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  • Cube3 creates 3D Virtual Meeting Space for Virtual Edge Summit 2009 Virtual Edge 2009 Officepodz created with Multi-user Avatars and a No Plug-in Browser Technology Cube3, in conjunction with the Virtual Edge Summit 2009 happening May 28-29, 2009 at the Santa Clara Convention Center, has created a “Virtual Greeting Space” for the event. Located online and accessible via almost all web browsers and from both the PC and Mac, the customized C3 OfficePodz allows show visitors and those not able to attend live, access to many of the events website information areas in an active multi-user avatar space. Visitors can chat, access event schedules, maps, as well as watch videos and link to sponsor websites via a real-time 3D virtual...

    Cube3 Creates 3D Virtual Meeting Space for Virtual Edge Summit 2009

    Posted on May 29, 2009 | No Comments
    Cube3 creates 3D Virtual Meeting Space for Virtual Edge Summit 2009 Virtual Edge 2009 Officepodz created with Multi-user Avatars and a No Plug-in Browser Technology Cube3, in conjunction with the Virtual Edge Summit 2009 happening May 28-29, 2009 at the Santa Clara Convention Center, has created a “Virtual Greeting Space” for the event. Located online and accessible via almost all web browsers and from both the PC and Mac, the customized C3 OfficePodz allows show visitors and those not able to attend live, access to many of the events website information areas in an active multi-user avatar space. Visitors can chat, access event schedules, maps, as well as watch videos and link to sponsor websites via a real-time 3D virtual... Read More
  • ON24, Inc. and the Kenwood Group announced a partnership to provide the first end-to-end virtual integration solution that addresses the growing need for a more strategic and integrated approach to virtual event planning and production. The partnership was unveiled at the Virtual Edge Summit 2009, being held today and tomorrow at the Santa Clara Convention Center. Register free at http://www.virtualedgesummit.com/. This solution, 4D Virtual Events, is a new approach to providing high-impact, media-rich virtual experiences that are built to produce tangible business outcomes. ON24 CMO Denise Persson explained, “There is nothing typical about this approach. We are integrating ON24’s exceptional virtual event platform with renowned media and event planning to not just produce a flawless event, but to accelerate our...

    4D Virtual Events from ON24 and the Kenwood Group

    Posted on May 27, 2009 | No Comments
    ON24, Inc. and the Kenwood Group announced a partnership to provide the first end-to-end virtual integration solution that addresses the growing need for a more strategic and integrated approach to virtual event planning and production. The partnership was unveiled at the Virtual Edge Summit 2009, being held today and tomorrow at the Santa Clara Convention Center. Register free at http://www.virtualedgesummit.com/. This solution, 4D Virtual Events, is a new approach to providing high-impact, media-rich virtual experiences that are built to produce tangible business outcomes. ON24 CMO Denise Persson explained, “There is nothing typical about this approach. We are integrating ON24’s exceptional virtual event platform with renowned media and event planning to not just produce a flawless event, but to accelerate our... Read More
  • New integration complements the InXpo Virtual Event Platform’s social networking capabilities. At Virtual Edge Summit InXpo unveiled today an industry-first: integration with Twitter to seamlessly send status updates directly from within a virtual event environment. Combined with the company’s extensive social networking capabilities, the InXpo Virtual Event Platform 7.6 enables organizations to connect, educate and engage their audiences worldwide for an enhanced virtual events’ experience. “InXpo has a strong commitment to assist clients with their event marketing by integrating with today’s social media tools like Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook. Twitter, for example, has become a very powerful tool for back-channel communications at physical events, and it allows people to promote specific event activities while they are happening, by tweeting opinions...

    InXpo Unveils Industry-First Twitter Integration for Enhanced Virtual Events’ Experience

    Posted on May 27, 2009 | No Comments
    New integration complements the InXpo Virtual Event Platform’s social networking capabilities. At Virtual Edge Summit InXpo unveiled today an industry-first: integration with Twitter to seamlessly send status updates directly from within a virtual event environment. Combined with the company’s extensive social networking capabilities, the InXpo Virtual Event Platform 7.6 enables organizations to connect, educate and engage their audiences worldwide for an enhanced virtual events’ experience. “InXpo has a strong commitment to assist clients with their event marketing by integrating with today’s social media tools like Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook. Twitter, for example, has become a very powerful tool for back-channel communications at physical events, and it allows people to promote specific event activities while they are happening, by tweeting opinions... Read More
  • Maritz announced the totally virtual environments (TVE) concept as a component of their meetings and events strategies. TVE is the next platform in the Maritz LIVE suite of services, which is designed to deliver effective business outcomes in highly engaging and cost effective ways by helping clients integrate virtual meeting options into their face-to-face meetings and events. “Thanks to the improvements in technology, the time is right for companies to include completely virtual meeting options as part of their overall meetings, events and incentive strategy. Maritz is uniquely positioned to help companies increase the effectiveness of their meetings, events and incentive travel programs by adding a totally virtual component to enhance face-to-face meetings,” said Chris Gaia, vice president of marketing,...

    InXpo and Maritz Partner Bringing Virtual Offerings to Companies for Dynamic and Engaging Meeting and Event Experiences

    Posted on May 20, 2009 | No Comments
    Maritz announced the totally virtual environments (TVE) concept as a component of their meetings and events strategies. TVE is the next platform in the Maritz LIVE suite of services, which is designed to deliver effective business outcomes in highly engaging and cost effective ways by helping clients integrate virtual meeting options into their face-to-face meetings and events. “Thanks to the improvements in technology, the time is right for companies to include completely virtual meeting options as part of their overall meetings, events and incentive strategy. Maritz is uniquely positioned to help companies increase the effectiveness of their meetings, events and incentive travel programs by adding a totally virtual component to enhance face-to-face meetings,” said Chris Gaia, vice president of marketing,... Read More
  • Hoang Vuong has been appointed Chief Executive Officer at Unisfair replacing former CEO and Unisfair cofounder Guy Piekarz. Vuong joined the virtual event platform company in August of 2008 and has served as COO and CFO. Prior to joining Unisfair, Vuong was Chief Revenue Officer and CFO at SideStep. According to Brent Arslaner, Vice President of Marketing & Channels at Unisfair, Piekarz will remain significantly involved in the company, serving on its Board of Directors “but as an active board member working on the product, technology and strategic relationships.” “What you are going to see is Unisfair really scaling up the customer facing side of the business. You’re going to see us with a stronger sales and marketing presence as...

    Changes at the Top for Unisfair—Record Quarter and New CEO

    Posted on May 18, 2009 | No Comments
    Hoang Vuong has been appointed Chief Executive Officer at Unisfair replacing former CEO and Unisfair cofounder Guy Piekarz. Vuong joined the virtual event platform company in August of 2008 and has served as COO and CFO. Prior to joining Unisfair, Vuong was Chief Revenue Officer and CFO at SideStep. According to Brent Arslaner, Vice President of Marketing & Channels at Unisfair, Piekarz will remain significantly involved in the company, serving on its Board of Directors “but as an active board member working on the product, technology and strategic relationships.” “What you are going to see is Unisfair really scaling up the customer facing side of the business. You’re going to see us with a stronger sales and marketing presence as... Read More
  • CMP Media, now United Business Media (UBM), is staying ahead of the curve. An early leader in virtual events, UBM continues to innovate and launch new products. Martha Schwartz, VP of group sales and a former Associate Publisher of Windows Magazine, is particularly excited by the company’s new virtual marketing experience the ‘concierge site.’ UBM currently has 14 such sites either online or in development. The concierge site they have developed for Cisco is www.theDCofthefuture.com, the front end of which is “essentially a Web 2.0 microsite,” and incorporates chat into a 24/7 virtual tradeshow backend. The program allows clients to track and report all lead generation from events, webinars, tradeshows, etcetera, and to predict trends based on that data. These...

    With Virtual Events–Under Promise and Over Deliver and Get Ahead of the Curve

    Posted on May 14, 2009 | No Comments
    CMP Media, now United Business Media (UBM), is staying ahead of the curve. An early leader in virtual events, UBM continues to innovate and launch new products. Martha Schwartz, VP of group sales and a former Associate Publisher of Windows Magazine, is particularly excited by the company’s new virtual marketing experience the ‘concierge site.’ UBM currently has 14 such sites either online or in development. The concierge site they have developed for Cisco is www.theDCofthefuture.com, the front end of which is “essentially a Web 2.0 microsite,” and incorporates chat into a 24/7 virtual tradeshow backend. The program allows clients to track and report all lead generation from events, webinars, tradeshows, etcetera, and to predict trends based on that data. These... Read More
  • REEL FX ENTERTAINMENT MAKES WEBOSAURS™ A SAFE PLACE WITH CRISP® NETMODERATOR™ Crisp®, the online child protection specialist, has announced that NetModerator™ has been selected by new online destination, Webosaurs (www.webosaurs.com), as a key element in creating a safe, comprehensively moderated environment for children. NetModerator™, which is the most comprehensive cyber-bullying and anti-predator technology available to virtual communities and social networks, will form an essential component of Webosaurs’ human and technological moderation mix for its virtual world and social network capabilities. Webosaurs, created by US-based studios, Reel FX Entertainment, will offer safe social networking, fun-filled, prehistoric-themed gaming, educational content, and action-packed entertainment from wildlife expert Nigel Marven. The site is designed for children aged between 5 and 10-years-old. Central to the...

    Reel FX Makes Webosaurs a Safe Place with Crisp NetModerator

    Posted on May 13, 2009 | No Comments
    REEL FX ENTERTAINMENT MAKES WEBOSAURS™ A SAFE PLACE WITH CRISP® NETMODERATOR™ Crisp®, the online child protection specialist, has announced that NetModerator™ has been selected by new online destination, Webosaurs (www.webosaurs.com), as a key element in creating a safe, comprehensively moderated environment for children. NetModerator™, which is the most comprehensive cyber-bullying and anti-predator technology available to virtual communities and social networks, will form an essential component of Webosaurs’ human and technological moderation mix for its virtual world and social network capabilities. Webosaurs, created by US-based studios, Reel FX Entertainment, will offer safe social networking, fun-filled, prehistoric-themed gaming, educational content, and action-packed entertainment from wildlife expert Nigel Marven. The site is designed for children aged between 5 and 10-years-old. Central to the... Read More
  • Frost & Sullivan announced that ON24 has received the 2009 Global Market Leadership Award, in virtual events. In a recent market report, Frost & Sullivan praised ON24 for achieving the market leader position in the global virtual events market in 2008. According to the report, ON24 offers one of the industry’s most comprehensive virtual event solutions, with a great deal of scalability and reliability, as well as a broad product portfolio, which includes self-service and assisted options. The Market Leadership Award is given to the company that has exhibited market leadership through the successful implementation of a defined market strategy. “As the recipient, ON24 has displayed excellence in all areas of the market leadership process, including the identification of market...

    A Frost and Sullivan Global Market Leadership Award for Virtual Events Goes to ON24

    Posted on May 5, 2009 | No Comments
    Frost & Sullivan announced that ON24 has received the 2009 Global Market Leadership Award, in virtual events. In a recent market report, Frost & Sullivan praised ON24 for achieving the market leader position in the global virtual events market in 2008. According to the report, ON24 offers one of the industry’s most comprehensive virtual event solutions, with a great deal of scalability and reliability, as well as a broad product portfolio, which includes self-service and assisted options. The Market Leadership Award is given to the company that has exhibited market leadership through the successful implementation of a defined market strategy. “As the recipient, ON24 has displayed excellence in all areas of the market leadership process, including the identification of market... Read More
  •   How has the economy affected your show attendance? What do you do differently? Do you offer a self-service model? Where do you concentrate the bulk of your training? What kind of client base have you attracted? What kind of business do you expect this year? What advantages does your software have over some of your competitors? How have you designed your software to work for your market niche? Is your business nationwide? How do you see the future of physical events? How has the economy affected your show attendance? 2009 has obviously been challenging. I think everyone in our field, from what we hear from convention centers is pretty much true. We dropped about 30% in booth sales. We...

    Expos2 – Top Ten FAQ Profile

    Posted on May 4, 2009 | No Comments
      How has the economy affected your show attendance? What do you do differently? Do you offer a self-service model? Where do you concentrate the bulk of your training? What kind of client base have you attracted? What kind of business do you expect this year? What advantages does your software have over some of your competitors? How have you designed your software to work for your market niche? Is your business nationwide? How do you see the future of physical events? How has the economy affected your show attendance? 2009 has obviously been challenging. I think everyone in our field, from what we hear from convention centers is pretty much true. We dropped about 30% in booth sales. We... Read More
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