Web Conferencing Embraced

摘要

David barker, corporate telecom director for Cendant Corp., has big plans for Web conferencing. In December, he spent six figures on three Web-conferencing servers from Latitude Communications Inc., each capable of supporting 120 ports. The company, parent of such brand names as Avis, Coldwell Banker, and Days Inn, will use the software for training franchisees and employees, making internal and external presentations, and conducting sales meetings. And that's just the start. As the company's travel budget has shrunk, usage has taken off. "It's a battle for who can get in there first," Barker says. "Our users love it." He expects the return on investment to match that of teleconferencing, which, he says, has been "very good."