Features:

• Flexible access: BellSouth supports both switched and dedicated access options. This industry-unique capability allows us to bridge between both environments easily and cost-efficiently.
• Global reach: ISDN-switched access options help BellSouth customers connect with people anywhere in the world — one-to-one, one-to-many or many-to-many.
• Convenient scheduling: Customers may call, fax or e-mail scheduling requests to the BellSouth Scheduling Center. Conferences can be reserved with as little as 30 minutes to 60 minutes notice during business hours. A certification conference will be scheduled prior to your first actual conference to ensure that all systems are go.
• Expert troubleshooting: Superior networking management ensures high-quality video bridging and issue resolution. If you need assistance before, during or after your conference, experienced technicians are standing by.
• Significant capacity: The BellSouth network (including MCU deployment and capacity) is among the largest in the world with more than 1,000 ports of capacity.

Benefits:

• Better, real-time decisions: 80 percent of communication is non-verbal and videoconferencing can better facilitate time-sensitive or mission-critical decisions.
• Reduce costs: BellSouth makes face-to-face meetings with multiple locations cost-effective by eliminating travel expenses and reducing meeting costs and planning time.
• Improve internal communications: BellSouth helps you bring all the right people together — immediately and cost-effectively.
• Improve customer service: On- or off-site video links can keep you in constant contact with your customers and give you a strategic advantage over your competition.
• Improve productivity: Enhance productivity by minimizing time spent organizing and traveling to meetings.
• Reduce telecommunication expenses: MCUs installed in major cities throughout the Southeast help reduce or eliminate long distance charges.

Sample Applications:

• Investor relations
• Research results discussions
• New product development
• Customer support
• Problem solving
• Sales/marketing: sales training, product announcements, forecasting sessions
• Manufacturing/distribution: scheduling changes, real-time production refinements
• Health care: remote diagnostics, patient education, continuing education for professionals
• Education: distance learning, curriculum reviews, panel evaluations
• Legal: client liaison, pre-trial planning, remote depositions, settlement negotiations, video arraignment