Thursday, February 21, 2008

iLinc Launches Customer Advisory Board, Brings End-User Focus to Company Initiatives, Product Development

14-Member Board Reflects Variety of Web Conferencing Customers Across Multiple Industries

Web conferencing tools gain attraction

By Michael Osterman in Network World

PHASE 2 Broadens SaaS Portfolio with ShareMeeting -- New Web Conferencing Service

PHASE 2 International, a worldwide provider of hosted business applications, has announced the availability of ShareMeeting.

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

iLinc reports CO2 spared through Web conferencing

By Ted Samson in InfoWorld blog

Java solutions profile: Java Web conferencing

Java is first choice for these developers of real-time Web conferencing software

By Howard Wen in JavaWorld

West International Tender Offer for Genesys Conferencing

English Translation of Summary of Draft Tender Offer Prospectus Filed With the French Stock Market Authority by West International Holdings Limited in Connection With Its Tender Offer for Genesys Conferencing

Monday, February 18, 2008

University of Arkansas Sam M. Walton College of Business Improves Campus Communication and Knowledge Access with Mediasite

Technology leader from one of the nation’s top 25 public undergraduate business schools to present successful strategies for lecture capture, event webcasting and staff training

Yahoo! Live has potential for quick conferences

By Simon Sharwood on SearchVoIP.com.au

RHUB Named Finalist in Info Security Products Guide Global Awards

RHUB is a premier provider of on-premise Web conferencing appliances, based on the Company’s TurboMeeting software, that meet the needs of any organization.

Friday, February 15, 2008

Running an Effective Teleconference or Virtual Meeting

Virtual teams are becoming commonplace, but the old rules for running a meeting don't necessarily apply. Managers need to learn new skills to keep people engaged and to use the time (and technology) effectively. These tips will make your next remote meeting a success.
By Esther Schindler on CIO.com

Three-Year View: Broad Enterprise Use of Web Conferencing

In TMCnet News

Thursday, February 14, 2008

iLinc Enables Web Collaboration Among International Space Station Research Teams

European Space Agency's Erasmus Virtual Campus Connects Geographically-Dispersed Institutes for Online Meetings, e-Learning

Onstream Media Corporation Reports Fiscal 2008 First Quarter Financial Results

Total Revenue Up 105% as Webcasting Revenue Increases 60%;Company Generates Positive Cash Flow from Operations

We have to stop meeting like this

With UK workers facing meeting overload, Bert van der Zwan, from WebEx, explains why cutting the number of face-to-face meetings can benefit both companies and their staff. From BusinessZone.co.uk

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

SURVEY: CARBON FOOTPRINTS ADD MOMENTUM TO WEB CONFERENCING

A survey conducted by leading unified communications consultancy group ICUGlobal has revealed that, from a poll of 300 organisations, 7 out of 10 surveyed rated “reducing organisational carbon footprints” as a key driver in their organisation’s decision to invest in web conferencing and collaboration.

Novell Drives Open Collaboration with SiteScape Acquisition

Merger will create interoperable, open source and open standards-based workspaces
for team productivity

ICUGlobal Survey Finds Green Argument Key Driver for Web Conferencing

By Susan J. Campbell on TMCnet.com

BrightCom™ Video and Web Conferencing Equipment Connects Luminaries of Distributed Work

BrightCom™ provides a video and web conferencing solution to the New Ways of Working Network. The solution was used to host their latest Tertulia roundtable discussion, connecting luminaries from around the country to discuss Eric Richert’s conclusions from his recent study on Distributed Work Group Practices.

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Netbriefings acquires large event production specialists Beacon Hill Productions

One-stop-shop for large event production that includes event staging, video shooting, Web streaming, audience management and more

RHUB communication expands its channel

RHUB Communication has expanded their channel programme. The channel partners seized opportunity to integrate RHUB’s hosted solution with complementary offerings.

Monday, February 11, 2008

WebConference.com Helps Political Researchers Display YouTube Videos to Undecided Voters

Political consultants and market research companies use WebConference.com seamless YouTube integration to bring undecided voters into a virtual focus group and watch political TV commercials. Free 30 Day Trial of WebConference.com.

Insight24 Announces Syndication Partnership with CustomerThink

Insight24 Delivers Relevant and Timely Webcasts, Videos and Podcasts to Leading Online Community for Customer-Centric Business Leaders

BrightCom™ Video and Web Conferencing Equipment Connects Luminaries of Distributed Work

BrightCom™ recently provided a video and web conferencing solution to the New Ways of Working Network to host their latest Tertulia roundtable discussion, featuring Eric Richert’s recent study on Distributed Work Group Practices.

Sunday, February 10, 2008

Adobe Proposes Flash for Learning

Technology connects with discourse on "leadership"
By William Pollard in OhmyNews

Friday, February 8, 2008

Info Security Products Guide Names RHUB TurboMeeting Winner of the 2008 Global Excellence in World's Best Software Product/Service Award

RHUB Communications, Inc. announced today that Info Security Products Guide, a Silicon Valley Communications publication focusing on security-related products and technologies, has named RHUB's TurboMeeting 200 On-Premise Web conferencing appliance winner of the 2008 Global Product Excellence in World's Best Software Customer Trust Award. This customer trust honor is the greatest endorsement of the fact that the RHUB TurboMeeting 200 On-Premise Web conferencing appliance is ahead of the curve when it comes to the best-of-the-best products that provide the highest security

Thursday, February 7, 2008

Virtual meetings: A way of life?

The benefits of online meetings are clear: substantial time and cost savings for businesses, employees and clients. But, as Lucie Benson discovers, there are other reasons to consider web conferencing within your organisation. From HR Zone UK.

CeBIT 2008 – New Directions for Netviewer’s Web Conferencing

Premiering in Hanover: Live events portal, web calendar and a plug-in for Microsoft OCS.

iLinc Announces Third Quarter Fiscal 2008 Results

Total revenue of $3.4 million, a decrease of eight percent over the same three-month period last year

Wednesday, February 6, 2008

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

IVT Powers Innovative Video Podcasting and Desktop Webcasting to Expand Dealer Education Program for NEC Unified Solutions

NEC deploys IVT Studio to record, distribute and archive the company's "employee-generated" video programming

Citrix GoToMeeting Expands Reach and Shortens Sales Cycle for Small Business Web Commuters

GoToMeeting Significantly Increased Our Sales by More Than 30 Percent

Copper Conferencing Acquires The Conference Depot

Copper Continues to Lead the Conferencing Industry with Expert Conference Coaches™, Broad Conferencing Service Options and a Robust Channel Partner Portfolio

iLinc held Annual Key Customer Summit

iLinc Communications, a developer of Web conferencing software and audio conferencing services, held its annual Key Customer Summit January 30th and 31st in Scottsdale, Ariz.

Monday, February 4, 2008

Webinars travel the distance

By Ruth Baum Bigus in The Kansas City Star

Friday, February 1, 2008

Guilty pleasures: Using paper, paper and more paper

By Heather Clancy on ZDNet

Small Private School Embraces Webcasting Technology

By Rosalind Guy in The Daily News

Thursday, January 31, 2008

Telus buys Toronto Webcast provider

By Howard Solomon in Networkworld Canada

Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Parallels Virtuozzo Containers Transform Web Conferencing Solution into Virtual Appliance

Software as a Service Means No More Software Downloads and Installations

iLinc to Hold Annual Key Customer Summit

Conference will Bring Together a Who's Who List of Customers to Share Best Practices in Meeting Online Using Web Conferencing

Sonic Foundry Receives 2007 Frost & Sullivan Global Market Leadership Award

Company distinguishes itself by setting the pace for the lecture capture solutions market

Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Sonic Foundry Unveils Mediasite 4.3

Latest release supports Microsoft Silverlight with cross-browser, cross-platform playback

Cool Conference Live Launches FREE Web Conferencing that Bridges the Gap with Social Networking

Cool Conference Live launches a free web conferencing solution that brings business and social networking features together, revolutionizing the web conferencing industry.

Large Financial Organization Selects iLinc for Online Training

Customers Opting for Subscription Model as Budgets Tighten; May Impact Quarterly Software Revenue

Friday, January 25, 2008

iLinc to Announce Third Quarter Fiscal 2008 Results

iLinc Communications, Inc., a leading developer of Web conferencing software and audio conferencing solutions, will release its third quarter fiscal 2008 results on Thursday, February 7, 2008, before the market opens.

Thursday, January 24, 2008

Taking the reins and tending the cows at WebEx

By Phil Wainewright on ZDNet

Packetel Turbo Meeting Service Offers Easy Virtual Meeting Setup

Online Meeting Service Lets Users Collaborate Anytime, Anywhere

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Cal State Fullerton Chooses iLinc for Campus-wide Web Collaboration Initiatives

iLinc's University Enterprise Licensing Option Key Factor in Selection

The Praetorian Group Selects ON24 as Preferred Webcasting Solutions Provider

Solutions from Webcasting and Rich Media Marketing Providers Enable Public Safety Publisher to Expand Revenue Opportunities and Service Offerings

Citrix Online Named 2008 North American Web Conferencing Company of the Year

Frost & Sullivan Award Recognizes Excellence in Accelerating Adoption of Web Conferencing and Collaboration Among SMBs

Oklahoma Merit Protection Commission Selects Mediasite by Sonic Foundry For Courtroom Technology Upgrade

Mediasite webcasts hearings to provide users with 24/7 access to official record of administrative proceedings

Monday, January 21, 2008

Webinar Success Launches Web Conferencing Community Forum Site

Conferencing Technology Users Can Ask Questions and Share Tips at www.wcc-forum.com

Friday, January 18, 2008

Great America Networks Conferencing Announces the Adoption of Persony Web Conferencing 2.0

Great America Networks Conferencing chooses to use Persony's Web Conferencing 2.0 to roll out their QuickVisuals web and video conferencing services.

Adobe plans hosted services in Europe

Adobe Systems is putting in the infrastructure necessary to offer hosted services in Europe, including its Connect web-conferencing tool.
By Rik Turner in CBR

Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Granicus, Inc. Announces $10 Million Strategic Investment from JMI Equity

Profitable Company to Use Proceeds to Expand Leadership Position in Webcasting and Public Meeting Management Solutions for Government; Funding Affirms Market Demand

Charity looks to unified comms to improve access to staff

Microsoft's Live Meeting 'should also bring benefits'

In Computerworld UK

Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Arkadin Expands Conferencing Service to India

Introduces Partnership with ConferIndia

Monday, January 14, 2008

iLinc Voted 'Best Web Seminar' for Third Consecutive Year by Elearning! Magazine Readers

Readers Selected iLinc over WebEx, Saba Centra Suite, GoToMeeting

Citrix Online Earns Record Number of Awards in 2007

GoToMyPC, GoToMeeting, GoToWebinar and GoToAssist Prove Value for Small and Medium-sized Businesses

New Intercall® Web Meeting Brings Simplicity to Web Conferencing, Lets Users Take Advantage of Unified Communications Tools

InterCall, the world’s largest conferencing and collaboration provider, today announced the launch of its InterCall Web Meeting platform.

Sunday, January 13, 2008

WebEx bullish on enterprise market

By V. Rishi Kumar in The Hindu Business Line

Adobe Connect's Second Act

By Don Fluckinger on PDFzone.com

Friday, January 11, 2008

Web Conferencing Tool Measures Carbon Savings

By Andrew R Hickey on the CMP ChannelWeb Network

Web conferencing Part 2: Infrastructure

By Peter Brockmann on SearchVoIP

Thursday, January 10, 2008

Web conferencing Part 1: Service selection criteria

By Peter Brockmann on SearchVoIP

ON24 Presents "The One Piece of Advice You Can't Generate Leads Without" Webcast Series

As the global leader in webcasting and rich media marketing solutions, ON24, Inc. is sponsoring an eight-part webcast series based on RainToday.com's informational report -- "The One Piece of Advice You Can't Generate Leads Without."

Wednesday, January 9, 2008

IVT Brings Industrial-Strength Video Webcasting to Silicon Valley

IVT opens office in Palo Alto to grow the company’s business in the Bay Area;
Mitchell Harper named IVT’s West Coast Director of Sales

Sonic Foundry’s Enterprise Webcasting Platform Wins Bersin & Associates 2007 Learning Leaders Award

Mediasite named among best tools to build high impact learning experiences

ConferencePlus™ To Host TeleSpan’s Annual Teleconferencing Industry Predictions

Prior Predictions Accuracy Exceeds 70% for Twelve Years Running

Tuesday, January 8, 2008

HearMe(R) Reports 900% Increase in Revenue on One Year Anniversary

Named Internet Telephony Magazine Video Conferencing Solution '2007 Product of the Year'

Thinking About Web Conferencing? Buyers Guide

Practical analysis of Web Conferencing Applications Points to Key Features

RATNER COMPANIES SWITCHES TO THE BEST LMS OF 2007, THE LEARN.COM LEARNCENTER PLATFORM AND WEBROOM WEB CONFERENCING SUITE

Learn.com®, the leader in on-demand workforce development and productivity, announced today that Ratner Companies, a family-owned, family-oriented company operating Hair Cuttery, BUBBLES, Salon Cielo and Spa, ColorWorks and Salon Plaza, with headquarters in Vienna, VA, has selected the LearnCenter® platform and WebRoom® Web Conferencing Suite to train and develop its geographically dispersed employees.

Friday, January 4, 2008

Onstream Media Corporation Announces Recent Developments

Onstream Media Corporation, an online service provider of live and on-demand internet video, announces new credit facilities and enhancements to both of its Digital Media Services Platform (DMSP) and Webcasting technology.

Friday, December 28, 2007

InterCall Launches GreenConferencing.com

By Shamila Janakiraman on TMCnet.com

Thursday, December 27, 2007

iLinc Named as Finalist for Two 'Best of Elearning!' Awards

Magazine Readers Nominate iLinc Virtual Classroom, Web Seminar Products for Honor

Wednesday, December 26, 2007

InterCall Announces Leadership Team for Launch of Unified Communications Offering

By Susan J. Campbell on TMCnet.com

Onstream Media Corporation Reports Fiscal 2007 Fourth Quarter and Full-Year Financial Results

Achieves Record Revenue for the Quarter and Full-Year Period on Higher Gross Margins

Friday, December 21, 2007

Sonic Foundry banking on new university business

By Brian E. Clark in WisBusiness.com

Thursday, December 20, 2007

Open-Source Model to Challenge WebEx Online Meetings Gains Steam

Startup dimdim offers open-source software to organize web-based meetings, unveils deal with SugarCRM, soon to announce deal with major tax preparation company.
By Michael Goldberg in CIO

Web conferencing: Adoption grows and evolution continues

By Peter Brockmann on SearchVoIP

Wednesday, December 19, 2007

iLinc Increasingly the Choice for Technology Companies Looking to Integrate Collaboration Tools

Deployment Options, Flexible Cost Models Driving Savvy IT Decision Makers to iLinc

Monday, December 17, 2007

Citrix GoToMeeting, GoToWebinar and GoToAssist Rated Year’s Best

Web Conferencing and Remote Support Services Recognized for Outstanding Innovation and Commitment to the Customer Experience

European Companies overlook Web Conferencing as Means of Carbon Reduction

Survey Shows Companies Could Miss Out on Benefits of Web Conferencing Because of Failure to Address Perceived IT Challenges

Friday, December 14, 2007

Cisco to expand WebEx conferencing capabilities

By Howard Solomon in Network World Canada

Founder's blog reports Convoq has shut down

In Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology

Thursday, December 13, 2007

Global Crossing Helps Lotus Interworks Transition TDM Voice Network to VoIP

By Anuradha Shukla on TMCnet

Cisco: the new software giant

By Jim Duffy in Network World

Streamlogics Expands Senior Management Team

Marc Nadeau Joins as senior vice president of sales and marketing, brian ross appointed vice president of business development.

LiteScape Announces Support for Microsoft Live Meeting and OCS 2007

LiteScape Extends OnCast to support “One-Touch Web Conferencing” for Live Meeting from IP Phones

Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Insight24 Channel Debuts on YouTube

Insight24 Branded Channel Will Feature Business and Technology Rich Media Content From Industry Luminaries and Leading Companies

Monday, December 10, 2007

Federal and State Agencies Select ON24's Webcasting Solutions

ON24's Comprehensive Webcasting Solutions Help Government Organizations Quickly and Effectively Reach Constituents and Disseminate Information

Friday, December 7, 2007

Web player started as dentist

By Max Jarman in The Arizona Republic

Thursday, December 6, 2007

Cool Conference Live Launches Beta of Free Web Conferencing Solution with Social Networking Features

Cool Conference Live is a new web conferencing solution that will change online meetings around the globe.

Accordent Technologies Awarded Key Patent on Process for Synchronization of Streaming Media & Graphics

Accordent Recognized For Pioneering a Core Process in Creation of Rich Media Communications

Monday, December 3, 2007

Webinar: fast catching up concept over the Net netspeak

The system enables the presenter to reach out to a much wider audience in a cost-effective manner.

Friday, November 30, 2007

Stream57 Chosen by Crossroads of Learning to Present Virtual 'Tutoring Town Hall' Series

Crossroads of Learning, a resource provider for one-on-one educators and academic coaches, has partnered with Stream57, the leading provider of fully customizable webcasting and rich media solutions for online communications, to present their ongoing live, interactive "Tutoring Town Hall" webcast series to air online next in January 2008.

Harnessing the Internet to Boost Conservation Efforts

By Gary Griffiths in GreenerComputing.com

Q: Are There Cost-Effective Online Meeting Tools?

By Ken Colburn, President of Data Doctors Computer Services on KTAR.com