Video Conferencing companies have been telling people that their technology can slash your travel expenses, but now The Travel Companies are fighting back

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Many advertisements, articles and blogs have been popping up recently announcing to the world that Video Conferencing can Slash travel expenses by offering direct communication all over the world without leaving the office.

At the National Business Travel Association’s annual convention, The travel industry took a stance in response.The article is quite intriguing and this blog is not going to summarize, please feel free to read it from the link above.

This blog is here to take a middle ground so that readers can get a middle view.

On one side, teleconferencing and video conferencing are not going to replace travel entirely. I do not think anyone is making that claim. Meeting face to face and in person still has many more advantages. On the flip side, Video conferencing allows a company to talk with customers or fellow employees all across the globe in short spurts. So a 10 minute conversation with the branch in England is now possible without a days worth of travel.

With these two premises, where are we left?

We are left in a scenario where a company will want an inexpensive but high quality video conferencing product to do a large portion of long distance sales and meetings, but not 100%. Travel and face to face is not to be left out.

High quality video conferencing can be difficult and expensive if you choose a difficult vendor or the wrong product. Video-Cloud, (www.video-cloud.com) would like to introduce you to a new concept; Video Conferencing as a Service.

Video Conferencing as a service means that a company rents out the Video Conferencing hardware for a designated time and uses it when they need it. Leased Video Conferencing lets you pay in small amounts over time rather then investing a large lump sum to begin and it means that all the hardware details are in the hands of the provider. Less for you to worry about. Video-Cloud has many different products and many different customized leasing cycles, so we can best meet your needs.

The travel companies don’t have to pack it all in yet, but at the same time, for your video conferencing needs, you should get the best quality, but not pay the highest price. Please visit us at www.video-cloud.com for details.