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“Enabling the business (R)evolution

Presented by David Vane – Seven by Seven

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Where did the idea come from?

• A trend to work from home…

• Cost of time and effort travelling to work…

• Technology advances – Broad Band etc…

• A need for change in the way that we work?

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A New way to work…

BT Broadband

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Communications …

Missing that important call… Virtual Assistants (using a Virtual Switchboard)

Office

Text urgent messages

Book calendar appointments -

Email messages

and appts.

0870/0845…

Digital dictation

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Virtual Services• Virtual Switchboard• Virtual Reception• Virtual Assistant• Virtual PA• Virtual Book keeper• Virtual HR and HSO• Telemarketing, Data Management, Word

Processing, PowerPoint presentations, Transcription, Translation …

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Information…

• Where do you keep your data ?

Office?

Home Office?

Laptop?

PDA?

Mobile?

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A new way to work…

• Virtual Office –– One access point for everything– No duplication– Backup automatically by host– High security levels..– Access anytime, from anywhere…– Allowing teams of people to work together

online!

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Virtual Office

• Document sharing

• Calendar Sharing

• Discussions

• Updates

• Discussions

• Time Sheets

• Tracking Issues

• Managing tasks

• Communicating

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Online Collaboration…• One to one Live Chat (text)• Group conference (text)• Audio (instead of telephone)• Web Cam • Video Conferencing• Transfer Files (real time)

• Share Applications (Word etc)• Share Whiteboard• Browse the web together• Share Desktop • Remote Assistance

In the future…• Integration with mobile• VoIP – Skype and Skype out

Yahoo! Messenger.lnk

MSN Messenger

Trillian

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Case Study – Business Leaders project

contact team

8 Assesors

Virtual Office

Sharing CalendarsDocuments -Ideas … online

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Key Points

• Teams of people using their core skills to support each other (online from home) – Contact team, Assessing, Admin etc

• Technology enabling communications and information

• Online support for each of the activities (using Skype or phone or email or messenger)

• Effective use of people, time and technology

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Which way will you work?

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