Business Video Breaks Down Borders

In an economic and regulatory climate that requires businesses to immediately and effectively communicate critical information internally, Ernst & Young is deploying Kontiki for full-screen, high-touch video communications throughout its global operations.

Ernst & Young, one of the world’s largest professional services firms, is committed to restoring the public’s trust in professional service firms and in the quality of financial reporting. Employees in more than 140 countries face challenges internally as well as externally as they work with colleagues to understand the implications of recent legislation, and work with clients to ensure that corporate governance and adherence to strict ethical standards form the cornerstones of their businesses.

Today, a business video-on-demand solution from Kontiki is allowing Ernst & Young to cost effectively deliver high-quality video communications to all employees. Here are just a few examples of the types of communications for which they use Kontiki:
-To effectively communicate critical directives in corporate governance, regulations, and strategic practices from the very top of the organization to every employee.
-To ensure that members of globally distributed practice groups stay on the same page and complete their jobs more effectively with targeted communications.
-To provide effective education of new hires, including recent college graduates, so that they meet the high standards of the firm.
-To foster organizational knowledge and adherence to evolving best practices as determined by leaders within each business unit or industry group.
-To deploy effective "high-touch" communications and training to all employees without requiring expensive upgrades to the existing network infrastructure.

Business Video to Promote Communication and Transparency
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOA), passed in mid-2002, was meant to address the crisis in corporate confidence. SEC regulations are now beginning to spell out more precisely what the Act will mean to companies. But one thing is clear: businesses must be more transparent, more accountable—and pay more attention to what is happening internally—if trust is to be restored. This includes managing intangibles such as the corporate culture and organizational ethics.