Get connected.Take control.An introduction to Hosted Unified Communications, powered by SIPCOM Next Generation Networks running Microsoft Communication Services.

Presented by: Carter Allen

Get ready for a new world of challenges: 

Economic conditions remain uncertain An active recovery plan is essential Customer expectations have increased Many workforces have shrunk Credit is in short supply Business information grows exponentially

Get prepared: 

Leverage your expertise and individuality Reduce your operating costs Boost individual and team productivity Get closer to your customers Plan for success

Communication

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Email application

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telephony

Instant messaging Fixed line

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Audio conferenci

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conferencing

Get closer.

Microsoft Communication Services unites the tools that keep your business connected in one convenient platform: 

By breaking down the barriers between communication technologies

By integrating these technologies into a single

easy-to-use system By helping you get more out of your familiar

business software By offering powerful yet simple new technologies

to help you work better.

Get flexibility. Unified Communications is not:

A product A piece of hardware An inflexible closed system A replacement for all your current

communications technologies.

Get the communications advantage.Dramatically reduce your costs.Dramatically increase your productivity.

“With the [UC] pilot, we’ve saved about 200,000 Euros in a few months… We’re aiming at two or three million Euros in savings, and the return on investment is going to be in less than one year.”Xavier Malherbert, Vice Executive Manager, Credit Agricole

Save up to 40%* on your: Gain 10% to 30%** more productivity across your:

Travel expenses Project timelinesTelephony and conferencing

charges Sales cycles

Office space requirements Customer query resolutions Messaging and voicemail costs Customer retention

Communication systems management

* See Total Economic Impact of Microsoft Communications by Forrester Research. ** See Achieving Costs and Resource Savings with Unified Communications white paper, 2009. 

The choice for global connections. Save up to 40% of your business travel costs:

Pitches Sales calls Team meetings Training courses Product launches Company conferences

The choice for critical conversations.  Save up to 40% of your telephony and conferencing costs: 

Mobile bills Fixed line telephony costs Audio conferencing charges

The choice for consolidation.  Save up to 40% of your floor space and associated overheads: 

Desk space Conferencing rooms Secondary costs: power, cooling, security etc.

The choice for cheaper storage. Save up to 40% of your messaging and voicemail costs: 

Streamline message storage Consolidate message access and retention Simplify messaging application management

The choice for managers. Save up to 50% of your communications systems costs: 

Retire your telephone exchanges (PBX) Integrate email and instant messaging Consolidate your conferencing tools

The choice for high performance. Improve individual and team productivity by 30 minutes per day: 

‘Presence’ Simplification Shared technologies mean compound benefits

The choice for customer-centricity.  Enhance customer service by 10% to 20%: 

Attract and retain customers Shorten sales cycles Deliver projects faster Communicate more effectively

SIPCOM Hosted Unified Communications in action: Seamless collaboration.

SIPCOM Hosted Unified Communications in action: Access anywhere.

Hosted Unified Communications in action:

Communicate from familiar applications.

Office Communicatior 2007 & Webcam

Existing Conferencing Room with AV capability

Telepresence and room systems

Inside your organisation

Outside the firewall

Web conferencing

Audio conferencingCustomer/partners

Mobile workforce

Video conferencingTele-presence systemsExtending AV enabled roomsDesktop with webcam

Remote workers

Unified Communications

Hosted Unified Communications in action:

Bring conferencing to everyone.

Get ready for business.

In addition, Hosted Unified Communications is: 

Simpler to administer Simpler to protect Simpler to extend Simpler to own

Siemens:“A $3,500 per month communications cost went down to $650 per month. On average, we expect conferencing costs could decrease by 50 percent.”  Lionbridge: Expect to save almost $1.4 million in capital investments with a payback of 7 months by replacing 40 PBX systems. Microsoft: Currently saving over $212 annually, with an ROI of 240%

Who’s made the right choice?

Hosted Unified Communications: Discover how it could transform your business, with:

A free 14 day trial A business value assessment from Carter Allen

Make the Right choice. Right now.