| The most extensive area of applications in | | | | Meetings increase even more frequently when |
| secure webconferencing is in corporate | | | | the number of corporate functions increases |
| communications. All business entities, large | | | | as well. Proposal development requires many |
| and small have the need to participate in | | | | individuals to meet almost on a daily basis. |
| meetings. These meetings represent groups | | | | Training is another function that happens all |
| needing to talk with one another. Examples | | | | throughout the corporation. Again, the need |
| are a marketing group needing to talk with a | | | | to meet increases. Just think of the costs |
| production group, or a management planning | | | | involved in bringing individuals to a |
| group wishing to talk with the advertising | | | | corporate center every week to fulfill the |
| and public relations group. | | | | missions of corporate communications !!! |
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| Meetings take place every day. Meetings not | | | | A secure webconferencing system is the |
| only happen during the business day, but also | | | | ultimate answer to corporate communications |
| can take place around the clock. This isn't | | | | requirements whose costs are creating a |
| anything new. I recall in my engineering | | | | serious detriment to profitability. Ever |
| days working on a pioneering atomic power | | | | since the energy crisis has raised the price |
| plant project in an out of the way suburb of | | | | of fuel, transportation costs have gone |
| Pittsburgh. The project was an offshoot of | | | | through the ceiling. The costs of |
| the Navy Nautillus submarine development. | | | | maintaining security in airports and rail |
| The project was headed by an admiral in the | | | | terminals have also risen beyond belief. |
| Navy who liked to hold round the clock | | | | Driving to meetings is not any better, with |
| meetings just to see if the staff was on | | | | rising gasoline prices. All of these costs |
| their toes .. and not asleep on their backs. | | | | find their way into employees' expense |
| | | | reporting sheets. Many cost wise companies |
| Corporations large and small are doing an | | | | have found that secure webconferencing |
| increasingly larger amount of business | | | | systems are a viable alternative to run a |
| through the use of contractors and | | | | business without supporting the airlines and |
| subcontractors. There is a growing need for | | | | the hotel companies. |
| corporations to communicate on a regular | | | | |
| basis with these "other" corporations that | | | | Secure webconferencing is indeed the way of |
| are a newly acquired part of the home | | | | the future. Its ultimate success will lie in |
| corporation. The end result is that meetings | | | | how much corporate executives can implement |
| of all sorts happen all over the place, and | | | | cost cutting measures, and how rapidly the |
| the need for corporate communications | | | | joys of flying and staying in posh hotels can |
| increases many-fold. | | | | be de-glamorized. Only time and unfolding |
| | | | current events will tell the tale. |