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Companies are increasingly embracing Telecommuting as a viable alternative to conventional organization structure. According to Forester Research by 2016 telecommuters in the U.S. will double in size to 63 million people.

• A single telecommuter can save a business as much as $5,000 per year in reduced office operation costs alone
  General Service Administration estimate
• 25% of IBM's 320,000 workers telework
  Saving $700 million in real estate costs
• American Express telecommuters handled 26% more calls
  And produced 43% more business vs office-based counterparts
• Compaq documented productivity increases from 15 to 45%
• IBM Canada: reports employees can be as much as 50% more productive when they telework
  Where about 20% of its workforce teleworks
• Since 1998, over 30,000 of AT&T’S 120,000 employees telecommute
• A university of Maryland study found that 1.35 billions of gallons of fuel worth $4 billion dollars at current prices would be saved if everyone who had the potential to telecommute did so just one day per week.

It’s obvious that a good IT document management system can save you’re company and the environment a ton of everything. However if it’s essential you print information there are ways you can save also.

Identifying the right combination of software and equipment for copy, print and scan applications can smooth workflow, lower wasted materials, reduce energy consumption, increase productivity and lower costs. Today’s user friendly, green efficiency systems use environmentally friendly and safer toner for printing, as well as recycled paper and internal printing components and allow printing on both sides of paper documents and more.

A CB Richards Ellis study of 2,000 workers and other studies confirm workers in “Green Buildings” are substantially more productive, have fewer sick days and higher morale.

• Just a 1% increase in productivity will offset energy costs for a year here’s why.
  • Average employee cost $300/square ft/year
  • Average energy cost $15-30/square ft/year
  • Average office rental $20-30/square ft/year
• The environmental protection agency reports…building related illnesses account for $60 billion dollars in lost productivity a year.
• Gensler’s U.S. Workplace Survey reports higher performing spaces could boost a company’s average performance an average of 21% a year.

ImProve^® “Integrated multimedia Platform for remote operations with visual engagement” –is the only web browser based system that can cost effectively implement, high-definition telepresence systems for:

• Video collaboration
• Remote inspection
• Distance learning
• Training
• Telemedicine

ImProve supplies the need for companies to reduce costs and be environmentally responsible while driving the need for cost effective Telepresence solutions. ImProve will do exactly what the acronym says, improve one's bottom line with real time video and real time results. The Improve high quality telepresense system can be effective anyplace in the world you have internet access and a browser.