Planning to use streaming video? Build a solid business case

February 26, 2009 Published by  SearchUnifiedCommunications.com Unified Communications Connection As streaming video use heats up, a solid business case is key Michael Morisy, News Writer Streaming video is finding its way into more and more businesses, from hospitals to high-end electronic vendors, but building a business case is critical to keeping projects rolling in a down economy. Industry experts suggest, for example, pinning projects to ways to cut costs, by streaming specialists to in-store kiosks or over the Web rather than hiring experts for every store. Read more about building a solid business case. Cost savings drives UC adoption by SMB's ROI is generally at or near the top of the checklist when trying to determine if a given project should be approved. Of course, the project may make workers more efficient, it may improve logistics or increase the speed at which products or services can be delivered to customers, or it may just be really cool. But, where the rubber meets the road is translating that efficiency, speed, or productivity into dollars and comparing it against the initial investment to determine if it is really worth it. Read Tony Bradley's comments about recent UC studies by Siemens and bMighty. Communications-enabled business processes can unlock UC ROI Maximizing unified communications value requires deep integration with business processes, but not all companies are quite ready. Read more about CEBPs and UC ROI.   ADVERTISEMENT   Windows Network Resources Learn about the Windows network of websites today! Read the most targeted, up-to-the-minute news and exclusive features on pertinent Windows topics. Our newsletters provide the latest Windows-based tips, tutorials, e-guides and more straight to your inbox. Attend free events to get expert advice on topics such as desktop virtualization and email archiving. Access research libraries, RSS feeds, ask the expert pages, and other great resources. Each site provides you with information on a different Windows discipline - find out more now!   ABOUT THIS E-NEWSLETTER This e-newsletter is published by SearchUnifiedCommunications.com, part of the TechTarget network. TechTarget provides IT professionals with the resources they need to perform their jobs: Web sites, newsletters, forums, blogs, white papers, webcasts, events and more. Copyright 2009 TechTarget. All rights reserved. Designated trademarks and brands are the property of their respective owners. We're sending you this information based on the Topics you selected in your TechTarget Member Profile. To unsubscribe, click here. Unsubscribe requests may take up to 24 hours to process; you may receive additional mailings during that time. A confirmation e-mail will be sent when your request has been successfully processed. Please note, this will not affect any other subscriptions you have signed up for. Contact Us: SearchUnifiedCommunications.com Member Services 117 Kendrick Street, Suite 800 Needham, MA 02494 Contact: Webmaster@techtarget.com When you access content from this newsletter, your information may be shared with the sponsors or future sponsors of that content as described in our Privacy Policy: PRIV LINK