Using collaboration technologies to hold virtual meetings

From: Nick F. Thyme
To: You
Re: It’s just like being there, only better
I am developing a business case for using collaboration technologies to hold virtual meetings
rather than have our corporate staff fly all over the country to regional offices. I believe virtual
meetings can save us into six figures in travel costs each year.
Help me prove I’m right and that it is this simple (virtual collaboration is this simple, isn’t it?).
What kind of technology infrastructure (hardware and software) do we need in place to run
effective virtual meetings? How will we know what to buy? How will we know how to
implement this? Are there other, non-technology issues to consider? Will these meetings be
just as good as sending our executives on a plane (Leading a virtual meeting is just like leading a
face-to-face meeting, right)?
What does Borden need to know in order to evaluate my proposal?