October 26 – 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 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...

In this week’s summary of digital meetings, events, learning and community, Virtual Edge Institute’s Michael Doyle to participate in IMEX America Association Focus Program; INXPO adds social-networking functionality to Social Business TV and Virtual Events Platform; and Watchitoo unveils its new videoconferencing platform. Virtual Edge Institute’s Michael Doyle to Participate in IMEX America Association Focus Program Michael Doyle, Founder and Executive Director, Virtual Edge Institute, will participate on a panel titled “The Strategic Impact of Digital Events on Meetings” at IMEX America Association Focus Program (October 8, 2012 in Las Vegas). Presented by ASAE, ICCA and PCMA, Association focus is a special education event exclusively for association executives. The panel will explore how organizations can extend the reach of their events and meetings...

In this week’s summary of digital meetings, events, learning and community, InterCall rolls out new version of its virtual environments and webcast studio platform; bXb’s BOBtv won the 2012 EIBTM Technology Watch Award for innovation and use of technology; ON24 to host Virtual Learning Edge; and Citrix’s launches new version of GoToMyPC App for Kindle Fire and Android. InterCall Rolls Out New Version of its Virtual Environments and Webcast Studio PlatformInterCall has unveiled the tenth version of its Virtual Environments and Webcast Studio Platform which promises to be more powerful, user-friendly and engaging. The new version integrates seamlessly with InterCall Unified Meeting and empowers users to start virtual meetings from within their virtual environments. Intuitive video wall makes search faster...

In this week’s summary of digital meetings, events, learning and community,  vcopious receives funding to support aggressive expansion efforts; Vidyo brings video conferencing to ipads, iphones and the ipod touch; AnyMeeting adds 6-way video conferencing; Polycom goes mobile with RealPresence Mobile; and InterCall receives an award from Event Design Magazine. vcopious Receives Funding to Support Aggressive Expansion Efforts Virtual business environments software company vcopious, received funding from Emerald Stage 2, Benjamin Franklin Technology Partners, MAG, and Silicon Valley Bank. The company will use funds to support aggressive expansion efforts. Vidyo Brings Video Conferencing to iPads, iPhones and the iPod Touch Enterprise video conferencing and collaboration solutions provider Vidyo, rolled out VidyoMobile for iOS 4.x on iPads, iPhones and the iPod...

In 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...