In class last Thursday we discussed productivity. With that came the idea that IS in itself is its own type of productivity.This idea intrigued me as I had never thought of IS in that capacity. One way in which IS has impacted productivity is through video conferencing. Video conferencing has the ability to affect the business environment drastically, this being the focus of today's blog.
Video conferencing is the ability to simultnaeously connect two or more people through two-way video and audio transmissions. In the business environment it is commonly used to connect two or more offices. Whether these offices be on opposite sides of the city or the world poses no threat. The ability to see other offices and have on-line meetings has greatly increased time productivity.
Before video conferencing the ability to have phone conferences was available, however, the sense of sight was lacking. If materials were to be seen they would have to be manually transported from office to office, greatly increasing the time and foresight that had to be put into conferences. The ability to e-mail photographs was also available, the downside here is correlating e-mail with the telephone conversation and making sure everyone is quite literally "on the same page".
Furthering video conferencing is the introduction of Skype. Skype is software that allows access to video conferencing at no charge. It has greating increased the popularity of video conferencing. Due to the low or no fee policy of Skype, it has allowed business to expand without the financial constraint it once had. For more information on skype you can visit Skype.com.
The idea of IS as its own type of production was new to me this week. After some investigation on the subject, I have discovered that although IS has been around in business for decades, we are still in the infant stages of using it to its full capacity. Through resources such as video conferencing and Skype society is slowly moving forward in IS productivity.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Video conferencing is crazy cool. Th ability to see and speak to a person across continents without even leaving is great. The only thing its missing is physical connection. You can't reach out and shake the other person's hand. Business I believe will thrive on this in the near future. I think you're right about it not being used to its full potential. I don't know a lot of people who have their own webcam, or even people who go to the lengths of borrowing or using one. I've never even used one myself personally. The big thing I would use it for would be to talk to family that's in another state, but they either don't have the technology or the know how to use it. Now most laptops have a camera right in them, so this will make a bigger turnout for the webcam.
ReplyDeletethis is an interest topic. i can't believe how far technology came and the improvement made to it.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely agree, video conferencing technology is phenomenal! The idea that I can have a live, face to face conversation with someone thousands of miles away is mind blowing. I think that this technology is really just starting to catch the attention of the corporate world as well.
ReplyDeleteVideo conferencing is something that will have a huge impact on businesses. It will save businesses a lot of money in travel costs, and perhaps allow more people to telecommute much easier. I can't wait to see how video conferencing will change the way business is done in the future!
ReplyDeleteVideo conferencing does help businesses out. It is a great way to communicate between businesses, but it is also a great way for businesses to expand. A great example of this is what has happened to my mom at her job. My mom has been working at the same job for about 30 years. Her job has had to let go of a lot of people, but they were able to do that because people in the same company around the world have been able to pick up the slack. My mom's new boss is from another country, and she interviewd for her new position through a video conference, and she still uses it to pass on information to her fellow employees in places such as France and Germany. All in all, it increases productivity by making the business more efficient.
ReplyDelete