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Nortec News: Video Conferencing: An Insider's Guide
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June 2011

Study Reveals Video Conferencing Delivers Quantitative, Qualitative Benefits

In a recent Forrester research study commissioned by LifeSize, the business and financial impacts of implementing a video conferencing solution were evaluated over a 3-month period.

The report states the quantitative and qualitative benefits for using HD video conferencing solutions include:

· Lower TCO - ongoing maintenance and support. Ongoing maintenance and support costs were approximately half the cost of other video conferencing solutions considered by the customer.
· Reduced travel costs. Implementing a high definition video conferencing solution allowed the customers to greatly reduce the number of business trips required. Read More>>>


TEAM NORTEC
Amish Singh


Meet Amish Singh, Strategic Account Executive and Training Program Manager. Read on to find out why Amish thinks that the next wave of virtualization is happening now.

Q: What is your role at Nortec?

A: In addition to being a Strategic Account Executive, I manage and conduct end-user training sessions around Microsoft Office 2010 and ShoreTel Unified Communications solutions.

Read the interview.


GOOD TO GO


Top 3 Reasons to Use Video Conferencing NOW!

The ability to engage in video conferencing offers a wide variety of benefits for both large and small companies. And since video conferencing can be utilized out-of-the-box, gone are the days of in-depth technical knowledge and set up.

Here are a few reasons you should consider video conferencing as an alternative to travel for in-person meetings..


TECHNOLOGY EVENTS, NEWS & CASE STUDIES

As Nortec continues to celebrate its 20th Anniversary as a company we want to thank you, our customers and partners for making it all possible. We look forward to working with you for many more years to come and continue to provide excellent service and solutions.

Nortec Welcomes New Team Members
Matt Ritter, Account Executive, Falls Church
Christian Peck, Account Executive, Pittsburgh
Penny Krosskove, Solutions Consultant, Philadelphia
Michael Vaillancourt, PM and Systems Consultant, Falls Church

Look out for our Virtual Wine Tasting Event coming this Fall. A Sommelier in Vienna, Virginia will be educating us through the power of Lifesize. Whether you are in Philladelphia, Pittsburgh, or Falls Church, we will be tasting some great wine and learning something new along the way as we communicate over teleconferencing capability of Lifesize. Keep a look out; more details on this exciting event to follow.

Maybe you're considering a server upgrade, or an Exchange migration. Or maybe you're looking to virtualize in 2011. Chances are, an organization just like yours has done the same thing - and Nortec has helped them along the way. Learn how the process went for your peers in one our many case studies:

Messaging Solutions
Unified Communications
Virtualization Solutions
Infrastructure Management
Hosted & Managed Services (Nortec 24/7)
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Andrew Grose is President and CEO of Nortec Communications, Inc. and blogs regularly about information IT trends, challenges, and solutions. Recent posts include
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The Nortec Nine

Here you'll find helpful links to whitepapers, datasheets, user guides and more.

1. LifeSize Ties Skype into Videoconferencing

2. LifeSize Gives Big Companies a Small Carbon Footprint

3. Three Video Conferencing Trends to Watch

4. LifeSize Delivers One of the First HD Video Products Qualified to Interoperate with Microsoft Office Communications Server

5. How to Fnd the Precise Video Conference Equipment

6. 4 Trends in Enterprise Video Conferencing

7. Lifesize Virtual link Datasheet

8. Microsoft to Acquire Skype

9. Introductions of Tax Incentives for Using Video Conferencing Equipment



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