In our report, The Perfect Storm: Why Video Conferencing Will Dominate Business Communications, we discussed several important reasons why video conferencing will finally grow outside the niche it exists today in the pantheon of business communications. Here's one more reason.

The pressure to reduce business travel is growing.  The green movement is encouraging business people to find alternatives to business travel, and HD video conferencing is a logical choice since it most closely resembles a face-to-face meeting. Being  green even forms the strong basis for better business performance as shown in The Power of Green report.

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