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CUSTOMER SUCCESS STORY
At Alain Afflelou, a Cleared-Eyed Vision for Collaboration
Alain Afflelou is the largest
chain of opticians in Europe,
present in 9 countries
WITH OVER
1000
RESULTS AND BENEFITS
HUMAN
RESOURCES
SALES &
ADMINISTRATION
ALL
DEPARTMENTS
ACADEMY
ADMINISTRATION
MEETINGS
IMPROVE
COLLABORATION
Enables Afflelou Academy to train
employees and franchise owners
on new products and selling
techniques faster, at a lower cost
Allows team members to join meeting
from anywhere on any device
STORES
FACE-TO-FACE
COLLABORATION
INTERVIEWING
Interviews via video, allows HR
team to see more candidates,
and save costs
REDUCE COSTS
Franchises meet face-to-face
with Mr. Afflelou via CloudAxis
REASONS FOR
CHOOSING POLYCOM
Integration
with Microsoft
Lync Server 2013
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Ease of use –
one click access
HOME BASED
EMPLOYEE INITIATIVE
IMPROVED
KNOWLEDGE SHARING
Improve home based employee
conditions, as video and Lync keeps
them connected to enterprise and
eliminates feeling of isolation
Video meetings facilitate
exchanges and improves
collaboration
SOLUTION POLYCOM REALPRESENCE PLATFORM
Polycom Platinum Partner OBS designed and deployed the project, in collaboration
with Polycom Professional Services
CloudAXIS provides
secure connections
outside of the
Afflelou network
HD audio and
video quality
CloudAxis
DMA
HDX
PCO
Access
Director
Resource
Manager
RealPresence
Mobile
Microsoft Lync
Server 2013
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