{"id":85,"date":"2012-05-24T21:22:53","date_gmt":"2012-05-24T21:22:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/convergedsystems.com\/blog\/?p=85"},"modified":"2018-10-09T11:57:17","modified_gmt":"2018-10-09T16:57:17","slug":"videoconferencing-for-businesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.convergedsystems.com\/blog\/videoconferencing-for-businesses\/","title":{"rendered":"Videoconferencing for Businesses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As virtual technology continues to advance and become available, more businesses are taking advantage-especially the bigger ones. Having the ability to meet online with other employees and partners cuts the travel costs down and allows the company to save money. As fuel costs continue to rise, companies will begin to look for other alternatives to meet with prospective clients and team members.<\/p>\n<p>With the availability of web-cams, videoconferencing software and audio tools, individuals can meet online instantly. A group just has to set up a specific time and then login to their private online chat-room where the meeting will be held. International companies who have employees and partners around the globe can meet through <a title=\"Top 10 Reasons to Use Videoconferencing\" href=\"http:\/\/convergedsystems.com\/blog\/top-10-reasons-to-use-videoconferencing\/\" target=\"_blank\">videoconferencing<\/a> and never have to worry about traveling out of country or registering for VISA&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p>Videoconferencing is beginning to become more prevalent in today&#8217;s business world. More companies are switching to exchanging files and meeting online. Companies can also gather new employees or prospects together online and then hold special trainings and classes. It is easier to train a group of people at once, because it saves time and money. Being able to train a group of people at once will give the company extra time to do other important tasks that are needed.<\/p>\n<p>If your company is looking to save money on travel costs, then <a title=\"LifeSize Videoconferencing\" href=\"http:\/\/convergedsystems.com\/lifesize.html\" target=\"_blank\">videoconferencing<\/a> could be the answer . Most businesses want to save money and they will try a variety of new tools and programs in order to do so. In order to have a basic video-conferencing meeting, most users will only need an Internet connection, a computer, microphone or headset and willing volunteers to help out. After your company has used videoconferencing and have been successful, they just might ask themselves how come they didn&#8217;t switch sooner?<\/p>\n<a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-32 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox external\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.convergedsystems.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F85&#038;t=Videoconferencing%20for%20Businesses&#038;s=100&#038;p&#091;url&#093;=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.convergedsystems.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F85&#038;p&#091;images&#093;&#091;0&#093;=&#038;p&#091;title&#093;=Videoconferencing%20for%20Businesses\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:32px;height:32px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Facebook\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" style=\"display: inline;width:32px;height:32px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.convergedsystems.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/64x64\/facebook.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-32 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-twitter nolightbox external\" data-provider=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.convergedsystems.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F85&#038;text=Hey%20check%20this%20out\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:32px;height:32px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"twitter\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" style=\"display: inline;width:32px;height:32px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.convergedsystems.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/64x64\/twitter.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-32 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-linkedin nolightbox external\" data-provider=\"linkedin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.convergedsystems.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F85&#038;title=Videoconferencing%20for%20Businesses\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:32px;height:32px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"linkedin\" title=\"Share on Linkedin\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" style=\"display: inline;width:32px;height:32px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.convergedsystems.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/64x64\/linkedin.png\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As virtual technology continues to advance and become available, more businesses are taking advantage-especially the bigger ones. 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