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Article: Video technology wins appraisers' trust
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- Winnipeg Free Press
- Article date:
- November 12, 2008
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CopyrightCopyright F.P. Canadian Newspapers Limited Partnership Nov 12, 2008. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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A partnership between fellow Winnipeggers LibreStream Technologies and Boyd Autobody Inc.'s U.S. division could open the door to broader acceptance of LibreStream's mobile video collaboration solution.
The Winnipeg wireless device company conducted an extensive pilot study with Chicago-based Gerber Collision & Glass, Boyd's U.S. company, that detailed how appraisers based in a central location can write accurate estimates on insurance claims using video images generated by LibreStream's wireless video collaborative device.
Results of the study showed seven per cent greater productivity and a three-to-four per cent increase in the repair shops' ability to actually win the work from the ...