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Today, when companies are faced with travel budget constraints, scheduling complexity, and distributed or mobile workforces, the efficiency and cost saving advantages of online meetings are hard to ignore. Web conferencing is one of the fastest growing areas of communications technology, and in addition to holding meetings and giving presentations, it’s also widely used for conducting Web seminars and training programs, software demonstrations, sales and marketing conferences, and eLearning. Even beyond these communication benefits, the technology allows for true collaboration by integrating audio and video, instant messaging, document sharing and application sharing, as if each participant were sitting around the same table. There are quite a few Web conferencing products available, from software for small businesses to hosted, on-demand services for large enterprises. Sorting through all the vendors and product features to find what’s best for you can be time-consuming, and that’s where the Web Conferencing Buying Guide can help.
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Web Conference Pricing Shaking Out
The pricing foci of new Web conferencing systems has been on flat, per-month usage pricing or pairing Web conferencing with other services, such as instant messaging or team work spaces.

Covad's Business VOIP: A Different Model
Opinion: Building on its GoBeam acquisition with a strong IP Centrex offering, the company touts something unique by providing its service over managed Internet but also managing and billing for end-to-end connectivity.

Building a Foundation for the 'Virtual' Enterprise
The true virtual company is still a concept, but it's moving closer to reality.

Snom Swears It's Strictly SIP
Opinion: Ellen Muraskin finds that the German VOIP vendor's strict adherence to standards (and reasonable pricing) make its products worth a look.

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MetaFrame Access Suite
Citrix access infrastructure is a single, integrated, and consistent access infrastructure for the on-demand enterprise that gives workers secure, easy, and instant access to enterprise applications, information, processes, and people, no matter where they are located, from anywhere, at anytime, using any device, over any connection.

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Elluminate Live Sheds Light on Web Conferencing
Elluminate Live 7.0 is a relatively affordable solution: An on-premise license for the Lite version costs $50 per month for 10 seats; an on-premise license for the Enterprise version costs $67 per user per month.

Interwise: A Versatile Way to Connect
Interwise Connect 7.0 With support for VOIP and standard telephone connectivity, as well as the ability to integrate with other enterprise applications, Interwise Connect 7.0 earns our Analyst's Choice award.

ConferenceManager Gets Web-Conferencing Job Done
Sonexis' Conference-Manager is an appliance-based solution that includes a conferencing bridge with a Web conferencing application.

Calling All Conferences
Web conference systems can reduce the cost of integrating voice services.

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 How to Buy Web Conferencing Products  

You can use the Web Conferencing Buying Guide as an all-in-one search engine for direct access to the product info, reviews and white papers that will help you evaluate software and support your purchasing decision.  Depending on the types of Web conferencing services you’re involved with, you can narrow your search down into specific topic areas like eLearning, Web training, Web whiteboarding and team collaboration. With it, you’ll be able to:

  • Get to know the vendors offering Web conferencing services, including the costs, capabilities, contracts, commitments, set-up and support associated with each.
  • Review equipment, security features, software downloads and IT requirements necessary for rolling out Web conferencing products at your organization.
  • Compare product functionality for specific tasks like Web seminars and employee training, including VoIP, PowerPoint presentations, application sharing, whiteboards, file transfer, polling and quizzing, and meeting recording and playback.

The Web Conferencing Buying Guide will help set you on your way to lowering the costs and increasing the effectiveness of meetings, presentations, support and training for your business. Get started by selecting from the product categories and topic areas above.

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