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The customer at the center of Forrester’s study experienced the following key results from deploying LifeSize HD video conferencing solutions:

• Lowest TCO – ongoing maintenance and support. LifeSize saved the company over $1 million in travel expenses in one year and experienced an ROI payback in just nine months. LifeSize’s solutions were substantially more cost-effective to maintain compared to its closest competitor and offered the company the highest quality video conferencing with lower bandwidth required, eliminating any additional deployment costs.
• Real-world results – more efficient and better work experiences. The use of LifeSize video conferencing reduced travel by 46 percent within the first year of deployment, allowing employees to travel less and stay closer to home. The company also benefited from more efficient employee interaction and global collaboration through better quality communication with colleagues at different locations.
• Eco-friendly – reduced carbon emissions. The customer was able to meet its carbon dioxide emission reduction goals with close to a 12 percent decrease in carbon emissions within the first year of deployment, eliminating more than 800,000 tons of CO2 – a direct result of reduced travel. In one year’s time, travel was cut by 46 percent.

This is an abstract of the commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of LifeSize: The Total Economic Impact of LifeSize HD Video Conferencing Solutions, March 2011.