4. About SASInformation Systems Division ISD – Information Systems Division Global organization ~ 500 employees Core team at HQ Groups Included: MIS ITS Web Help Desk Data Center Operations
5. About SASIT Systems Department ITS – IT Systems Global organization ~ 200 employees Core team at HQ Groups Included: LAN Global Communications PC Client/Hardware Servers/Storage
6. About SASGlobal Communications Services Department Russ Cary 32 years in IT 27 years with SAS IT GCS – Global Communications Services Global organization 35 employees 25 are located outside Cary Core team at HQ Group structure below.
13. About Unified CommunicationsSAS Decision WINNER INTEROPERABLE SAS WebEx for web conferencing Avaya for voice AT&T for WAN Microsoft for client Intercall for audio conferencing LifeSize for group video Cisco for network
22. About DirectionCurrent Projects Global communications plan Bridging solution FWA SIP phone deployment B2B with Intercall Lync upgrade Avaya PBX deployments Shoretel Mobile application Global Microsoft UM LifeSize/OCS endpoint code Acme Packet SBC Review Enterprise Voice SIP phones Global AT&T MPLS Avaya CM6 upgrade Global Avaya AURA implementation
Simplify User InterfaceSingle PC client interfaceSingle communications identifyEasy to schedule and useCost EffectiveLeverage existing technologyReduce cost across all communications methodsIP based communications on-netSmart routingGlobal SolutionGlobal voice communication planConsistent operation globallyCommon interface for all employeesFind me Follow meIncrease ProductivityEnhance toolsIntegrate with business processesMaintain EffectivenessQuality of communicationsAbility to change communications modelAbility to have adhoc meetingsAbility to include other attendees