Your people have instant digital access to all the information in the world – but how well can they share it?  When they put their heads together to take on a challenge, they don’t want to sit around a table with pens and paper.

You need to keep everyone in your organization working together and with customers and key stakeholders – wherever business takes them. Allstream delivers the high-performance network, applications and security features to make it happen.

We help everyone share vital data and expertise – any time, anywhere – accelerating business initiatives and increasing your confidence in individual and team decisions. With Allstream’s Collaboration Solutions, colleagues can instantly locate one another, share computer screens, browse websites together and exchange information across desktops and between offices without fear of cyber attacks or lost data.

Our robust national network supports continuous video connections and real-time audio, web and videoconferencing capabilities – so your far-flung teams can hold secure virtual meetings while collaborating on files and applications.

Many minds make light work – and a better outcome. Now there’s no need to leave people out of the decision-making process because of a lack of access or communications tools. Let Allstream’s collaboration experts help you ensure everyone is in sync.

Get your people working together.

With Allstream’s Collaboration Solutions, co-workers can:

• pool their efforts on important projects via their desktop computers or mobile laptops
• share files and documents in real time across the network
• quickly bring colleagues and stakeholders together to make decisions, frame initiatives and work on joint projects
• attend meetings using various forms of conferencing, avoiding the hassle and expense of travelling between locations.

Deliver productivity gains across your organization.

• Less time wasted commuting to meetings and work sites.
• Faster, better-informed decision-making at all levels and across all business areas.
• Quicker customer response times – and improved satisfaction levels.
• Shorter product development cycles and delivery times.
• Reduced email traffic and less cumbersome voice messages, thanks to instant messaging and presence capabilities.

Strengthen working relationships and partnerships.
By bridging geographical distances with conferencing and collaboration capabilities, you extend the organizational relationships that drive your business forward and build stronger connections among colleagues, clients, partners and suppliers.

Make your business greener.
Allstream’s Collaboration Solutions helps you reduce your carbon footprint – and lower costs ­– by cutting down on commuting and business travel. You can also reduce office space needs by supporting teleworkers and making many meeting areas unnecessary.

Stay up and running during a crisis.
You can keep your business operating and maintain customer service levels even when disaster strikes – by enabling your people to work from remote sites using instant messaging, desktop file sharing and virtual meetings.

Collaborate better to improve the bottom line.

• Boost efficiency and productivity – better teamwork translates into superior financial results.
• Improve customer service and response times, generating more return business and positive word-of-mouth.
• Improve employee retention and reduce hiring and training costs by offering more flexible work arrangements.

Lower your overall operating costs.

• Use conferencing capabilities to minimize the costs of travelling to meetings and training sessions.
• Shrink or eliminate meeting spaces.
• Arrange for remote workers to share desks and computers when they’re in the office.
• Deploy videoconferencing and other collaboration capabilities without overburdening your current infrastructure or network capacity.

Maximize your network ROI
Allstream’s collaboration tools are scalable and easy to use. We help you integrate and enhance your existing applications to improve network efficiency and lower bandwidth costs, reduce the risks of obsolescence and protect the technology investments you’ve already made.