Spark NZ and Cisco boost partnership
Spark subsidiary Telegistics also named as a new distributor of Cisco products and services in NZ.
Spark subsidiary Telegistics also named as a new distributor of Cisco products and services in NZ.
If video and telepresence isn't a priority at your company, you may be missing out on the chance to hire and retain top technology professionals, according to a recent study.
What it is: Telepresence is a high-definition room-to-room video conferencing system marketed by vendors such as Cisco, Polycom and Hewlett-Packard.
Lawyers at DLA Piper used the technology to hammer out the details of a patent dispute. One legal team gathered in San Diego, another met in Palo Alto eight hours up the California coast. They spread documents out on their tables, brewed coffee and chatted for several hours as if they were in one room. The roll-out, begun in July, was so successful that most offices are now clamoring to add the technology, says Donald Jaycox, the DLA Piper CIO.
Les Williamson sometimes gets out of bed to drive to his office for a 2am meeting with colleagues in the US and Europe via telepresence technology. For Cisco's chief executive of Asia Pacific, it's far easier than all that goes with making a long-haul flight.
Telepresence is a high end audio visual solution of an immersive and lifelike nature that allows participants to focus on their meeting objectives rather than technology.
In a study by the University of Bradford study, we look at the benefits of a strong telepresence and how organisations can become faster, more focused and environmentally responsible. Click to download!