FVC.COM's Two-Way Video Systems Boosts Productivity and Cost Efficiency for Saudi Arabia's Largest Corporation

Strategic Insights -

Saudi Aramco Corporation, the global leader in the petroleum industry, has successfully integrated FVC.COM's two-way video systems into its existing business processes. This cutting-edge solution enables the company to deliver high-quality, two-way video to over 5,000 employees throughout Saudi Arabia, thereby reducing travel costs, improving productivity, and preserving long-distance business relationships.

Key Takeaways:

  • Saudi Aramco has deployed FVC.COM's equipment to provide live two-way video and video streaming capabilities to employees, enhancing business processes and improving productivity.
  • The video initiative aims to provide access to e-meetings, e-learning, and e-medicine, allowing employees to conduct virtual meetings, access advanced training programs, and receive remote consultation services.
  • The deployment of FVC.COM's technology will help improve the administrative capabilities of hospitals and clinics dispersed throughout Saudi Arabia, making healthcare more widely available and conveniently located.
  • FVC.COM was chosen for its ability to integrate diverse data and video services into a single broadband networking environment, simplifying network management and scaling to accommodate thousands of users.
  • Saudi Aramco's broadband network is already in place, making the cost of video call transmission free, and enabling the company to capitalize on two-way video communications in a cost-effective manner.
  • The collaboration between FVC.COM and SBM (Saudi Business Machines) will enable Saudi Aramco to provide two-way video functionality to its employees, with plans to extend this service to other employees throughout the country.
  • Ralph Ungermann, chairman and CEO of FVC.COM, stated that Saudi Aramco is another example of how large enterprises are integrating two-way video into day-to-day business practices, providing organizations with an opportunity to capitalize on two-way video communications in a cost-effective manner.

Statistics:

  • Over 5,000 employees of Saudi Aramco Corporation will benefit from FVC.COM's two-way video systems.
  • The video initiative aims to provide access to e-meetings, e-learning, and e-medicine services, covering a wide range of applications, including employee training, healthcare, and business processes.
  • FVC.COM has provided Saudi Aramco with live two-way video along with video streaming capabilities, reducing the need for travel and improving productivity.
  • The cost of video call transmission is free, as Saudi Aramco's broadband network is already in place, making the deployment of FVC.COM's technology a cost-effective solution.

Sources:

  • FVC.COM (FVCX) press release, "FVC.COM Selected by Saudi Aramco for Two-Way Video Over Broadband Internet Solution", dated December 4, 1999.
  • FVC.COM website, http://www.fvc.com.