Cisco Completes Acquisition of WebEx

Cisco Systems, Inc. today announced the completion of its acquisition of WebEx Communications, Inc.

Finally Real Business Level Conferencing Available in Second Life!

A new full service audio conferencing solution has arrived in Second Life. Great America Network Conferencing (GANC) unveiled its full service conference packages to companies or groups that want to hold large meetings in Second Life.

Understanding Laminitis Webinar Audience Deems it a Success

By Kimberly S. Brown in TheHorse.com

Artafact Teams With WebEx to Offer New Online Focus Group Software

Artafact LLC has partnered with web collaboration leader WebEx , to create an online market research solution that replicates the interactivity and insight of in-person focus groups without the cost and time delays.

iLINC POSITIONED IN VISIONARIES QUADRANT FOR WEB CONFERENCING

Web Conferencing to Be Available to 75% of Corporate Users by 2010

MegaMeeting.com Video Conferencing Helps Auto Finance Company Meet More Often & Travel Less

Before implementing MegaMeeting.com’s browser based video and web conferencing software, Automatic Auto Finance (AAF) would have to ask all of their employees to shut down two hours early or open two hours late so they could travel 90+ miles to meet.

WebEx Experience Online Forum Saves Over 1 Million Pounds of Carbon Dioxide Emissions in First Week

New Online User Conference Format Eliminates Travel for Hundreds of Customers

Web Worker Payoff: Webinar Emcee

By Susan Heid in Web Worker Daily

Aperio Networks' Eventspan.com Proposes 'Web Event XML Schema' to Standardize Event Listings for Webcasts and Webinars

Eventspan.com, the forthcoming Web 2.0 search, syndication, and social networking website for online events such as webcasts and webinars, has released a draft of a proposed XML schema for the publishing of web event listings.

Onstream Media Corporation Fiscal Year 2007 Second Quarter Conference Call Recap

Onstream Media Corporation, a leading online service provider of live and on-demand digital media communications and applications, today provided a recap of the Company’s conference call held on May 21, 2007.

Growing Demand for Online Collaboration Fuelling Market Growth for the World’s Web Conferencing Markets

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c57529) has announced the addition of the Frost & Sullivan report: World Web Conferencing Markets to their offering.

PREMIERE GLOBAL SERVICES UPGRADES PGI NETSPOKE WEB CONFERENCING SOLUTION

GlobalMeet® Integration and Improved Self-Service Capabilities Give Small and Medium Businesses Feature-Rich Web Conferencing

Making it real

Teleconferencing is advancing with the improvement of video and sound, helping a $6 billion industry grow.
By Kimberly S. Johnson in the Denver Post

Arkadin Announces “Green to be Great” Eco-Friendly Event Series

New ArkadinAnywhere web conference system provides platform for global eco-talks

Interwise Receives 2006 Product of the Year Award

Interwise Connect Honored for Outstanding Innovation

ON24 Inc. Awarded Texas Multiple Award Schedule Contract

ON24's Webcasting Solutions Enable Texas State and Local Agencies to Hold Virtual Events

Octopz grabs on to Web collaboration

Social network targets creative professionals by emphasizing visual effects
By Paul Krill in InfoWorld

Cisco Receives Foreign Regulatory Approvals Required to Acquire WebEx

Cisco Systems, Inc. today announced that it has received the remaining foreign regulatory approvals required under the merger agreement for it to consummate the tender offer for all outstanding shares of WebEx Communications, Inc.

Enhance Your Intranet with Sametime 7.5.1

By John Roling on Intranet Journal

Microsoft Testing Screen Sharing Tool

By BetaNews Staff, BetaNews

Inter-Tel brings next generation IP communications to Interop

Inter-Tel 7000, Unified Communicator v4.0 Head Up Power-packed Lineup

Video production pros at Backstar Creative Media partner with Netbriefings for webcasting technology

Production partners see new Proclaim webcasting tool as a competitive advantage

Accordent Engage™ Puts the Power of Enhanced Audio Webcasts and Webconferences in the Hands of Enterprise Users

Behind-The-Firewall Solution Dramatically Reduces Outsourced Conferencing Fees While Providing Enterprise-class Control and Security

Institute of Management Consultants USA Uses Citrix GoToMeeting to Help Reach Members - and Help Members Reach Clients

Consultants Discover the Value of Online Meeting Solutions

Sonic Foundry CEO to Explore Impact of Executive Webcasting During Chief Executive Magazine Webinar

Buinevicius to share insights on how webcasting can dramatically improve top level communications throughout an organization

Strategic Profits' Steady Stream of Leads from ON24 Inc.'s Live Video Webcasting

ON24 Inc. Webcasting Solutions Contributes to Increased Leads and Revenues

Interwise Connect Selected by ZipRealty as its Corporate Standard for Converged Voice, Web and Video Conferencing

Innovative Technology Supports Internet-Savvy Realty Company’s Accelerated Market Expansion

Magic Quadrant States that More Organizations are Providing Web Conferencing to All Employees, Alongside IM and eMail

Interwise Positioned in the Visionaries Quadrant of Web Conferencing Magic Quadrant 2007

Monash streams campus life to remote students

Monash University has deployed a Web conferencing tool to bolster its Masters of School Leadership program for off-campus students.By Darren Pauli in InfoWorld Netherlands

Onstream Awarded Contracts of Approximately $500,000 by State California for Streaming Services

Onstream Media Corporation, a leading online service provider of live and on-demand, digital media communications and applications, announced today that as a result of its recent four year California Multiple Award Schedule (CMAS) contract, it has been awarded contracts by the State’s Resources Agency and the State's Board of Equalization to provide turnkey media creation, encoding, webcasting and archiving services for each of those agencies.

iLINC TO PRESENT AT RENN INVESTOR CONFERENCE

iLinc Communications, Inc., a leading provider of Web conferencing software and conferencing solutions, announced today that it will present at the RENN Investor Conference.

Audio Conferencing Software promotes SMB collaboration.

Avaya Announces Meeting Exchange Express - a Conferencing and Collaboration Solution for Small and Midsize Companies

CommuniClique™ Announces Web Conferencing Feature

New Component Allows Attendees to Join Easily with No Plug-Ins or Downloads Necessary

Enunciate Conferencing Wins Another Prestigious Award

Enunciate's leader, Frank Cianciulli was crowned one of Canada's Top 40 Under 40 during the 12th annual Awards Event organized by executive search firm, The Caldwell Partners International.

Rich Media Network Insight24 Showcases Axios Partners "The Real Cost of Backup Failures to the Enterprise" Webcast

Webcast Discusses Results From Survey of 250 Data Center Managers

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

Gartner Evaluates Elluminate for its Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute

TalkPoint to Power the May 10th FDAAdvisoryCommittee.com Webcast of the Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee Hearing on Aranesp, Epogen and Procrit

TalkPoint, the leading provider of audio and video-based Webcast services, and FDAAdvisoryCommittee.com, the leading webcast and DVD source for FDA Advisory Committee Meetings, today announced that TalkPoint will be powering the Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee Meeting scheduled for May 10th.

ADxIT Announces Strategic Partnership with KZO Networks to Market New Webcasting Tool

ADxIT, (pronounced add-exit), an online marketing, learning, and integration company has announced a strategic partnership with Virginia based KZO Networks.

White Papers vs Webcasts: What Prospects Prefer - New Data

If you use white papers and newsletter articles to entice and educate prospects, we have new data that will surprise you about what they truly want.

From Marketing Sherpa

Review: Not the Same-Old Sametime

By Charlie Schluting on Instant Messaging Planet.com

Slow adoption

Small businesses are taking it slow when it comes to deploying technologies such as VoIP and video conferencing.By Mohd Shariff in Express Computer (India)

THE MAZE MELTDOWN

Crash may virtually change commuting
Traffic hassles could put people on road to high-tech meetings
by Ellen Lee in the San Francisco Chronicle

iLinc Announces Preliminary Unaudited Fiscal Year 2007 and Fourth Quarter Results

iLinc Communications, Inc., a leading developer of Web conferencing software and audio conferencing solutions, today announced preliminary and unaudited results for its fiscal year and fourth quarter ending March 31, 2007.

Bay Area Highway Collapse Demonstrates Need for Teleworking Preparedness

Citrix GoToMyPC and GoToMeeting Help Companies’ Employees Work from Anywhere

Collaboration: Communication on steroids

With simple communication difficult enough to achieve within many organisations, making the move to 'collaboration' can seem a step too far. But emerging deployment and adoption strategies may give the latest collaboration technologies a fighting chance. Angela Eager reports.From Computer Business Review Online

Sonic Foundry Hosts First Annual Mediasite User Conference in Response to Growing Demand for Web Communications

Users lead program on innovative applications and best practices for Mediasite

VariView Technology, LLC to Acquire Webcast Services Group From Reflect Systems, Inc.

Dallas, Texas, based firm to launch new Webcast services offering using ReflectWeb(TM) live event and VOD distribution platform

Web conferencing: How will it affect the relationship between Cisco and Microsoft

by Clive Longbottom, service director at analyst firm Quocirca on ComputerWeekly.com

European Collaboration Services Market Forecast to Hit $1 Billion in 5 Years

New Study From Wainhouse Research Details 12 Local European Markets

Onstream Media Completes Acquisition of Infinite Conferencing

Onstream Media Corporation, a leading online service provider of live and on-demand, digital media communications and applications, announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Infinite Conferencing, a national provider of audio and web conferencing, webinar and webcasting services, in exchange for $14 million in cash and approximately 1.38 million shares of Onstream Media restricted common stock.

New Report Available On IBM's UC Strategy

In The Wainhouse Research Bulletin, Volume 8, #14

Say Hello To Persony

In The Wainhouse Research Bulletin, Volume 8, #14

ON24 Inc. Awarded California Multiple Award Schedule Contract

Streamlines Procurement of ON24 Webcasting Solutions by California State and Local Agencies

PresenterNet Launches New Era of Online Advertising Technology

PresenterNet, provider of online interactive Web presentation applications, today demonstrated Advertising Showrooms, a new technology that delivers online messaging distinctly different from all other Internet media.

BRAINSHARK EXPANDS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES OFFERINGS

Rapid Results Programs and Best Practices Workshops Help Companies Optimize Results of Marketing, Sales, Training, and Corporate Communications Initiatives

Announcing ReadyTalk Web Seminar Series Events for May

May lineup to feature seven complimentary events on sales training, marketing, hiring, effective communications and active living

InterCall and Reliance Form Partnership to Improve Call Quality and Conferencing Capacity

InterCall and Reliance Form Partnership to Improve Call Quality and Conferencing Capacity

Acrobat Connects Users in a Flash

By Troy Dreier in Intranet Journal

Cisco's Acquisition Of WebEx Will Make It Software 'Seller'

By Donna Howell, Investor's Business Daily

Accelerating Growth On the Web with A Simpler Approach to Real-time Collaboration

Small Business Can Accelerate Growth On the Web with A Simpler, Better Approach to Real-time Collaboration

By Brett Caine, Citrix Online in dBusinessNews Los Angeles

Central Desktop Wins Entretech PricewaterhouseCoopers Entrepreneurial Spirit Award

Central Desktop, the award-winning collaboration platform today announced it has been awarded the inaugural Entretech PricewaterhouseCoopers Entrepreneurial Spirit Award.

Bow Communications Announces Breakthrough Conference Calling Services

Bow Communications announces unique partnerships with the conferencing industries highest rated service providers. Education is the key to increased sales and productivity with conference calling services.

Web-enabled support benefits EdgeCAM users worldwide

By Andrew Allcock in Machinery - The home of Production engineering

Citrix Reports First Quarter Revenues of $308 Million

Year-over-year Quarterly Revenue Growth of 18%

Interwise Brings Together Green Experts and Tech Innovators to Discuss Environmentally Responsible Business Practices

Business and IT Managers Invited to Attend Free Web Seminar on Thursday, 3 May 2007 at 2pm GMT / 9am EST

Research and Markets: New Report Discusses and Analyzes Cisco’s Strategies for the Small Business Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of "Inflexion Point: Random Thoughts on Cisco’s Small Business Ambitions...and WebEx" to their offering.

Google Eyes Web Conferencing

At a recent tech conference, Google's director of corporate development, Salman Ullah, said that he looks for "really crazy" acquisitions. I'm not yet sure whether the latest of Google's numerous deals, its buyout of Marratech, fits in that category.

By Tom Taulli in The Motley Fool

WebEx Announces First Quarter 2007 Financial Results

For the first quarter of 2007, revenue was $107.2 million, an increase of 21% compared to $88.5 million in the first quarter of 2006.

Cisco Announces Extension of Tender Offer for WebEx

Cisco Systems, Inc. today announced that it is extending its previously announced tender offer for all outstanding shares of WebEx Communications, Inc. until 12:00 Midnight, New York City time, on Monday, May 7, 2007 (which is the end of the day on May 7, 2007).

Convenos Joins the Charter Class of Salesforce.com’s AppExchange Incubator

Web collaboration service provider continues to accelerate success with Salesforce customers

Readytalk to show how to Boost Sales Leads Through Web Seminars

Effective maximization of marketing ROI will be focus of complimentary Web Seminar Series event

Demo Locally, Deliver Globally

Five Key Factors for Delivering a Successful Online Demo

SAP and Adobe Join Forces for Virtual Learning

Companies Advance Rapid Training with New SAP Enterprise Learning Environment, Combining Adobe Acrobat Connect Professional with SAP Learning Solution

Google brings video conferencing to its Office

By Dan Farber and Larry Dignan in ZDNet blog "Between the Lines"

Video May Come To Google Talk

Google's acquisition of Swedish-based Marratech, a video conferencing software company, should lead into Google Talk becoming more competitive with eBay's Skype and other services.

By David Utter on WebProNews

Google purchases Marratech conferencing software

Google has acquired the flagship software product of video-conferencing start-up Marratech, leading many to believe that conferencing software may become the next addition to Google's growing office suite.

By Caroline McCarthy on CNet News.com

WebEx Honored With Supplier of the Year Award From Boeing

WebEx, the leading provider of on-demand applications for collaborative business, today announced that it has received the prestigious Boeing Supplier of the Year award for non-production suppliers.

Google Acquires Marratech For Web Conferencing

By Mike Gotta in the Collaborative Thinking blog

Citrix Online Wins Two Prestigious Codie Awards for GoToMeeting and GoToWebinar

On-demand Applications Recognized for “Simpler is Better” Approach to Empowering Business Productivity

Talant Launches New Webinar Optimization Event

Optimizing Webinar Investment and Improving Lead Generation Results

WINDOW COVERINGS UNIVERSITY ONLINE SWITCHES FROM WEBEX TO LEARN.COM’S WEBROOM WEB CONFERENCING SUITE

Learn.com®, the leader in on-demand workforce development and productivity, announced today that Window Coverings University Online, an educational institution for window fashions business owners, sales consultants, and design professionals, located in Bethesda, MD, has switched from WebEx to Learn.com’s WebRoom™ Web conferencing suite.

AccuConference Releases Downloadable Freebie for Teleconferencers

New Outlook plugin schedules conference calls and issues automatic reminders.

ADDING and REPLACING ThinkEngine Helps GoConference Expand their Brand with added Conferencing Features

Release 2.5 of the VSR1000's Reservationless Conferencing drives new functionality and richer conferencing experiences for GoConferencing clients.

Are we making the most of web conferencing?

By James Murray in Green Business News blog

Climate Call Puts Green Conferencing at Top of the Agenda

Green conferencing specialist, Climate Call (http://www.climatecall.co.uk), has the remedy to unnecessary business travel and its impact on global warming.

Does WebEx change the Cisco model?

Cisco's acquisition of WebEx is in many ways is startling. Cisco makes network gear, and WebEx is a consumer of network technology. The apparent disconnect has created all kinds of speculation on the motivation behind the deal, and the big question is whether WebEx is an indicator, or even a driver, of a major change in the Cisco model -- and if so, to what?

From Computer News Middle East

ON24 Inc. and King Fish Media Announce Strategic Partnership

King Fish to resell ON24 webcasting solutions and provide project management and professional services for ON24 clients

YouTube model meets BTB Web casts on new site

By Chantal Tode in DMNews online version.

Citrix Systems to Announce First Quarter 2007 Financial Results on Wednesday, April 25

Citrix Systems, Inc., the global leader in application delivery infrastructure, today announced that it plans to report financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2007 on Wednesday, April 25, 2007 after the close of the market.

TalkPoint to Exhibit Webcasting and Webinar Technology for Publishers at the Min Day Summit

TalkPoint, the leading provider of Webcasting and Webinars for the publishing industry, today announced that they will be exhibiting their solutions as part of the Min Day Summit on April 19th, 2007 at the Grand Hyatt in New York.

RHUB releases TurboMeeting 3.0 Web Conferencing solution for Macintosh

RHUB Communications, Inc., provider of the advanced Web conferencing solution, TurboMeeting, announced the release of version 3.0 with support for Apple Macintosh computers.

MegaMeeting.com Video Conferencing Allows Novum Structures, LLC to Meet Simultaneously with Germany, China and Florida Offices

Never before has it been easier and more cost effective for Novum Structures, LLC to conduct meetings with their international and local offices.

Citrix Online Helps CPAs Speed Up Tax Returns with Real-time Access and Collaboration

In the Final Frenzy, Simpler, Better Online Collaboration Solves Time and Distance Dilemma: "Everything Just Zooms!"

AMEDISYS INC. SWITCHES FROM SABA'S CENTRA TO LEARN.COM'S WEBROOM WEB CONFERENCING SUITE

Learn.com®, the leader in on-demand workforce development and productivity, announced today that Amedisys Inc., with headquarters in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has switched from Saba’s Centra® to Learn.com’s WebRoom™ Web conferencing suite.

ON24, Inc. Launches Rich Media Network for Business and Technology Professionals

Insight24 Delivers Thousands of Webcasts, Podcasts, Corporate Videos, Online Demos and More in Over 30 Business and Technology Categories

The Wonders of Web Conferencing: A Case Study on How Marketers Can Stay Ahead of the Learning Curve

By Brian Niles in the Adotas blog

RHUB Releases the RHUB 200 Appliance With TurboMeeting 3.0/HT

$995 Breaks the Price Barrier!

WEBDIALOGS ANNOUNCES PUBLIC BETA FOR UNYTE MEETING

Spring '07 version delivers complete "multimedia minutes" by adding videocasting to its unified conferencing service

RHUB Releases TurboMeeting 3.0 Web Conferencing Solution With HT

Hybrid Technology (HT) Provides Both Fully Interactive (Download Required) With View Only (No Download) in the Same Meeting

Onstream Media to Participate in GSA’s Networx Universal Contract as part of the Qwest Team

Historic Networx Program is the Largest Federal Telecommunications Acquisition Program To-Date