Audio Conferencing Benefits

IVCi audio conferencing solutions help businesses improve business processes and communications while significantly reducing the cost of conferencing. Compared to conferencing products from service providers, organizations using IVCi audio conferencing solutions benefit from:

Reduce costs

IVCi audio conferencing solutions deliver the benefits and advantages of conferencing - reduced travel costs, more collaboration, and higher productivity - in a more cost-effective way. Compared to conferencing bridges from outside service providers, our audio conferencing solution eliminates costly per-minute per person audio port surcharges and monthly subscription fees. You can conduct as many conferences as you need, with as many people as you need...without incurring additional charges above the line toll costs. If you spend more than $1000 per month on outsourced audio conferencing services, we will save you money

Ease of use

Full integration with MS Outlook® or Lotus Notes® provides a single entry point for setting up the users and related conference call details. All relevant information is generated automatically and sent to the users in the conference. Once the meeting has started, the leader has full control via a web interface and/or the telephone keypad. Users have the ability with the web interface to allow them call control functions as well as meeting choreography, i.e. to raise their "hand" when they wish to ask a question for example. As in face to face meetings the leader can set up a breakout group to create a sub conference on the fly. Integrated Web conferencing tools allow PC applications to be easily shared and fully rounds out this powerful conferencing solution. To further increase the productivity of the meeting integrated voting and polling deliver faster decisions.

Security

Audio conference access is protected through the use of conference IDs, unique participant PINs and passwords. The host can hear a roll call of participants on the call at any time and can lock conferences to prevent additional participants from joining. Entry and exit announcements can be configured in addition for the ability to eject participants and lock the conference once everyone is connected. For those using VoIP technology, our solution can be placed behind the firewall to take advantage of existing corporate IP security already in place for local users or remote users that may be on a Virtual Private Network connection. This same mechanism ensures that any shared documents stay within your own security, with additional SSL encryption able to be applied as well.

Flexibility

IVCi audio conferencing solutions are designed to be easy to administer. They provide the flexibility of having control and management of the conference either via the telephone, your PC or a combination of both. While enjoying the substantial cost savings and enhanced security of an in-house conferencing solution, you can also be assured that you will not incur burdensome administrative costs. The process of adding, changing, and deleting user accounts, setting user privileges, managing system resources, monitoring system status, and generating reports is simple and straightforward, requiring very little of an administrator's time. Some of these functions can be performed from the built-in user interface or integrated into your own Microsoft Outlook® or Lotus Notes® system.

Our factory-trained sales and technical staff install and support audio conferencing projects across the country and around the world. IVCi provides clients with one point of contact for our audio conferencing sales, installation, service, management and support.

For additional information regarding Audio Conferencing products and services, or to speak to a representative, please contact IVCi at 800-224-7083, or click here to have an IVCi Representative contact you.

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