Those following this space for the past year know that one of my favorite video products is SightSpeed Video Messenger. It’s easy to use and firewall friendly. Now the company has shipped version 3.0 with some major improvements – including the ability to leave video messages for those away from their system and send video mail to non-SightSpeed users. There’s also a multi-party function that can be used to bring up to four people into a single call. Also gone with version 3.0 is the Video Messenger name – the product is simply called “SightSpeed.”
I fired up the new version last week and was impressed with it. The video mail feature is very easy to use. The only issue I ran into was my video camera was not sending video during two-way calls. SightSpeed tech support quickly remedied the problem though.
The company is clearly targeting the consumer market with the product, but it is definitely useful in a small/medium-sized business environment where workers may be geographically distributed. There are four pricing plans available ranging from free for basic service to professional ($54.95/month), which includes unlimited usage and 1000 video e-mails per month. All the plan pricing can be found here.
