Energy & Utility Skills implements Microsoft Lync
We’re proud to work with an organisation like Energy & Utility Skills, with their visionary approach to how technology can positively transform the way their organisation works. We’ve worked with their internal IT team to deliver a number of projects, augmenting their existing capabilities.
After working together to define the requirements for the replacement of their legacy telephone system we entered product selection. MIcrosoft® Lync™ not only met Energy & Utility Skills’ existing telephony requirements but offered some exciting new collaboration possibilities, especially for their remote workers.
Following a successful proof of concept deployment we worked to align the full rollout of Lync, including legacy telephony integration via both ISDN and analogue lines with a hardware refresh that included training staff on the new wave of Microsoft products.
Tim Balcon, Chief Executive said:
“I was really pleased with the professional way that RTS has approached this project and their ability to deliver both phases of the project on-time and to budget.
RTS has provided us with a unified solution that has given our organisation far greater capabilities and flexibility than a standard telephone system replacement ever could.
The benefits to EU Skills have been immense, in terms of our productivity and connectivity to our workers. I would recommend Lync to any organisation and also RTS as a go-to Partner, in order to implement it.”
You can read the full case study that was presented to the International Association of Microsoft Partners this November in our Unified Communications service section.
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RTS become NETGEAR PowerShift partners
NETGEAR make great networking equipment, which is why we often choose their kit for our solutions – it not only performs but is also cost-effective.
Our new partnership helps us stay up to date with all the developments in tools and technology at NETGEAR. The resources and training available to us mean that our staff members are more able to support solutions featuring NETGEAR technology. In addition, we are able to receive additional partner discounts and promotions as well as place special bids, offering us greater pricing flexibility.
For more information about NETGEAR and their range of products, please visit www.netgear.co.uk.
Popularity of Interactive Whiteboards Rising
Worldwide sales of interactive whiteboards (IWBs) are rocketing. The market enjoyed a 32% rise from 2007 to 2008, with some 557,000 being shipped globally.
The data was released recently by Futuresource Consulting, an independent research company who were conducting a study on behalf of a leading interactive whiteboard manufacturer. Futuresource estimates that over 2 million interactive whiteboards are now installed in schools and businesses.
It is predicted that in the next 5 years this installed base will reach over 7 million, meaning that one in every five classrooms worldwide will have an IWB.
So, what is all the fuss about?
Interactive whiteboards can be used to deliver a wide variety of benefits to the classroom. They offer exciting new possibilities to display and edit work, conduct classes and engage children in ways that simply weren’t possible before.
