Poor communication can damage a business. And with so many different ways available for you and your staff to make contact - landline, mobiles, email, fax, Instant Messaging, text - the chances of something going wrong are not negligible. That's where Unified Communications comes in. Put simply, it allows you to integrate different communications applications onto a single platform, so you could send and receive faxes from your PC, for example, rather than having to check the fax machine to see if a customer order has arrived...
According to a report by Sage Research, Unified Communications could help you reduce costs, save time and improve productivity...
But Unified Communications is not a one-off, it's a journey that could take several years to complete. Successful migration will mean choosing a trustworthy provider - one that's got the full range of solutions available and knows how each contributes to your overall communications network.
BT can help you make the transition, at a pace that suits you. Start with a product like Unified Contact, for example - an addition to Business Communications Manager - which allows you to click on a contact in Microsoft Outlook to call them instead of having to dial their number...
BT has come up with some great offers to help you get started on the road to Unified Communications - you could improve efficiency and save money too...
For example, discover how you could get 30 per cent off your existing phone system and local area network (LAN) maintenance contracts, or how you could benefit from 50 per cent off your IP Converge connection charges...
Alternatively, why not take the BT Phone System Price Challenge and choose a future-proof BT phone system that could help you meet your business communications needs - read on to find out more...