Pooling infrastructure to reduce costs: Telepresence in the cloud
In parallel, and consistent with the aim of promoting accessibility and the development of services, Orange Business Services is currently working on pooling Telepresence infrastructure in hosted and managed mode in order to offer Telepresence as a service. This means companies will benefit from a turnkey solution managed end-to-end, for less cost since it is charged based on use.
The expertise of Orange Business Services in managed services has been recognized once again with the award of "Cisco Managed Services Master Certification Worldwide."
Telepresence at the heart of companies' economic and environmental challenges
As French Minister of State for the Digital Economy Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet emphasized on her blog following the first Telepresence debate held on June 9 by Orange Business Services, "This conference was in itself an illustration of what Telepresence can achieve. It avoids many long and costly journeys which managers in globalized companies often need to make. This not only represents a major saving but also an obvious gain in terms of sustainable development. I can also imagine the possible effects of such a tool on remote working."
The debate entitled "The rise in digital communications: a lever for emerging from the crisis" was organized in partnership with Cisco and involved 50 Orange Business Services customers spread over six sites in France and abroad.
Companies are increasingly turning to videoconferencing solutions, whether to reduce travel costs, ensure business continuity in the event of a natural disaster (such as the volcanic ash cloud), or reduce their environmental carbon footprint. This trend has been clearly observed by Orange Business Services: the number of Telepresence calls to tender doubled between the second quarters of 2009 and 2010.