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Case study: new telephony system for merging colleges
In the context of colleges merging across the UK, it is vital they establish a reliable way of procuring new equipment. Easton College and Otley College merged on 1 August 2012. The two sites are located 45 miles apart, with around 800 staff employed in total. A significant number of staff work at both sites, which meant they needed to publish two landline numbers plus a business mobile number. Jono West, Director of Funding, Reporting Services and IT at the college, says, “Both colleges had telephone systems that didn’t suit our business needs. We needed a cost-effective way of helping us upgrade.” Virtualising the system was the next step in bringing the sites together and enabling staff to work in a more joined-up way.
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