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Web conferencing
Interwise releases ECP Connect 6.0
Interwise, the winner of our recent Web collaboration comparative test, this week released version 6.0 of its ECP Connect Web...
May 24, 2005
Genesys shines again
Gave the Genesys Meeting Center another test drive yesterday, this time with a bigger meeting. We had 20 people online/on...
e/pop 4.1 features multiparty calling
WiredRed today released version 4.1 of its e/pop Webconferencing product. The update is said to feature an enhanced user interface...
March 07, 2005
WebEx updates service
WebEx is the leader in the Webconferencing services space and takes the slings and arrows in stride. Last week, the...
March 01, 2005
Test driving Genesys Meeting Center
Back in September, Genesys gave me a free Meeting Center account to take for a test drive. As a journalist...
January 14, 2005
Convoq ASAP Pro 2.0 available
Convoq yesterday launched version 2.0 of its ASAP Pro Web conferencing service with a new feature that allows "presence-enabled" links...
December 07, 2004
WiredRed adds encryption, PKI integration
WiredRed is adding SSL and TLS encryption as well as the ability to integrate with a customer's existing PKI systems...
December 06, 2004
V-Span rolls out simplified conferencing, gets acquired
Conferencing service provider V-Span this week rolled out a new simplified Webconferencing option for those that just want to push...
October 12, 2004
Getting your attention
Network World columnist Scott Bradner writes that the new WebEx Sales Center "attention indication" feature, which tells the presenter whether...
September 30, 2004
Intranets.com adds Webconferencing features
Intranets.com today unveiled a number of enhancements to the Webconferencing piece of its collaboration offerings. The new updates include SSL...
September 28, 2004
Macromedia news: Breeze and Speedera hosting
Macromedia made a couple of announcements this week, one regarding Breeze pricing, the other a new hosting deal for Flash...
September 10, 2004
Macromedia warns of Breeze app sharing issue
Macromedia yesterday published a TechNote warning of a potential bug in the application sharing feature of Breeze. The bug can...
September 09, 2004
Netspoke adds video, recording tools
Web conferencing service provider Netspoke this week released two new features for its offering: one-way video streaming and the ability...
September 01, 2004
Sonexis adds managed service, hosting options
Sonexis, which until this week has sold customer premise gear for PSTN and VoIP Web conferencing, is getting into the...
Microsoft adds pricing options for Live Meeting
Microsoft is increasing the options customers have for purchasing its Live Meeting Web conferencing service. In addition to its current...
August 11, 2004
Raindance enhances security
Raindance Communication today rolled out a new version of its Raindance Meeting Edition featuring increased security options, new installation methods...
WiredRed releases an SDK
Webconferencing software provider WiredRed has released an XML-based SDK for its e/pop offering, allowing third-parties to rebrand and/or customize the...
August 06, 2004
Avaya buys Spectel
Avaya must be looking to expand its conferencing options. Today it announced it will scoop up Spectel, maker of audio...
August 03, 2004
BT chooses Live Meeting
BT, Britain's largest telecom provider, is partnering with Microsoft and it's Live Meeting division to offer Web conferencing services in...
July 12, 2004
AOL IM voice/Web conferencing
AOL is making Instant Messenger more useful for business folks with new voice and Web conferencing options. Its new AIM...
June 10, 2004
News from InfoComm
Forgot to point to this yesterday, but I've got a story in this week's issue about news being made at...
June 08, 2004
WebEx enhances Training Center
In any line of work, training is one of the keys to employee happiness. WebEx is trying to help deliver...
June 01, 2004
Did you know?
Did you know that Juniper (via it's NetScreen/Neoteris acquisition) offers an appliance for Web conferencing and application sharing? They do....
May 26, 2004
Web conferencing numbers
Wainhouse Research's first WebMetrics reports shows a shift coming in the way Web conferencing is administered and maintained in the...
May 18, 2004
VCON adds WebEx to audio product
The upcoming version 6.5 release of VCON's IGC 2000 audio conferencing bridge will feature integration with WebEx's Meeting Center service...
Wired Red adds remote control feature
My first impression when I saw the subject line of Wired Red's announcement was a new TV remote device for...
Microsoft and MCI team, again
You may have seen the news coming out of Networld+Interop that Microsoft and MCI have signed an agreement making Office...
May 12, 2004
Share it for $30 per year
Encounter Collaborative recently launched ShareItNow, a new Web conferencing service that charges only $30 per year for unlimited one-to-one conferences...
April 06, 2004
Web conferencing users needed
How is Web Conferencing being used? What are the most important features? Which are the most popular brands? Take a...
March 31, 2004
Sonexis adds wideband audio
Sonexis is adding support for wideband phones to its ConferenceManager audio/web conferencing system. The new version, ConferenceManager WB, will be...
March 30, 2004
ViewCentral enhances WebEx integration
ViewCentral, a service for managing meetings both on and offline, has strengthened its relationship with WebEx by adding integration for...
March 04, 2004
Free Webconferencing
Starting yesterday, the first 500 customers that sign up for the Macromedia Breeze service will get to use it for...
March 02, 2004
Airlines paranoid?
A United Airlines ad running in Time magazine proclaims "You can't participate in life via conference call." Think the airlines...
February 27, 2004
Intranets.com adds conferencing
Intranets.com customers can count audio and Web conferencing among the tools at their disposal. For about $100 a month, customers...
February 26, 2004
Elluminate unveils Live! version 5
Elluminate is hoping to remove the telephone from the Web conferencing equation with the release of Elluminate Live version 5,...
February 24, 2004
VCON integrates WebEx
VCON and WebEx announced a partnership today that will allow users of VCON's IGC 2000 audio conferencing bridge to launch...
ViewCentral adds replay
At Demo 2004, ViewCentral demonstrated its new Replay Service for managing and tracking usage of recorded Web conferences and other...
February 17, 2004
Live Communications Server reviewed
This week in Network World, Travis Berkley reviews Microsoft's Live Communications Server 2003: We recently tested LCS and found it...
February 02, 2004
WiredRed's new e/pop Web Conferencing
Another project has had me waist-deep in video all week and I forgot to post this tidbit about WiredRed's new...
December 19, 2003
Slimmed down Sonexis ConferenceManager
Sonexis has released a new version of its ConferenceManager Web conferencing server targeted at small to mid-size businesses. ConferenceManager for...
December 10, 2003
Cisco reels in Latitude
After attending a conference late last week and taking a few days of R&R, I was going to belatedly post...
November 12, 2003
FVC gets some cash
In addition to today's Latitude news, First Virtual Communications this week announced a $10 million private placement of stock, which...
Sonexis ConferenceManager 4.0 unveiled
Sonexis is upgrading its ConferenceManager 4.0 premise-based audio/Web conferencing platform. The new release doubles the capacity of previous versions, adds...
November 03, 2003
Web conferencing continues to grow
MCI's annual "Meetings in America" study shows that Web conferencing continues to grow. Of those responding, 74% had used Web...
October 30, 2003
Breeze Live goes live
There's yet another option available in the world of Web conferencing: Macromedia Breeze Live. Based on the Macromedia Breeze platform...
October 09, 2003
Yahoo and WebEx announce integration
WebEx customers that use Yahoo's enterprise instant messenger application can now launch a Web conference from their IM interface: Clicking...
October 03, 2003
New desktop conferencing option: Arel ICP
There's a new player in the desktop conferencing space that's hoping to combine the best of Web and video conferencing...
September 24, 2003
Microsoft pushes Live Meeting
What are three people doing sitting around a table (see picture) of laptops on top of Fenway Park's famed Green...
September 16, 2003
Spectel's new MobileConnexion
Spectel's MobileConnexion conferencing server is now available. What I like about it is it gives users with wireless handhelds the...
September 03, 2003
Latitude, FaceTime combine IM and conferencing
Latitude and FaceTime are combining efforts to create the MeetingPlace IM Gateway, which will allow users to launch Web/voice conferences...
August 26, 2003
Placeware's assimilation is complete
A scant seven months after acquiring Placeware, Microsoft has renamed the company's Web conferencing offering Microsoft Office Live Meeting 2003....
July 29, 2003
Andrew Davis on the conferencing market
Andrew Davis' keynote had some interesting insights to the conferencing market today and down the road. Obviously today, many of...
July 23, 2003
Click to Meet Express 2.1 available
FVC is updating its Click to Meet Express product, a software-based combination of video, audio and Web conferencing technology. Version...
July 22, 2003
Macromedia Breeze goes Live
Macromedia's online presentation offering now has a live component, allowing users to conduct Webconferencing meetings from their desktop using a...
July 10, 2003
WebEx acquires Presenter
With money burning a hole in its pocket, WebEx went out and acquired most of the assets and employees of...
July 08, 2003
Vulnerability in Yahoo Audio Conferencing
According to an alert from Yahoo: It may be possible for a remote attacker who can get a [Yahoo Audio...
June 02, 2003
Radvision demos integration with Windows RTC Server and Messenger
I've written a lot recently about Radvision and its slew of announcements. At the show this week, I got to...
April 30, 2003
Tandberg to offer WebEx integration
Tandberg is attempting to bring the world of Webconferencing and videoconferencing together with a new development deal with WebEx. As...
April 29, 2003
WebEx - can it continue healthy growth?
Forbes takes a look at WebEx's past success and future outlook is this article....
April 09, 2003
Webconferencing growth continues
Despite the downturn in the economy, the Webconferencing sector continues to see growth, as remote workers use the technology for...
March 28, 2003
Microsoft releases "Greenwich" beta
For those wanting something a little more secure than AOL Instant Messenger for their real-time collaboration needs, "Greenwich" - Microsoft's...
March 06, 2003
FVC offers lower-end Click to Meet option
FVC is offering a new entry-level pricing plan for its Click to Meet Express Web conferencing service. The software-based service,...
February 21, 2003
Linktivity: Try before you buy
The news of Linktivity's new hosted Webconferencing service slipped through the cracks over the holidays. I caught up with the...
February 07, 2003
Microsoft scoops up PlaceWare
The news of Microsoft's intentions to acquire Web conferencing service provider PlaceWare came as a bit of shock when I...
January 22, 2003
Face tracking with a Logitech camera
Here's a cool new option for you Webcam folks out there. A4Vision, a California start-up, has licensed its Face Tracking...
January 16, 2003
AudioPresenter 4.0 appliance due later this month
EDial announced earlier this week that version 4.0 of its AudioPresenter audio/Web conferencing appliance will ship at the end of...
January 02, 2003
Sonexis upgrades ConferenceManager
Sonexis has released version 2.0 of its ConferenceManager software. The new release includes integrated Web and audio conference scheduling as...
