Whenever a consultation is needed, the technician has immediate access to a specialist at the hospital via videoconferencing. Now, whether they're working from the office or from home, the companies' employees can exchange portfolios and stock quotes. They can also access Wall Street exchange prices via ISDN in real-time. The company has equipped its remote offices with ISDN lines. Now, agents have virtually instant access to the main-office information needed for efficient claims processing.
Operations are smoother and customers are happier.
An investment management firm wants to enhance its access to on-line stock quotes and financial information. Exchange prices can be downloaded quickly through dedicated links. In addition, traders and investment managers can work from home and perform investment analysis using ISDN links to computers and databases located in their main company location. When he replaced his modem with ISDN service, his navigation of Internet became six times as fast. Text downloads have become almost instantaneous.