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Date Posted: 01:00:29 04/01/13 Mon
Author: tscience (technology)
Subject: Web and Video Conferencing for Businesses

Business travel did have its benefits a few years ago, but today its disadvantages almost equal its advantages. Flight and accommodation expenses are costlier than ever, and they are not good in the current economic situation where every business is trying hard to curb their expenses and stay afloat.
Moreover, as environmental awareness increases, frequent flight trips for business purposes is frowned upon by a lot of organizations and brings down the public image of the company. Business travel also takes up hours, days, or even weeks of time from an employee that would otherwise have been used for something more productive for the company.
For all these reasons, web conferencing has become a much-preferred communication method for business meetings now days. Of course, if you meet a client for the first time, it is best to see them face to face. However, seeing regular clients or in-house staff in other geographic locations can be done through Web Conferencing Solutions, which is much cheaper but almost as effective as face-to-face meetings.
Moreover, technology today has advanced to a degree where most computers and all laptops and tablet PCs already rigged with the right components for video conferencing. A video conference is very close to genuine, face-to-face meetings. Both web and video conferencing can save a lot of money and time because they are simple to set up, cut travel time to zero, and bring down your travel expenses considerably.
Web Conferencing Solutions systems allow you to arrange a meeting with others at a certain time very easily, rather than a real conference that takes days or even weeks to plan. All you need to do is open the conference line at the schedule time and wait as the attendees log into the conference through their computers or laptops, wherever they may be. Not only is it simple, but it is also incredibly efficient and convenient for all the parties invited for the meeting.
Video and Web Conferencing Solutions programs like the RHUB 6-in-1 Web Conferencing Solutions and remote support appliance is a great way to make your company more environment-friendly. If your employees are travelling a lot for business purposes every year to attend and host meetings and conferences, you can curb the travel expenses and do your part for the environment with a Web Conferencing Solutions system.
This system is also ideal for those who find that their business plans are changing every now and then. Last minute changes to business conference or meeting arrangements can not only be inconvenient but also costly. However, a net meeting system can be easily and quickly set up and there are fewer chances of last minute changes for such online conferences.
With video and Web Conferencing Solutions, it is important to understand the limitations and worth within them. For instance, many people think that video conferencing is similar to a video-to-video sharing site. However, the difference with video conferencing is that it is a one-to-one stream, while a video sharing site streams to several people so long as the bandwidth of the website supports it.

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