The ability to join the sessions via mobile devices has also transformed the way employees participate-now anyone who’s in the conference can drive any part of any meeting, no matter where they are.Įven better, Highfive has cut costs. Image Credit: Melanie Riccardi The resultsīohaboy says more employees across the world are participating in videoconferences than ever before. Give me a Highfive: videoconferencing, the next generation. The Cure For the Conference Call - HighFive “One of the reasons we like videoconferencing so much is because we’ve found our people to be more engaged than they are on a phone call,” he says. The solution appealed to Bohaboy for its ability to keep employees’ interest during meetings. There are no extra cables or wires instead, each user downloads a special extension for the Google Chrome web browser, which allows the system to share screens wirelessly from the main interface onto individual employees’ laptops or smartphones. Installation is easy and straightforward. The plug-and-play integrated hardware-software solution with a built-in camera retails for $799 per device and is designed to handle all the videoconferencing needs for one conference room.Įach device delivers HD video and high-fidelity audio. That better way came when got on the list to beta-test a new videoconferencing solution from Silicon Valley-based Highfive. “We just weren’t getting everything we wanted out of what was available,” he says. Vice president of marketing Doug Bohaboy knew there had to be a better way. They tried to run video calls over Google+ Hangouts, but found the service unreliable. Last year, after acquired another printing company in Germany and needed to assimilate disparate work forces, executives had to figure out an affordable way to incorporate efficient videoconferencing into their management routine.
Then there’s the issue of support-because of the systems’ complexity, companies must set aside tech-support resources to troubleshoot when errors occur.Īt, a content distribution and printing company based in New York City but with employees all over the world, the challenge was particularly onerous. Legacy systems cost anywhere from $2,000 to $10,000 and require significant hardware in each conference room. Think of videoconferencing like drinking free-trade, independently roasted coffee: Tons of people are doing it, but nobody’s really doing it efficiently or cost-effectively.
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