Meetings Online

By Lucas Mattioneli

The economy of United States is shrinking month after month since the housing market collapsed in the end of 2006. The unemployment ratings are skyrocketing and the sales are very low for most of the markets.

Some companies can’t afford to have their employees to be traveling overseas or even inside the United States for business meetings or presentations anymore. They are looking for a good solution for this issue and the best way to get away with it is to adhere to the web conferencing technology.

Web Conferencing allows business to have their meeting online with no hassle and easy to conduct. The price is inexpensive and the technology used is up-to-date and don’t require extra hardware.

To conduct or attend to a online meeting the only required equipment is a computer with audio and a webcam. The software connect all the users and give them the ability to share screen and documents safety and flawlessly.

The big names of this industry are Citrix GoToMeeting and Webex MeetMeNow, and they have been around for a while. With a small advantage GoToMeeting is getting more and more of the market share for web conferencing tools, specially for big business with its software GoToWebinar that allows the businesses to increase their reach with unlimited webinars.

Another great tool for web conferencing and online meeting is FUZE Meeting. The software feature desktop share, high definition content, iPhone and blackberry interaction, plus it works with the major operation systems in the market, Windows, Mac and Linux.

However the best feature is that download is not required to use the software. It is everything web-based and fully functional.

All of those big names have the similar prices for basic use, many of them allow 15 attendees simultaneously and the features are all about the same. FUZE Meeting has a slight cheaper price than GoToMeeting and Webex.

By far GoToMeeting is the most used software for web conferencing in the market, specially for presentations of new products online. Only this month I have participated in 5 different webinars and all of them were from GoToMeeting customers.

Money and energy conservation are two benefits that has brought to people by modern technology. And they empower people to expand their business making it easier to them access technology and have a better communication in this competitive world.

Not only that but web conferencing softwares has allowed a better communication in many other areas such as education, medicine, science, army and some other areas. Online education has grow an massive 350% since 2000. Everyone has the benefit to get an online degree with the comfort of their homes.

Imagine how much more accomplishments scientists can have with the ability to communicate with other scientists all over the world. It’s amazing how easy it becomes to share documents and organize meetings with these tools.

Just make sure to choose the best software that meets your needs and enjoy it the most. All of the big brands offer a period of free trial before you buy it. So, get all of them and take advantage to learn more and pick the best one.

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