Thursday, December 31, 2009

STUDY SUGGESTS TRAVEL MANAGERS ANTICIPATE INCREASED USE OF TRAVEL ALTERNATIVES IN 2010

While many signs suggest the economy is stabilizing and the global recession is ending, the majority of business travel managers will continue to seek out alternatives to travel provided by technology in 2010.

Travel managers anticipate increased use of travel alternatives in 2010

By Vicky Karantzavelou on TravelDailyNews.com

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Onstream Media Corporation Reports Fiscal 2009 and Fourth Quarter Financial Results

Onstream Media Corporation, an online service provider of live and on-demand internet video, announced today financial results for its fourth fiscal quarter and full fiscal year, both periods ended September 30, 2009.

Communication on web can yield big biz results

Web collaborative technologies drive efficiency and add value to productivity of businesses
By Kiran Datar on CIOL.com (India)

Web Meetings Saves Costs, Increases Productivity

By Sharon Lobo on CXOToday.com (India)

Monday, December 28, 2009

Collaboration apps add value to business

Web meetings reduce company's non-productive expenses, accelerate work cycles, and help get maximum value from the investments made on workers, says Cisco executive
On CIOL.com

Thursday, December 24, 2009

Cisco WebEx Helps Businesses Grow Through Real-Time Collaboration

The rumor mongers who kept corporate on their toes in the recent past are all cooling their heels right now.

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

A Small Business Guide to Online Collaboration Tools

By Gerry Blackwell on SmallBusinessComputing.com

Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro 7.5 Adds Web Worker-friendly Features

By Will Kelly on WebWorkerDaily.com

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Web Conferencing With Sococo Team Space

By Will Kelly on WebWorkerDaily.com

Monday, December 21, 2009

Edvantage group signs strategic agreement with Saba

Edvantage group, an e-learning company and Managed Learning Services provider has entered in to a strategic partnership with Saba, the premier global provider of people management and collaboration software and services.

Thursday, December 17, 2009

A dark horse emerges in web conferencing

By Kim Thai on CNNMoney.com

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Cisco Security Advisory: Multiple Cisco WebEx WRF Player Vulnerabilities

Multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities exist in the Cisco WebEx Recording Format (WRF) Player. In some cases, exploitation of the vulnerabilities could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system of a targeted user.

webconferencing-test.com launched as a guidepost towards carbon neutrality

Is actually flying to the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference the right approach to negotiating carbon emissions?

InstantPresenter video Webinar platform gives TradersCoach.com an alternative to expensive in-person meetings and trade shows

InstantPresenter is TradersCoach.com's go-to solution for conducting high-impact, interactive educational Webcasts with its audience of securities and commodities trading professionals

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Timico launches 'Meet Me Now' service

By Jan Harris on TheTelecom.co.uk

Elluminate Web Conferencing Enables Academic Institutions to Expand Reach, Reduce Costs, Maintain Competitive Advantage, Drive Technology Adoption, and More

Comprehensive, Multi-Purpose Solutions Enable Easy Expansion from Individual or Department Implementation to Campus or System-Wide Deployment

Monday, December 14, 2009

Frost & Sullivan: Web Conferencing Market Defies Economic Decline

Marking a departure from the current trend of struggle for survival in these challenging economic conditions, the Web conferencing software and services market is thriving on the demand from global 'borderless organisations'.

OnState Partnership with Yuuguu Provides Total Customer Collaboration For Virtual Workforces

Partnership Gives Call Centers and Virtual Workers Instant Customer Collaboration Including Screen Share, Text Chat, Voice, and Business Presence

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Survey: Majority of North American Business Employees Name TeleCollaboration as "The New Way to Meet and Collaborate"

Mitel-Commissioned Harris/Decima survey shows 68% of business employees support investment in TeleCollaboration; enhancing performance and reducing travel costs named as key drivers

InterCall and Adobe Announce Strategic Global Agreement

Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro to Be Made Available to InterCall Customers

Elluminate: your grandkid's classroom

Collaborative learning conference and education tool reaches 25,000 users
By Matt Bowman on Vator.tv

Monday, December 7, 2009

Perfetti enhances productivity using WebEx Web Conferencing tools

Cisco WebEx assisted Perfetti with an efficient Web collaboration platform that reduces operational time and cost involved in travel and communication.
By Manjari Juneja on ExpressComputerOnline.com

Friday, December 4, 2009

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Frost & Sullivan: Environment Policies and Virtualisation of Workplace Drive the Uptake of Web Conferencing Services in Europe

As companies look for ways to reduce their travel expenses while maintaining their productivity levels, web conferencing is becoming an engrossing topic in the European market.

Monday, November 30, 2009

Sonic Foundry Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2009 Year-End Results

Sonic Foundry, Inc., the recognized market leader for rich media webcasting and knowledge management, today announced financial results for the fiscal year and quarter ended September 30, 2009.

Arkadin Expansion into Korea to Become the Global Conferencing Service Provider with the Largest Footprint in Asia Pacific

Arkadin, a global provider of audio and web conferencing services specializing in remote collaboration services, today announced its expansion into South Korea with the deployment of its latest Conferencing and Collaboration platform in Seoul.

ACT Conferencing Expands Operations in Latin America

ACT Conferencing, global provider of corporate audio, web and video conferencing solutions, is expanding its operations in Latin America.

10 Distance Learning Opportunities Through Webinars

By Aliza Sherman on WebWorkerDaily.com

UCStrategies Uses Sonexis For Converging UC Conferencing and Publication

By Art Rosenberg on UCStrategies.com

BSNL launches new reduced tariff packages for Web-Conferencing services

BSNL slashed tariffs for its recently launched web conferencing services and introduced a range of plans for the subscribers to choose from.

Logic Software increases customer base while reducing overheads

By Manjari Juneja on ExpressComputerOnline.com

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

The Way of the Webinar

When the popular online education platform works--and when it doesn't.
By Gwen Moran in Entrepreneur

Sonic Foundry: Mediasite Franchise Value Remains Unrecognized by Market

By Jeffrey Walkenhorst on SeekingAlpha.com

5 Important Tips for Successful Web Meetings

By Patrick Moran on Mashable.com

Monday, November 23, 2009

Mediasite by Sonic Foundry Named Best Webcasting/Presentations Solution by Streaming Media Readers

Mediasite captures the Readers' Choice Award for the third consecutive year

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Sonic Foundry to Release 2009 Fiscal Year-End Results on Monday, November 30, 2009

Company will hold its investor webcast at 4:30 p.m. ET

National Forest Foundation Has Selected omNovia as Its Web Conferencing Platform

omNovia Technologies today announced that the National Forest Foundation(NFF) has selected omNovia Web Conference as its online collaboration and communication platform between employees and partner groups across the country. NFF will now utilize omNovia's next generation web conferencing technology in their work to engage more Americans in community-based and national programs to conserve and restore America's National Forests.

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Zultys Announces Video Webcast Feature for MXmeeting 4.1 Scalable Web Conferencing & Collaboration Solution

Solution Adds Webcam Video Broadcast, Remote Printing, Flash-Based Viewer and More

Virtual conferencing improves bottom line

By Garry Ackerman on BIZcommunity.com (Africa)

Stream57 Launches Virtual Solutions Group to Provide Virtual Event Strategy and Expertise

Stream57, the leading provider of fully customizable webcasting and streaming media solutions and services, has launched the Stream57 Virtual Solutions Group, a new in-house strategy and consulting team created to help clients craft and execute innovative streaming media and webcast programs.

Sonic Foundry Announces Completion of One-for-Ten Reverse Stock Split on NASDAQ

Sonic Foundry, Inc. today announced that its previously reported one-for-ten reverse stock split of the Company's common stock was completed effective 6:01 p.m. ET on November 16, 2009.

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Salesforce.com Community Chooses WebEx Integration as Next Boomi Widget

Boomi's Salesforce CRM to WebEx Integration Widget Is Available Free of Charge to Attendees at Dreamforce '09, salesforce.com's User and Developer Conference

TeamViewer 5 beta just released

Cutting-edge collaboration software now includes VoIP and video conferencing

RHUB Communications TurboMeeting 4.1 Web Conferencing Solution Now Supports Windows 7

New Major OS Support: Windows 7, OSX 10.6 and Windows Server 2008

InXpo Makes Webcasting More Interactive and Engaging with XpoCast Plus

Leading virtual events provider first to combine simple, easy, and reliable webcasting with the latest audience engagement tools available

Monday, November 16, 2009

GoToMeeting Rated Highest in Web Conferencing Category from Nemertes Research Survey of IT Users

'Best Bang for the Buck' and Customer Service Put Citrix Online's Meeting Solution on Top

iLinc for Salesforce CRM Now Available on the Salesforce.com AppExchange

Customers Can Now Deploy iLinc for Salesforce CRM for Automated Webinar Data Management within Salesforce CRM

Citrix Online Amplifies Collaboration Leadership with Integrated Toll-Free Audio for GoToMeeting

Comprehensive Service Gives Meeting and Webinar Participants More Flexible and Affordable Audio Options

ReadyTalk Launches Platinum Web Event, a Cost-Effective Technology and Professional Services Package for High Profile Web Events

Comprehensive offering addresses need for professional, affordable web events; ReadyTalk poised to capitalize on significant market growth

Sunday, November 15, 2009

A Plus Conferencing and PeerPort.us Partner to Deliver Cross Collaboration Services

Start-Team provides Network Based Communication and Collaboration Services for Distributed Teams

Saturday, November 14, 2009

Another Webinar, But Scented? You do Not Want to Miss This Trendsetting - First of Its Kind - Scented Webinar Event

OK you understand Marketing but you might want to bring your strategy into the 21st century. Learn the basic principles of Scent Marketing from you very own scented experience, created by Tracy Pepe & the AROMA USB.

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Do Businesses Really Need New Communications Tools To Improve Customer Communication?

By Daniel Fuller-Smith on FreshBusinessThinking.com

Real Magnet, BeaconLive Launch Hybrid Email, Registration, Online Conferencing App

Event Marketers can now manage full life cycle of audio and web conferences from one platform

Revelation Global Boosts Sales Efficacy with iLinc on Salesforce.com's AppExchange

Revelation Global Selects iLinc to Integrate Webinar Data and Database with Salesforce CRM

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

5 Ways Your Webinar Can Be a Killer Sales Tool

Say goodbye to boring teleconferences—and hello to riveting, interactive events.
By Mike Song on destinationCRM.com

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

CGS Announces Partnership with Stream57 to Provide Unparalleled User Experience in Live Video Streaming

As video becomes an indispensable component of a marketer's toolkit, VirtualEvents365by CGS has fully integrated Stream57's capabilities to take the 'user experience' to the next level.

Atitude Digital Media Uses Mediasite for Pandemic Planning, Takes Large Conferences Virtual

Atitude unites nationwide and global audiences, preventing the spread of H1N1

Viocorp launches on-demand web casting

On-demand web casting tool to come up against the big boys
By Tim Lohman in ComputerWorld Australia

Monday, November 9, 2009

Durham webcasting firm expected to treble in size

By Chris Knox in The Journal (UK)

Friday, November 6, 2009

eBLVD Offers Free Online Meetings for a Year to Social Networkers

eBLVD.com, providing best-of-breed desktop sharing tools since 2001, today began offering business social networkers a free annual license to eBLVD’s web conferencing service (a $300 value).

Leading Analyst Firm Highlights Sonic Foundry as Sample Vendor in Hype Cycle for Education

Adoption of lecture capture on the rise according to Leading Industry Analyst Firm’s largest Hype Cycle

Thursday, November 5, 2009

RHUB Communications Signs Licensing Agreement With Huddle.net Delivering Enhanced Web Conferecing and Collaboration Capabilities

RHUB's Web Conferencing Technology Delivers Synchronous Collaboration Capabilities to Huddle.net Users Throughout Their Global Footprint

RHUB Receives Lowest Rating from Video Conference Software Guide

www.VideoConferenceSoftwareGuide.com is a website reviewing and comparing various video conferencing service providers

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

ONSTREAM MEDIA EXPANDS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BUSINESS

New Contracts with the Department of the Treasury, REJ & Associates (a Prime Contractor for HUD's Federal Housing Administration) and a Renewal with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission

New Website Launch by C3 Conferencing Focusing on Increasing Outreach Capacity for Nonprofits and Associations

C3 Conferencing is a leading provider of affordable audio, web and video conferencing services for nonprofits

Globe Conferencing Offers Pennsylvania Businesses Free Web Conferencing Services

Free web conferencing helps businesses reduce carbon and cost associated with business travel

InstantPresenter Powers WITI Virtual Social Media Summit

InstantPresenter, the innovative developer of full-featured video conferencing and online meeting services for professionals of any experience level, is providing the virtual event platform for the WITI (Women in Technology International) Virtual Social Media Summit.

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

GoToMeeting on the Mac

By Will Kelly on Web Worker Daily

Adobe Web Conferencing Extends Collaboration Across the Enterprise

Acrobat Connect Pro Delivers New Capabilities for Increasing Real-Time Participation Through Engaging Web Communications

Monday, November 2, 2009

Sonic Foundry Board Approves One-for-Ten Reverse Stock Split

Sonic Foundry, Inc. today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a one-for-ten reverse stock split of its common stock.

Jameson Publishing Signs on to Webcast Exclusively With TalkPoint

Jameson Publishing, a magazine publisher with a focus on the IT industry, and TalkPoint, the leading provider of Webcasting and Internet Broadcasting, today announced that TalkPoint has been selected as Jameson's preferred provider of Webcasting services.

Friday, October 30, 2009

iLinc Web and Video Conferencing Announces the Fall Release of iLinc 10

iLinc's Newest Solution Delivers Professional-Grade Tools for High-Impact Web Meetings, Online Events, Sales Demos and Virtual Training Sessions

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Growing Number of Institutions Continue to Choose Elluminate Solutions to Meet the Needs of Today's Learners, Reduce Costs, and Generate New Revenue

Third Quarter 2009 Results include Year-to-Year Revenue Growth, Exponential Usage Increase, and Hundreds of New Customers Worldwide

Sloan-C Selects Sonic Foundry as Virtual Conference Partner

Fifteenth Annual International Conference on Online Learning offers live webcasts for virtual audience

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Mediasite Named Best Webcast Platform in Streaming Media European Readers' Choice Awards

Sonic Foundry only winning company based outside of Europe

Monday, October 26, 2009

BT Conferencing and Onstream Media Announce Global Reseller Agreement

Onstream's Webcasting, iEncode and Digital Media Services to be Marketed Worldwide by BT Conferencing

Business First (im)proves its business with webinars

From SearchVoIP Australia

Friday, October 23, 2009

Onstream Media Announces Recent Developments

Onstream Media Corporation today announced several recent business developments, including a report on fiscal 2009 revenues, the initial outlook for fiscal 2010 revenues and an update on the NASDAQ listing status.

Thursday, October 22, 2009

ON24 Announces Full Windows 7 Support

New Capabilities Also Include Full Silverlight Support

RHUB Joins the BusinessPoint Live Internet Business Center to Offer Web Conferencing to Thousands of Small Businesses in the US and Europe

Hosted Version of TurboMeeting Now Available on BusinessPoint Live Network

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Next-Generation Collaboration Solutions Designed to Increase Productivity Through Anywhere, Anytime Access

Latest Saba Centra Innovation to Connect People to Expertise via iPhone

Economical Web Conferencing Services from LA Area Start Up

Online businesses benefit from their suite of easy-to-use internet-based tools

Arkadin Introduces ArkadinOneRate Pricing Model

New pricing model reduces economic impact of using both web and audio conferencing at separate rates by introducing one single per-minute rate for any combination of its audio and web conferencing solutions

iLinc Receives 'App of the Week' Designation for Integration with Salesforce CRM

iLinc for Salesforce Empowers Online Event Organizers by Automatically Adding Valuable Registration and Attendance Data to Key Salesforce Records

du and Cisco to offer advanced conferencing and collaboration solutions

du today announced a strategic partnership with Cisco to offer Cisco WebEx collaboration solutions and launch cutting-edge business conferencing service

InfoComm International Partners With Sonic Foundry Event Services to Webcast Free Seminar During AV Week

The Power of AV: Successful Meetings and Events with Audiovisual Technologies, goes virtual via Mediasite

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Audio, web-conferencing to be opened to 100% FDI

By Gireesh Chandra Prasad in The Economic Times (India)

Homegroup Set to Halve its £1 Million Annual Travel Spend Using Online Meetings and Webinars

GoToMeeting and GoToWebinar deliver cost savings and productivity benefits key to company-wide transformation programme

Sunday, October 18, 2009

Make Your Web Meetings More Meaningful

Download this free white paper, Business Benefits of Web Conferencing, and make your meetings more meaningful and productive.

Friday, October 16, 2009

ReadyTalk Receives People’s Choice Award at CSIA’s DEMOgala

ReadyTalk Media Player receives acclaim for embedding conference content on social media sites

Buckinghamshire New University streamlines course offerings with online meetings

Posted on PublicTechnology.net

Thursday, October 15, 2009

Sonic Foundry Named Finalist in Best of 2009 Elearning! Awards for Third Consecutive Year

Mediasite webcasting platform nominated for Best Presentation Tool

Mediasite 5.2 by Sonic Foundry Adds Recorder Control Center

Multi-recorder dashboard maximizes efficiency for monitoring concurrent webcasts from multiple rooms both on campus and in the enterprise

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Mediasite Plays Prominent Role in Washington State University Spokane's H1N1 Incident Plan

Join live webinar on November 10 at www.sonicfoundry.com/register/h1n1?sm=6

Elluminate Announces Acquisition of LearnCentral Development Partner

New Social Learning Network for Education Has Grown to Over 20,000 Members

ViVu Closes $3 Million Series A Funding Round

Company Announces Commercial Release of Enterprise-Class Participative Event Platform for Webcasts and Online Video Collaboration

Monday, October 12, 2009

InformationWeek Drives More Than 4,100 Registrants for Windows 7 Virtual Event

Exceeds Attendance and Participation Goals as CIOs and IT Pros Contemplate New Platform Adoption

Saturday, October 10, 2009

Mikogo Tastes Fame and Culture Abroad with Three New Languages

Mikogo web conferencing has made a giant leap in the quest to internalize its software with the release of its website in Chinese, German and Portuguese.

Thursday, October 8, 2009

InstantPresenter Integrates PayPal for Easy Monetization of Presentations

Customers Can Charge for Online Events and Make Money by Selling Live or Recorded Webinars Using the InstantPresenter Platform

Westell's ConferencePlus Launches Flat Rate Audio and Web Conferencing Package Featuring Microsoft Office Live Meeting

Westell's ConferencePlus launches ConferencePlus One, a flat rate audio and web conferencing package featuring Microsoft Office Live Meeting. The ConferencePlus One package provides the small and medium-sized business market with a complete audio and web conferencing solution at an affordable flat rate.

MySalesRep.com Develops a Business Relationship with GlobalConference.com

MySalesRep.com, the leading Sales Representative Personal Website builder has created a business relationship to work with a leading Web Conference provider in GlobalConference.com

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

ReadyTalk Launches Industry's First Embeddable Media Player

ReadyTalk Media Player enables customers to embed web conference content on social media platforms and web sites

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

RollCall Expands Webcasting Offerings with Acquisition of Industry Leader VariView Technology, Inc.

RollCall Business Conferencing Solutions, a leading provider of teleconferencing services, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of rich media webcasting leader, VariView Technology, Inc.

ACT Conferencing Reports Momentum in Canada

ACT Conferencing, a global provider of audio, web and video collaboration solutions, continues to gain market share across Canada.

Mindjet Creates New Paradigm in Collaboration With Launch of Mindjet Catalyst

Company Introduces New Web-Based Solution That Puts Creativity Back in Collaboration by Visually Connecting Teams

Monday, October 5, 2009

ReadyTalk Launches Conference Center 4 with More Features for Managing Web and Audio Conferences

New scheduling and attendee management features provide additional flexibility and control

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Collaboration startup Huddle takes on WebEx with web conferencing and an iPhone app

By Anthony Ha on VentureBeat.com

Picture This Video Launches Live Field Webcast Services

Fairfax-Based Video Production Company Expands Service Portfolio

Easy Projects .NET and Vyew Announce Integration Partnership

Easy Projects .NET becomes the first and only web-based project management software to support real-time, online conferencing and any-time, offline asynchronous collaboration

IGSM Outlines Large-Scale Webinar Platform

IGSM GROUP INC. today outlines its large-scale webinar platform, the first of a series of E-Learning products.

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Profile: MultiStream

By Claire Jones on www.itwales.com

Friday, September 25, 2009

Leaders in Audio & Web Conferencing Solutions Publish New White Paper

BeaconLive, a leader in audio conferencing and web conferencing solutions, has published a well-received white paper designed to help organizations decide which online delivery medium will serve them best as they offer content to various audiences. The white paper, entitled "Which Content Delivery System is Right for Your Business?" discusses the different mediums for content delivery, including audio conferences, web conferences, video conferences, and on-demand playback. It provides the pros and cons for each, as well as examples of industries for which a particular modality might be best suited.

iLinc Receives New Patent for Revolutionary Green Meter

iLinc Green Meter Empowers Customers by Automatically Tracking Actual Cost and Environmental Savings Derived from Meeting and Training Online

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Rotary International and Citrix Online Join Forces to Empower Local Service Clubs with Online Meetings

GoToMeeting and GoToWebinar Give Rotary Members Freedom to Easily Meet and Collaborate With Anyone, Anywhere

Exclusive offers on simple Web meeting tools

From Rotary International

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Fuze Meeting Delivers Real-Time Collaboration for the Mobile Generation

New Fuze Meeting allows users to start and run web meetings from an iPhone or Blackberry, experience seamless contact integration from online address books and share meetings via Facebook and Twitter

Fuze Box Brings Web Meetings to BlackBerry Smartphones

Free download enables incredible collaboration experience on the BlackBerry Storm, BlackBerry Bold and BlackBerry Curve 8900 smartphones

Fuze Meeting Lets Users Push Meetings to Facebook, Twitter

By Clint Boulton in eWeek

BxVideo Introduces Rich Media Webcasting Services for the Legal, Courtroom Communities

Innovative new offering combines turnkey streaming audio, video and graphical content for litigation proceedings, depositions, mediations, and online training

SAP adopt Adobe Connect Pro

By Nathan Dukes on insideSAP.com

ACT Conferencing Unveils Revenue-Generating Enhancements at Channel Partners Expo

ACT offers web conferencing flat-rate billing, services and support enrichment, and more

Monday, September 21, 2009

Mid-American Wine Program Ripe for Growth with Mediasite

Alliance between education and business uses webcasting in premier grape and wine education program to advance industry

MEETINGZONE LISTED IN THE SUNDAY TIMES MICROSOFT TECH TRACK 100

MeetingZone today announced that it has been listed as 82nd in yesterday's The Sunday Times Microsoft Tech Track 100 annual league table of Britain's fastest growing private technology companies.

Video Guidance, Leading Video Conferencing Provider, to Open Regional Office in Wisconsin

Christopher Jacobs Named Regional Manager

Saturday, September 19, 2009

Mikogo New Version Hones in on Remote Support Market

Introducing its new-look user interface and application, Mikogo has released the latest version of its PC software that is expected to take the remote support market by storm. As a free tool for both businesses and private use, Mikogo now provides greater functionality and ease of use for remote support sessions.

Friday, September 18, 2009

Leading Document and Training Solutions Company Uses Web Conferencing for Strategic Advantage

Michaels and Associates, a high impact custom training and documentation solution company, is thriving during a time when the industry as a whole is retrenching.

Global Yeehaw! Web Conferencing Going Nashville In the World's Most Interactive Songwriter Room

Collaboration between distant songwriters is going to take a massive leap forward in October with the launch of TheSongWritersRoom.

Notes from the Web Conferencing Front

By Eric Krapf on NoJitter.com

Live Webinar - Blended Events 101: A Primer for Webcasting Your Physical Conference to an Online Audience

Tuesday, September 22, 1:00 - 1:30 p.m. Central

Web Conferencing is Going Big Literally

In the world of web conferencing, most meetings are held in small groups of 2-10 attendees. Recent research by the Web Conferencing Council showed that the average meeting size is an astounding 3.4 users per session, when factoring in all sizes and categories of meetings.

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Citrix Online's Web Conferencing is Category Growth Leader Growing More Than Twice as Fast as Industry

Simple User Experience and Flat Rate Model is Driving Wide Scale Adoption and Instant ROI for Customers

Elluminate Fully Functional Single-room Starter Products Now Even More Affordable

Multi-use Elluminate vSpaces Provide Web Conferencing for Unlimited, On-demand Meetings and Classes with Easy Single-click Access

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

SJSU Brings Online Students Face-to-Face

By Bridget McCrea on CampusTechnology.com

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Great Webinars: How to Create Interactive Learning That Is Captivating, Informative and Fun

Crossing the chasm from classroom training to high performance webinar delivery

Monday, September 14, 2009

RollCall Business Conferencing Signs Letter of Intent for Purchase of Webcasting Technology Firm

Acquisition will allow RollCall to serve an expanded market segment with its already superior teleconferencing and web conferencing services.

Jigsaw Meeting Launches a New, Faster Advanced Online Meeting Software

Jigsaw Meeting, LLC is announcing the launch of their new advanced online meeting software.

Premiere Global Services launches PGiMeet Webcast

New web streaming service allows PGi customers to instantly connect with thousands

Sunday, September 13, 2009

Continued growth in web conferencing

MegaMeeting, a web conferencing company, reports continual 100 percent growth every quarter since its establishment in June 2008

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Web Conferencing Offers Live Dialogue at a Distance

By Ann All on ITBusinessEdge.com

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

The Streaming Network Named to PROFIT Magazine's PROFIT HOT 50

The Streaming Network, an enhanced communications specialist, has been recognized as one of Canada's top emerging growth companies for 2009.

American Century Investments Selects Accordent for Corporate Webcasting Platform

Investment Firm Uses Online Visual Communications to Share Information, Foster Esprit de Corps among Disparate Employees across the U.S. and Europe

SoundConnect Gets Partner Program Moving

By Cara Sievers in Phone+ Magazine

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Inc. Magazine recognizes AT Conference on its 2009 Inc. 5000

AT Conference is the 135th fastest-growing company in the Business Products/Services sector, according to the 2009 Inc. 5000 list of Fastest-Growing Privately Held Companies in America. The conference call services provider achieved growth of 183.5% from 2005-2008.

Monday, September 7, 2009

MEETINGZONE LISTED IN 2009 TECH MEDIA INVEST TOP 100 ENTREPRENEURIAL COMPANIES

MeetingZone, the UK's largest independent conferencing and collaboration service provider, has been listed in the 2009 Tech Media Invest Top 100

Sunday, September 6, 2009

How webinars can attract new business

By Judi Hasson on FierceCIO.com

Thursday, September 3, 2009

America's Leading Audio, Web and video Conferencing Company, AccuConference, Joins My HSA Rewards in Helping Americans Pay for their Healthcare

Now My HSA Rewards customers who purchase AccuConference's services will have the opportunity to earn 10% in cash rewards every month for audio, web and video conferencing then have the rewards deposited into their Health Savings Account.

8x8 Virtual Meeting - Sporting Flash VoIP- Takes on WebEx and GoToMeeting

By Tom Keating on TMCnet Bloggers

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

State Industrial Products Has Switched to Learn.com to Provide Career Development Training to Employees in the US, Canada and Puerto Rico

Learn.com announced today that State Industrial Products has switched from a competing solution to the company's learning management system to deliver online training and employee career development courses to team members

Dimdim Launches Easy Webinar Service

Dimdim Webinar Provides Most Attendee-Friendly Experience; Helps People Make Money Using Just Their Web Browser

Team Apart Hosts Group Meetings Online for Free

By Paul Boutin in The New York Times

Dimdim Launches Webinar Edition

By Simon Mackie on Web Worker Daily

Dimdim Selects French Maid TV For Viral Video

Dimdim selects French Maid TV for viral video at the launch of new webinar service

How to Jump on the Webinar Trend

By Anita Campbell in the Small Business OPEN Forum

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

8x8 Adds New 'Virtual Meeting' Web Conferencing Solution to Business Service Offerings

Simplified, Low Cost Online Collaboration Tool is Accessible From Any Web Browser and Any Computing Platform

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Box.net: Launch a Web Meeting Directly from a Document

By Marisa Peacock on CMSwire.com

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Dim Dim: Web conferencing turns open source

By Zoya Anna Thomas on SiliconIndia.com

Monday, August 24, 2009

Review: Lotus Takes On Web Collaboration With LotusLive

By Edward Moltzen on ChannelWeb

U.S. Marine Corps Selects Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro for Mission-Critical Communications

Solution to Provide Deployed Troops Secure Web Conferencing and Collaboration

Friday, August 21, 2009

UWMC explores new teaching technology

University of Wisconsin Marathon County students in 2010 could be attending classes in a totally different way.

VIACK Announces Strategic Partnership with Romanian ISP Interglob to Launch VIA3 Web Conferencing Services in Romania

The new conferencing service, widely available on September 1st, will allow customers to meet, present, and collaborate online with the same level of productivity one could expect to have face to face.

Soundpath to Present Web Collaboration Trends at ILTA 2009

Soundpath & Shook, Hardy & Bacon to Highlight Use Cases for Law Firms to Optimize Web Conferencing Technologies to Enhance Productivity

Webinar Invitation Success: Less Is More

Outperform your competition with relevant and focused invitations that drive attendance and demonstrate that you value your customers' time and attention.

New "Quick Start Guide" Can Get Novices in a Web Conference in 60 Minutes

The "Web Conferencing Quick Start Guide: Step by step instructions for new web conferencing users to quickly go from novice to power user" is a quick read with illustrative screenshots.

Thursday, August 20, 2009

Fuze Box Surpasses One Million Registered Users for Fuze Meeting and Fuze Messenger

Growing global demand for web meetings and mobile collaboration, HD video fuels growth for Fuze Box communications platform

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

1 Video conference now available as VMukti MeetingPlace

1 Video conference is now available as VMukti Meetingplace which is a conferencing solution by VMukti.

Granicus Inc. Makes the Inc. 500 List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies

Government Solutions Provider Ranks No. 419 with a Three-Year Sales Growth of 617.9%

TurnKey Internet Offers Web Conferencing With Newly Acquired Voxwire Systems

Acquisition expands the scope of TurnKey Internet's product offerings into web conferencing arena

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

RHUB Communications Unveils TurboMeeting Version 4.0 Web Conferencing Solution

New Features Include Webcam Capabilities, Enhanced View Only Support for Macintosh Users, and Increased Capacity for Managing Larger Meetings

Monday, August 17, 2009

Web meetings, video to emerge from the recession

By Denis Pombriant on SearchCRM.com

Adobe in Leaders Quadrant of Top Analyst Web Conferencing Report

Evaluation Based on Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute

Envisiontel Expands Learning Management System by Integrating With Adobe Acrobat Connect Professional

EnlightenCONNECT allows companies to monetize their media-rich content created with Adobe Connect Professional as Envisiontel continues to develop its Enlighten plugin family for enhancing Moodle.

Friday, August 14, 2009

Frost & Sullivan Hosts Webinar – Growth Opportunities and Challenges in the Web Collaboration Market

Overall IT spending and deployment of enterprise communications technologies face considerable headwinds from the recession fears that continue to dog the market.

Onstream Media Corporation Reports Fiscal 2009 Third Quarter Financial Results

Company Generates Positive Cash from Operating Activities (Before Changes in Current Assets and Liabilities)

Thursday, August 13, 2009

ReadyTalk Finalist for Best Companies to Work for in Colorado Three Years in a Row

Only Six Companies in the State Share this Distinction

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

New Insight for Corporate Training Webinars Addresses Collaborative Learning Issues

Facilitate.com, an online meeting technology firm specializing in high-performance web meeting tools announced the publication of a framework to help corporate trainers and e-learning instructors successfully deliver interactive webinars.

Frost & Sullivan: Online Collaboration - the New Renewable Resource in Business

Frost & Sullivan to Host Analyst Briefing on European Online Collaboration Market on Thursday, 20 August 2009, at 15.00 BST

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Onstream Media Corporation to Report Fiscal 2009 Third Quarter Financial Results on August 14

Management to Discuss Financial Results During 4:30 p.m. ET Conference Call on August 17

Dyyno Launches Live, Rich Media Platform That Enables Users to Instantly Share HD Video, Audio and Applications for 10 Times Less Cost

Cisco WebEx Users and Global Gaming Communities Among Early Adopters of Disruptive Software-as-a-Service Video Distribution System

Monday, August 10, 2009

AT&T Positioned in the Leaders Quadrant of Magic Quadrant for Web Conferencing

AT&T today announced that Gartner, Inc. has positioned it in the Leaders Quadrant of its 2009 "Magic Quadrant for Web Conferencing" report

Thursday, August 6, 2009

Web Conferencing and Collaboration from Saba Enables International Institute for Learning to Deliver Cost-Effective Online Training that Grows Revenue

Upcoming IIL Event—The Virtual Learning Summit: People, Processes, and Projects—to Showcase Saba Centra in Action

Conferencing Software allows real-time video streaming

VMukti Conferencing Solution enables multipoint video and web conferencing and, over Internet or corporate intranet, offers synchronized presentation, whiteboard, and image sharing.

Saba Positioned in Visionaries Quadrant in Latest Web Conferencing Magic Quadrant

Saba Centra Enables Organizations to Reduce Costs and Improve Collaboration Among Globally Distributed Employees, Customers and Partners

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Web Conferencing, E-learning, & Virtual Trade-show Platform, LetsGoEXPO, Announces Affiliate Program

Web conferencing, webinars, online trade-shows, and e-learning are all growing in popularity because they are convenient and they eliminate most of the expense of travel, lodging, and meals incurred at in-person or on-site events.

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Elluminate, Inc. Positioned in Visionaries Quadrant in Industry Report on Web Conferencing

Report Evaluates Company for Its Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute

Monday, August 3, 2009

Webinars a popular platform for interaction, leads

By Dana Kohlbeck on postcrescent.com

Boldly Going Virtual - Leading Physical and Online Event Experts Present Live Video Webcast

Live interactive webcast hosted by Stream57, Aug. 6th at 3pm ET / 12pm PT

Friday, July 31, 2009

Webinars through WebEx

Implementation of Cisco's WebEx enterprise-wide collaboration solutions has helped MetricStream to reduce costs and share information with its clients more effectively.
By Renuka Vembu on expresscomputeronline.com

Thursday, July 30, 2009

Arkadin Develops One-Click Audio and Web Conferencing Productivity

Arkadin today announced the availability of new conferencing tools, Arkadin Mobile Application, Outlook Add-On and Lotus Notes Add-On.

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

ReadyTalk Named One of the Fastest-Growing Denver-Area Private Companies by the Denver Business Journal

ReadyTalk, a leading provider of integrated audio and Web conferencing services, has been recognized as the tenth fastest-growing private company in the Denver-area by the Denver Business Journal.

VMukti Launches Conferencing Solution with Multipoint Conferencing

VMukti introduces Conferencing Solution in its Communication Suite.

Business Travel Decimated, Will Conferencing Pick Up?

By Gary Kim on TMCnet.com

Colorado Technology Association (CSIA) Names ReadyTalk(SM) Exclusive Provider of Audio and Web Conferencing Services

ReadyTalk Partners with Colorado's Leading Technology Organization

Monday, July 27, 2009

Campus Technology Selects Mediasite by Sonic Foundry for Conference Webcasting

Conference to double the number of online presentations recorded this year

Friday, July 24, 2009

Collaboration Tools Can Cut Costs, Boost Productivity

By Jennifer LeClaire in CIO Today

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Citrix Systems Inc. Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript

From SeekingAlpha.com

ON24's Sharan Selected for Who's Who in BtoB

CEO Recognized for Virtual Events Leadership

Monday, July 20, 2009

Frost & Sullivan Names Colaboracion Virtual as the Recipient of the 2009 Latin American Growth Strategy Leadership in Web Conferencing Solutions Award

Frost & Sullivan announced that Colaboracion Virtual is the recipient of the 2009 Latin American Growth Strategy Leadership in Web Conferencing Solutions Award.

Sunday, July 19, 2009

Communique Conferencing Launches Web Conferencing and Online Meetings for the Apple iPhone

New Webinar conferencing application for the Apple iPhone allows online meeting attendees to join directly from their mobile device.

Friday, July 17, 2009

Frost & Sullivan Names InterCall the Recipient of the 2009 Latin America Web Conferencing Solutions Market Competitive Strategy Leadership Award

Frost & Sullivan announced that the 2009 Award for Competitive Strategy Leadership in the Latin American Web conferencing solutions market is conferred on InterCall.

Thursday, July 16, 2009

Worldwide Online Collaboration Services to Grow to $7.1B

CSP Market Continues Near-Term Growth While Long-Term, New Services Disrupt Traditional Models

Enter Packetel’s Web Conference Bloopers Contest and Win a New iPhone

Use web conference gaffes as the ticket to win a new iPhone. Contest entries are being accepted through July 31, 2009

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

LearningWare Looks to Create the Ultimate Webinar Experience With Engaging Software Solution

Today's marketplace calls for new AllPlay Web product to make Webinars more interactive and produce measurable results.

Persony Announces Support for the Application Packaging Standard (APS), Providing Free Web Conferencing through Cloud Services Providers

APS simplifies deployment of Persony web conferencing to cloud customers

Carlsbad Web Conference Provider Offers to Help Bail Out Small Business

U.S. Bailout Money Is Not Helping Small Business - Company Declares "Help Is on the Way"

VIA3 CEO Challenges Microsoft Live Meeting to Web Conferencing "Taste Test"

Google isn't the only software company ready to take Microsoft products head on...

Monday, July 13, 2009

The Three Ps of Webinar Production

By Richard Morris on MeetingNews.com

inteliCall Launches Web Conferencing and Online Meetings for the Apple iPhone

Conferencing Users Can Enjoy the Consumer-Friendliness of the iPhone While Keeping High End Mobile Business Communications Fully Available.

Friday, July 10, 2009

New Website Launch by Fly Conferencing Aimed at Saving Businesses Money on Conference Calls and Web Meetings

Fly Conferencing's new website flyconferencing.com offers frequent flyer discounts and special offers for on-the-go conference calls and web meetings. Free trial offered for new customers.

Elluminate and Desire2Learn Announce Seamless Integration

Provides Single-click Access to Powerful, Real-time, Interactive Virtual Classroom from Learning Environment

Thursday, July 9, 2009

WorkCast Releases New Version of Webcast Manager for Online Business Webcast Production and Distribution

The WorkCast Corporation, a leading supplier of Webcasting solutions, today released the latest version of its unique on line webcasting solution, Webcast Manager. The solution allows users to create, edit, manage, control and distribute effective business webcasts and webinars in one affordable solution.

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

The Conference Group Waives Fee for Recording Web Conferences

By Patrick Barnard on TMCnet.com

iLinc Provides Update on Sales Model and Outlook

SaaS Model Providing Record Subscription Revenue and Customer Growth

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Industry Innovators Will Gather at Wainhouse Research Collaboration Futures Summit

Ninth Annual North American Summit to Explore Trends Influencing the Next Generation of Conferencing & Collaboration Technology

Web Conferencing for Small and Medium Business; An Interview with VIACK CEO Brian Hodges

Business affairs writer Leslie Carter sat down with Brian Hodges in Denver, Colorado following a speech to small business owners on the current state of “Teleworking”.

Monday, July 6, 2009

Sonic Foundry Receives Frost & Sullivan 2009 World Market Leadership Award for Lecture Capture Solutions

For the second consecutive year, top analyst firm names Sonic Foundry market leader in rapid-growth market

Streamlogics Acquired by Thomson Reuters

Effective July 1, 2009, the Streamlogics business has been acquired by Thomson Reuters

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

omNovia Adds Twitter Integration to its Web Conference Platform

omNovia Technologies announced that its Web Conference Platform now offers an integrated Twitter module that allows presenters and/or attendees to send tweets to their followers directly from the omNovia Web Conference system. The company also added a new feature to its Event Manager to schedule automated tweets to promote online events. omNovia is the first web conference provider to offer integrations with social networking websites. And, as the demand for social networking increases, other web conference providers are likely to follow omNovia's suit.

Cisco to Expand Mobile Collaboration Features

Cisco will tackle the mobile world over the next year with a series of new features to bring smartphones into business communications, the head of the company's software group said at the Cisco Live conference on Wednesday.
By Stephen Lawson in CIO

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Making Web Meetings Work

By Vince Thompson on smartplanet.com

State of North Carolina Issues Contract for Adobe Web Conferencing Services

Carahsoft Technology Corp., a leading government IT solutions provider, today announced that it has been awarded a three-year contract for Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro web conferencing services by the State of North Carolina.

Viack Corporation Receives 2009 Best of Scottsdale Award for Software Development of VIA3

Viack Corporation has been selected for the 2009 Best of Scottsdale Award in the Computer Software Development category by the U.S. Commerce Association (USCA).

Silicon Valley Small Business Owner Increases Sales of Gift Baskets Through Technology

It's no surprise the technology is coming from Silicon Valley but the fact it's coming from a gift basket company is capturing the attention of many potential customers.

VIA3 Releases Intelligent Recording (IntelliRecord) Feature for VIA3 Web Conferencing

VIA3 announced the immediate availability of their new industry leading intelligent recording (IntelliRecord) feature for VIA3 web conferencing.

Monday, June 29, 2009

Inner-office travel: How online conferencing can help save the planet

By Shermakaye Bass on KABC-TV Green Living

Webinars Are the Virtual Media Format of Today

By Shaila Mentore on minonline.com

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Business Expert Webinars Launches Corporate eLearning Training Program

Business Expert Webinars (BEW), the leading provider of business eLearning, announced it has launched a new offering focused on helping companies develop their employees in difficult economic times.

Frost & Sullivan: Economic Downturn Triggers Buoyancy in Conferencing Services Market in Western Europe

The market for conferencing services in Europe remains a place of both opportunity and challenge with a complex picture emerging out of regional differences of legacy, new technology and media type adoption across the continent.

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Beginners Tool for Web Conferencing Saves Money on First Use

Web application developer telepark today unveiled its new low-cost entry tool for Web Conferencing, called "teamslide". teamslide lets presenters show slides and images live to up to 20 viewers simultaneously over the web. teamslide is unique in it's ease-of-use and the fact, that it does not require any browser plug-in's to work. It's such a powerful, low-cost solution, that it pays for itself on first use in saved travel expenses.

MSS Technologies Going Green with iLinc

MSS Technologies, has selected iLinc, a web conferencing service provider, as an integral component for collaboration and as a communication platform between customers, prospects and consultants.

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Serotek Releases Accessible Event

New Service Brings Group Meetings, Webinars and Lectures to the Deaf and Blind

Video saves time and travel

By Julia Talevski on theage.com.au

Monday, June 22, 2009

Breaking down the laptop wall with conferencing software

By Christopher Dawson on ZDNet Education

Sunday, June 21, 2009

RHUB's Web meeting service is affordable

By David Radin in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Friday, June 19, 2009

Thursday, June 18, 2009

Web conferencing portal removes Yugma from ranking – in light of company wind-down

The vendor-independent portal www.webconferencing-test.com is to remove Yugma from its ranking list. The decision comes after the site's operators, Publicare, receive notification of a planned shut-down.

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

InstantPresenter Announces New Features for Enhanced Webinar Delivery

InstantPresenter.com, a leading provider of web conferencing, video conferencing and webinar service announces new features and upgrades to its service. These new features give greater capabilities to existing customers, allowing them to streamline their webinar delivery and derive further value from their InstantPresenter service. Among the new features are expanded Question & Answer capabilities, a more in depth Polling feature and easier to create Registration Forms and Surveys.

Online Course at the Wharton School Reaches More Than 50,000 Students and Alumni via Mediasite

Online course on Economic and Financial Crisis delivered to desktops around the world

HP Helps Customers Boost Productivity with New Video Collaboration Offerings

Company aligns HP Halo unit within HP ProCurve Networking business

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

IGSM Announced Its Intention to Offer a Full Product Suite of Distance Learning and Customer Interaction Services

Products will provide a single provider solution for distance learning, corporate training and motivational training, etc. IGSM plans on providing the architecture to deliver webinars, conference services.

Intelicall unveils "triple play" conference calling with free web conferencing & desktop video

Launch of InteliCall Meeting Center, a Fully Integrated Audio, Web & Video Global Conferencing Platform. Revolutionary pricing model promises to transform the industry

Netviewer aims to outshine WebEx in Europe

By Phil Wainewright on ZDNet blogs

ReadyTalk Launches Conference Center 3.2

ReadyTalk, a leader in integrated audio and Web conferencing services, announces the launch of its Conference Center 3.2 service.

Sonic Foundry Introduces Mediasite 5.1 for Advanced Lecture Capture

Latest enhancements include lecture capture’s first fully Silverlight-based Players, automated closed captioning and streamlined course scheduling

Dimdim's interactive tools: a game-changer in web conferencing

By Sam Diaz on ZDNet blogs

Adobe Preps New Acrobat.com Services to Battle Google in Collaboration

By Clint Boulton on eWeek.com

Citrix Online Brings SMBs Into the Virtual Meeting Room

By Jack Germain in E-Commerce Times

Monday, June 15, 2009

Netviewer Enables Free Online Support

Now for Free for Private Users: Web Conferences Facilitate Remote Control and Rapid Assistance for Computer Problems

The American Marketing Association Forms Strategic Partnership with ReadyTalk

Agreement designed to benefit AMA and its members by providing the resources and customer support to build successful webcasts and podcasts.

Saudi Telecom Becomes First Cisco WebEx Authorised Partner in Middle East

Leading National Provider of Telecommunication Services First to Deliver Webex Collaboration Technology in the Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia

Onstream Media to Debut iEncode V2, a Self-Administered Webcasting Solution at InfoComm 09

Will introduce the latest enhancements to its self-administered webcasting solution – iEncode

A Virtual Events Pro with a Decade of Experience Reveals Tips on Building Your Virtual Events Team

By Michael Doyle on VE Newswire

Friday, June 12, 2009

EduComm 2009 Selects Sonic Foundry as Conference Webcasting Partner

Attendees will have access to Mediasite catalog of all conference sessions

ConferencePlus Adds WebEx Web Conference Recordings and Event Manager Registrations to Content Management Service

ConferencePlus, a global conferencing service provider, announced the latest release of Share Portal, an online content management service for conferencing. This release adds the capability to securely store, publish and share WebEx web conference recordings and Event Manager event registrations through the content management tool. The expanded functionality bolsters the Share Portal offering which already includes audio recordings and Microsoft Office Live Meeting web conference recordings.

Thursday, June 11, 2009

The Role of Streaming Media in the Future of Virtual Events

Virtual Edge and Stream57 Collaborate to Educate and Inform on a Rapidly Changing Industry

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

New Fuze Meeting Application Now Available for Free Download on the App Store

Online and Mobile Meeting Service Lets Users See HD Video and Share Their Desktop From the iPhone

Webcasting On-the-Fly to be Launched By Onstream at InfoComm 09

Webcasting is taking shape as one of the seminal killer apps of this decade, and Onstream Media is taking the powerful online broadcasting medium a step further with the launch of its new self-administering, on-the-fly webcasting solution called iEncode.

Web Conferencing is the New "Face Time" DoConference is the New Face

Web based, or virtual meetings, are changing the way companies communicate. As travel costs rise in a slowing economy, many are looking for ways to reduce conventional travel, lower operating expenses, and reduce their carbon footprint. Rescott LLCs new DoConference web conferencing platform meets the needs of the business and education market with an easy to use but feature-rich platform.

Cisco WebEx Meeting Center for iPhone

Recent update resolves earlier limitations for mobile WebEx client
By Dale Gardner on Macworld.com

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

NEC Introduces Video & Web Collaboration Solutions for Enterprise & SMB

UCE Collaboration offers robust features for large organizations; Hosted Collaboration offers affordable service-based solution for SMBs

VIA3 CEO Calls Out WebEx Pay-Per-Use Meetings "Price Gouging"

In a speech to a user group in San Jose, VIA3 CEO Neil Woodruff pointed out a glaring discrepancy in web conferencing pricing between VIA3 and Cisco WebEx's "Pay-Per-Use" meeting model

Thursday, June 4, 2009

Copper Conferencing Partners With Dave Riveness for the Business Webinar Series

Free Online Learning Series for Business Professionals

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Dimdim Adds Best-of-Breed Web Conferencing To Intuit Partner Platform

Millions of Small Business Users Can Now Access Dimdim’s Easy, Open and Affordable Web Conferencing Solution

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Meeting Producer.com announces proposal incentives for Convention and Meeting Planners

Meeting Producer.com has launched as internet's best resource for Meeting Producers who are skilled in the production and execution of Business Meetings, Conferences and Conventions across the USA and abroad

Monday, June 1, 2009

Starr Tincup releases thought leadership piece

"Webinars - 'Cause the Airport Ramada Just Ain't Cuttin' It" is available to the public at http://crunk.starrtincup.com/webinars.

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Report: SaaS Based Web Conferencing Popular In South America

By Vivek Naik on TMCnet.com

VIA3 CEO Challenges WebEx to Web Conferencing "Taste Test"

Buoyed by a recent usability lab test which showed VIA3 favored over WebEx 7 to 1, VIA3 CEO Neil Woodruff has formally challenged WebEx to a "Taste Test" between the two rival products.

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Learn to use software from a lab, or from your office

By Simon Ducatel in the Vulcan Advocate

Cisco Highlights the Power of Sharing Ideas through International Charitable Giving Program for Teachers Without Borders

Share ideas online to help global non-profit organization and possibly win free Cisco WebEx online meeting services

Meet the company that WebEx hates

VIA3 making waves in competitive web conferencing market

VIA3 Offering One Month Of Free Web Conferencing To Anyone On Earth

30 Day Web Conferencing Trial Eclipses Rivals Like WebEx and GoToMeeting

Boston Conference to Focus on the Future of Enterprise Conferencing and Collaboration

Wainhouse Research recently announced the theme for the company's ninth annual North American conference -- the Collaboration Futures Summit -- to be held at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in Cambridge, MA on July 28 and 29.

Financial Services MLM Franchise Taking Off With Web Conferencing Technologies

When Micah Moore was trying to grow his MLM financial consulting franchise beyond his ring of friends and family, he realized that the major stopper for him was effective and efficient communication.

Friday, May 22, 2009

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Media Seminar Online Triples Audience

An online media seminar at Concordia Lutheran Seminary included viewers from across Canada and the U.S. More online sessions are planned.
On christianity.ca

Goodbye, Brick and Mortar. Small Businesses Are Going Virtual!

When ShapiraMedia CEO Isaac Shapira closed his trendy headquarters (complete with all the "dot-com trimmings"), it was actually a sign of prosperity and productivity to come.

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Michelle Obama's Only University Commencement Address Streamed Live via Mediasite

Sonic Foundry's webcasting services link University of California Merced's milestone event to the world

DIMDIM RECEIVES PRESTIGIOUS 2009 WEBWARE 100 AWARD

Dimdim Ranks among Leading Vendors in the Web 2.0 / Communications Space

Dimdim is "brighter" Web conferencing choice for small Canadian firms

Today, 2.2 million people use Dimdim's online conferencing tool, many of them staff or clients of Canadian small firms. One such user shares why Dimdim is the right and bright choice for his online tutoring company.
By Nestor E. Arellano on itbusiness.ca

Vulnerability in WebEx ActiveX control

By Angela Moscaritolo in SC Magazine

Monday, May 18, 2009

Friday, May 15, 2009

Onstream Media Corporation Reports Fiscal 2009 Second Quarter Financial Results

Onstream Media Corporation, an online service provider of live and on-demand internet video, announced today its financial results for the second fiscal quarter, the three months ended March 31, 2009.

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Webcast Global predicts a growth in its market

By Aled Blake on WalesOnline.co.uk

University of California Selects ReadyTalk As Audio and Web Conferencing Preferred Provider

The University of California, selected ReadyTalk to deliver audio and Web conferencing services for its staff located across its 10 campuses. ReadyTalk, a leader in integrated audio and Web conferencing services will significantly reduce University of California's travel costs while facilitating efficient communications and collaboration among its staff.

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Conferencing and Collaboration Strategies

By Richard "Zippy" Grigonis on TMCnet.com

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

RHUB Communications Receives 2009 NGN Leadership Award from NGN Magazine

RHUB's TurboMeeting Web Conferencing and Remote Support Appliance Honored for Outstanding Innovation

A Frost and Sullivan Global Market Leadership Award for Virtual Events Goes to... ON24

By Randy Sands in VE Newswire

Conferencing Market May Get Added Boost from Swine Flu Pandemic

By Patrick Barnard on TMCnet.com

Sunday, May 3, 2009

Live Help Made Easier with LiveLook.

A breakthrough innovation is leading the way in online sales and live support, changing the way customer service operates once again!

Saturday, May 2, 2009

InteleCom Announces the World’s Easiest to Use Web Conferencing Tool, Web 2.0 Communications Suite

InteleCom, Inc., a leading provider of international VoIP communications, who has sold telephones and VoIP service to over 122 countries, announces the release of the MSI Web 2.0 Communications Suite through its subsidiary MySocialIncome.com

Can your business benefit from web conferences?

By Ayny on Ecommerce-journal.com

Friday, May 1, 2009

Avoid Swine Flu: Hold Your Meetings On The Interweb

By Laura Northrup on Consumerist.com

Bridge Talk, in Partnership with ACT Conferencing, Provides High Quality Virtual Conferencing Services in Dubai

Israeli conferencing provider continues to expand its operations outside of Israel

InstantPresenter Adds Video Broadcast

By Khali Henderson on PhonePlusMag.com

Web Commuting Tools Enable Business to Remain Productive - In Spite of Disruptions

The heightened concern over travel today is just the latest example of how companies of all sizes need to be ready for business disruptions - of any kind - that can affect access to the office and in person meetings.

Thursday, April 30, 2009

Arkadin Capitalizes on Success and Raises 20 Million Euros

Arkadin, the French leading provider of audio and data conferencing services, today announced a new round of funding led by UFG Private Equity.

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Virtual Edge Summit 2009 Hosts Top Experts To Outline Powerful Benefits, Trends for 'Hybrid' Physical/Online Events

Leaders in Marketing, Events, Media Relations, Online Community and Customer Retention to Keynote May 28-29 in Santa Clara, CA and in virtual worlds. Speakers at the inaugural Virtual Events Summit 2009 will report on top trends in growing interest in 'hybrid events' - meetings and conferences which extend traditional physical in-person events with a compelling virtual event online component. Presentations will include Case Studies, Product/Technology Demonstrations, Best Practices, Workshops for 'Hybrid' Physical-Virtual Events, and 1-on-1s with top providers, users and analysts. And a limited number of people will be able to attend the virtual meetings free.

Sonic Foundry Announces Winners of Fifth Annual Rich Media Impact Awards

Sonic Foundry, Inc., the recognized market leader for rich media webcasting and knowledge management, today announced the winners of the fifth annual Rich Media Impact Awards during UNLEASH 2009, the third annual Mediasite conference.

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Growing Number of Academic Institutions Choose Elluminate Solutions Despite Economic Downturn

First Quarter 2009 Closes with Year-to-Year Revenue Growth, Exponential Usage Increase by Existing Customers, and Dozens of New Customers Worldwide

Monday, April 27, 2009

Cisco announces enhancements to WebEx collaborative applications

Intelligent routing to provide global backup for data, audio and video for collaborative applications
On CBR unified_comms

Web Conferencing Urged For Swine Flu Prevention and Assistance

The VIACK Corporation is leading the way for business alternatives, product scholarships, and research donations

Web Conferencing Used as a Form of Swine Flu Prevention

As an alarming number of swine flu cases are making the headlines across the globe, fears are spreading regarding crowded areas and the risk of traveling. Officials are scrambling to find a swine flu vaccine, while in the meantime Mikogo is urging the uptake of web conferencing in order to keep traveling to a minimum and prevent further spreading and infection.

omNovia Web Conference Announces Compatibility with Microsoft Internet Explorer 8

omNovia Technologies, Inc. announced that its web conference platform is compatible with the newly released browser Microsoft Internet Explorer 8. Presenters and attendees will continue to utilize all features of the omNovia Web Conference in the new Microsoft browser without the need for any upgrades. omNovia is ready to fully support its clients who may choose to upgrade to this new browser technology.

Friday, April 24, 2009

Persony Releases Free iPhone Web Conferencing App on iTunes

Persony's Touch Meeting App allows anyone to host or attend a web meeting with an iPhone from anywhere in the world.

Personal technology: Seats at the virtual table

By Paul Taylor in The Peninsula

Thursday, April 23, 2009

Financial Services MLM Franchise Taking Off With Web Conferencing Technologies

When Micah Moore was trying to grow his MLM financial consulting franchise beyond his ring of friend and family, he realized that the major stopper for him was effective and efficient communication.

Arkadin's Global Growth is on the Rise

Arkadin, a global audio and web conferencing provider, has experienced organic growth and sustainable performance since it's 2001 inception. Even in the current economic situation companies are turning to Arkadin's remote collaboration services to help reduce costs and increase efficiencies.

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Business eLearning Firm Reaches One-Year Anniversary

Business Expert Webinars (BEW), the leading provider of business eLearning courses, announced its one-year anniversary today.

Stream57 Selected by American Business Media for Monthly Webcasts

Stream57, the leading provider of fully customizable webcasting and streaming media communications, has been selected by American Business Media (ABM), the global association of business information companies, to provide video webcasting capabilities for monthly ABM member events.

Copper Conferencing Announces Lisa Niederman and Lis Mackenzie Kick Off the Leadership Track of The Business Webinar Series

Free Webinar Learning Series for Business Professionals

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

RHUB Communications Establishes Strategic Distribution Channel for North America

TurboMeeting Now Available Through Ingram Micro

Mikogo: Cross-Platform Screensharing

By Imran Ali on Web Worker Daily

Little Company Innovates To Go Global

Dr. Jim Sellner and George Noroian, MBA(Stanford) and former US Foreign Service have partnered with California-based ConferTel to provide e-learning to 55,000 members of Chambers of Commerce.

Duke University Pratt School of Engineering Launches Online Learning Program, Becomes 1,500th Mediasite Customer

Streaming online courses engages modern students, deepens relationships with key constituencies

Monday, April 20, 2009

Stream57 Delivers Industry-First Simulcast for Ziff Davis Enterprise

Stream57, the leading provider of fully-customizable webcasting and streaming media communications, has helped publishing leader Ziff Davis Enterprise, B2B technology's trusted information and marketing resource, launch an industry first online webcast that successfully bridges the gap between digital and face-to-face events with the introduction of the Custom Event Simulcast.

Legal training takes off on the Web

By John Reinan on MinnPost.com

Planning a webinar... where do you start?

On Marketing Insights

Small Business Using Web Conferencing for Effective Corporate Communications

In 2005, Russell Carter realized that his small cleaning business had outgrown the shoestring methods of doing corporate communication; phone calls, snail mail, fax, and physical visitations.

By Brian Back on PowerHomeBiz.com

Friday, April 17, 2009

VIA3 from Viack Awarded Best of Class Web Conferencing Solution

The Web Conferencing Council has named VIA3 from Viack as the “Best of class” in their 2009 Vendor Awards and Recommendations

Thursday, April 16, 2009

BeaconLive Launches Redesigned, Robust Website To Match Its Robust Audio & Web Conferencing Solutions

As of this week, BeaconLive customers and website visitors will enjoy a more contemporary and robust website experience--one that will match the robust capabilities of BeaconLive's audio conferencing and web conferencing solutions.

Verizon Introduces New One-Stop Web Portal for Small Businesses Across America

Redesigned 'Verizon Small Business Center' Offers Unique Array of Advanced, Affordable, Easy-to-Use Online Business Technology Tools Including Web Collaboration, Professional Networking and Online Software

Web conference boost fuels CO2 debate

By Martin Ferguson on ttglive.com

WEBCAST GROUP, INC. ANNOUNCES SPRING 2009 COMMENCEMENT WEBCAST SPECIAL

Connecting Families With Their Graduates

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

RHUB Communications’ Turbomeeting Appliance Selected As One Of The 'Top Ten Test Center Products' By The CRN Test Center

The Company’s award-winning Web conferencing solution chosen as a “favorite” technology product by the CRN Test Center Lab

Nokia sees easy meat with Easy Meet

Dump snaps on friends and relatives from afar By Bill Ray in The Register

PocketMeeting on Your BlackBerry

Attend meetings from your mobile device. It's a new breed of online meeting software.

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Copper Conferencing Offers a Free Day of Web and Audio Conferencing for Earth Day

Unique Offer Will Reduce Travel, Save Money and Improve Business Efficiency

Onstream Media Expands Webcasting Services for U.S. Government Agencies

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and U.S. Department of Interior, Mineral Management Service Increase Awareness & Transparency

Georgetown University Webcasts Obama’s ‘A New Foundation for America’ Speech Using Onstream Media’s iEncode

Thousands View the Speech Live Online in Crisp, TV-Like Quality and Many More will Watch the Recorded Broadcast

Monday, April 13, 2009

Cardiometabolic Support Network Uses Cisco WebEx Online Meetings to Deliver Advice and Support to Patients Across the United States

Cisco WebEx Online Meetings Help Obese Patients Achieve Health and Lifestyle Goals While Reducing Overall Service Costs

Meeting-Phobes Beware: $5 Screen-Sharing App Supports BlackBerry

By Kevin C. Tofel on jkOnTheRun.com

Pocket Meeting: A $5 WebEx Killer?

By Marshall Kirkpatrick on ReadWriteWeb.com

Sonic Foundry Names Finalists for Fifth Annual Rich Media Impact Awards

Adding two new awards, company honors organizations transforming the way they learn and work with Mediasite

Accountants Save Time and Improve Client Service by Using Simple Collaboration Tools from Citrix Online

GoToMeeting for Web Conferencing and GoToAssist Express for Computer Tech Support Offer Relief from Traveling to Meetings

Friday, April 10, 2009

Dimdim Opens Up Web Conferencing to Open Source

Pundits say this latest version aims squarely at traditional players including Cisco Systems' WebEx and Citrix's GoToMeeting.

By Christopher Musico on destinationCRM.com

Thursday, April 9, 2009

Stream57 Brings WGBH and WBUR Program 'Project Dropout' to Live Online Audiences

Stream57, the leading provider of fully customizable webcasting and streaming media communications, is pleased to have teamed up with WGBH, the largest producer of PBS prime-time programming and a pioneer in education multimedia, to stream the live television and radio program Project Dropout to a large online audience.

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Web conferencing saves 94% on meeting costs; offers eco-friendly solutions

InMotion by Media Solutions drive the trend in the UAE

omNovia Web Conference Bridges Petroleum Technology Professionals To Universities

omNovia Technologies Inc. has been selected to webcast the 2009 Digital Energy Conference organized by the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), to be held on April 7 and 8, 2009 at the Marriott Westchase in Houston, Texas. Faculty members and students from 26 top universities around the nation will remotely participate in presentations and panel discussions via omNovia Live.

Web conferencing: A cost-effective option

Web conferencing market for APAC was around 150 to 200 million USD in 2006, which is estimated to grow 5 to 8 times by now
From CIOL.com

Conferencing technology on campus helps Elon community stay connected

By Jake Martin in Elon University's The Pendulum

Monday, April 6, 2009

Webcasting is not cheapcasting

Just because presenting and performing on the web is not mainstream broadcasting doesn't mean it is pocket money production says Geoff Motley. From Broadcastnow.co.uk

Friday, April 3, 2009

Meeting24.tv Keeps Online Meetings Simple

By Serkan Toto in the Washington Post

Thursday, April 2, 2009

Review of Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 7.0 with WebEx Integration

By Tom Keating on TMCnet.com

Copper Conferencing Announces The Business Webinar Series

A Free Online Learning Series for Business Professionals

Dimdim launches v5, price cuts to beat WebEx, Go2Meeting

By Paula Rooney on the ZDNet Linux and Open Source blog

IT Structures Integrates Dimdim to Accelerate Sales Performance

Now more than ever, Virtual Engagement Matters

Dimdim Releases Version 5, Makes Meeting on the Web Easier

New Version Significantly Expands Features and Performance While Saving Customers from Pricier Legacy Solutions

PeerPort and Onstream Media's Infinite Conferencing Division Revolutionize Audio and Web Conferencing Services

WebMeet Community Seamlessly Unites Collaboration and Conferencing Services

Next Generation Technology for Webinars Released

Conference IQ today unveils a next generation web conferencing system, designed to target small businesses, entrepreneurs, and internet marketers. Conference IQ is an affordable, interactive web conferencing platform that has integrated audio, live video, flash technology, screenshare, and more!

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

New version of Huddle launches, phone and web conferencing included

Huddle.net today launched a new version of its popular unified collaboration, communication and social networking platform.

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Premiere Global Services releases new employee comms solution to assist rapid company-wide comms

Premiere Global Services today launched its latest audio and web conferencing solution - ‘Employee Communications’. The solution provides a range of collaboration tools that will help small and large organisations deliver business messages to employees in a cost efficient and effective manner.

IBM makes big online collaboration move with LotusLive Engage

By Anthony Ha on VentureBeat.com

Monday, March 30, 2009

Cvent Delivers New Offering to Help Organizations Promote Online Events and Webinars

Integration with Cisco WebEx Meeting Center Increases Webinar Attendance

Choosing an Enterprise Webcasting Solution

By Steve Vonder Haar in Sci-Tech Today

Sunday, March 29, 2009

Recession infects tech; job cuts add up

By Stephen Nellis in the Pacific Coast Business Times

Friday, March 27, 2009

Thursday, March 26, 2009

PrismStream, Inc. Announces Launch of www.prismstream.com - An Innovative Web Collaboration Tool and Social Networking Utility

Social Networking Site to Offer Free Enriched Web Collaboration Tools to Individuals and Small businesses to Increase Productivity and Reduce Costs in a Down Economy

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Stream57 Launches StreamLine 3.0 Webcasting Software Suite and e-Symposia Virtual Meeting Platform

Stream57, the leading provider of fully-customizable webcasting and streaming media communications, has launched StreamLine 3.0

Webinar Presented by Two Web Conferencing Veterans - 'Running Your Own Webinar: A Step by Step Guide for Success', 3/31/09, 1pm ET

Glance Networks and MeetingZone are offering a free Webinar about...Webinars! Offered online Tuesday, March 31st at 1pm ET, this free Webinar is a must-see for ANY small or medium-sized business looking to leverage the powerful new medium of Webinars effectively. Registration is at the Glance.net website.

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Friday, March 20, 2009

The Conference Group Launches Web Conferencing Channel on TMCnet

Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) today announced that the Web Conferencing channel, sponsored by The Conference Group, has been launched as the newest addition to the TMCnet channel program.

Make Presentations Go Virtual With Webinars

By Kim T. Gordon on Entrepreneur.com

Thursday, March 19, 2009

Windstream offers web and audio conferencing for small and medium business customers

Effective conferencing solutions provide efficiency and cut expenses

Media 1 launches WebEx events service

By Paul Milligan on avinteractive.co.uk

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

MeetingZone cashes in on reduced business travel

By Jennifer Kavur in Computer World Canada

Vaddio Products used to Create Live Mobile Webcasting System

Vaddio Products Essential to Total Webcasting's Media Cart Portable Webcasting System

Q: How do I start webcasting?

By Ken Colburn on KTAR.com

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Standard Life's virtual presentations mean real sales

Case study: How webconferencing opens door to more deals By Natasha Lomas on silicon.com

MeetingZone Launches Canadian Operations and Hires Industry Veteran Kim Leite

Expansion to Meet the Increasing Requirement for MeetingZone's Global Conferencing and Collaboration Solutions

Webinars retrain staff after Coates merger

By Jennifer Foreshew in Australian IT

Need to add a personal touch to your email? Then you need Proclaim!

Simple to use, easy to learn… this powerful video messaging service is a must-have.

By Robert Stanke on Refocusing Technology

Web conferencing: The new meeting

By Fredrick Obura in The Standard (Nairobi, Kenya)

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Verizon Business Empowers Corporate Users Through Unified Communications

New Managed Offering Allows Users to Securely Communicate by Phone, E-Mail, IM or Web Conferencing - Right from Their Desktop

WYDE Voice and Persony Release Integrated Web Conferencing with Audio Conference Bridge Control and Recording

WYDE Voice has partnered with Persony on a new product that integrates the highly scalable and flexible WYDE Voice conferencing bridge with Persony's fully branded web and video conferencing software.

Free online meeting tool Mikogo launches for Mac

By Camille Ricketts on VentureBeat.com

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

The Planet Features omNovia in New Customer Video

The Planet, the global leader in IT hosting, today announced that omNovia, the premier provider of Web conferencing, live casting and eLearning solutions, has selected The Planet to host its next-generation Web conferencing system.

Premiere Global Services Launches PGiMeet Webcast

New Web Streaming Service Empowers PGi Customers to Instantly Connect with Thousands

Standard Life invests in Cisco WebEx

By Geny Caloisi on AVinteractive.co.uk

Web Conferencing Portal Now Features New Results and Dimdim test

Travel less, do more online: where cutting back makes sound business sense.

iLinc Announces iG.R.E.E.N. Virtual Conference

Leading experts and authorities in marketing, social media, and “green” initiatives will convene on March 18th 2009 at iG.R.E.E.N. to share top trends and best practices

Webinars: how to regret saving money for many years

By Guy J Kewney on newswireless.net

TimeBridge Adds New Money-Saving Web Conferencing Service to Its Scheduling Application

New Easy-to-Use Personal Conferencing Service Now Available to More Than 300,000 TimeBridge Users

Friday, March 6, 2009

Business Training Resource schedules webinars to show businesses and individuals how to harness the power of webmeetings

Business Training Resource announced today that the webinar, "Harness the Power of Webmeetings: How to save time and increase profits running webinars, webmeetings and webcasts" is scheduled for Wednesday, March 18 @ 11:00 am eastern. The webinar is designed to show individuals and small businesses how to use webinars to do more business at a lower cost.

Streamlogics Partners with Unisfair to Deliver Virtual Events

Unsifair virtual events environment combined with Streamlogics webcasting platform significantly enhances online events experience

Thursday, March 5, 2009

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Economic woes spur virtual conferencing

Reducing travel costs and speeding products to market are hot buttons for decision makers, an iTnews survey found.

By Nate Cochrane in ITnews (Australia)

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

GoToMeeting gets two thumbs up as my web conferencing preference

By Kevin Rook, Ph.D. in the Denver Technology Examiner

Monday, March 2, 2009

Saba Centra Selected by Brandon Hall Research to Deliver Public Webinars and Interactive, Online Workshops

Saba Provides Leading Independent Research Firm with Robust Web Conferencing Capabilities to Maximize Attendance for Large-Scale Events

Citrix Online Unveils First All-in-One Screen Recording Service 'GoView' at DEMO

Innovative next-generation content-sharing service disrupts category with easy 3-step recording, editing and sharing capabilities

Sunday, March 1, 2009

Yugma Creating Virtual Meeting Places

By Jaya Smitha Menon in SiliconIndia Magazine

Stream Connect Launch

Stream Connect is Stream UK Media Services solution to making administering your own webcast programme for your event easy.

Thursday, February 26, 2009

Netviewer AG: Online Meetings Now for Free

The Netviewer Web conferencing solution is now available for free to private users

Premiere Global Services Upgrades Award-Winning Netspoke Web Conferencing Technology

New Features Significantly Improve Netspoke User Experience

Sonic Foundry to Host Annual Shareholders Meeting Thursday, March 5, 2009

Company will hold its investor webcast at 9:00 a.m. CT

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

dotMailer Increases Customer Retention and Acquisition Using Citrix Online’s GoToWebinar

dotMailer, one of the UK’s leading email service providers, has transformed its marketing strategy by placing Webinars at the heart of its lead generation and customer relationship activity.

Cisco Security Advisory

Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Conferencing Authentication Bypass Vulnerability (Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Conferencing)

Skip the plane trip: Web conferencing booms

Online conferencing can slash your travel budget and even goose sales - if you pick the right service.

By Jennifer Alsever on CNNMoney.com

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Traci Rigano Brings Leadership and Channel Sales Experience to Copper Conferencing

Copper Conferencing, a premier provider of web and audio conferencing, is pleased to announce the addition of Traci Rigano to its sales and marketing team.

InstantPresenter Connects Multiple Nestlé Branches Through Webcasting

InstantPresenter.com, a leading provider of Flash-based web conferencing and video conferencing services, provided webcast services for Nestlé USA, the world's largest food company, in January 2009.

Monday, February 23, 2009

How to wow your audience with a professional and polished Webinar

A webinar presents a unique opportunity to engage clients on a one-to-one basis, regardless of audience size. But how can you get past the gut-wrenching fear that you'll make a fool of yourself? Use our tips to stop worrying and approach your Webinar assignment with confidence.

By Denise Persson on ITbusiness.ca

Thursday, February 19, 2009

How to Give a Webinar (and Not Look Like an Idiot)

You need to give a Webinar presentation, and have a tiny bit of performance anxiety? Don't fear. Here's step-by-step advice on everything from how to prepare to what to wear. By Denise Persson on CIO.com

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

iLINC RESUMES TRADING ON PINK SHEETS

New Symbol is ILNC

Webcasting has the snap, crackle and pop Kellogg’s wants

By John Kennedy on SiliconRepublic.com

Onstream Media Corporation Reports Fiscal 2009

Onstream Media Corporation, an online service provider of live and on-demand internet video, announced today its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2009, the period ended December 31, 2008.

Copper Conferencing Announces Carolyn Bradfield as New Chief Executive Officer

20-year conferencing industry veteran has moved from Copper Conferencing’s Board of Managers to become the CEO of Copper Conferencing

Swedish Agency Selects Geospatial Web Conferencing Technology from PCI Geomatics

Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency has selected GeoConference software to assist with its emergency preparation and planning

Web-Based Collaboration Tools That Save You Money

By Gerry Blackwell in SmallBusinessComputing.com

Web Conferencing Bill Creates Controversy

By Sarah Buduson on KPHO.com

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Cisco Showcases Newest Additions to WebEx Mobile Business Collaboration Offering

Cisco extends Cisco WebEx Meeting Center Service to BlackBerry, Nokia, and Samsung smartphones to help enable easy mobile web conferencing

Yugma Announces New Version of Instant Web Conferencing Service for Skype

The new Yugma SE Skype Extra module allows users to host or join online meetings using their Skype Name for instant, easy and affordable web conferencing and collaboration

Friday, February 13, 2009

ReadyTalk bumps up hiring plans

By Greg Avery in the Denver Business Journal

Stream57 Selected As Webcasting Partner By Canon Communications LLC

Stream57 is pleased to announce a new partnership with Canon Communications LLC, an innovative communications company specializing in publications, trade shows for medical devices, microelectronics, plastics processing, packaging and general design.

iLinc Elects to Deregister

Remaining a Small Public Company Not Worth the Price

Thursday, February 12, 2009

Croydon Council webcast "flop" to end

By Ian Austen on This Is Croydon Today

How Webcasting Helped Wayne State Fight the Nursing Shortage

The university uses video distance learning to train more nurses without hiring more faculty.
By Bill Greenwood on StreamingMedia.com

Choosing an Enterprise Webcasting Solution

Overcoming internal barriers to adoption can be as difficult as selecting the features you need.
By Steve Vonder Haar on StreamingMedia.com

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

NASA making Networx progress

By Sami Lais on WashingtonTechnology.com

Break the WebEx Habit with RHUB's TurboMeeting Conference Appliance

By Frank Ohlhorst on ChannelInsider.com

ON24 Makes Webcasts Easier to Access, Easier to Present

Leading Virtual Events Provider Extends Reach With New Platform Capabilities

Cost-cutting 101 with Iotum Calliflower Unlimited Web Conferences

Cost-cutting 101 with Iotum Calliflower Unlimited Web Conferences

Cisco Virtually Eliminates Internal Travel

By Mary Ann McNulty in The Transnational travel newsletter

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Apptix Offers Web Conferencing and Secure Instant Messaging utilizing Hosted Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007

Apptix also Expands Suite of Hosted Business Services with Unified Messaging Platform, Virtual Private Servers, and Online Presence Solution

Monday, February 9, 2009

FreeConference Launches New Enhanced Desktop Sharing

SharePlus Part of New Line of FreeConference Select Conferencing Products

InXpo Launches XpoCast: The Next Generation of Webcasting

InXpo Brings New Life to Webcasts

Sonic Foundry Announces Mediasite Integration with Moodle

Mediasite module provides greater flexibility in publishing multimedia presentations to the Moodle open source platform

Webconferencing: A Green Recession Tactic

By Jennifer Kaplan on Ecopreneurist.com

RHUB Communications and Siracom Sign European Distribution Agreement

Siracom to open up the UK and European markets for RHUB’s TurboMeeting appliances, bringing state-of-the art on-premise web-conferencing and remote access to SMEs and large corporations

Friday, February 6, 2009

Research and Markets: Research Note Examines the Top five Web Conferencing Products from Adobe, Cisco, Citrix, IBM and Microsoft

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Vendor Landscape: Web Conferencing; Show Me, Don't Just Tell Me" report to their offering.

CIO Debate: Collaboration in 2009 is building momentum

CIO Debate: Collaboration in 2009 is building momentum

RHUB TM-200 Web Conferencing Appliance: Almost As Good As Being There

By Brian Sheinberg in ChannelWeb

Sonic Foundry narrows loss on jump in revenue

In the (Milwaukee) Business Journal

Maximize the value of your webinars

By Becky Sheetz-Runkle on examiner.com

Thursday, February 5, 2009

Sonic Foundry Reports First Quarter 2009 Results

Sonic Foundry, Inc., the recognized market leader for rich media webcasting and knowledge management, today announced financial results for its fiscal 2009 first quarter

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Verizon Business Powers Spontaneous Collaboration

Integrating Verizon Conferencing With Popular Instant Messaging Applications Helps Organizations More Quickly Initiate Virtual Meetings

Verizon helps businesses launch conferencing

By Stephen Lawson in NetworkWorld

InstantPresenter.com Announces New Upgrades and Additions to Webinar Service

InstantPresenter.com today announced upgrades to their web conferencing and webinar service, designed to provide customers with increased benefits and value for everyday business. The way customers plan and launch online meetings has been greatly simplified and improved. In addition, the no-downloads, web-based service now provides a more streamlined experience between meeting attendee invitations, online meeting registrations, PayPal integration and post meeting surveys and follow-up.

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Collaboration Market Set to Grow in India

By Muntazir Abbas on CXOtoday.com

MYCRM GMBH Introduces a New Connector for Dimdim and SugarCRM

Integration Delivers Easy-to-Use Enterprise Web Conferencing and CRM

Webcast Group, Inc Announces Release of Do It Yourself Webcast Webcasting Service

New Do It Yourself (DIY) Service Expanding Webcast Group's Offerings

Monday, February 2, 2009

Sunday, February 1, 2009

BSNL to offer web video-conferencing from Feb

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) will launch a low cost, web-based video-conferencing system from the first week of this month in the Kolkata circle.

Thursday, January 29, 2009

Getting it together: OmNovia Technologies Inc.

For Shawn Shadfar, making sure his Web conferencing platform really performed was more important than chasing investors By Mary Ann Azevedo in the Houston Business Journal

Advise clients to invest in Web conferencing rather than travel

When clients ask for tips on cost-cutting measures, tell them to skip the airplane and log on to the Internet to attend meetings. Web conferencing also has the potential to improve their response time and effectiveness with their own clients. By Susan Harkins on the TechRepublic blog

ON24 Appoints Ben Sullivan as VP, Channel Sales, to Expand Global Reseller Partnerships

ON24, Inc., the global leader in webcasting and virtual events solutions, today announced that Ben Sullivan has joined the company as Vice President of Channel Sales.

Citrix To Reduce Workforce By 10%

The trailing off of license revenue in the final quarter was a warning to Citrix that 2009 would be a difficult year, revenue-wise.
By Charles Babcock in InformationWeek

TalkPoint Releases Video Email Invitations for Webcasts

TalkPoint, the leader in audio and video Webcasting solutions, has announced the release of their Video Email Invitation feature.

Arkadin Offers Free Webinars to Help Businesses Maximize Productivity, Reduce Costs, and Improve Efficiency

Arkadin is offering a free webinar series that will provide valuable information from industry leaders to help companies of all sizes maximize productivity, cost-effectiveness and profitability.

iLinc Wraps Annual User Conference with Record Attendance

Awards for Customer Excellence Presented to Organizations Using iLinc Web Conferencing in Innovative Ways

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Citrix Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year Financial Results

Achieves Annual Revenue Growth of 14%; Fourth Quarter GAAP Diluted Earnings Per Share of $0.33; Fourth Quarter Non-GAAP Diluted Earnings Per Share of $0.48; Announces Restructuring Program to Reduce Annualized Operating Expenses by Approximately $50 Million

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Tech Decision Makers Study: New Study Reveals Rising Influence of Consumer-Generated Online Media, Suggesting More Integrated Approach to Influencer M

Hill & Knowlton Tracks Technology Purchase Dynamics in a Down Economy, Prioritizes Most Influential Communications Channels

Webcasts Face Cuts Due to Lack of Funding

By Valerie Woolard in The Daily Californian

Rhub signs European deal with Siracom

By Stuart Wilson on ChannelEMEA.com

Keymail gets a Glance from MeetingZone

By Bhavana Navuluri on CBRonline.com

Monday, January 26, 2009

ConferenceSuite Selected As Conference Provider For Produce Traceability Initiative

Web conferencing firm ConferenceSuite, has been selected as the sole conference provider by The Next Version Software, developer of fresh produce traceability software, eProduce.

Premiere Global Services Upgrades Award-Winning Netspoke Web Conferencing Technology

New Features Significantly Improve Netspoke User Experience

Citrix Licenses Global IP Solutions for Enabling High Quality Voice Conferencing to the Desktop

Citrix GoToMeeting and GoToWebinar Use GIPS State of the Art Technology as Foundation for its Voice Communication

Friday, January 23, 2009

KRM Selects Stream57 as New Webcasting Partner

Stream57, the leading provider of fully customizable webcasting and streaming media communications, is pleased to announce that it has been selected as the preferred webcasting platform for KRM Information Services, Inc., a full service webinar and audio conference provider that has led their industry since 1994.

Thursday, January 22, 2009

Communique Conferencing Announces New Online Account Management Tool

Communique Online provides access to easily manage conference call users, conference controls, download recordings, and view invoices online.

InterCall Unveils Click-To-Start Conferencing

New InterCall Unified Meeting Offers Integrated, Easy-to-Use Solutions

Sonic Foundry Positioned as a Market Leader in Wainhouse Research Study on the Distance Education and e-Learning Landscape

Sonic Foundry’s Mediasite ranks highest in depth of product offerings

London Business School Selects Mediasite to Meet Growing Student Demand for Online Lectures

After extensive international review, Mediasite chosen for speed, efficiency and comprehensiveness

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Altus Learning Introduces Altus Live(TM) Business Webcasting

Live Video and Audio Webcasting Offers On-Demand Access Searchable Down to the Spoken Word

EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative 2009 Key Sessions Streamed Live With Mediasite

Live webcasting by Sonic Foundry’s Event Services supports the higher education conference’s ‘social learning for the 21st century’ focal point.

Examine the Collaboration Software Applications & Tools Market in Asia Pacific

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Software industry is available in its catalogue.

Zultys Announces MXmeeting – A Scalable Web Conferencing & Collaboration Solution

Zultys Inc. today announced MXmeeting, a next-generation collaboration solution that combines voice, desktop web interaction, instant messaging, virtual meeting rooms, online presentations, training and demo’s all with easy-to-use controls.

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Web grief: Funeral webcasts gain in popularity

By Kantele Franko in AP News on TheUnion.com

Multiple 2008 Product of the Year Awards Recognize Innovation and Vision of Citrix Online Solutions

Internet Telephony Highlights GoToMeeting VoIP Capability; Customer Interaction Solutions Selects GoToAssist Express, GoToMeeting and GoToWebinar for Enhancing the User Experience

Monday, January 19, 2009

GoToMeeting Wins Best of Elearning! Award

Web Conferencing Service Praised by Real-world Users with Prestigious Readers’ Choice Award for "Innovation and Vitality"

Webinars misused as lead-gen tool

In BtoBonline.com

Virtual events yield real leads

Properly produced and managed, webinars make a powerful lead-gen tactic

By Christopher Hosford on BtoBonline.com

Friday, January 16, 2009

tyBit Introduces Web Conferencing & Video Service

If you have an Internet connection, you can hold a meeting, with anyone, at anytime, anywhere in the world.

Ex-Apple exec fights Adobe and Cisco with free web conferencing

By Christian Zibreg in tgdaily.com

iLinc Extends Senior Notes Until 2012

iLinc Communications, Inc., a leader in web conferencing, desktop video conferencing software and collaboration solutions, today announced an agreement to extend its $2.9 million in senior debt until January 15, 2012.

Thursday, January 15, 2009

Leaders From Salesforce.com, Obama Transition Team, Training Magazine, Duct Tape Marketing to Keynote iLinc Annual User Conference

SaaS, Distance Learning, Marketing Thought Leaders Set to Speak at iConnect 2009, the Annual Gathering of iLinc Web Conferencing, Video Conferencing Users

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

ON24 Survey Shows Explosive Growth for Virtual Events in 2009

Trade Shows, Conventions, Sales and Training Events Projected to Decline over 40%

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Copper Conferencing Announces Connect To Copper - A New Online Customer Portal

Copper Conferencing, provider of audio conferencing and web conferencing to small and medium-sized businesses, announced the launch of Connect To Copper, a new online customer portal.

Monday, January 12, 2009

Temple University’s Fox School of Business Selects Mediasite for Groundbreaking Lecture Capture Initiative

Mediasite installed in every learning environment, including 30 state-of-the-art classrooms, within Alter Hall

Thursday, January 8, 2009

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Persony Previews Free iPhone Web Conferencing at Macworld Expo

Persony Previews Touch Meeting - a free mobile web conferencing service for iPhone users, at the annual Macworld Conference & Expo starting on January 6, 2009, the Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA

Yugma Introduces New Packaging and Pricing for Web Conferencing Services

Yugma introduces new packaging and pricing for Web conferencing services. Yugma Free, Yugma Pro 20 and Pro 50 services make it easier and more affordable to host and join online meetings and webinars. Yugma Free Web conferencing service is now enhanced to support up to 20 attendees per meeting. Yugma Pro 20 service price reduced by 25% to only $14.95 per month.

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

PennWell Publishing Names Stream57 as Preferred Webcasting Vendor

Stream57, the leading provider of fully customizable webcasting and streaming rich media communications, has been selected as the preferred provider of all webcasting and streaming media services by diversified global media and information publishing company PennWell Corporation.

Marratech Recommends Customers Migrate to Elluminate Solutions

Selects Alternative Tool for Online Learning and Collaboration After Google Acquisition

ConferencePlus to Host TeleSpan’s Annual Teleconferencing Industry Predictions

Prior Predictions Accuracy of 70% for Thirteen Years Running

Review: 3 videoconferencing services pick up where your travel budget leaves off

Business trips no longer on the agenda? These three services can help you stay on a face-to-face basis with your colleagues.

By Brian Nadel in Computerworld

Cisco Enhances the Mobile Collaboration Experience with the iPhone

Cisco Brings Business Collaboration to the AppStore with Cisco WebEx Meeting Center and Cisco Unified Communications

Unisfair Sees Growth For Smaller Events and Training

Posted in Virtual Worlds News

Universities increasingly offer courses, resources online

By Anna Andersen in the Daily Bruin

Monday, January 5, 2009

iLinc Web Conferencing Adds Director of Customer Experience

Mechelle Childs to Lead Customer Care for Growing Online Collaboration Provider

Small Business: Using Web seminars to cut costs

By Jamie Herzlich on Newsday.com

Friday, January 2, 2009

Copper Conferencing Announces One-Minute Skill Builder Webinar Series and Online Learning Center

Copper Conferencing is proud to announce its new Online Learning Center and One-Minute Skill Builder Webinar Series.