Loudeye Express - Quick Webconferencing
Loudeye Corp, a leading provider of webcasting services, launched its Loudeye Express hosted webconferencing service yesterday. This reservationless slide presentation delivery service is positioned as a streamlined and less costly alternative to the products of PlaceWare and WebEx.
Jessica Raymond, director of marketing, Loudeye, gave me a tour yesterday of her company's new offering via Loudeye Express, of course, and a telephone call. Here's a quick overview:
- To get started, participants only need to download 38 kb Java applet. There appears to be no problem with firewalls and other technical issues that can interfere with some of the other webconferencing products.
- Loudeye Express is streamlined. Jessica says that most of their clients don't need all the bells and whistles of the other programs. What users want is a simple, fast and affordable way to deliver slides. That's essentially what app does - no more and no less.
- This webconferencing product is inexpensive. Pricing is by presenter, not by number of licensed seats (participants). If, say, you have 15 salespeople at your company who give Web-based presentations, then you would pay $65 per month per salesperson times 15. And each salesperson would have unlimited access to the webconferencing service.
I agree that this app is fast, inexpensive and eliminates many of the installation issues that I've often run across with other webconferencing tools. But if you want to demonstrate applications, this service won't do the job. But if you just want to show PowerPoint slides, than it's a good bet. [Doug Fox -- The Future of Meetings]
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