more. Every business, government agency or service needs a videoconferencing system.

Contact Magen. Let Magen help you identify your needs, design the installations, advise on equipment selection, install the videoconferencing system and train your staff in its use.

Magen Boardroom Systems Services:

       Advice on equipment selection

       Room design, equipment and lighting placement

       Product procurement

       Design and programming of controls

       Installation of cabling and equipment

       Integration of all systems

       Testing

       Training

       Maintenance and support

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