Find out about Unified Communications from the coal face

Find out about Unified Communications from the coal face – real life stories, real life implementations in the Australian global mining power house BHP Billiton

VoIP World Australasia 2007  23 - 25 July 2007, Swissotel, Sydney, Australia

Dr Ian Hoyle, Principal Architect Technology Enterprise IT Strategy, BHP Billiton

Ian has developed one of the initial corporate connections to the Internet in Australia, sparking a continuing interest in information sharing and collaboration in the World’s largest resources company. He has worked on major infrastructure projects such as the merger of BHP & Billiton, the design and roll out of their current global network, messaging and instant messaging services and is focusing on “unified communications” more recently. Holding a PhD in geophysics, Ian was previously assigned to BHP’s Research Labs working in signal processing and scientific visualisation research. Ian has ongoing responsibility for BHP Billiton’s infrastructure technology directions.

Keynote presentation Unified communications and collaboration - A BHP Billiton case study

·         Life in the global office: Instant messaging, remote access and tele-presence

·         Next generation corporate collaboration: Seamless communications and 360° video conferencing

·         Quantifiable benefits of unified business communications: Cutting travel costs and avoiding business process overlapping

·         The prospects of an all mobile business environment based on Wireless VoIP

·         Hot spotted tele-working freedom and workplace flexibility