Datacraft designs and implements regional TelePresence meeting solution for a global financial compa

PRLog (Press Release) – Jul 07, 2008 – This state-of-the-art facility now connects the company’s offices in Bangalore, Mumbai, Singapore, Sydney and Tokyo, and significantly cuts down corporate travel expenses by enabling executives to collaborate effectively through a rich video-based environment.

Under the US$1 million contract, Datacraft Singapore was tasked with planning, designing and implementing TelePresence solutions for the bank’s five strategic operations in Asia Pacific; and to provide central project management to ensure that the project was completed on budget and within the demanding three-month schedule.

The Cisco TelePresence system installed in each of the five offices includes 65” plasma screens, microphones, cameras, high definition codecs and other elements required to create a ‘same room’ experience. The life-size images and video clarity of the Cisco TelePresence solution allows the participants to see every expression, while the CD-quality audio ensures that every word can be heard, which creates a heightened sense of reality.

“TelePresence creates an almost ‘in-person’ meeting experience and ensures that users enjoy the benefits of real-life face-to-face interaction – so executives no longer need to feel obliged to catch a plane in order to attend an important meeting,” said Png Kim Meng, Country Manager for Datacraft Singapore. “In addition, fewer flights mean a smaller carbon footprint, so that companies not only contribute to the environmental cause but can minimise expenditure and time on corporate travel”

“Having deployed the largest number of TelePresence sites in Asia, Datacraft was able to draw on its experience and expertise of its engineers across the region to ensure the rapid and successful completion of this project,” Png added. “We are increasingly seeing other clients introducing the appealing TelePresence technology because of the undeniable benefits of faster decision-making process, enhanced teamwork, greater levels of trust and improved working relationships – and the initial investment is quickly repaid.”

Besides enabling top level executive meetings, the TelePresence system is well suited for day-to-day tasks such as long distance job interviews; customer service troubleshooting in remote locations; sales demonstrations; design collaboration; and staff meetings between personnel in separate offices across different countries or continents.

To date, Datacraft has implemented over 60 TelePresence systems for a wide range of clients from financial institutions, educational sectors to service providers.


About Datacraft
Datacraft is the leading independent IT services and solutions company in Asia Pacific. The company helps clients plan, build, support and manage their IT infrastructures. Datacraft combines an expertise in networking, security, Microsoft solutions, storage and contact centre technologies, with advanced skills in consulting and integration, as well as training and managed services, to craft IT solutions for businesses.

A member of the Dimension Data Group, Datacraft is listed on the main board of the Singapore Exchange. Headquartered in Singapore, Datacraft operates in more than 50 major offices and has over 1,450 employees across 13 Asia Pacific markets.