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Polycom Helps Companies Go Green

In a recent interview, Polycom regional sales manager Dan Engel explained that video conferencing solutions technologies allow companies to meeting face to face with clients, suppliers and employees, without ever needing to leave the office. This reduction in travel decreases the carbon footprint of companies by avoiding the large quantities of carbon dioxide that would be emitted if participants were required to attend meetings and events traveling by plane or car.

Polycom removes the barrier of distance for companies.

Engel points out that many South African companies have offices situated in more than one major city. Polycom’s high definition video conferencing technology allows people in different locations to conduct fully interactive meetings with high quality audio and video and enables them to share documents digitally, all while staying in the virtual meeting, and again never having to leave the office.

He feels that while there are a wide range of advantages for a company to replace conventional travel with video conferencing, Engel feels that the most important aspect is the opportunity for businesses to go green and help preserve the planet for future generations. The second main advantage of Polycom’s collaboration services is the time that it saves. The technology reduces the time and productivity lost by traveling and the wear and tear on travelers. Reducing conventional travel is also a big cost savings to most companies.

Engel hopes that future legislation will increase the amount of benefits afforded to companies that reduce their carbon footprint, which will likely increase usage and sales of collaboration technologies. companies will be saving money, and carbon dioxide emissions will be reduced. Video conferencing allows companies to make important decisions immediately, which is key to remaining well positioned in today’s evolving markets.