Using Videoconferencing To 'Bridge' The Gap

With operations located across Europe it's essential that managers within a global car manufacturer can rely on fast, effective communications to link multiple sites together.

A videoconferencing bridge, provided by Direct Visual, is proving to be the ideal solution.

The freedom to communicate internationally allows the organisation to have its engineers and designers maintain constant contact with each other. The benefit of this is that design lead times have been dramatically shortened, allowing the company to release products ahead of the competition.

In turn, this means that the cost associated with designing a vehicle can be recouped quicker.

A company spokesman comments: "Networked conferencing helps us make quality decisions - faster. It shortens the design cycle, enabling new models to get to market quicker and thus improving the efficiency and productivity of the company."

The company chose to outsource its bridging requirements to an outside agency, so that managers did not need to train anyone to operate the bridge. Direct Visual was the obvious choice as it offered the professionalism the company was looking for.

The spokesman adds: "Handling our bridging needs is a big responsibility, and we had to be confident we could rely on the service provided by an outside agency. We can always be sure that Direct Visual's professional, dedicated team will ensure all our multipoint conferences run seamlessly."