join up your thinking with unified communications

just like the human mind, your business works best when it connects

habitslegacy business systems are like memories: they can slow you down. How do you make sure they work together?

execs spend two hours a day on email (on average)

33% of execs check email in the middle of the night

balanceall your offices might have phone systems, but are they integrated? Do your workers use different solutions: IM clients, video conferencing systems or email services? How do they keep track?

after a 30second interruption, it takes5 minutes to refocus

56% of organizations say employees cannot contact co-workers first time

creativitytoday’s unified communications and collaboration apps can run on many smartphones, so staff can collaborate anywhere, anytime

89% of knowledge workers say communication and collaboration are important

91% of CIOs see collaboration software as very/somewhat important

awarenessin a unified communications environment, Pete in New York can see when Bill in London is available and make contact. Presence information brings people together

95% of CIOs think presence and availability solutions are very or somewhat important

75% of CIOs report improved productivity through UC

good sensetime is money: if you can set up a meeting or assign a task more quickly you cut overheads and even accelerate time-to-market. A double whammy!

70% of UC-using knowledge workers say they are more engaged at work

on average, UC cuts travel costs 20%

thinking together working together

Sources used for this data: PBS: The First Measured Century, The Digital Lifestyle survey by Magnify.net, Cisco, IDC, Alcatel-Lucent, Computerworld, Orange, Chadwick, Martin Bailey