“I applaud you in creating and maintaining this value added site. I am certain your visitors find it very helpful when they are researching web conferencing options.” (Leslie Spoke, Premiere Global)
“Well done on a very informative and independent view on Web Conferencing. There are lots of competitors and it is difficult to find one’s needs exactly…” (David Martin)
It is a compliment like these that reinforces our service’s niche: objectively reviewing web conferencing solutions so that some of the ambiguity is taken out of a potentially complicated decision. Most small and mid-sized business owners don’t have the funds to consult with tech gurus in regards to their business practices overall, much less solicit advice specifically geared to online meeting tools. But we know too well that little things, like the right software, can make a huge difference in a business’ overall success.
But the market for web conferencing solutions is still not mature, and the vendor landscape is not transparent. Our website (www.webconferencing-test.com) attempts to overcome these challenges and provide orientation for the masses searching for a cost-effective way to keep up with business trends afforded by larger companies.
Web conferencing solutions could be the only realistic way for many small and mid-sized companies to expand their businesses geographically and to drive revenue by facilitating meetings with customers and prospects. We have calculated that by eliminating business travel, taking into account all monetary and physical costs, online meetings save money and an immeasurable amount of quality time, which ultimately leads to increased productivity. See our website for a full analysis of annual savings potential of online meetings compared with meetings-in-person.
More than 21 web conferencing solutions have been reviewed including Adobe Connect, Citrix GoToMeeting, Digital Meeting, Elluminate vRoom, IBM Sametime Unyte Meeting, Microsoft Office Live Meeting, Microsoft NetMeeting, Netviewer one2meet, WebEx MeetMeNow, Yugma Professional, we:presenter and many others.
The reviews and comparisons are based on the number and scope of functions, user friendliness, speed of meeting setup, ease of installation, cost transparency, security, and system requirements. The most important criteria for SMB companies included “ease-of-use/user friendliness” and “speed of setting up a meeting”, so these two categories have been given a higher weighting compared to the other categories.
Once you have implemented one of these solutions in your own business, we would love some feedback.
Robert Harnischmacher
http://www.articlesbase.com/software-articles/review-of-web-conferencing-software-for-small-and-midsized-companies-745875.html