Archive for October, 2011
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Virtual Edge Caught up with Pathable’s President Jordan Schwartz at IMEX to Discuss the Pathable Release and Integration Plans
Posted on October 31, 2011 | No CommentsPathable offers a private social network for events similar to a private Facebook but with the ability to connect that network to your event registration, agenda, scheduling, membership database or your CRM system. Event social networks have been around well before public social networks and the goal is the same; get people to start communicating and developing relationships before the event. It was hard getting people to do that in the past and Schwartz says that it getting easier possibly because of the change in social behaviors brought on by Myspace, Facebook , LinkedIn and Twitter. “We have some major updates in our offering starting with a total re-write of the software in Java Script which means it is very... Read More -
3D or 2D? RSNA Says Let the User Decide with Their Virtual Event Extension for Their Annual Meeting
Posted on October 31, 2011 | No CommentsDigitell is the vendor that the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) has chosen to create their first virtual event. RSNA is breaking new ground with the development of a virtual space in a 3D, immersive environment, where attendees will create an avatar and navigate around the event and network with other attendees. There are some challenges with 3D though like the need for a software download and depending on the computer you are using, some performance challenges though these are becoming less of an issue. To accommodate those that either can’t access the 3D environment or simply prefer a 2D experience, Digitell has created a solution that allows the user to choose whichever environment they prefer. “RSNA selected Digitell because we... Read More -
Medical Associations Moving to Virtual
Posted on October 28, 2011 | 1 CommentFrom Conference & Incentive Travel More than a third (34%) of medical associations believe virtual meetings will take over congresses, according to new research presented at the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) World congress in Leipzig today. Exactly half of respondents have a strategy for expanding a live event into a virtual event… share: Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Google+ Share on Linkedin share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Print for later Bookmark in Browser Tell a friend Read More -
Oracle World Online Attendance Hits 700,000
Posted on October 28, 2011 | No CommentsFrom MeetPie.com Paul Salinger vice-president marketing, Oracle USA, told the ICCA Congress in Leipzig this week how the software technology company is morphing its mega-conference for a more mobile, hybrid market to extend its audience – it is targeting 50,000 delegates in 2012. The Oracle Open World event – now spanning seven venues in San Francisco – attracted more than 45,000 attendees in 2011 and 185,000 online by the day of the conference. The latter figure is now standing at 730,000 following a partnership for streaming content with YouTube. share: Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Google+ Share on Linkedin share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Print for later Bookmark in Browser Tell a friend Read More -
October 28 – Virtual Edge Weekly
Posted on October 28, 2011 | No CommentsIn this week’s summary of digital meetings, events, learning and community, INXPO fortifies management team with new CMO; New report says virtual meetings will take over congresses; Virtual Edge Institute offers five compelling reasons to attend Virtual Edge Summit 2012; Citrix integrates collaboration tools into GoToMeeting; and Mediasite and WCET partners to present Hybrid Annual Conference. INXPO Fortifies Management Team with New CMO INXPO announced the appointment of Scott Kellner as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). The appointments of Scott Kellner bring further depth and breadth of experience to INXPO’s management team as the Company intensifies its move to consolidate the virtual industry’s best talent. Scott joins INXPO from 6Connex where he oversaw marketing and led the development of the software... Read More -
Scott Kellner Joins INXPO as Chief Marketing Officer
Posted on October 25, 2011 | No CommentsINXPO has named Scott Kellner as their new Chief Marketing Officer. Scott had been with 6Connex since its inception and was a highly regarded insider there. While INXPO picks up another top talent in the industry it is bad news for 6Connex. I’ve personally been a big fan of the graphic design and graphical user experience of the 6Connex platform and thought they had one of the best concepts for a perpetual environment in the market. Prior to 6Connex, Scott held a number of senior marketing services agency positions, notably as a VP with Design Reactor and as managing director at SUGO, two agencies known for their application development expertise.Scott will join a powerhouse San Jose office for INXPO with... Read More -
Trade Show Internet Seeks to Relieve Exhibitors and Event Producers from High Internet Connection Costs
Posted on October 24, 2011 | 1 CommentIan Framson, Founder and CEO of Trade Show Internet got into the business as a result of being an extremely frustrated exhibitor at trade shows. “I was running the marketing for a start-up company that was doing a lot of trade shows and management finally got fed up with the exorbitant rates charged to exhibitors for Internet and tasked me with building a workaround. So I started with Verizon wireless cards and kept experimenting until we had a good workaround.” The company Framson was working at didn’t do too well and he ended up leaving in 2009 and decided to take his trade show Internet solution out to other exhibitors and Trade Show Internet, Inc. (TSI) was born. Today the... Read More -
October 21 – Virtual Edge Weekly
Posted on October 21, 2011 | No CommentsIn this week’s summary of digital meetings, events, learning and community, Polycom acquires video collaboration software provider Vivu; Frost & Sullivan Selects PGi to Provide Audio, Web and Video Meeting Solutions; UBM Studios’ Kristin Beaulieu will illustrate the benefits of interactive digital environments to the members of AFIDA; and RSNA selects Digitell to create the association’s first virtual event. Polycom Acquires Vivu Polycom, telepresence and voice communications solutions provider announced the acquisition of ViVu, a video collaboration software provider. With this acquisition, Polycom can leverage Vivu’s known and trusted innovative video collaboration software to make it possible for millions of people to use video collaboration as their preferred method of communication across the wide array of business, mobile, video, and... Read More -
Top Five Reasons to Attend Virtual Edge Summit 2012
Posted on October 20, 2011 | No Commentsshare: Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Google+ Share on Linkedin share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Print for later Bookmark in Browser Tell a friend Read More -
Reseach: Videoconferencing and telepresence equipment to be $5.4 billion market by 2015
Posted on October 14, 2011 | 1 CommentMarketing research firm, Infonetics Research, recently announced a new report from it’s second quarter “Enterprise Telepresences and Video Conferencing” report. According to the press release, ”the global enterprise video conferencing and telepresence equipment market jumped 21% to $683 million between the first and second quarters of 2011, setting a record high for quarterly revenue.” Furthermore, the first estimates the market for this technology to grow to $5.4 billion by 2015. I personally believe this is a positive sign for digital meetings, events, and conferences. As more corporations become comfortable with collaborating and engaging with employees, customers and partners remotely, these corporations will then evaluate how their equipment expenditures can be leveraged for additional business applications. “Growth will stay in double-digit territory through... Read More
