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    28 Oct 2009 | 8:35 pm
    Google's new music search feature is demonstrated to show how searching by lyrics is possible, at a press conference to announce the new feature, called OneBox, at Capitol Records headquarters in Los Angeles on October 28, 2009.

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    28 Oct 2009 | 8:02 pm
    Hip Hop artist Mos Def speaks at a press conference for Google's new music service feature called OneBox, at Capitol Records headquarters in Los Angeles on October 28, 2009.

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    Qi Li, the head of Microsoft Corp. online division, speaks at the Web 2.0 conference in San Francisco, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009.

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    Qi Li, the head of Microsoft Corp. online division, speaks at the Web 2.0 conference in San Francisco, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009.

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    Qu Li, the head of Microsoft Corp. online division, speaks at the Web 2.0 conference in San Francisco, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009.
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  • Call control is time control. QuickVisuals Integrated Audio Controls

    rprovine@ganconference.com
    16 Nov 2009 | 1:21 pm
    Time is money. It’s an old saying in business but it is also often true. When you have a busy day and are trying to fit in as much activity as possible into a set amount of time, one over-running meeting can throw your whole day out of sync. When that 45 minute meeting is pushing near the one hour mark, you have usually two options. Stay with the meeting, or leave the meeting to salvage the rest of your busy, important day. If you are the person running that ever-extending meeting, your options have just been cut in half. The half you will have is dependant on your audience. Don’t be in…

  • I had no idea QuickVisuals can help so many areas of my business!

    rprovine@ganconference.com
    10 Nov 2009 | 2:01 pm
    We often have companies or organizations come to us for a specific need. They want to have a Webinar. They want to do a training class. They want to have more efficient weekly meetings. QuickVisuals does all of this. What they don’t realize is there are so many other ways they will use it. This is one of the benefits of having one service that is so versatile as opposed to having a provider that offers many different version of a WebConferencing service. Once you learn QuickVisuals, you are able to have webinars, training classes, weekly meetings, and so much more all with the same…

  • QuickVisuals Feature Spotlight: Invitations

    rprovine@ganconference.com
    2 Nov 2009 | 3:58 pm
    QuickVisuals is easy to use when you are in a meeting. That is a great feat in this world of complicated webinar applications. There could be a problem though! No matter how simple a solution might be when you are in the meeting, it wont help if you have a complicated time getting people to meet you in there. While I’ve written before about how simple it is to access a QuickVisuals meeting for your attendees, it is important for you as the meeting organizer to be able to invite those attendees simply and easily. QuickVisuals takes that into account with a simply labeled INVITE link write on…

  • How to add an additional Revenue stream? The GAN Conferencing Channel Program.

    rprovine@ganconference.com
    30 Oct 2009 | 7:54 am
    In tight economic times just about any business can use an additional revenue stream. Especially one that is going to take minimal effort and investment, and provide residual income. The problem is adding a revenue stream to your business usually requires a major investment of resources and time. The Great America Networks Conferencing Channel Partner Program is the exact opposite. Whether you have experience in conferencing or not, we can help you add a residual revenue stream to your business by selling our conferencing services. Don’t worry if you know nothing about conferencing. In this…

  • Give the right first impression with the right Conferencing service.

    rprovine@ganconference.com
    28 Oct 2009 | 7:11 pm
    Projecting the right image for your company is important on the Internet. Anyone can have a good website. It can be hard to tell the difference from an established large company, to a small startup. Outside of the Internet you can go to a company’s location and get a good feel for the kind of company they are. There is no mistaking a national chain retail store for a small sole proprietorship, or new partnership of old friends trying out an idea. On the Internet however, that is not always as apparent. The truth is in the details. When you are joining a company’s webinar, you can tell if…
 
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  • The Webinar Wire - Read from or Write to...

    CN Editorial Team
    3 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm
    Contributors Wanted! Anyone can write a blog post on the Webinar Wire. This is a multi-author blog for the web event services market and we encourage marketers, tech service providers, and web event producers and promoters to contribute their news, opinions and insights. If you're learning about how to produce effective webinars, the insights from contributors like Ken Molay will give you invaluable information and insight into best practices. Read from or write to the Webinar Wire now.

  • Wainhouse Research CSP Summit: October 26th, Boston

    CN Editorial Team
    7 Oct 2009 | 5:00 pm
    The Wainhouse Research CSP Summit brings together collaboration & conferencing service providers, their technology partners, and WR analysts to connect, explore, and understand the rapidly changing market. The topics explored with this year's theme, "The Changing Landscape, How to Capitalize on New Markets for Collaboration Services", will help providers prepare for the future of the collaboration and conferencing industry as they learn what to expect from new technologies and new providers entering the space. The discussions and presentations are highly interactive between speakers and…

  • DimDim Wants You (Guys) to Get Wood and Webinars

    CN Editorial Team
    2 Sep 2009 | 5:00 pm
    Sex, Marketing, and Conferencing. First we had Cisco's "How to Get a Girl" video demonstrating its telepresence system and then we had the lollipop-sucking women in Glowpoint's tradebooth some time ago, and now we have DimDim pimping webinar services by using sex objects that belong to the French with a video entitled "Sexy How To Make Money Online with Webinars. The new DimDim "French Maid TV" promotional videos that show busty women in their underwear straddling on big balls punctuated with how-to instruction of DimDim's new webinar service will undoubtedly be rationalized along the lines…

  • The Launch of the BT Customer Experience Center in NYC

    CN Editorial Team
    19 Aug 2009 | 5:00 pm
    BT is without peer as a telecom brand. Cosmopolitan and international, they do things with flair and style - and success. They're anything but stodgy. Last night's ribbon-cutting event for their new Customer Experience Center in the airy, transparent design of Renzo Piano's New York Times Building is a case in point. Hanif Lanai, CEO of BT Global Services cut the ribbon to formally open their new "Customer Experience Center" (CEC) for US customers. We were too buzzed distracted in sucking down Heinekens and failed to get that on video, but we did manage to do quickie interviews with BT…

  • Bob Hagerty, CEO of Polycom at the BT Customer Experience Center Opening

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    19 Aug 2009 | 5:00 pm
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  • World's Shortest Webinar

    19 Nov 2009 | 4:55 pm
    I love this idea to death! A company named LogicMonitor put out a press release advertising "The World's Shortest Webinar." Sure, it's a gimmick, but a fun and novel one. They want to demonstrate how fast their product can be configured, so they say they will just start up, do the configuration in a minute or two, and stop.If only they can carry through on this promise. Unfortunately, my experience with technical product marketing leads me to expect that the actual demonstration will be as quick as advertised, but will be sandwiched between another 20 minutes of…

  • LinkedIn Group For Web Conferencing Professionals

    18 Nov 2009 | 9:34 pm
    There is now a networking group on LinkedIn for professionals in the web conferencing industry. This should be a good place to discuss news and develoments that impact us all and maybe to do some job posting and hunting (don't ignore that tab!).Click here to join Professionals in Web Conferencing.You need to have an active account on LinkedIn. But honestly, if you are a business professional and don't have a LinkedIn account, you are way behind the curve anyway!

  • How the U.S. State Dept. Broadcasted the Obama Town Hall in China

    18 Nov 2009 | 9:18 am
    I had the pleasure of working with the U.S. State Department this past weekend to broadcast President Obama's Town Hall Meeting in Shanghai, China.  Because the event was not carried by Chinese TV, the White House enlisted the help of the State Department, which in turn, enlisted a combination of Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro and ConnectSolutions Podium to get the event to as many people as possible.Learn more about the behind the scenes of this event and how we reached 7,000 people behind the "Great Firewall of China":http://www.connectsolutions.com/blog/2009/11/16/obamainchina/…

  • Flash-based Web Conferencing About To Take A Hit?

    12 Nov 2009 | 12:21 pm
    Twitter is getting a lot of action today about a CNET article highlighting security concerns with Flash content running on web sites.I'm not a security expert nor a Flash developer, so I won't comment on the technical aspects of the warning. At first glance, it looks like web conferencing applications shouldn't be a problem... The concern is for malicious Flash applications specifically built to be run on their own in a web browser and possibly camouflaged inside other things such as images.But the "shot across the bow" comes near the end of the article where the interviewed…

  • Adobe Connect Introduces Some Cool New Features

    6 Nov 2009 | 1:49 pm
    Anyone who talks to me about web conferencing knows I am a big fan of Adobe Connect Pro. No, I am not on their payroll. I just find the interface incredibly elegant and unlike anything else out there. So it was with great anticipation that I attended a webinar yesterday announcing their new release, 7.5. As the webinar host noted, while a "dot" release, it still provides some pretty good bang for the buck.Now I must first offer the caveat that I haven't yet tested the new functionality but I think you'll agree with me that it is mouth watering.The first concept introduced was…
 
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  • Adobe Cuts Almost 10% of Workforce

    david_chaojr@yahoo.com (David Chao)
    16 Nov 2009 | 8:13 pm
    The maker of Photoshop, Flash, Dreamweaver, Acrobat, and Adobe Connect for web meetings cut 680 full-time jobs last week. In addition to this recent job cut, Adobe also trimmed close to 10% of the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • More Cisco Acquisitions...

    david_chaojr@yahoo.com (David Chao)
    11 Nov 2009 | 10:24 am
    In a few recent posts, I mentioned that John Chambers and the management team would be aggressively pursuing companies to acquire. Since March, when Cisco acquired the consumer-based HD video... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • Polycom an Option for Cisco?

    david_chaojr@yahoo.com (David Chao)
    17 Oct 2009 | 4:21 pm
    As I previously mentioned, if the Cisco/Tandberg deal does not go through, Polycom could be a viable option...in my personal opinion. According to "Videoconfernecing By the Numbers," by Wainhouse... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • Some Tandberg Shareholders Reject Cisco Offer

    david_chaojr@yahoo.com (David Chao)
    17 Oct 2009 | 11:32 am
    Tandberg shareholders have rejected Cisco's $3B offer to buy the video conferencing company. It appears the shareholders are looking for a higher bid from Cisco or from another company as they... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • Cisco Plans to Buy Starent

    david_chaojr@yahoo.com (David Chao)
    15 Oct 2009 | 3:01 pm
    John Chambers and the Cisco team is always on the hunt for high-value companies to acquire, especially in these economic times where companies can be bought at a significant discount. On the heels of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
 
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  • South Pacific Webinar QA Part Three

    Ken
    19 Nov 2009 | 4:42 pm
    This finishes my series of answers from the Citrix webinar for first timers. You can read Part One and Part Two in their own posts. Janelle: Have you used webinars to conduct training sessions in-house? Answer: Absolutely! I used to work at a software company and we used webinars to train employees on our latest software releases or to involve them in meetings when they were at remote locations. Many companies now use webinars for “all hands meetings” to communicate information from top executives. Companies are also offering new employee orientation for satellite offices from their…

  • A Personal Note On A Personal Anniversary

    Ken
    18 Nov 2009 | 11:13 pm
    This is one of my rare personal introspective blog posts – a bit of a change from the strict business perspective I try to adhere to on The Webinar Blog. Feel free to skip over this post secure in the knowledge that you are not missing any important web conferencing news, tips, or best practices. I’ll be back to the business posts forthwith. Since you are still reading, I hope you’ll indulge my public soliloquy. I have been basking in the warmth of good wishes from friends and business colleagues on my Facebook account on the occasion of my birthday. Thank you for thinking of me! But…

  • More QA From The South Pacific

    Ken
    18 Nov 2009 | 5:50 pm
    This is part two of my responses to unanswered questions for webinar beginners. See part one for a little more background. Pauline: Should presentations be sent before or after the session? Answer: In most presentations designed to inform, entertain, and persuade audiences (such as marketing or thought leadership), I don’t like sending out slides ahead of time. Your audience starts reading forward and gets much more impatient for you to get to something they think will be of interest. Any time your audience is not moving at the same speed you are, you lose effectiveness. In technical…

  • Webinar Questions From The South Pacific

    Ken
    17 Nov 2009 | 10:09 pm
    I gave a webinar yesterday with attendees from Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, and Singapore. We were covering the basics of webinars for first-timers, sponsored by Citrix GoToWebinar. I didn’t have a chance to answer all the questions submitted by the audience, so here are some of the ones I missed. I have taken the easy way out and given links to answers in previous columns in a few cases. I hope you’ll forgive me for not copying and pasting into this post! Lisette: What are your thoughts about holding a live physical presentation and adding a webinar element for those in remote…

  • Web Conferencing News Roundup November 17

    Ken
    16 Nov 2009 | 10:36 pm
    It’s another busy week in the web conferencing world, with significant developments reported by multiple vendors. That means it’s time for one of my exclusive web conferencing news roundups! We’ll start with news from Germany. The Online Meeting Tools Review site www.webconferencing-test.com has received a major update with both cosmetic and content enhancements. It is now easier to see comparative test results from the main page. The layout seems much more clear and accessible to me. They have added more web conferencing solutions and made some changes to the tools tested from certain…
 
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  • South Pacific Webinar QA Part Three

    Ken
    19 Nov 2009 | 4:42 pm
    This finishes my series of answers from the Citrix webinar for first timers. You can read Part One and Part Two in their own posts. Janelle: Have you used webinars to conduct training sessions in-house? Answer: Absolutely! I used to work at a software company and we used webinars to train employees on our latest software releases or to involve them in meetings when they were at remote locations. Many companies now use webinars for “all hands meetings” to communicate information from top executives. Companies are also offering new employee orientation for satellite offices from their…

  • A Personal Note On A Personal Anniversary

    Ken
    18 Nov 2009 | 11:13 pm
    This is one of my rare personal introspective blog posts – a bit of a change from the strict business perspective I try to adhere to on The Webinar Blog. Feel free to skip over this post secure in the knowledge that you are not missing any important web conferencing news, tips, or best practices. I’ll be back to the business posts forthwith. Since you are still reading, I hope you’ll indulge my public soliloquy. I have been basking in the warmth of good wishes from friends and business colleagues on my Facebook account on the occasion of my birthday. Thank you for thinking of me! But…

  • More QA From The South Pacific

    Ken
    18 Nov 2009 | 5:50 pm
    This is part two of my responses to unanswered questions for webinar beginners. See part one for a little more background. Pauline: Should presentations be sent before or after the session? Answer: In most presentations designed to inform, entertain, and persuade audiences (such as marketing or thought leadership), I don’t like sending out slides ahead of time. Your audience starts reading forward and gets much more impatient for you to get to something they think will be of interest. Any time your audience is not moving at the same speed you are, you lose effectiveness. In technical…

  • Webinar Questions From The South Pacific

    Ken
    17 Nov 2009 | 10:09 pm
    I gave a webinar yesterday with attendees from Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, and Singapore. We were covering the basics of webinars for first-timers, sponsored by Citrix GoToWebinar. I didn’t have a chance to answer all the questions submitted by the audience, so here are some of the ones I missed. I have taken the easy way out and given links to answers in previous columns in a few cases. I hope you’ll forgive me for not copying and pasting into this post! Lisette: What are your thoughts about holding a live physical presentation and adding a webinar element for those in remote…

  • Web Conferencing News Roundup November 17

    Ken
    16 Nov 2009 | 10:36 pm
    It’s another busy week in the web conferencing world, with significant developments reported by multiple vendors. That means it’s time for one of my exclusive web conferencing news roundups! We’ll start with news from Germany. The Online Meeting Tools Review site www.webconferencing-test.com has received a major update with both cosmetic and content enhancements. It is now easier to see comparative test results from the main page. The layout seems much more clear and accessible to me. They have added more web conferencing solutions and made some changes to the tools tested from certain…
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  • GoToWebinar Disccount Offer Expires November 25

    Rangoo
    12 Nov 2009 | 11:51 pm
    GoToWebinar has announced a special 20% discount offer. Customers can lock in the monthly payment at $79 instead of the usual fee of $99. This GoToWebinar discount offer expires on November 25, 2009. According to GoToWebinar team, “GoToWebinar is the most cost-effective and easy-to-use solution for holding virtual events and Webinars, Present and demo products [...]

  • PresentAll Video Conferencing

    Rangoo
    11 Nov 2009 | 12:10 am
    Company Name: PresentAll Video Conferencing Company Website: http://presentall.com/ Free Trial Link: http://presentall.com/ Unique Features: Integrated audio using VoIP technology, Multiple videos (up to 16 at one time), Presentation board for online meetings, Chat available for simple communication within the meeting, User list to manage attendees and manage attendees roles, Multiple presenters, Secure meeting rooms, Customizable screen layout Pricing: The rate for [...]

  • Download Whitepaper Maximizing the Impact of Remote Support

    Rangoo
    11 Nov 2009 | 12:05 am
    Today remote support technology is a powerful tool for support delivery. By using remote support, technicians can access the users’ desktop to effectively diagnose and resolve the issues. But to yield maximum advantage the remote-support technology must be applied to the right type of problems. According to H R Shiever of Citrix Systems Inc., this ServiceXRG [...]

  • GoToAssist Free eBook Choosing The Right Remote Support Solution

    Rangoo
    10 Nov 2009 | 11:53 pm
    A new ebook called ‘Supporting Mobile Workers with Complex Issues’ explores how Citrix and GoToAssist Corporate’s software can help IT organizations support remote users effectively without driving up costs or requiring additional IT headcount. According to H R Shiever, this new ebook helps in learning: -What IT professionals identified in a recent survey as the most important [...]

  • BeaconLive Web Conferencing

    Rangoo
    7 Nov 2009 | 12:48 am
    Company Name: BeaconLive Web Conferencing Company Website: http://www.beaconlive.com/web-conferencing-solutions/ Unique Features: Professional Delivery, Reliable, Interactive Q&A Polling, Live Participation, Post Conference Polling More Information: “When you work with BeaconLive, you’ll never get our online conferencing products without our superior customer service. That’s what makes us different from our competition. While many of our competitors focus on offering the coolest web gadgets, we focus [...]
 
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  • GoToWebinar Disccount Offer Expires November 25

    Rangoo
    12 Nov 2009 | 11:51 pm
    GoToWebinar has announced a special 20% discount offer. Customers can lock in the monthly payment at $79 instead of the usual fee of $99. This GoToWebinar discount offer expires on November 25, 2009. According to GoToWebinar team, “GoToWebinar is the most cost-effective and easy-to-use solution for holding virtual events and Webinars, Present and demo products [...]

  • PresentAll Video Conferencing

    Rangoo
    11 Nov 2009 | 12:10 am
    Company Name: PresentAll Video Conferencing Company Website: http://presentall.com/ Free Trial Link: http://presentall.com/ Unique Features: Integrated audio using VoIP technology, Multiple videos (up to 16 at one time), Presentation board for online meetings, Chat available for simple communication within the meeting, User list to manage attendees and manage attendees roles, Multiple presenters, Secure meeting rooms, Customizable screen layout Pricing: The rate for [...]

  • Download Whitepaper Maximizing the Impact of Remote Support

    Rangoo
    11 Nov 2009 | 12:05 am
    Today remote support technology is a powerful tool for support delivery. By using remote support, technicians can access the users’ desktop to effectively diagnose and resolve the issues. But to yield maximum advantage the remote-support technology must be applied to the right type of problems. According to H R Shiever of Citrix Systems Inc., this ServiceXRG [...]

  • GoToAssist Free eBook Choosing The Right Remote Support Solution

    Rangoo
    10 Nov 2009 | 11:53 pm
    A new ebook called ‘Supporting Mobile Workers with Complex Issues’ explores how Citrix and GoToAssist Corporate’s software can help IT organizations support remote users effectively without driving up costs or requiring additional IT headcount. According to H R Shiever, this new ebook helps in learning: -What IT professionals identified in a recent survey as the most important [...]

  • BeaconLive Web Conferencing

    Rangoo
    7 Nov 2009 | 12:48 am
    Company Name: BeaconLive Web Conferencing Company Website: http://www.beaconlive.com/web-conferencing-solutions/ Unique Features: Professional Delivery, Reliable, Interactive Q&A Polling, Live Participation, Post Conference Polling More Information: “When you work with BeaconLive, you’ll never get our online conferencing products without our superior customer service. That’s what makes us different from our competition. While many of our competitors focus on offering the coolest web gadgets, we focus [...]
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  • ITS HERE!!! UNLIMITED MOBIL from 39.99/mo - NO Contract

    unlimitedmobil
    20 Nov 2009 | 2:20 pm
    The long awaited arrival of our NEW MOBILE SERVICE, at GLOBAL MOBIL 1 is LIVE.  We are able to port numbers from your existing service, for EITHER CDMA or GSM networks.  USE your existing instrument too! UNLIMITED VOICE PLANS from 39.99/mo, (includes taxes),  NO CONTRACT!  to 79.99 with text/email and 5mg data.  There are packages at 49.99/59.99/69.99 too.. go to http://www.gvNextGeneration.GlobalMobil1.com   check out the PLANS. IF you are sim card enabled, you will need to order a SIM, they will FEDEX to you, then order up service. CDMA can be uploaded with easy enrollment and online…

  • Fathers Hold Key to Communicating with Troubled Teens

    levingsdivorcemagazine
    18 Nov 2009 | 10:23 am
    by: Jeffery M. Leving Hilda Franco and the Chicago Freedom School have developed a program promoting outreach to children and teens caught in the crossfire of violence plaguing Chicago Public Schools. I applaud her initiative and agree that active communication with these children is a positive move in the right direction, but I would like to challenge Herald News readers to take this idea one step further. As Chairman of the Illinois Council on Responsible Fatherhood (ICRF- http://responsiblefatherhood.com), I believe the best way to reach these teens is to teach their fathers how to…

  • With Video Conferencing Deals, Polycom in Sharp Focus

    Om Malik
    11 Nov 2009 | 10:00 pm
    First Cisco Systems (s CSCO) decided to buy Norwegian video conferencing equipment maker Tandberg for about $3 billion. This week, Logitech, a Swiss computer peripherals maker, acquired LifeSize, an Austin, Texas-based private company, for about $405 million in cash. The two deals have brought the fast-growing but often-overlooked video conferencing market into sharp focus. And that is good news for Polycom, a Pleasanton, Calif.-based conferencing equipment maker, CEO Bob Hagerty boasts. Here is why: Hagerty said he thinks his company’s independent status will make it a preferred partner…

  • Logitech to Acquire LifeSize Communication

    techlogique
    11 Nov 2009 | 10:20 am
    Logitech International (SIX: LOGN) (Nasdaq: LOGI), a leader in PC video communication, today announced that it has agreed to acquire privately held LifeSize Communications of Austin, Texas for $405 million in cash. LifeSize is a global leader in high definition (HD) video communication solutions, with more than 9,000 video conferencing customers across 80 countries in large enterprises, small-to-medium businesses (SMBs) and public healthcare, education and government organizations. LifeSize’s industry leading HD video conferencing solutions provide superior quality of experience and are…

  • How to Pick a Good Business Webcam (Part I of II)

    vonei
    3 Nov 2009 | 9:49 am
    Video communication is advancing from business travelers calling home from the road, to desktop video conferencing, video email, and video interviewing. To take advantage of these applications you need a quality web camera. Most newer laptop computers and netbooks have built in webcams, while desktop do not. The companies I’ve spoken with have indicated the need to identify webcam requirements and have asked what models are best. This article will examine different facets of web cameras, with advice based on our experiences at Vonei.   Image Resolution is critical to a good…
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  • Blended or Mixed-delivery?

    Bill Knapp
    14 Nov 2009 | 6:05 am
    Our institution of higher ed began using web-conferencing about a year ago. By the end of the year we had 100 host licenses. A host is a user who can initiate a meeting/training/support session. Attendees need not have a license – just hosts. I began using it to permit faculty to connect to our weekly walk-in training opportunities. While most participating still attended the face-to-face option, some connected from across the state (I had one connect from Washington DC while attending a conference) and others from their desks across campus or from home. Several staff members used…

  • ViVu

    Santia
    15 Oct 2009 | 4:11 am
    ViVu es una plataforma de videoconferencia en línea que ha tomado un auge sorprendente. En ésta, las personas pueden crear webcasts en vivo y pueden ser usados en conferencias, adiestramientos, demostraciones o como recursos educativos. Tiene además la capacidad para integrar chat, Twitter y conserva archivos de videos, presentaciones y conversaciones para fácil acceso en cualquier momento.  Puede probarlo por 30 días de manera gratuita, pero luego debe comprarse.

  • Webconferencing: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly (Part 3)

    Susannah Groves
    2 Sep 2009 | 1:29 pm
    Today’s focus will be on selecting the correct webconferencing (aka webinar) tool for your needs.  I’ll be discussing a few of the most popular free webconferencing systems, please feel free to write in comments of those that you have experienced as well.  You should also keep in mind that the audio portion is generally not included, so you may incur long distance phone charges for the duration of the meeting. DimDim (www.dimdim.com) WebEx (www.webex.com) GoToMeeting (www.gotomeeting.com) I found this comparison to be quite helpful in looking at different solutions:…

  • Webconferencing: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly

    Susannah Groves
    29 Aug 2009 | 4:31 pm
    Webconferences.  Just the name sounds boring.  If you’re in the global business scene, it is likely that you’ve hosted a webconference or participated in one.  With business travel declining, webconferences have increased drastically in their presence in the business world.  There are many to choose from–some even free!  I’ve personally hosted from a platform called “Sonexis Conference Management,” but have been a participant on conferences using WebEx and gotomeeting.com.  So what’s the deal with webconferences?  This series will cover what…

  • Working from home, what do we need?

    Christiaan Konstapel
    31 Jul 2009 | 1:02 am
    Wat tools and facilities do we need to provide for our employees if they all need to work from home. This subject suddenly becomes urgent now with the flu starting to rise everywhere. Reliable internet connection with enough bandwidth, a mobile UMTS connection is nice to have as a backup Laptop, with microphone and preferrably webcam Remote access to the company network and fileservers  such as a VPN Communication and collaboration tools such as phone (VOIP, softphone), mobile phone, email (webbased and VPN), instant messaging and chat, web conferencing with colleagues but also clients Which…
 
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  • Cisco WebEx Meeting Center 8.5 skyrockets to number two

    admin
    11 Nov 2009 | 4:26 am
    After Cisco had announced to no longer offer new WebEx MeetMeNow subscriptions, we evaluated their online meeting solution WebEx Meeting Center, which is now available in version 8.5. This tool offers a broad variety of functions and can thus be applied in numerous cases. However, by offering more features the complexity of the tool has grown as well and makes usage less simple and intuitive.

  • Web conferencing site in new layout

    admin
    6 Nov 2009 | 2:06 am
    We have changed the layout of our web conferencing portal to give you more ease of use, a better overview of topics, and we slightly altered our categories for improved navigation. You can now find the details for our Top 5 license models under „compact results“. News regarding enterprise models are now directly on the homepage. The new layout is not only more practicable, it has one other advantage: It simply looks good!

  • Web conferencing solutions to be evaluated soon

    admin
    6 Nov 2009 | 2:03 am
    More and more providers are releasing or upgrading their software in the hopes of grabbing a share of the growing online meeting market. To provide a broad overview of the web conferencing solutions available we are constantly checking out the new tools out there. At the moment, tools that are being tested include drop.io, Conference IQ, iLinc for Meeting, InstantPresenter, Saba Centra Live for eMeetings and Mikogo.

  • Enterprise Solution: RHUB TurboMeeting

    admin
    3 Nov 2009 | 3:04 am
    We have made it our rule to not evaluate enterprise online meeting tools but we would nevertheless like to make you aware of RHUB, which we find to be an interesting web conferencing solution. TurboMeeting exists in various versions. In the smallest version two web conferences can take place in parallel with a total of 10 participants. On the upside, TurboMeeting supports a broad range of platforms, e.g. Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Solaris/Unix, iPhone. On the downside, neither VoIP nor a telephone conferencing service is integrated. As an enterprise solution RHUB is definitely interesting.

  • WebEx MeetMeNow is only available for already subscribed users

    admin
    16 Oct 2009 | 1:51 am
    Cisco have announced on their WebEx site that they will no longer be offering new WebEx MeetMeNow subscriptions. As an alternative, Cisco offer WebEx Meeting Center for web meetings, which we already tested in June 2008. Due to the new situation we will evaluate the services again and publish the updated results on our website. As a customer with a regular account we were surprised to find out that Cisco has not provided current customers with information other than what can be found on the website.
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