17/02/2010
Committed to delivering business efficiencies by reducing time and costs associated with business travel and reducing their carbon footprint, LHA-ASRA Group deployed a Polycom and Radvision solution from ADA Networks in October 2009.
“A number of staff, board members and residents need to attend meetings, training etc., in either our Leicester or London offices. The drive to improve operational efficiencies through reduction in costs and increase productivity, whilst reducing the impact on the environment were key considerations for video conferencing. It was critical to show a quick return on investment and to date we have achieved £15,000 savings in 3 months, whilst enabling our staff and stakeholders to use their time more efficiently”, explains Dino Kyprianou, Senior ICT Technical Officer for LHA-ASRA Group.
ADA Networks presented solutions from Sony and Polycom in the first instance, so that LHA-ASRA Group could compare technologies from two leading vendors. The Sony solution also included a multipoint service that would allow remote users to connect to video conferences. Although this particular functionality had not been considered by LHA-ASRA Group from the outset, it was established that this would provide added value.
ADA Networks then provided a comparable quotation from Polycom by integrating a Radvision Scopia Bridge. This option proved to be a superior solution both from a financial perspective and where scalability was concerned. A particular favourite component was the Scopia Desktop Application for remote users.