If you currently own video conferencing equipment, then you are probably like most organizations and are in some phase of a migration from ISDN to IP.  Regardless of whether you have converted all of your sites, most of your sites, some of your sites or are merely planning a conversion, you are in the midst of an inevitable migration.  Traditional ISDN based service providers are rapidly becoming unequipped to provide cutting edge services to its users.  AGT’s progressive On Demand Service provides an innovative solution for you no matter where you are on the IP spectrum.   

What’s wrong with Traditional Hosting Services in video conferencing today? 

1. ISDN Centered - As users of traditional ISDN service providers migrate their networks to IP, they no longer    have a cost effective and secure means to connect to the traditional service provider.

2. No IP Migration Support - As users convert from ISDN to IP, the migration period often covers a period of several months and up to a couple of years for some.  Traditional ISDN-based service providers aren’t provisioned to provide complete services to accommodate IP and ISDN users during the migration.

3. Too Costly - Users pay in excess of $20,000 a month for only a handful of conferences.  Traditional service providers charge per minute port fees, dial out ISDN fees and attended conference fees.

4. Variable Cost - Organizations cannot effectively budget for traditional service provider conferencing services.  The monthly rates are dependant on the number, length and size of conferences which can widely vary from month-to-month.

5. Usage Based Punishment - Organizations make significant financial investments in video conferencing hardware and expect to see an ROI based upon video conferencing usage. If your organization is successful in adopting policies to increase usage, you are effective punished by the traditional service provider since you pay more as you use more.  

6. Poor Presentation Support - Service provider hosted video conferences provide little to no support for the display of presentations and video. 

7. No Innovation  - Traditional ISDN services don’t provide enough added value to the users.  The services are typically limited to talking heads with an audio add-on only. 

 What does AGT’s Progressive On Demand Service do for you?

            1.  Provides Multipoint Conferencing  - Services & hardware can be located on or off the customer site. 

2.  Provides an Economical, Fixed Monthly Fee - You pay one monthly fee regardless of your utilization.  You are not punished as your usage increases.

3.  Supports IP Migration- Regardless of whether the migration will take two weeks or two years, you will be able to seamlessly support both ISDN and IP.  The process for users doesn’t change as sites convert from ISDN to IP.

4.  High Quality Presentation Support- Users can simply show both video and content to all sites in the conference regardless of whether the sites are ISDN, IP, legacy hardware or mixed manufacturer endpoints. 

5.  Simple Meeting Process- Users aren’t tied to a scheduling system or a Video Help Desk to create a conference.  Conferences are quickly and easily started via a reservation-less PIN, just like audio conferences. 

6.  Innovation- AGT’s service provides users the ability to broadcast, archive, store presentations and incorporate non-video PC users with traditional video conferences. 

7.  Overflow- AGT’s service provides organizations with overflow capabilities for large events. 

 Is an AGT On Demand Service right for you?

Do you currently use a traditional Service Provider for video conferencing services?

Are you migrating, planning on migrating or have you migrated from ISDN to IP?

Do you use or desire to use Power Point with your video conferences?

Do you have your own MCU?

Do you own any legacy video conferencing hardware?

Do you have a mixture of codec manufacturers on your network?

Are you looking into video conferencing for your organization and want to avoid a large capital outlay and strain on staff?

If you have answered “yes” to any of these questions, then AGT’s On Demand Service may be right for you. 

Contact us today to learn more.

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