Types of electronic communication in business.

efficient way to get in touch with clients and business partners also it won’t get lost in the mail and it is cheaper. If a global franchise needs to contact one of its branches in another continent then it could take up to week or longer for a letter to be sent through the mail with email it is sent instantly. S.M.SShort Message Service (SMS) is a communications protocol allowing the interchange of short text messages between mobiles. This would not be so common in businesses it is a more social way rather than professional way to stay in contact but employees may talk to each other through this method of communication.This would not be used in any formal way of communication although between employee’s it would be a very easy way to contact each other. Also businesses may use it to contact customers for example Ladbrokes bookies contact there members via S.M.S with promotions. This would be a better way to contact people as ringing them may disturb them and emails may not be read.FaxA telecopying device that electronically transmits written or graphic material over telephone lines to produce "hard copy" at a remote location. This would have been used in many businesses up until 15 years ago or even less but since the rise of computers they are soon becoming obsolete with scanners and emailing. This would be used for businesses communicating and customers also.Fax machine was a necessary in business until 15 years ago Video ConferencingA videoconference is a set of interactive telecommunication technologies which allow two or more locations to interact via two-way video and audio transmissions simultaneously.  This would be used by franchises global businesses that have to be in many countries communicating to shareholders and important stakeholders.TelephoneAll businesses would use a telephone to communicate with other businesses and also with it customers.  It is done via phone lines you can ring people in any country and there is no delay.