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How integrated collaboration tools can boost productivity and save your business money

Posted in Collaboration Tools on 06/13/2011 09:39 pm by


With new technologies emerging every year, businesses that are able to keep up with the pace of modernisation are more likely to succeed than their competitors. The growth of the internet has irrevocably transformed many areas of business, not least in terms of communications – and companies tin make the most of these advances when employing online collaboration tools.

While a reliable broadband connection is now a mandatory requirement for businesses of all sizes, there are many online tools and services that companies can make use of to add value to their business – as well as save on unnecessary costs. By implanting VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) throughout your company, you will be in the ideal position to start benefiting from the latest collaboration tools, improving and streamlining communications throughout all areas of your organisation.

VoIP has numerous advantages over traditional communications, not least the ability to make free audio and video calls to other employees and business partners using the same software on their computers or handheld devices. The ability to make video calls should be of particular interest to businesses look to reduce travel cost and improve their green credentials, as it’s now easier to communicate with contacts in all corners of the earth without having to travel in person or pay exorbitant amounts for international calls. VoIP call also destroy the dawdled time connected with traditional international calls, and users can arrange competitive ratting for calling mobiles and other phone numbers with their provider.

Video conferencing is another online collaboration tool that many businesses now consider indispensible, allowing multiple users to dial in to a single call and obtain all the necessary information firsthand. Again, this can significantly reduce the need to use company time and money on travel expenses, as everyone who can benefit from the call can dial in from anywhere in the world. The ability to share and view files also means contacts won’t have to sort through awkward email attachments or struggle to keep up with the information as it’s presented.

The ability to work on documents in real time is another benefit of online collaboration, as multiple users tin access and amend documents hosted in a virtual environment, without having to keep track of multiple drafts sent back and forth. Not only does online collaboration ameliorate productivity and save valuable work hours, but these tooled have also revolutionised training seminars and company presentations.





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www.ibm.com Carl Tyler of Epilio uses collaboration software to keep his small business growing. By operating as a virtual office with employees working remotely, the company can increase customer service, raise productivity, and lower travel costs. For a small business, the overall costs savings and green benefits can be significant. Epilio: OK. Weve grown to nine employees. Were actually virtually located. Were spread across the country and our customers are located in different regions of the world. So having a central location for such a small company actually didnt make sense to us. So, using IBM technologies were actually able to be a virtual company, working remotely when we need to. By actually being able to work remotely, we can handle more customer issues in a single day, versus seeing one customer in a two-day period. So by avoiding the costs of the flight, were not only obviously helping the planet, were also helping ourselves, and the customer, save money.

Kurt