Esra Öztezcan, General Manager of Probil, said that the demand for video conferencing solutions increased in 2009. Pointing out that video conferencing offers speed and savings for organizations in particular by bringing together employees in different locations with sound and video, Öztezcan remarked that the solutions previously used only in large-scale enterprises are now extended to various sectors.
Meetings costs reduced by 70 percent
Pointing out that the video conferencing market has shown rapid development in Turkey just as in the world, she said: “The cost of video conferencing solutions starts at $2100 and goes above $ 20, 000 or more according to the quality of services demanded. The investment returns might be decreased to 3 months. Assume that an organization with district offices throughout Turkey needs a minimum of 4 meetings between the districts and the head office every week. It is possible for this organization to reduce monthly meeting costs by 70 percent with time and cost savings provided by video conferencing in 1 month. These solutions Probil offers also contribute to reduction of environmental pollution due to carbon emissions.”
Pointing out that customers tend towards services that save time in order to become more competent, increase their efficiency and reduce their costs, Öztezcan commented:
“Video Conferencing solutions are more preferred worldwide every day, since they allow uninterrupted continuity of work flows especially in extraordinary circumstances such as fire, flood, disasters, epidemics, etc. in addition to the cost benefit they offer. Especially in the case of H1N1 virus (swine influenza), we observe that interest for video conferencing solutions is rapidly increasing worldwide. As a result, we can say that the same increase in interest exists in Turkey as well. We have observed a significant increase in the number of companies and organizations that prefer video conferencing solutions in Turkey in recent months. The share of video conferencing solutions in our total tales has increased significantly recently.”
Popular solution in the days of influenza
The swine influenza has caused many professionals and organizations to consider different alternatives especially due to measures taken at airports. Thus, video conferencing, which has been an efficient solution so far, has become more popular.
Video conferencing systems have been widely used by doctors in medical services worldwide, especially during the latest swine influenza epidemic in Mexico. Video conferencing, which has become a more advanced and lower-cost solution alternative with recent technological developments, primarily large bandwidth, is becoming more common in the field of remote training.