Video conferencing was once seen as an expensive luxury for the elite in business. Now thanks to advancements in technology, internet infrastructure and the dramatic reduction in cost of hardware and software, both video and audio conferencing are now a part of everyday business.

The great myth of video conferencing is that you regularly have to fly half way around the world for it to be cost effective. The reality is most modern firms with more than two or three offices nationally rack up enough road and rail travel over the course of the year to make it more than worthwhile. The cost of fuel is not going down anytime soon and both rail and air fares are currently at all-time highs.

The sheer cost of travel itself is not the only expenditure associated with travel. Hotels, accommodation, taxis and meals all have to be factored in and accounted for when deploying someone away from the office.

The simple financial saving from investing in a video conferencing system can be of benefit to firms of almost any size, but the financial saving is not the end of the benefits. Time, which of course costs money is one of the biggest savings. Time not spent travelling can be of course better employed in the office making the most valuable asset of a company, its people, all the more productive. Why spend 48 hours travelling for only a 2 hours meeting.

Stress is also a major player in constant travel, why arrived, exhausted, stressed and in unfamiliar surroundings when you can have all the facilities of your regular office at your fingertips.

You need to meet colleagues based in Paris, Bristol, Rome and Edinburgh. Do you go to the trouble, time and expense of flying to see them all? Or do you simply arrange to meet them from the comfort of your own office? With the very latest video conferencing technology, you can forget about flight delays and fraught taxi journeys. All you need to do is pick up the handset and dial.

Today's video and audio conferencing solutions are significantly cheaper than they were five years ago - and call costs are minimal. So now you can install the latest high quality technology in all of your meeting rooms. Scotia UK works with leading players in the market to bring you a wide range of display solutions, from desktop monitors to 84inch displays.