The Value of Hosted Unified Communications
With its range of functionality and benefits, it’s no wonder that many of the top law firms are either planning to implement unified communications or are already deploying it across their firms. While some firms look to unified communications for its ability to increase productivity with features such as secure instant messaging, presence, file sharing and advanced call handling, others are energized about the robust collaboration and mobility features, as well as its ability to connect remote offices.
One feature that has been universally well-received is unified messaging—or the ability to receive voicemails in an associate’s email inbox. Imagine the productivity increases that can be attained just by connecting associates with the information or people they need in the instant that a message is received. In law firms where every hour is billable, these types of time-saving features can add up to significant cost advantages for your firm.
However, the two major impediments to implementing unified communications for most firms have been cost and complexity–traditional in-house solutions are expensive and difficult to deploy. The good news is that there is a better way to implement unified communications—one that will actually save your firm money: by going with a hosted delivery model. With no capital investment required and no need to hire and train additional IT staff to manage the solution, hosted unified communications can give your firm the technological edge it needs while actually reducing your firm’s telecom spend.
It may seem like we’re promising a lot, but major law firms across the country have validated the model time and again. There really is a way to get the advanced technology, spend less money, increase productivity at your firm and more (not to mention attract and retain top talent with all of the cool new technology).
So whether you’ve been considering unified communications for its productivity benefits or whether sharpening your competitive edge is high on your agenda, hosted unified communications could be the best way for your firm to get there.
Stay tuned at ILTA ’09 as Cypress Communications will be on-hand in booth #716 with one of the leading hosted unified communications solutions—C4 IP™. We’ll be demonstrating its capabilities and showing you how you can actually spend less while implementing this award-winning solution.
See you in August.
Frank Grillo, Executive Vice President of Marketing at Cypress Communications
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