October 12 – Virtual Edge Weekly

In this week’s summary of digital meetings, events, learning and community, ON24 unveils Presentation Manager XD; Polycom launches RealPresence CloudAXIS Suite; SQE’s Kim Bryant to share her insights on hybrid events in a webcast by INXPO; and Glowpoint unveils OpenVideo 2.0.

on24 ON24 Unveils Presentation Manager XD

In an effort to help webcast presenters easily create live or on-demand webcasts, ON24 launched Presentation Manager XD. Presentation Manager XD’s easy-to-use graphical interface enables presenters to create highly interactive webcasts by using slides, videos, polls and other elements.

It is packed with features such as personalized screen views, customizable workspace, interactive storyboard, auto-refresh engines, and role-based access. ” ON24 has once again advanced the state of the art by giving webcast presenters a flexible and intuitive user interface that makes presenting in a webcast easier and less stressful and ultimately results in better presentations and increased audience engagement,” Sharat Sharan, CEO of ON24, said in a press release. Read more..

 new polycom logo Polycom Launches RealPresence CloudAXIS Suite

Polycom launched RealPresence CloudAXIS, which will enable Polycom customers to easily bring users on Skype, Facebook, Google Talk and other popular social and video collaboration apps into their video conference via a browser. Some of the key features and benefits include:

  • Easy-to-use graphical interface
  • Supports Google Talk, Skype and Facebook
  • Drag and drop feature to add participants to video conference
  • Invitations can be sent via instant messages and email
  • Content can be shared with all participants

CEO Andy Miller said RealPresence CloudAXIS equips our customers to extend enterprise-grade video collaboration to everyone. We’re removing the impediments that have hampered video collaboration from becoming ubiquitous by allowing our customers to easily add anyone with a browser to their video and content collaboration sessions with the highest quality, reliability and security. Read more..

InXpo_Logo SQE’s Kim Bryant to Share Her Insights on Hybrid Events in a Webcast by INXPO

INXPO is hosting a webcast called Hybrid Event Success Story: Software Testing Analysis & Review Conference. In this webcast, Kim Bryant, Event Manager at SQE will share her insights on how SQE leveraged hybrid event model to extend the reach of their annual conference. The webcast will air live on INXPO’s TV’s Success Stories channel.

On Wednesday, October 17 at 12PM ET, Bryant will discuss how SQE achieved an impressive 62% attendance rate by digitally extending their conference and she’ll answer questions on hybrid events and gamification. Click here to register.

Glowpoint Unveils OpenVideo 2.0

Cloud and managed video services provider Glowpoint launched OpenVideo2.0, which will enable organizations of any size to easily try, purchase and use video conferencing while eliminating limitations or boundaries. OpenVideo 2.0 supports leading video systems and doesn’t require on-premise infrastructure, expensive networking, and complicated support, the company said in a press release. Read more..

 

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