Tommy Hilfiger Reveals Virtual Fitting Rooms
Tommy Hilfiger signs a five-year managed services contract with BT. Under the terms of the agreement, BT will provide a videoconferencing solution which includes 'virtual fitting rooms', which the company jointly developed with TANDBERG, now part of the newly formed Cisco TelePresence Technology Group. These rooms are expected to enable immediate global "in-person" communication and collaboration among Tommy Hilfiger's designers and manufacturing facilities. The solution connects offices in Amsterdam, N.Y., Hong Kong and Tokyo, with potentially more units to follow.
"We were impressed by BT's knowledge and experience in the videoconferencing area. This, combined with the creative, innovative solution which the BT-Cisco team offered, made the decision easy," says Fred Gehring, CEO Tommy Hilfiger Group. "The solution will bring us an immersive virtual meeting experience and save both time and money. Teams will be able to interact and collaborate as if they were in the same room, making us much more agile and competitive. We look forward to better and more regular communication between our entities across the globe."
The virtual fittings rooms - based upon BT's Unified Communications Video solution coupled with Cisco's TANDBERG technology - include add-ons such as mobile cameras and recording facilities to enable the design team - based in Amsterdam and New York - to collaborate faster and more effectively with the manufacturing team in Hong Kong. Teams will be able to discuss the development of every single piece of the collection face-to-face without having to take long-distance flights.
"We were impressed by BT's knowledge and experience in the videoconferencing area. This, combined with the creative, innovative solution which the BT-Cisco team offered, made the decision easy," says Fred Gehring, CEO Tommy Hilfiger Group. "The solution will bring us an immersive virtual meeting experience and save both time and money. Teams will be able to interact and collaborate as if they were in the same room, making us much more agile and competitive. We look forward to better and more regular communication between our entities across the globe."
The virtual fittings rooms - based upon BT's Unified Communications Video solution coupled with Cisco's TANDBERG technology - include add-ons such as mobile cameras and recording facilities to enable the design team - based in Amsterdam and New York - to collaborate faster and more effectively with the manufacturing team in Hong Kong. Teams will be able to discuss the development of every single piece of the collection face-to-face without having to take long-distance flights.