In this high-paced, highly competitive business world, it is almost impossible to keep up without spreadsheets, databases, accounting packages, email, a website and so on. Computers have completely invaded our daily business lives. It is hard to imagine being able to do much purely with paper processes anymore.
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British writer James Burke was onto something when he said “The easier it is to communicate, the faster change happens.” Luckily, there are lots of apps that make it easier for workers to communicate with each other and affect positive organizational change. Check out our favorite tools for the job: WebEx and Windows Live Messenger.
Real-time multimedia communications—online meetings—can offer companies reduced expenses, higher productivity, and increased revenue. Web conferencing is also an effective tool for connecting multiple sites. It can be more effective than a simple phone call because you can pull up visuals and share documents, making Web conferencing tools ideal for training, presentations and customer communication.
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Get one solution for all your online meeting needs
Whether you're implementing online meetings for yourself or your entire organization, you'll want to learn about the WebEx advantage and see why WebEx on-demand web meetings and webinars are the first choice of so many IT professionals around the world.
Meet online now
With its departmentally tailored solutions, WebEx can satisfy the online meeting needs for every aspect of your business, whether you want to have general meetings, offer webinars, conduct online training, make online presentations, or do remote support. And because WebEx works across virtually any platform, you won't need to worry about what your meeting participants are using.
Integrate meetings into your daily business workflow
Our out-of-box interoperability with business, portal, and enterprise applications like Microsoft Outlook® means you can be working on a document and move effortlessly into a meeting mid-task, collaborating and making decisions with your co-workers or vendors. WebEx services can also be integrated with your corporate accounting, CRM, ERP, human resources and other key applications.
Keep your meetings and desktop as private as you want
No traces of your meeting are ever retained on the network unless the meeting is specifically recorded for future use. Within a meeting, you can easily share any document you want, but your desktop privacy is ensured unless you choose to share it. WebEx is the only web meeting applications provider that has earned Web Trust and SAS70 certification. These certifications are awarded for trustworthy e-commerce and secured controls and safeguards. As an example, all meetings are encrypted to ensure you can conduct even your most sensitive meetings with confidence that the information will remain private.
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When used properly, instant messaging (IM) can be a great tool to promote instant conversations, collaborative work and increased productivity. Just be aware of the pitfalls and have some IM etiquette while in the office.
IM can be disruptive if you are working on an important document and a pop-up message keeps breaking your concentration. Also, ensure that the IM used in the office is not the same one that employees use for personal reasons. Fifty friends on IM can be distracting and open up companies to security risks if they are not using an enterprise IM solution.
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