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White Paper re. Carbon Offset Benefits of Telepresence and Videoconferencing

Henry Vehovec — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 23:57:01 +0000

Several weeks ago Mindfirst was engaged to produce a white paper articulating and discussing the greenhouse gas (GHG) benefits of virtual meetings, i.e. high-defintion (HD) telepresence and videoconferencing. In an era where managements are looking to both cut costs and improve efficiency through collaboration any collateral benefits that could be applied to carbon offset and [...]

Managed IT Services Allow Companies to Focus on Core Competencies

Henry Vehovec — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 03:57:50 +0000

Recent projects at Mindfirst Inc. have exposed us to the benefits of managed IT services. What exactly are managed services? In this case, we are referring to the practice of outsourcing key aspects of a small or medium sized (SME) company’s information technology infrastructure. Essentially managed services offload the burden of maintaining internal systems to [...]

More to Telepresence than Reducing Carbon Footprint

Henry Vehovec — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:10:30 +0000

Some large corporations have been justifying telepresence solutions as part of their corporate social responsibility (CSR) considerations and greening efforts to reduce their carbon footprints. One client asked us to calculate the reduction of their carbon footprint attributable to using a telepresence solution in lieu of conducting physical meetings. Conducting a carbon audit for such [...]