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

Thursday, November 29, 2007

WebEx launches the Green Guide to your Office

Advice for businesses and individuals to increase environmental efficiency and reduce carbon footprints

TalkPoint Releases Flywheel v.1.2., The All-in-One, Podcast and RSS Publishing Tool

TalkPoint, building upon the original version of Flywheel, the personal RSS feed aggregator that was released in June 2007, has announced the introduction of Flywheel v.1.2 today.

Wednesday, November 28, 2007

XL Meeting Announces Web/Video Conferencing Channel Program

The Sky’s the Limit for XL Meeting Channel Partners!

Readytalk Featured in Wild Women Entrepreneurs Twelve Days of Christmas

Wild Women Enterpreneurs chooses ReadyTalk as an essential solution for entrepreneurs.

Tuesday, November 27, 2007

iLinc Multi-User Video Offers Better, Cheaper Alternative to Traditional Video Conferencing Systems

Video Conferencing Using Internet is a Standard Feature of iLinc

HearMe Offers Small Biz Web Conferencing Like the Big Guys

By Jennifer Bosavage in Smart Biz

Collaboration works great for small businesses

Big technologies aren’t just for big companies
By Robin Gareiss in Network World

Philips Enhances Healthcare Learning Services with Adobe Acrobat Connect Professional

Global Customer Service Unit Enhances Training Capabilities

Monday, November 26, 2007

Mediasite Brings the Classroom Home During California Firestorm

California universities forced to cancel class due to fire use webcasting to maintain course flow

Thursday, November 22, 2007

Meeting rooms in cyberspace

Big or small, companies turn to the Web to collaborate with colleagues and customers

By Dan Skeen in The Globe and Mail

Tuesday, November 20, 2007

All Mobile Video Partners with Onstream Media to Offer Webcast Services and Digital Asset Management Solutions

Onstream Media Corporation, a leading webcast services provider, announced today that New York based All Mobile Video (AMV), one of New York’s largest video production companies has agreed to integrate Onstream Media’s Visual Webcaster on-site webcasting systems into their production studios to offer their clients a seamless webcasting solution.

Sonic Foundry Reports Fiscal 2007 Year-End Results, Strong Organic Growth Continues

GAAP revenues totaled $16.7 million, 33 percent year-over-year growth
Total billings reached $19.7 million, 44 percent increase over fiscal 2006
GAAP EPS loss of $(0.18), non-GAAP EPS loss of $(0.14)

Monday, November 19, 2007

Web Meeting Software Vendors Face Stiff Challenge, but Customers Get More Options

ShowMyPC, a maker of web meeting and screen sharing software has released a new addition to its suite of free desktop sharing software services. It's called 'application sharing' and 'file transfer' and is currently available only from some leading vendors like webex; but for a steep price. This is excellent news for small businesses, students, graphics designers, sales and marketing, road warriors and remote support companies who need the service but don't want to pay the steep price. The service is based on open softwares like vnc and openssh.

Friday, November 16, 2007

How businesses can save money and get greener

By Mike Pryce in the Worcester News

Persony Releases Web Conferencing 2.0 API

Persony web conferencing API allows Web 2.0 services to seamlessly add real-time collaboration.

WebEx looks to ditch direct sales

Web-based conferencing vendor WebEx has revealed it wants to move away from direct sales and become 100 per cent channel friendly.
By Garry Hayes in CRN

Thursday, November 15, 2007

iLinc Marks Continued Growth as it Surpasses Two Million User Milestone

Government, Financial Services, Technology, Education Sectors Among Leading Adapters of Web Conferencing

Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Multi User VoIP and Video Cuts Costs and Takes Web Conferences Face-to-face

Netviewer five sets new standards for online meetings

Township Wins Innovation in Governance Award with Granicus Solutions

Municipal Government Expands Records Management with Integrated Streaming Video

Large Research and Development Organization with 10,000 Employees Achieves 155 Percent ROI Webcasting with Mediasite by Sonic Foundry

Case study by leading analyst firm demonstrates increased productivity, reduced teleconferencing and training costs

Infinite Conferencing is Second Onstream Media Division to Announce Record Monthly Revenue During October

October Conferencing Revenue Reaches $700,000, a 24% Increase Over Prior Year

Tuesday, November 13, 2007

WebEx, Oracle Collaborate on Sales Solution

By Troy Dreier on IntranetJournal.com

Whaleback Introduces OrcaMeeting Group Conferencing Service Offering Flat-Rate Audio and Web Conferencing With Unlimited Monthly Minutes

SMBs Can Avoid High-Cost, Pay-As-You-Go Plans and Replace Spikes in Monthly Expenses with a Guaranteed Monthly Fee for a Managed Conferencing Service

Monday, November 12, 2007

Insight24 Announces Simple Syndication Program for Online Publishers and Bloggers

Enables Online Publishers to Easily Add Business and Technology Webcasts, Podcasts, and Videos from Over 32 Categories

Onstream Media's Webcasting Division Achieves Record Monthly Revenue During October

October Webcasting Revenue Reaches $648,000, a 66% Increase Over Prior Year

Webex's MeetMeNow gets video upgrades, MS Office integration

By Josh Lowensohn on Webware.com

Thursday, November 8, 2007

Premiere Global Services Acquires Leading Nordic Conferencing Services Provider

Acquisition of NetConnect’s Meet24 Extends Reach of the PGi Communications Operating System and is Expected to be Accretive to PGI’s Earnings

Wednesday, November 7, 2007

Premiere Global Services’ Conferencing Solution Integrated With Microsoft Office Live Meeting 2007

Premiere Global Now Offers Microsoft Office Live Meeting 2007

PlatformQ Taps Stream57 for Live Streaming Content at CollegeWeekLive Virtual College Fair

Virtual event producer PlatformQ has partnered with Stream57, the leading provider of fully customizable webcasting and rich media solutions for online communications, to deliver live streaming video for CollegeWeekLive, a two-day virtual college fair connecting thousands of high school students with colleges in a live, interactive forum.

ReadyTalk Introduces Podcasting

Turning audio and web conferences into podcasts, users subscribe, then watch and listen on the go.

Monday, November 5, 2007

Insight24 Announces Syndication Partnership with ECT News Network

Provider of Business and Technology Webcasts, Podcasts, and Videos Now Reaches Over 13 Million Monthly Viewers

Vyew Partners With FreeConference to Deliver First Free Integrated Conference Calling and Web Conferencing Services

FreeConference Launches Beta of SharePlus Desktop Sharing

Aperio Networks Launches WebinarWire.com for Web-based Event Marketers, Online Trainers, and Webcast Communications Executives

The Webinar Wire is a new publication to provide online event marketers and producers with industry-contributed opinion, instruction, research and news in the web event services market.

Friday, November 2, 2007

Web Conferencing Systems That Can Save SMBs Time And Money

In CMP ChannelWeb Network

AT&T caps Interwise buy, creates conferencing unit

AT&T reports it has completed its $121 million acquisition of Interwise Inc. and has begun rolling out a new conferencing service based on its products.

In Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology

WebEx dips its toes in the channel

Shift from direct sales follows acquisition by Cisco

From TechCentral.ie

Wednesday, October 31, 2007

ON24 Adds More than 300 New Customers in 2007 and Achieves Major Milestones

Leading Provider of Webcasting and Rich Media Marketing Solutions Launches Beijing offices and Adds Second Datacenter to Support Global Growth

Global Webcasting and Rich Media Leader Stream57 Launches New Online Presence

Stream57, the leading provider of fully customizable webcasting and rich media solutions for online communications, will launch its new company website on Halloween, Wednesday, October 31, 2007, at Stream57.com.

iLinc Web Conferencing Provides Measurable Results for Nation's Leading Mobile Storage Company to Expand Distance Learning

Williams Scotsman Reduces Training Costs by More than 30 percent using LearnLinc

Partners Aim to Make Conferencing Cheap and Simple

Partners Vyew and FreeConference will deliver a click-to-collaborate Web conference service.
By Paula Musich in eWeek.com

Tuesday, October 30, 2007

EventBuilder Completes Microsoft Office Live Meeting 2007 Certification for Audio Conferencing

Encounter Collaborative, the provider of EventBuilder web event management services, today announced that it was the first partner to complete Microsoft Office Live Meeting 2007 certification for its audio conferencing offerings

Interactive Video Technologies Names Software and Internet Veteran Phillip Whalen as President and CEO

New leadership to expand the company and accelerate industry growth in video webcasting adoption

Mediasite by Sonic Foundry Contributes to 2007 Installation Europe Award For VSB Technical University

University's Information Technology Centre and system integrator Manta Projection Systems selected as Best Education Project

EventBuilder Completes Microsoft Office Live Meeting 2007 Certification for Audio Conferencing

Encounter Collaborative, the provider of EventBuilder web event management services, today announced that it was the first partner to complete Microsoft Office Live Meeting 2007 certification for its audio conferencing offerings.

The New ABCs of Selling in a Web 2.0 World

By Larry Barrett on InternetNews.com

Monday, October 29, 2007

Glance Networks Debuts Remote Control for Screen Sharing

Glance Networks, Inc., creator of the "one-button-simple" Glance desktop sharing service, today debuted a new lightweight remote control feature.

Friday, October 26, 2007

Web Conferencing - How to engage an audience

By Stephane Guiblin, Netspoke Product Manager, on Bytestart.co.uk

Al Gore provided inspiration for iLinc Green Meter

Software measures amount of carbon dioxide not emitted, thanks to Web-conferencing
By A.S. Berman in the Arizona Business Gazette

Thursday, October 25, 2007

University of Connecticut Health Center Selects Sonic Foundry Services to Webcast International Medical Debate

Webcast will be streamed live via Sonic Foundry’s High-Capacity Streaming Infrastructure

Sonic Foundry Named to Deloitte’s 2007 Technology Fast 500 List

Company achieves 1,363 percent revenue growth in five years

Bell pitches green benefits of conferencing

By Rafael Ruffolo in ComputerWorld Canada

iLinc Announces Second Quarter Fiscal 2008 Results

Second Quarter Highlights and Recent Events

Netbriefings' Proclaim honored in Streaming Media magazine's Readers' Choice Awards competition

Rich-media video presentation tool recognized as a top webcasting platform

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

ReadyTalk Ranked 3rd Fastest Growing Company in Colorado on Deloitte's 2007 Technology Fast 50

ReadyTalk uses a commitment to their customers to propel themselves to 102nd fastest growing company in North America as ranked in the DeloitteTechnology Fast 500

MEDIA ALERT: ON24, Inc. Exhibits Webcasting and Rich Media Marketing Solutions

ON24, Inc. Exhibits Webcasting and Rich Media Marketing Solutions at MarketingSherpa's Business-to-Business Demand Generation Summit San Francisco

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Accordent Chosen By University of Northern Iowa For Campus-Wide Lecture Capture Platform

Accordent Capture Stations Used for Undergraduate and Graduate Education and Grant-based K-12 Programs with NSF and DoD

ON24 LeadVantage Transfer Now Available on Salesforce.com's AppExchange

Salesforce.com customers can now transfer webcast leads directly to their Salesforce implementations

PrecisionIR Names Beth Carty Vice President of Client Services

Investor Relations Expert will Lead Team Focused on Extending Client Relationships

Monday, October 22, 2007

Commuters Who Choose the Internet over the Interstate Get Relief from Citrix

"Electronic Trips" with GoToMeeting and GoToMyPC Can Reduce Traffic Woes

Demand for Simple Online Collaboration Services Drives Strong Growth for Citrix GoToMeeting, GoToWebinar and GoToAssist

'Simpler is Better' Approach Is Pivotal in Taking Collaboration to the Mainstream

Friday, October 19, 2007

iLinc Adds Software Industry Veteran to Product Development, Technology Team

iLinc Communications, Inc., a leading developer of Web conferencing software and audio conferencing solutions, announced today that Frank Gartland recently joined iLinc as its vice president of product development and technology.

Thursday, October 18, 2007

Virtual Meetings: Bridging the Distance Gap

By Katherine Noyes, E-Commerce Times

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

MPs slash carbon footprint through online meeting trial

Month-long trial highlights online tools' ability to slash MPs' travel
By James Murray in BusinessGreen

iLinc Named to Software 500 List by Software Magazine

Web conferencing software provider recognized on global ranking

Persony Announces Breakthrough in Reducing Web and Video Conferencing Hosting Costs with Amazon Web Services

Persony utilizes extremely low-cost Amazon Web Services to host high-value web and video conferencing.

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Being there, but better

Once the domain of the enterprise, Web-based meeting software, some of it free, is making its mark on the SMB. Experts discuss the advantages of Webinars for the small business market. Also: How to tell if your audience is awake

By Nestor Arellano in ITBusiness.ca

Monday, October 15, 2007

Sage Software and Citrix Deliver Remote Desktop Access and Web Collaboration Tools to Small Businesses

Two new Peachtree Remote Solutions help small businesses stay connected with their customers, colleagues and accountants, from anywhere

RHUB Launches Channel Program for Web Conferencing Solutions in Asia

Signs Strategic Alliance With Technology Link Corporation

Friday, October 12, 2007

RHUB Named Finalist in Info Security Products Guide Global Awards

Winners Will Be Honored At Technosium 2008, Silicon Valley - California

Thursday, October 11, 2007

IBM Aims to Burst Microsoft's Office Communications Bubble

By Larry Barrett on internetnews.com

Insight24 and PC World Partner to Deliver Webcasts, Podcasts, Videos and Online Demos to PCWorld.com

Insight24's Rapidly Growing Syndication Network Reaches Over 8 Million Business and IT Monthly Viewers

Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Come Together

By David Raths in Govenment Technology

RHUB Communications Expands Channel Program for Web Conferencing

Channel Partners Seize Opportunity to Integrate RHUB's Hosted Solution With Complementary Offerings

Business Objects Delivers Technology Industry's First 24-Hour Live Streaming Video Event Powered by ON24, Inc.

ON24's Webcasting and Rich Media Marketing Solutions Power Pre-Event Promotion, Event Delivery, and Post-Event Reporting for "24 Hours of Light" Online Campaign

Monday, October 8, 2007

Vyew, FreeConference plan to combine services

They will offer free teleconference, Web collaboration in one package

LAPTOP Magazine Picks Citrix GoToMyPC for Ultimate Choice and Citrix GoToMeeting for Editors’ Choice Awards

Editors Praise Remote Access and Web Conferencing Services for Unrivaled Simplicity When Compared to Similar Offerings