VoIP: Providing the Voice in Web Conferencing

Web conferencing is making big waves in the last few years.  Through web conferencing meetings, consultations, collaborations, presentations, orientations and other business matters can now be done even if the participants are geographically dispersed.

Web conferencing offers different features that enable all of these possible.  File, document, application, even desktop sharing are available.  Instant messaging, polling, surveying, recording, and playback of meetings is also readily available.  VoIP is also another feature almost present in all of web conference programs.

VoIP stands for Voice over Internet Protocol.  This is the method of transmitting analog audio signals through the internet.  Analog signals are converted in digital data so it can be transmitted through internet connection.  VoIP can turn a standard internet connection into a way to place free phone calls.

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Desktop Sharing Wonder: A Web Conferencing Feature

July 13, 2010 · Filed Under Business Tools, Business technology, Web-based Technology · Comment 

According to a 2003 study by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, 84 percent of American workers use computers at home.  More and more workers are also working at home or on the road.  In 2004, about 20.7 million Americans did some or all of their work at home.  Web conferencing enables work or professional collaboration among co-workers and clients even if they are geographically apart.

Web conferencing enables document, file, application and even desktop sharing.  Web conferencing can use a downloaded software or just access a URL and use a password or access code to join the group conducting the web-based conference.  Web conference lessens the company funds spent on travel and also the time and effort invested on travelling.

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Success! Making Web Conferencing a Hit

June 29, 2010 · Filed Under Business Tools, Business technology, Web-based Technology · Comment 

Web conferencing is starting to replace fact-to-face meetings.  Web conference aims to make employees more productive at the same provide significant improvement on how the company runs.

There are several things to remember to ensure that web conferencing was done or conducted effectively and is a success.  Preparation is important for a successful web conference.  According to Resource Center, it is never to early to prepare for the conference.  A month before the web conference, it is important to determine if it is indeed necessary and design who will be participating in the conference and rough outline of the topic to be discussed.

Two to three weeks before the scheduled conference, invitations to the participants should already be sent out.  A week before the conference will just be for polishing of the… Continue reading...

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Help With Data Recovery

Have you ever had problems with your hard drive, like a crash or failure? If so, you were undoubtedly looking for someone to help you with data recovery in a hurry. This is a common occurrence and, if you are like most people, you want your data and you want it now! This is doubly true for a business, it is nearly impossible to complete a workday without access to important files and databases.

When you experience these types of problems, you will no doubt need a plan to recover your data. This can be accomplished in a few different ways. The first option is a data recovery technician who comes to your home or place of business. They will analyze… Continue reading...

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Choosing the Right Web Conferencing Package

June 10, 2010 · Filed Under Business Tools, Business technology, Web-based Technology · Comment 

The web conferencing technology is making business lives easier.  With web conferencing:  file sharing, document sharing, application sharing, instant messages, recording, VoIP, desktop sharing, etc.  are parts or features of the web conference system sold on the market.

Compared with the prices when web conferencing started, you can say that the price went down considerably.  Before, web conferencing is only available for big companies.  But right now, there are providers catering to small scale businesses or little people.

There are several options to get the web conferencing service.  Service providers have several options you can choose from.  Pay as you go is the most common set-up of web conferences.  It is commonly used by people who do not use web conferencing technology often.  Price ranges from $0.08 -$0.40 per minute per participant… Continue reading...

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Discussion Saviour: Web Conferencing Benefits

May 27, 2010 · Filed Under Business Tools, Business technology, Web-based Technology · Comment 

More and more companies are using web conferencing.  Web based seminars or presentations or web conferencing is a more convenient way for conducting seminars and meetings for participants who are geographically separated from each other.  Web conferencing allows participants to participate or conduct presentations, share applications, chat and send out instant messages about the seminar or presentation.

People and companies are investing in web conferences because of its advantages.  Web conferencing is said to reduce the travel costs of a company.  It is not necessary to meet participants physically or face to face.  Let’s admit it, travelling is not cheap.  With the fuel prices so expensive nowadays, who is excited in spending money on the pump.  Travel stress is also being avoided like airport delays, flight cancellations, traffic jams, and long… Continue reading...

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Why Do It? Reasons for Web Conferencing

May 20, 2010 · Filed Under Business Tools, Business technology, Web-based Technology · Comment 

Web conferencing is still a young technology.  Initial effort with web conferencing just started late 1990s and is still in the process of improvement and development.  Although the technology is still young, businesses and companies are seeing the potential in web conferencing.

Companies are seeing web conferencing as a way to cut down expenses for their employees travel.  Instead of sending employees to other locations, employees are now hosting web conferences with clients or with colleagues for collaborations.  Also employees get to avoid travel stress as an effect of travel delays, traffic congestion and other travel issues.

According to Diane Dannenfeldt (author of “How to Host a Web Conference”); Desire2Learn Inc., a developer of web-based learning systems based in Ontario used web conferencing to reduce the cost of pre-qualifying sales leads.  Normally… Continue reading...

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Package Deal: Different Web Conferencing Services and Features

April 27, 2010 · Filed Under Business Tools, Business technology, Web-based Technology · Comment 

Web conferencing makes business life easier.  With the web conferencing technology, business cut their travel costs and other logistics expenditure by cutting down face-to-face meetings and replacing it with web-based conferences.  Web conferencing enables people physically and geographically separated to conduct meetings, presentations, consultations and collaborations.

There are numerous web conferencing vendors in the market nowadays offering new features and services.  Here are some of the common features of web conference programs:

• Web conferencing programs use common applications like Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Adobe Flash Player to create graphic presentations with enhanced audio and video streaming.  For PowerPoint presentation sharing, the presentation is compressed in the presenter’s computer and then sent to the server.  The server then sends it to all the participants, caching it in the presenter’s computer.  This allows… Continue reading...

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Where Did It Come From? Web Conferencing History

April 1, 2010 · Filed Under Business Tools, Business technology, Web-based Technology · Comment 

Through web conferencing, there is an opportunity to chat and communicate with co-workers, even facilitate meetings, presentations and demonstrations.  Web conferencing not just offers communication exchange but also allows participants to trade documents, share applications, access desktops, use whiteboards and PowerPoint.

How did this technology started?

Lucy P. Roberts, author of  “History of Web Conferencing – Multifunction Conferencing Comes of Age” (2004) traced the roots of web conferencing long before there is internet.

The University of Illinois developed a system known as PLATO during the 1960s.  This is for their Computer-based Education Research Laboratory (CERL).  This is just a small system supporting just a single classroom of terminals connected to one mainframe computer.  In 1972, the terminals being supported by PLATO increased to over a thousand.

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Behind the Scenes: How Web Conferencing Works

March 11, 2010 · Filed Under Business Tools, Business technology, Web-based Technology · Comment 

Web conferencing programs are readily available in the market nowadays.  Web conferencing offers instant messaging and hosting of group discussions.  It is a great way for conducting meetings, seminars, even presentations or product roll-outs.

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Conferencing technology has already achieved immense improvement.  Teleconferencing is a product of the conferencing technology.  With teleconferencing, it is mainly about conference calls where small to very large groups of people can participate to or listen to the phone conversation.  With video conferencing, the presenter can appear on the screens of all the attendees or for small groups, all the attendees can appear on the screen in separate webcam windows.

Web conferencing is often confused with web seminars.  There is just a thin line separating or differentiating each other… Continue reading...

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