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| The trend of being eco-friendly is growing fast and | | | | conferencing can be used on any desktop with the |
| now businesses can go green and save some green | | | | proper software. |
| at the same time. | | | | Web conferencing, which has become a growing |
| For businesses there are many costs that can be cut | | | | trend as well, is very similar to the concept of video |
| with the use of high-speed Internet. To make the | | | | conferencing – just without the video. Web |
| office computers more energy efficient, the best | | | | conferencing has many features that include polling |
| place to start would be to figure out how much is | | | | and exit surveys which can gather valuable data to |
| being used in the first place. When the energy | | | | determine how effective the Web-based seminar or |
| amount is figured out, reducing that amount can be | | | | ‘webinar’ was. The |
| implemented in different ways. Server consolidation is | | | | ‘webinar’ is a way to deliver a |
| one of many options available to cut down energy | | | | message to a large group of people at the same |
| use. By replacing a large quantity of computers with | | | | time. Meetings can be recorded and saved later for |
| smaller, more powerful and energy-efficient units, the | | | | viewing or distributing, and text chat can be used for |
| energy use can come down. Another option available | | | | live question and answer sessions. |
| to businesses would be to replace desktop PCs with | | | | Another option is the idea of virtualization, which |
| notebooks which could reduce the consumption of | | | | essentially tricks multiple copies of an operating |
| power by 75 per cent or more. | | | | system into thinking they are running on real |
| Document management is another process by which | | | | hardware when in fact an additional software layer is |
| businesses can cut costs. By reducing the amount of | | | | used to enable multiple virtual machines to co-exist |
| paper that is used to print off reports, with the help | | | | on one physical computer. This method means that |
| of document managing software, there is less paper | | | | multiple virtual servers can run on one physical server |
| to buy. | | | | with greater efficiency. |
| For large businesses the implementation of video | | | | But there are also simple ways to reduce costs and |
| conferencing or Web conferencing is a way to bring | | | | emissions in the office which could include arranging |
| together members from all over without having to | | | | equipment into properly isolated hot and cold aisles |
| fly anywhere. Video conferencing allows two or more | | | | which would reduce cooling costs. |
| locations to interact via two-way video and audio | | | | With these options available it would seem that many |
| transmissions simultaneously. This option greatly | | | | companies would be on board, however, that is not |
| reduces the cost of travel while cutting harmful | | | | the case. Many companies have yet to make the |
| emissions. In the past, video conferencing was | | | | switch because of the inconvenience that may come |
| grouped in with a boardroom-style image but it is not | | | | with switching to a green option. |