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.
The Empire State Building, which is the 28th tallest building in the world and the 4th tallest in the US, is the 2nd oldest skyscraper in the world. It was the world's first building to contain more than 100 floors, and was also the world's tallest building from 1931 until 1972.