Alaska, Iowa Latest States to Institutionalize iLinc Video Conferencing as Way to Reduce Rising Gas Costs, Lower Carbon Footprin
24 Juillet 2008 - 1:30PM
Business Wire
iLinc (AMEX: ILC), a leading provider of web and video conferencing
software and online collaboration solutions, announced today that
it has entered into an agreement with the state governments of
Alaska and Iowa to provide statewide government organizations with
a single-point solution for web conferencing and video
conferencing. The new contracts bring the number of states now
using iLinc to seven. Iowa and Alaska join Arizona, Utah, South
Carolina, Oregon and Louisiana in utilizing iLinc�s web
conferencing suite within its state agency operations to save on
rising gas costs, reduce travel time and realize substantial
environmental benefits. �We chose iLinc web and video conferencing
for the great flexibility it offers in recordings, virtual
classrooms and the ability to host large-scale to one-to-one
meetings,� said Ed Holland, manager of Risk Management and Employee
Benefits for State of Iowa�s Department of Administrative Services.
�Of key importance as well is how iLinc ties in with Iowa Governor
Chet Culver�s green initiative as we use the web and video
conferencing software to more effectively reach employees
throughout the state, thereby reducing auto travel expense and
environmental impact.� One of the leading forces behind the push
for state government environmental initiatives is the National
Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO). Recently
the organization released a report called �Green IT in Enterprise
Practices: The Essential Role of the State CIO� in which it calls
on state CIOs to take the lead in their respective states to save
money and reduce greenhouse gases through information technology
initiatives. �As with any national phenomenon, executive offices
nationwide have taken note � and taken to heart that IT must be
utilized in order to implement greener practices in all aspects of
government,� the report stated. Growing fuel costs are increasingly
on the minds of governors and mayors across the country as gas
prices are causing major government budget shortfalls. At the
United States Conference of Mayors in Miami in June, fuel costs
were a top issue of discussion. �State and local governments are
certainly feeling the pinch of rising gas costs, and like any other
organization they are looking for smart ways to work more
efficiently,� said James M. Powers, Jr., president and chief
executive officer of iLinc. �Public sectors are choosing iLinc
because we offer not only a world-class set of online collaboration
tools but also because we provide industry-leading data security
and easy integration with other complementary technologies.� Among
the rich feature set offered by iLinc is its patent-pending Green
MeterTM, the industry�s first automatic IP address-based CO2
savings and cost calculator application. The iLinc Green Meter uses
a mathematical algorithm to detect the locations of the people who
are attending a web conference and measures the distance between
the meeting participants and the meeting leader, calculating the
exact amount of travel that is eliminated and measuring the amount
of CO2 and fuel costs saved by meeting via web conference rather
than traveling. The Green Meter provides users with a realistic
measurement of carbon savings and can also be used to measure fuel,
miles per gallon and auto maintenance savings. The State of
Arizona, for example, can show savings of 300,000 pounds of carbon
emissions in the first quarter of 2008 and $750,000 in actual cost
savings across the 15 state agencies that are using iLinc. About
iLinc iLinc is a recognized leader in providing Web conferencing
software and collaboration solutions for highly secure and
cost-effective online meetings, presentations, webinars and virtual
classroom training and support sessions. The company�s technology
allows people in diverse locations to communicate and collaborate
online while avoiding the expense, environmental damage, and
productivity losses associated with travel. iLinc provides an
award-winning, enterprise-wide suite of Web, audio and video
conferencing solutions that can be scaled up or down to meet the
needs of any size organization. Offering the industry�s most
flexible pricing models, iLinc gives organizations the power to
choose an on-premise installed, on-demand hosted, or hybrid
solution�whichever model delivers the highest ROI for the customer.
iLinc is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. For more visit
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MeetingLinc, LearnLinc, ConferenceLinc, SupportLinc, EventPlus, and
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