For many organizations, capital costs tend to beabout the same for desktops and those that implement SBC. Ournumbers confirm that capital cost savings of SBC environmentsrange between 6% and 16%. Indirect Costs Indirect costs, or end-user costs, are costs that do not appear inthe IT budget.
For the state itself, see New York. For other uses, see Empire State (disambiguation). One theory credits George Washington with coining the term Empire State. The U.S. State of New York has been known by many nicknames, most notably as the Empire State, adopted as late as the 19th century. This nickname has been incorporated into the names of several state buildings and events, and is commonly believed to refer to the state's wealth and resources.
Officially opened in 1931, the Empire State Building took over the Chrysler Buildingâs title as tallest in the world, a record it had held for 40 years. New York owes its âEmpire Stateâ nickname to the building, which is to New York what the Eiffel Tower is to Paris, or the Space Needle is to Seattle. The building, an impressive 1,453 feet tall including the broadcast tower, offers views of Manhattanâs twinkling lights from two observatories.