Thursday, August 23, 2007

Web Conferencing Services Market Heats Up

Given the recent moves by IBM, Cisco and Google, are more acquisitions in the works

By Paula Musich on eWeek.com

Wednesday, August 22, 2007

IBM Launches Family of Unified Communications and Collaboration Software

Today at the VoiceCon 2007 conference, IBM unveiled the next phase of its unified communication and collaboration (UC2) strategy by expanding its IBM Lotus Sametime software into a product family that will include new telephony integration software.

IBM Acquires WebDialogs to Expand Web Conferencing Capabilities in Industry-Leading Lotus Sametime

IBM today announced it has acquired WebDialogs, Inc., a Billerica, Massachusetts-based, privately held provider of Web conferencing and communications services, with more than 500,000 users worldwide.

13 New Web-conferencing Solutions Tested by Vendor-independent Portal

webconferencing-test.com, the vendor-independent Website to test and review collaboration and online-meeting tools, has put a further thirteen products through their paces.

Microsoft Sets Launch Date For Voice And Video Software

Bill Gates and Jeff Raikes will help introduce Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007, Office Communicator 2007, and Microsoft Live Meeting. By Paul McDougall in InformationWeek

Microsoft Sets Date to Launch Next Generation of Unified Communications Software

A webcast with Microsoft Corp. executives to highlight the general availability of Microsoft® Office Communications Server 2007, Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 and Microsoft Office Live Meeting, part of Microsoft’s unified communications portfolio, which also includes Microsoft Exchange Server 2007

Tuesday, August 21, 2007

LiteScape Makes IP Telephony More Productive with WebEx Collaboration

LiteScape to demonstrate UC Applications that integrate WebEx with IP telephony at VoiceCon

IBM Taps Polycom to Extend its Unified Communications Presence

By Erik Linask, Associate Editor, Internet Telephony magazine

Monday, August 20, 2007

iLinc Retains Halliburton Investor Relations to Direct IR Program

iLinc Communications, Inc., a leading developer of Web conferencing software and audio conferencing solutions, today announced it has retained Dallas-based Halliburton Investor Relations to manage the Company’s investor relations program.

Polycom Adds Rich Media Conferencing to IBM Lotus Sametime and Lotus Notes for On-Demand Desktop Collaboration

Integrated platform provides "Click-to-Call" and "Click-to-Conference" voice, video and unified conferencing

Cypress provides top law firm next-generation communications

Reliability and productivity from multimedia applications, cost are key benefits

Friday, August 17, 2007

U of T updates Web conferencing tool

By Kathleen Lau in ComputerWorld Canada

Thursday, August 16, 2007

VRMeetings, Inc. and NTT-IT Of Japan, Partner to Launch MeetingPlaza, an on Demand and Unified Collaborative Web Conferencing Solution in the US

VRMeetings and NTT-IT launch MeetingPlaza, and on demand video conferencing solution capable of linking up to 32 simultaneous users, with full collaborations features.

PrecisionIR™ Group Announces Purchase of Vodium

Adds More Rich Media and Custom Production Services to PrecisionIR’s Vcall® Streaming Media Communications Solution

Second Wind and ReadyTalk Team to Offer Service to Members

Second Wind, the advertising industry information resource for smaller and midsize advertising, graphic design, public relations and marketing firms, has teamed up with ReadyTalkSM, a national provider of audio and web conferencing services.

Wednesday, August 15, 2007

State of Arizona Turns to iLinc to Power Online Meetings, Training

State Agencies See iLinc Web Conferencing Technology as Critical to Cost Savings, Employee Productivity and Green Initiatives

University launches ePresence Interactive Media 4.0

Newest version offers user portal, web conferencing

Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Finervista Inc. launches a new vertical-search Website for online business events, webcasts, and seminars

Following a successful Beta, Finervista Inc. today launched a new vertical-search Website for online business events, webcasts, and seminars, also known as webinars.

Monday, August 13, 2007

Digital conferencing helps build relationships

By Erin Biba on BtoB Online

Onstream Media Corporation Reports Fiscal 2007 Third Quarter Results

Company Reports Record Quarterly Revenue and Improved Operating Cash Flow