Enterprise Briefing
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May 2008
Welcome to the May edition of Enterprise Briefing.
This month we look at what action CIOs should take in the face of global economic downturn. Key tactics include outsourcing wisely, looking at the benefits greener IT can provide and bringing a greater financial maturity to measuring IT spend.
Also in this month's Enterprise Briefing we ask if telepresence will sound the death knell for business travel and consider how enterprises can use multicasting to effectively deliver rich media content around the organization.
managing IT in a downturn
As the outlook for the global economy worsens, CIOs need to prepare for the worst-case scenario. With some analysts arguing that large economies such as the US are already in recession, the experienced CIO will be sounding out strategies for surviving a substantial downturn in IT spending.
seeing is believing
Telepresence, videoconferencing's big brother, promises to dramatically reduce corporate travels costs by being a genuine alternative to face-to-face meetings. High definition video, three-dimensional (3D) spatial sound and abundant bandwidth combine to make virtual meetings seem almost real as if you were sharing the same room as the conference attendees.
IP Multicasting
The increasing use of rich media content is leading many enterprises to investigate IP multicasting.
Enterprise Briefing looks at how multicasting can reduce the overall network load, and deliver video and other content more efficiently.
telepresence
Telepresence offers brilliant visual and audio quality that elevates videoconferencing to a whole new level. It allows you to collaborate effectively and increase your competitiveness in a global business environment with faster decision making, better responsiveness to customers and improved business continuity. The reduction in air travel alone will have a dramatic impact on reducing your business costs as well as your carbon footprint.
Forrester's IT Forum EMEA 2008
Orange will be attending Forrester's IT Forum EMEA 2008 on June 10-13, 2008 in Cascais near Lisbon, Portugal.
Orange Executive Helmut Reisinger will be delivering a presentation on Green IT.
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