Presence Networks Challenges Euro MPs to be Smarter, Greener and Cheaper
New Technology to Derail Euro Gravy Train - Secure IM to Save Taxpayers millions.
London, United Kingdom, November 02, 2006 --(PR.com)-- A new UK technology company has challenged British and Euro MPs to adopt its revolutionary, secure, instant communications systems to slash travel costs, save the tax payers’ money and set the world an example of cleaner, greener working practices.
According to Symon Blomfield of Hampshire-based Presence Networks, “We want these politicians to eat their own dog food! If these highly-paid and respected public servants all started using instant collaboration networks for meetings, we would see a dramatic rise in productivity and a huge fall-off in travel payments.”
Blomfield continued, “with the warnings of the Stern report ringing in their ears, MPs at Westminster and Brussels should be among the first to sign up to this new way of working and cut back on expensive and environmentally unfriendly travel.”
Blomfield points out that his company is willing to supply every MP and Euro MP with their own Presence Network solution, allowing them to securely and instantly interact with colleagues across Europe. The company believes that this will drastically reduce the current travel costs racked up by MPs which are all funded by tax-payers.
MEPs in particular are guilty of generating high travel expenses with many earning up to €20,000 in TAX-FREE expenses annually. Members are able to claim a standard amount for any journey taken – often in excess of the actual travel costs. With the EU split between three different venues, Brussels, Strasbourg and Luxembourg, the costs of attending meetings quickly mounts up. Presence Network’s system would enable politicians and civil servants to drastically reduce travel costs by communicating securely with each other over their own instant collaboration networks.
Blomfield again, “New technologies like ours could help make Brussels a more productive, less expensive and more environmentally-friendly place, while at the same time saving us all some money.”
According to recent figures from technology consultants BWCS, 25% of office-based companies in Britain are expected to start using Presence Networking as their primary means of communications within three years. This will lead to an overall saving to UK plcs of around £7.45 billion a year, purely in terms of staff-time. This figure does not include possible savings in fuel/travel costs or lower phone/fax costs.
Presence Networks system allows office workers to see immediately which of their colleagues are available for instant contact, via messaging, texting or VoIP phone calls. Users have found the time savings are impressive while the security level is high. Presence Networks’ system uses 128bit SSL encryption to secure messaging, and with a privately controlled network an audit trail is established and making it compliant with FSA, SEC, Sarbanes-Oxley, Basel II, HIPAA rules.
Companies in the UK are already using insecure instant contact systems such as public access Instant Messaging systems. Yet, despite the increased speed of communications these offer, they also carry grave threats to businesses by leaving a gaping hole in network security.
The Hampshire-based technology company is prepared to put its money where its mouth and is offering free trials to a limited number of MEPs on a first come first served basis.
Any constituent who believes their MEP should sign up for a trial of Presence Networks’ system or want further information should send an email to Symon.Blomfield@pnglobal.net
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For more information please contact: Ross Parsons, BWCS 07855 155 393 or e-mail Ross.Parsons@BWCS.com
About Presence Networks
Presence Networks is a UK based company which offers SMEs and enterprise customers a hosted, secure Instant Messaging service. Combined with the secure IM services the company provides integrated network based call handling and IP PBX services and offers secure Presence Systems to other Service Providers.
For more information on Presence Networks’ system please contact Symon Blomfield +44(0) 870 345 7900 on or e-mail symon.blomfield@pnglobal.net
About BWCS
BWCS is a consultancy that advises on how to turn technologies into business. For users of technology they offer clear insight into how to get the best from new and existing IT and telecoms systems. For vendors of IT and telecoms hardware, software and services they advise on how to turn technologies into business and consumer benefits for your customers.
BWCS also publishes a range of “How-to” guides. These books have been sold to senior executives at major companies in over 100 countries throughout the world. For more information please contact Ross Parsons at BWCS Ltd on +44 (0) 7855 155 393 or e-mail Ross.Parsons@BWCS.com
According to Symon Blomfield of Hampshire-based Presence Networks, “We want these politicians to eat their own dog food! If these highly-paid and respected public servants all started using instant collaboration networks for meetings, we would see a dramatic rise in productivity and a huge fall-off in travel payments.”
Blomfield continued, “with the warnings of the Stern report ringing in their ears, MPs at Westminster and Brussels should be among the first to sign up to this new way of working and cut back on expensive and environmentally unfriendly travel.”
Blomfield points out that his company is willing to supply every MP and Euro MP with their own Presence Network solution, allowing them to securely and instantly interact with colleagues across Europe. The company believes that this will drastically reduce the current travel costs racked up by MPs which are all funded by tax-payers.
MEPs in particular are guilty of generating high travel expenses with many earning up to €20,000 in TAX-FREE expenses annually. Members are able to claim a standard amount for any journey taken – often in excess of the actual travel costs. With the EU split between three different venues, Brussels, Strasbourg and Luxembourg, the costs of attending meetings quickly mounts up. Presence Network’s system would enable politicians and civil servants to drastically reduce travel costs by communicating securely with each other over their own instant collaboration networks.
Blomfield again, “New technologies like ours could help make Brussels a more productive, less expensive and more environmentally-friendly place, while at the same time saving us all some money.”
According to recent figures from technology consultants BWCS, 25% of office-based companies in Britain are expected to start using Presence Networking as their primary means of communications within three years. This will lead to an overall saving to UK plcs of around £7.45 billion a year, purely in terms of staff-time. This figure does not include possible savings in fuel/travel costs or lower phone/fax costs.
Presence Networks system allows office workers to see immediately which of their colleagues are available for instant contact, via messaging, texting or VoIP phone calls. Users have found the time savings are impressive while the security level is high. Presence Networks’ system uses 128bit SSL encryption to secure messaging, and with a privately controlled network an audit trail is established and making it compliant with FSA, SEC, Sarbanes-Oxley, Basel II, HIPAA rules.
Companies in the UK are already using insecure instant contact systems such as public access Instant Messaging systems. Yet, despite the increased speed of communications these offer, they also carry grave threats to businesses by leaving a gaping hole in network security.
The Hampshire-based technology company is prepared to put its money where its mouth and is offering free trials to a limited number of MEPs on a first come first served basis.
Any constituent who believes their MEP should sign up for a trial of Presence Networks’ system or want further information should send an email to Symon.Blomfield@pnglobal.net
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For more information please contact: Ross Parsons, BWCS 07855 155 393 or e-mail Ross.Parsons@BWCS.com
About Presence Networks
Presence Networks is a UK based company which offers SMEs and enterprise customers a hosted, secure Instant Messaging service. Combined with the secure IM services the company provides integrated network based call handling and IP PBX services and offers secure Presence Systems to other Service Providers.
For more information on Presence Networks’ system please contact Symon Blomfield +44(0) 870 345 7900 on or e-mail symon.blomfield@pnglobal.net
About BWCS
BWCS is a consultancy that advises on how to turn technologies into business. For users of technology they offer clear insight into how to get the best from new and existing IT and telecoms systems. For vendors of IT and telecoms hardware, software and services they advise on how to turn technologies into business and consumer benefits for your customers.
BWCS also publishes a range of “How-to” guides. These books have been sold to senior executives at major companies in over 100 countries throughout the world. For more information please contact Ross Parsons at BWCS Ltd on +44 (0) 7855 155 393 or e-mail Ross.Parsons@BWCS.com
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