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LifeSize Video Solution Helps Metropolitan Bank Cut Costs, Save Time, and Increase Collaboration
Customer Success Story
Executive Summary
Metropolitan Bank •Foundedin2008 •Approximately90associates •SevenofficelocationsinMississippi andTennessee
Challenge • Improvethequalityandefficiencyof communicationsamongthebank’s associatesatmultiplelocations •Makecommunicationsmore meaningfulthroughtheuseof HDvideo
Solution • LifeSizeExpressvideoconferencing unitsateachheadquarter’ssite •LifeSizeRoom220systemsfor multiplelocations •Networkupgradetoimproveaudio/ videoquality
Results • Robustvideoconferencingexperience thatspeedsdecisionmaking, improvescommunicationaccuracy andenhancesorganizationalunity •Easy-to-usevideoconferencing platformthatrequiresminimumband widthandrapidlyscales •Thousandsofdollarssavedintravel costsandhundredsofhoursoftravel timesaved
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Foundedin2008,MetropolitanBankhasheadquartersinbothMemphis,TennesseeandRidgeland,Mississippi.InadditiontoRidgelandandMemphis,theyhaveotherMississippilocationsinFlowood,CrystalSpringsandHazelhurstandanewlocationinNashville,Tennessee.
Asarapidlygrowingorganizationwithmultipleofficesandacultureofpervasivecommunication,associatesatMetropolitanBankfoundthemselveslookingforamoreeffectivewaytocommunicatethanusingonlyemailandconferencecalls.
InAugust2010,thebankcontactedVenturetoprovideandinstalltwoLifeSizeExpressvideoconferencingunitstoconnectthebank’sheadquartersinRidgelandandMemphis.
“Priortothissolution,ourcommunicationmodelfocusedonconferencecallsthatlackedapersonaltouchforefficientcommunication,”saidChiefOperationsandInformationOfficer,PamWare.“Wewantedourassociatestohavetheabilitytointeractonamorepersonallevel.”
Ware’sbusinessstrategyencompassedmakingvideoconferencingastandardofMetropolitanBank.Aspartofthisinstallation,theofficescametorelyonvideoconferencingasadailynormincreasingefficiencyandencouraginggreaterengagementinthecorporateculture.
“Ourinterofficecommunicationnowisnotonlymorefrequent,butit’salsomoreeffective,”saidWare.“We’vesavedhundredsofhoursandthousandsofdollarsintravelexpenses.Ican’tevenbegintoquantifythehugesavingsandgreatefficiencieswe’veacquired.”
Inadditiontosavings,theLifeSizesystemenablesthemtoeasilyshare,discussandeditdocumentsduringmeetings.Thisaddedfeatureandeaseofusehavegreatlyenhancedcollaborationbetweenthebank’soffices.“Wefindourselvesusingthevideomoreandmoreoften,notonlyformeetingswithmultipleattendeesbutforquick,one-on-oneexchangesthatarebetterhandled‘face-to-face’,”saidRickAdams,thebank’sChiefAdministrativeOfficer.
InDecember2011,thebankorderedfourLifeSizeRoom220units.TheoriginalExpressunitsconnectedjustMemphisandRidgeland.ThenewRoom220unitsallowthebanktoconducthigh-definition,face-to-facemeetingswithuptoeightlocationsincludingtheoriginalExpressunits.
Theyalsoinstalledaseparatenetworkwithpoint-to-pointconnectivitybetweenlocations.“Inthepast,wehadallbeenondifferentvideoconferencingsystemsandthatwasn’tefficient,”addedWare.“Thequalitywasverypoorwithfuzzyvisualsanddroppedcalls.”Point-to-pointconnectivitytookcareofallthat.
Asagrowingorganization,MetropolitanBankhasexpandedtoNashvilleandplansoninstallingevenmorevideoconferencingsystemsintheirnewoffices.VentureTechnologieswillbetheirtrustedsolutionsproviderfortheseexpansions.
Wareexplainedthataswithanysignificanttechnologicalchange,therewerechallengesininstallationandsetup,buttheVentureteamkeptatituntilitwasperfect.Ongoingservice,thoughrarelyrequired,hasbeeneverythingtheyexpected.
Sheadded,“VentureTechnologiesmadeusapriorityanditshowed.Wewerecomfortableeverystepofthewayrelyingonthemforsuchanextensiveproject.”
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