Friday, August 8, 2008

How Virtual Conferencing Can Boost Your Small Business

You can park the car, and still meet clients halfway
By Matthew Bandyk in U.S. News & World Report

Writing an RFP for Maximum ROI

Things to consider and questions to ask when writing a request for proposal for a corporate webcasting system

by Ysette Witteveen on StreamingMedia.com

The Week The Cloud Went Down? First GMail, Then Citrix's GoToMeeting

By David Berlind in The InformationWeek Blog

Thursday, August 7, 2008

Onstream Media Awarded Three New Public Sector Contracts

Onstream Media Corporation , an online service provider of live and on-demand Internet video, today announced that it has been awarded three new multi-year public sector webcasting services contracts.

Webcast Group, Inc. Introduces New Registration System

Webcast Group's new registration system allows for larger customization and enables in-depth reporting capabilities.

Saba Positioned in Visionaries Quadrant in Latest Web Conferencing Magic Quadrant

Saba Delivers Comprehensive Web Conferencing and Collaboration to Accelerate Informal Learning Effectiveness and Improve Organizational Productivity

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

IVT and Siris Media Introduce "Video Webcast Production Studio in a Box"

Joint offering is the only comprehensive portable desktop solution for creating, editing and distributing professional studio-quality video webcasts.

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Author Avoids Travel Cost and Hassle using Mediasite to Webcast Virtual Book Tour

Colleen Gleason to unveil her latest release via webcast to a global audience

Frost and Sullivan Releases White Paper on Webcasting in the Virtual Workplace

Report discusses webcasting and its role in the enterprise communications spectrum relative to Web conferencing and other communications technologies.

RHUB Web Conferencing Appliance Wins Network Products Guide Reader Trust Award for Best in Communications and Collaboration

TurboMeeting Selected as the 2008 Best Products and Services Winner for Web Conferencing Hardware and Software

What Stinks About Webinars?

By Allison Rossett, Ed.D. in Chief Learning Officer

Monday, August 4, 2008

YUGMA OUTPACES MICROSOFT, IBM, ADOBE IN INDEPENDENT WEB-CONFERENCING REVIEW

Yugma, the leading Web-collaboration service that lets people connect instantly over the Internet to share content and ideas using any application or software, announced today that a vendor-independent review of 21 Web conferencing solutions rates Yugma Professional at No. 3 in the world, ahead of providers such as Microsoft, IBM, Adobe and NetMeeting.

Digital presentation: the next new skill for business leaders

By Natalie Butler and Karen Moyse in onrec.com

iLinc to Present at the Noble Financial Conference

iLinc, a leader in Web conferencing, desktop video conferencing software and collaboration solutions, will present at the Fourth Annual Noble Financial Equity Conference at 11:00 a.m. (Pacific) on Monday, August 19, 2008 at the Loews Lake Las Vegas Resort, Nevada.

Mikogo Strengthens its Footing in the Online Meeting Market

With an increase of over fifty percent in less than four months, such rapid success for Mikogo's screen sharing tool could suggest a heavy lean towards quality Web collaboration at no cost, as opposed to the fee-based solutions.

Saturday, August 2, 2008

Better Business Meetings over the Web

By Stefania Viscusi on TMCnet.com

Friday, August 1, 2008

Sonic Foundry Reports Third Quarter 2008 Results

Sonic Foundry, Inc., the recognized market leader for rich media webcasting and knowledge management, today announced financial results for its fiscal 2008 third quarter.

Xceed FCU plans to integrate digital signage, Web conferencing

Captive Indoor Media announced that Los Angeles-based Exceed Financial FCU, formerly Xerox FCU, has selected its Web conferencing product, Captive Meetings, as its corporate Web conferencing tool. Xceed Financial was previously a customer of Webex.

Gullapalli and Associates and Stream57 Announce Collaboration to Provide Education to Healthcare Learners Through Online Channels

Gullapalli and Associates, LLC, an educational firm specializing in the development of collaborative educational strategies and Stream57, a leading provider of fully customizable webcasting and rich media solutions, today announced a joint collaboration to identify, develop and integrate unique new media learning formats and methodologies into comprehensive continuing medical education strategies aimed at healthcare providers.

Thursday, July 31, 2008

iLinc Positioned in the Visionaries Quadrant in Leading Industry Analyst Firm’s Magic Quadrant for Web Conferencing

iLinc Delivers Web Conferencing, Video Conferencing That Allows Organizations to Forego Travel, Measure Cost, Environmental Savings

iLinc to Announce Fiscal 2009 Q1 Results

iLinc, a leader in web conferencing, desktop video conferencing software and collaboration solutions, will release its fiscal 2009 first quarter results on Thursday, August 14, 2008, before the market opens.

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Stream57 Launches StreamLine 2.8 - The Latest Flash-Based Webcasting Platform With New Integrated Learning Management Features

Stream57, the leading provider of fully customizable webcasting and rich media solutions for online communications, has announced the launch of StreamLine 2.8

iLinc to Present at 4th Annual Summer Technology Conference Hosted by Security Research Associates

iLinc, a leader in web conferencing, desktop video conferencing software and collaboration solutions, today announced that James M. Powers, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer of iLinc, will be presenting at the 4th Annual Summer Technology Conference hosted by Security Research Associates, Inc.

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Thousands Turn to Eloqua and MarketingSherpa for Industry Best Practices on Lead Qualification and Nurturing

Marketing Mastery Webinar Series Taps Into High Demand for Strategic Insight and Practical How-to Advice

Web 2.0 collaboration tools are connecting with government users

By David Essex in Government Computer News

PanTerra Networks Announces Further Enhancement of Its Unified Communications SaaS Platform

WorldSmart Version 3.8 Release Continues to Empower the Industry Leading Multi-Service SaaS Provider

EM2 Conferencing Inc Launches Redmeeting.com Beta Site For Its Web2.0 Conferencing Tools

EM2 launches the best in online face to face meetings without the travel

Microsoft is Gaining Ground on WebEx and Citrix

Web conferencing comparison portal presents an updated classification of 21 online meeting tools.

Monday, July 28, 2008

Sonic Foundry to Release 2008 Third Quarter Results

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

Asia Pacific Collaboration & Conferencing Services Market Holds Tremendous Potential for Growth

New Addressable Market Study Reveals 6% Market Penetration

Thursday, July 24, 2008

Secure Conference Recast

Offering high-performance session record and replay

Free Webinar Offers Tactics to Promote Webinars and Teleseminars Effectively

The Power Publicist Shannon Cherry Shares Secrets to Getting More Attendees.

Baptie Chooses iLinc Web, Video Conferencing to Host International Community Webinars

UK-based Marketing Leader Switches to iLinc Web Conferencing for Better Webinars; Baptie Members to Receive Exclusive Savings to Use iLinc in their Own Organizations

Alaska, Iowa Latest States to Institutionalize iLinc Video Conferencing as Way to Reduce Rising Gas Costs, Lower Carbon Footprint

State CIOs Leading Charge to Invest in Cost Reduction, Green Initiatives

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

How to Conduct Free Web Meetings and Remote Desktop?

ShowMyPC, the leading provider of free web meeting software has recently added advanced features like shared whiteboard, chat and screen recording to its free web meeting software. So far, these features were only available for a high cost with paid services like Webex. Also available is a paid version of the Remote Desktop Service, which lets you log into your home or office PC from anywhere on the Internet.

Sonic Foundry Selected to Webcast Campus Technology 2008

Sonic Foundry, Inc., the recognized market leader for rich media webcasting and knowledge management, today announced the company will be recording Campus Technology 2008: Welcome to Next-Gen.Edu

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Free Webinar Offers Tactics to Promote Webinars and Teleseminars Effectively

The Power Publicist Shannon Cherry Shares Secrets to Getting More Attendees

Monday, July 21, 2008

Wyoming Students Take Charge of Their Tuition, Acquiring Mediasite by Sonic Foundry for Fall Classes

To ease academic stress, students approve using their technology fees to purchase the Mediasite lecture capture platform

Global Crossing Conferencing Customers 100 Percent Satisfied

Global Crossing, a leading global IP solutions provider, today announced that in a recent independent survey, 100 percent of their customers said they were satisfied overall with Global Crossing's collaboration (conferencing) services.

Terracotta Helps Adobe Scale

By Darryl K. Taft in eWeek

Thursday, July 17, 2008

Learn.net Acquires Collaboration and Distance Learning Software to Become the First Complete Provider of Blended Learning Technologies

According to company sources, Learn.net has completed the purchase of the interactive distance learning (IDL) and collaboration software from the Savant Technology Group.

Netbriefings to Webcast the Wainhouse Research Collaboration Summit

Wainhouse Event Will Also Be Available On-Demand From Netbriefings

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Online Collaboration, Webinar Apps Get Integrated VoIP

By Ted Stevenson on SmallBusinessComputing.com

National Grid cuts carbon footprint with web conferencing

Energy giant reduces dependency on travel by improving remote communications

By Janie Davies in Computing

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

New Chart: Attendees Share Webinar Turnoffs - Find Out Which Ones Top the List

Webinars are marketing mainstays. They should hold their place at the table as long as you meet the needs of attendees. Here are the top 6 reasons attendees say they bail on a webinar. Avoid these turnoffs and you'll see plenty of return visitors to your webinars.

Get the quality webcasting services

In today's business environment, companies are faced with the challenge of providing clear, accessible, and measurable communications to their target audience. Momentum's Web Casting service provides a simple suite of solutions ranging from web audio presentations to video webcasts with synchronized presentations.

ON24 Closes Over $8 Million in Financing

Global Leader in Webcasting and Virtual Events Solutions Experiences Strong Customer and Sales Momentum

Friday, July 11, 2008

Using Mediasite for Lecture Capture Found to Enhance Student Performance at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Groundbreaking study reveals majority of students prefer Mediasite to podcasting, opting to watch on-demand lectures immediately after class

Thursday, July 10, 2008

Webcaster ON24 Secures $8 million

By Cameron Christoffers in TechCrunchIT

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Citrix Online Announces New Services to Help SMBs Raise the Bar on Innovation and Competition

Collaboration Services Can Fundamentally Shift Economics of SMBs, Enabling Them to Succeed as Never before Possible

Students attend class virtually

Professors' lectures broadcast live online with webcasting tools
By Nicholas Olivier in The Daily Texan

Dimdim Raises $6 Million

Top global investors lead Series B, underscore growing demand for free, easy travel alternatives.

Citrix GoToMeeting/Webinar conferencing for Mac

On macnn.com

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Microsoft Unveils Pricing and Partner Model for Web-Based Messaging and Collaboration Services

New offering enables partners to reach more customers and boost sales.

Wainhouse Research Collaboration Summit Explores Collaboration Applications and Business Transformation

16 Speakers to Share Experiences With Collaboration in Government, Education, and Business

RHUB Communications Designated a CRN Emerging Tech Vendor

Selection based on the pioneering TurboMeeting Web Conferencing Appliance.

It's a Nice Day for a Web Wedding

By Chrissie Thompson in Sci-Tech Today

Monday, July 7, 2008

Color Your IT Strategy Green

By Polly Traylor in Small Business Computing

IP5280 Communications Announces Partnership With Copper Conferencing

IP5280 Communications, Colorado's business VoIP specialists, announced it has signed an agreement to offer its business customers conferencing services from Copper Conferencing, a leading provider of group communications through webinars and audio conferencing services.

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary 2008 Update Now Available Online

Webinar is one more example of the significant ongoing trend for electronic technologies to add words to the language.

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Webcasts reduce CO2 output

Research commissioned by Web TV specialist BroadView has demonstrated just how green web-based events are compared with their live equivalent.

GoToMeeting 4 Everyone: 100% Mac Compatibility Plus VoIP Keep The Screen-Sharing Crown At Citrix

By Robin Good in MasterNewMedia

The Top Three Webinar Must-Knows

By Julie Mason in MediaPost's Online Media Daily

Monday, June 30, 2008

Citrix GoToMeeting 4.0 coming soon – with added VoIP!

By Alex Zaharov-Reutt on iTWire

ON24 Changes the Face of Webinars With New Live Streaming Features With Adobe Flash Technology

Leading Provider of Global Webcasting Solutions Brings Live Streaming to Online Events With Adobe Flash Technology

ON24 Announces Virtual Show Solution

ON24 Virtual Show Provides Enhanced Interactivity, Customization and Reporting Features for Global Organizations

Top Five Defense Contractor Selects iLinc for Web Conferencing, Virtual Training, Video Conferencing, Collaboration

Global Leader Turns to iLinc to Better Enable Employees to Communicate, Collaborate Remotely

Sunday, June 29, 2008

Webinars offer bang for buck

Besides being an efficient marketing tool, they improve feedback
By Sandra Guy in the Chicago Sun-Times

Friday, June 27, 2008

Kill The Business Trip

By Sramana Mitra on Forbes.com

Thursday, June 26, 2008

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Glance Offers Free Online Meetings for a Year to Bloggers

Glance Networks, Inc., creators of the "one-click" desktop sharing tool, today began offering bloggers a free yearly subscription to Glance's web conferencing service (a $499.00 value).

Looking Into The Work-Trend Crystal Ball

By Marianne Kolbasuk McGee in InformationWeek's CIO blog

Eight Ways to Integrate Webinars Into a B2B Marketing Plan

By Laura Heinrich on MarketingProfs.com

Web Conferencing In The Medical Instrumentation/Diagnostic Software Industry

In Medical Design Online

Monday, June 23, 2008

How Webinars Work

By Mae Kowalke on TMCnet.com

How to cut your fuel bills 80% or more

By Phil Wainewright in ZDNet blog

Meeting point

WebEx says it helps people to collaborate on the Web, cutting out travel time and cost.
By D. Murali in The Hindu Business Line

Vcall Selected by ACEP To Help Strengthen the Nation's Disaster Preparedness

Webcasting leader selected by the American College of Emergency Physicians to deliver online training sessions to disaster planning and response professionals

Friday, June 20, 2008

Copper Conferencing Announces A+ Conferencing as Partner

Copper Conferencing, a leading provider of group communications through webinars and audio conferencing services, today announced its wholesale partnership with A+ Conferencing.

Thursday, June 19, 2008

Sonic Foundry Unveils Mediasite 5.0, the Next Generation Lecture Capture Platform for Higher Education

From recording to reporting, 5.0 provides superior lecture capture and management capabilities for the 600 colleges and universities using Mediasite

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Airline woes give teleconferences a lift

By Barbara De Lollis in USA TODAY

IVT MediaPlatform 4.0 Creates a New Standard for Enterprise Video Webcasting

IVT adds live and on-demand Flash streaming, complete Web Service APIs and improved reporting capabilities to its patented, industrial-strength webcasting platform.

How to Use Fewer, More Relevant Webinars to Get Better Results: 6 Steps Lift Attendance 422%

More is not always better when it comes to marketing activities. You have to make sure the content and timing of your campaigns match your buyers' needs during a sales cycle.

Army goes online to manage personnel weight loss program

By Peter Buxbaum in Government Health IT

Cisco Offers Free WebEx Web Meetings for National Dump the Pump Day

To help commuters "dump the pump" in support of National Dump the Pump Day, Cisco is encouraging workers to skip their commute with the near zero-carbon option of free, web-based, collaborative meetings from WebEx.

Frost & Sullivan to Host Quarterly Analyst Briefing on European Web Conferencing Services Market on Thursday, 26 June 2008 at 15.00 BST

Frost & & Sullivan will host a free telephone and web briefing on Thursday, 26 June 2008 at 15.00 BST to provide industry participants with an overview of the Strategic Analysis of European Web Conferencing Services Markets.

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Confer$ave Educates Businesses About their "Green" Meeting Alternatives

Confer$ave has signed up a record number of new accounts for companies concerned about the environment and keeping costs down.

RHUB Receives 2007 Product of the Year Award From Communications Solutions

TurboMeeting Web Conferencing honored for outstanding innovation.

Can't Get to a Meeting? Make It Virtual

By Matthew Bandyk in U.S. News & World Report

Monday, June 16, 2008

Online Classes: The Next Big Thing

By Elizabeth Wasserman in The Online Family

Saturday, June 14, 2008

RHUB Communications Expands Distribution for http://www.rhubcom.com [Web Conferencing] Appliance

RHUB signs agreement with D&H Distributing to expand channel access to Resellers

Friday, June 13, 2008

Baselux a Busines Community Site that offers Video Conferencing Solution

Baselux.com improves business communications with state-of-the-art video conference systems

Thursday, June 12, 2008

Web Conferencing Goes Open Source

By Matthew McKenzie on bMighty.com

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Every penny counts

By Chad Graham in The Arizona Republic

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Save the Environment, Choose a Web Meeting

By Stefania Viscusi in TMC Net

Mikogo Reports Heavy Growth in Free Web Conferencing Demand

With a fifty percent growth in its user base within only two months, Mikogo stands strong as it successfully provides its free online meeting solution with greater momentum. Armed to the teeth with features worth hundreds of dollars in competitor products, Mikogo is attracting businesses worldwide.

Next on the Agenda: Kisses From Honey Bunny

Virtual Meetings Raise Risk Of Embarrassing Faux Pas; A Suit on Top, Jeans Below
By Dana Mattioli in the Wall Street Journal

Friday, June 6, 2008

RHUB Communications Joins Polycom ARENA Program

The integration of RHUB TurboMeeting Web conferencing with Polycom Collaboration platform will enable users to easily launch Polycom audio and video collaboration as part of TurboMeeting sessions