Among the simplest money-saving (and greenhouse gas reducing) initiatives within easy reach of corporate America is cutting the travel budget.
Favor the phone over the road trip and instantly thousands of dollars drop to the bottom line.
Businesses find video conferencing appealing when sharing files and collaborating on documents
Turns out trimming the travel budget is also behind the motivation to purchase video conferencing systems, ushering in what could be a long-term shift in the way business in conducted in the country.
According to a survey from In-Stat, 68 percent of companies cite reducing travel as the primary factor behind their plans to adopt video conferencing in the next 12 months.
The survey, released Monday, contacted 893 decision makers at North American businesses.
“US business users find video conferencing to be more appealing and beneficial when the sessions involve sharing files, collaborating on documents, and adding…key individuals to the sessions dynamically,” says analyst David Lemelin.
Companies also show interest in bringing video conferencing to the desktop.
The increasing interest in video conferencing is welcome news to vendors such as Avaya, Cisco Systems, Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft, Polycom, Tandberg and even Skype, which is planning an IPO.
According to In-Stat, Microsoft is cited as the top vendor among small businesses, while Polycom is favored by mid-sized and larger companies. Cisco saw the greatest increase in users in 2008.
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