Telecom Expense Management Cuts Expenses While Saving the Environment

April 22, 2011 - PRLog -- The Telecom Expense Management Industry Association (TEMIA) (http://www.temia.org), the authoritative voice for Telecom Expense Management (TEM) Solution Providers, wants people to think about TEM as a way to support Earth Day and the environment.  TEM helps organizations track ownership and utilization of all telecom network assets and analyze how their technology investments are contributing to the top line, controlling the bottom line and their impact on the environment.

Leo Berz, director of professional services for telecom at Advantage IQ, (http://advantageiq.com) said: “As a recipient of the EPA Energy Star award for the past 7 years, Advantage IQ is committed to helping our clients reduce their carbon footprint.   We believe comprehensive TEM programs support green initiatives through adoption of IP Telephony services, server virtualization and the use of more energy efficient hardware.  All aspects of the telecom environment should be evaluated for efficiency and cost saving opportunities.”

Blaine Smith, director of business development at Greenstream International (http://greenstreamintl.com), added: “Few organizations have wireless recycling programs.  With the growing number of devices in the marketplace, along with the rate at which they are being upgraded, companies need a certified vendor to insure environmental compliance.  At the end of the procurement lifecycle organizations need to think about an environmentally sound approach to disposing of devices.”

Simon Mendoza, chief technology officer of MDSL (http://www.mdsl.com), commented: “A leading bank contacted us to address a logistical problem, as its monthly bills were being delivered, on a wooden palette using a forklift truck.  We were able to help them not just to eliminate what amounted annually to tons of wasted resources and energy, but also save them a great deal on their operational costs through our TEM program.  Simon continued: “It’s not just invoicing, a true TEM system automates the whole process from procurement to payment – cutting out the paperwork and generating additional efficiencies in, for example, the ordering and approval process.  Companies are also turning to us to assist in their wireless lifecycle management, to ensure handsets are tracked and either recycled effectively across the organisation or disposed of in a safe and proper manner”

James Price, president of ICOMM Consulting (http://www.icomm.co), stated: “Our clients use TEM automation to accomplish multiple goals.  TEM creates efficiency and accuracy during invoice reviews, it helps optimize their IT spend which helps reduce costs, and it eliminates the cost and environmental impact of handling so much paper.  So it’s both good for the environment and good for business in general.”

Carina Hayek, director of marketing for Quickcomm (http://www.quickcomm.com), said: “Companies leveraging a TEM solution are not only benefiting from a cost and automation perspective but also environmentally. At Quickcomm, our billing module provides a single point of view for global invoices—completely eliminating the need for paper.”

Cato Gonzalez, co-founder and chief executive officer of Xpensert (http://www.xpensert.com), said: "I was shocked to learn that only 50% of a tree is usable in paper manufacturing and also that to produce one single sheet of paper consumes on average 10 liters of water. With the online execution and electronic distribution of reports in our TEM solution, clients are saving tons of paper. One client in Colombia used to print long distance and mobile call details for each employee. This consumed over 6,000 sheets of paper each month.  We trained the company to access online reporting from our system to avoid wasting paper and more efficiently locate telecom call records."

Bram Cool, general manager at Ezwim (http://www.ezwim.com) commented: “TEM services help many of our clients become greener with online bill presentment. This paperless billing strategy not only saves paper, but electronic processing also saves time and money. Other important benefits include the ability to search for archived electronic invoices online and retrieve these instantly. It is a clear win-win situation for both industry and the environment.”

Gary Storm, president and chief executive officer of vCom Solutions (http://www.vcomsolutions.com) added: “Paper invoices account for the loss of millions of trees yearly. Carriers typically send multiple invoices by location and/or product. Some do not give the customer the option of suppressing details, which results in a lot of waste. vCom is helping customers go green by providing one single electronic invoice for all services from any carrier nationwide, and then loading that directly into our TEM software.”

Many organizations are leveraging TEM solutions and applying TEM principles to improve management of other areas of technology.  This new vision for TEM reflects a proactive best practice framework in which analytics and business intelligence help drive value.  The market for TEM solutions is growing as more organizations learn about this dynamic industry that helps enterprises reduce their carbon footprint by improving management of telecom services and save money through optimizing inefficient processes.  Find out How to Make Your Telecom Green with TEMIA’s free webinar https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/284467728

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The largest Telecom Expense Management (TEM) service providers founded TEMIA, the Telecom Expense Management Industry Association, in 2006. TEMIA has grown to 34 members with several international TEM suppliers with corporate headquarters overseas that manage $36 billion of telecom and data spend.

TEMIA's mission is to raise awareness and knowledge of the values and benefits of TEM solutions, to improve the quality and value of TEM solutions through the development and promotion of open industry standards, and industry knowledge among TEM providers, business partners, telecom service providers, and enterprise clients.

For more information about TEMIA, visit, http://www.temia.org. Learn How to Make Your Telecom Green with our free webinar: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/284467728