Cineplex Entertainment, Canada’s largest motion picture exhibitor, serves approximately 60 million guests annually. In an effort to improve communication among its geographically dispersed locations, which include theaters and home and district offices, the company deployed Microsoft® Office Communications Server 2007.

With this new solution, the company’s IT department expects to resolve issues faster because advanced presence capabilities will help staff members quickly find the expertise they need. Presence integration with the 2007 Microsoft Office system lets users see who is available at a glance—from within familiar desktop programs. Cineplex Entertainment also anticipates that the new solution will help the company conduct highly productive remote meetings, which will simplify and improve collaboration across time zones and reduce travel expenses.

"One of the biggest benefits of Office Communications Server 2007 is the ability to collaborate without physically pulling a group of people together."

CUSTOMER PROFILE

Cineplex Entertainment, Canada’s largest motion picture exhibitor, owns, leases, or has a joint venture interest in 131 theaters—1,321 screens from British Columbia to Quebec. The company employs more than 8,000 full-time and part-time employees, including employees who work from the company’s Toronto, Ontario home office and district offices in Vancouver, British Columbia; Calgary, Alberta; and Montréal, Quebec.

BENEFITS

With this new solution, Cineplex Entertainment employees are able to collaborate and communicate easily among geographically distributed locations. The company expects significant improvements to productivity, faster issue resolution, and its newfound agility to help it better serve its guests. It also expects to see a reduction in time and money spent on travel, as it expands use of the new solution.

To read more about our remote collaboration work for Cineplex Entertainment, please read the official case study.