Dvir Reznik | The (old) Blog

Now’s the time to deploy IM? really? you must think I’m joking – what about the crisis, the economy, the layoffs, the roi, the recession, the stock market? why should anyone make the decision to invest in IT? Well, simply put – because we must !
Businesses are still working, offering solutions, products and services – outcomes that will benefits the economy, save jobs (and creating new ones), healing the market, bouncing the stocks up. We’re facing harsh times, but we can’t close shop and go home. Furthermore, businesses are looking for ways to be more productive, getting more work done faster, while keeping a watchful eye on expenses. And they’re looking for easy to deploy and manage solutions, that can show real benefit in 2-4 weeks, not 6-12 months.

Some facts about IBM Lotus Sametime, the leading corporate instant messaging solution:

• over 100 million corporate users
• licensing starts at $21 per authorized user
• integrates with IBM Lotus Notes and Microsoft Outlook
• web interface for company websites/portals (including MOSS)
• VoIP integration for a unified communications solution
• interoperability with public IM networks
• IBM saved some $100,000,000 a year on travel and phone expenses
• quick and easy deployment
• minimum education – employees are already familiar with IM

There are many reasons to freeze any IT related expense, and just wait. But there’s also the demand to grow your business, be more productive, more collaborative, save money – IM has transformed the way IBM works. Want to reap some of those benefits as well?

Related articles:
CIO.com – how to make unified communications and collaboration work for you
networkworld.com – UC can help you through hard times
Sametime blog – the official US Army chat room software
IBM CIO Office – Lotus Sametime saves money
Sametime blog – global Hyatt signs for Lotus Sametime UC
IBM Lotus Sametime at ibm.com
Jon Mell – instant messaging ROI