Web Conference / Web Seminar Service

What is a Web Conference / Web Seminar

A web conference / web seminar is, generally, a form of academic instruction, either from a training facility or presented by a commercial or professional organisation. It has the function of bringing together individuals from anywhere in the world for recurring meetings or training courses, focusing each time on some particular subject, in which everyone present is requested to actively participate. This is often accomplished through an ongoing Socratic dialogue with a seminar leader or instructor, or through a more formal presentation of research and normally, participants must not be beginners in the field under discussion. The idea behind the web conferencing / web seminar system is to familiarise students more extensively with the methodology of their chosen subject and also to allow them to interact with examples of the practical problems that always crop up during research work. It is essentially a place where assigned readings are discussed, questions can be raised and debates conducted. It is relatively informal, at least compared to the lecture system of academic instruction.

Advantages and Disadvantages of a Web Conference / Web Seminar

The advantage to having a web conference / web seminar is the wealth of knowledge that can be presented at one time in one place and the camaraderie this can produce between like minded individuals all sharing the same interests, problems and concerns. Web conferences / web seminars are a great way for those that don't like to read, or attend classes, to improve their knowledge of a specific subject. Online web conferences / web seminars can be a great advantage to those who cannot attend traditional training centres due the traveling constraints.

However, there are a few drawbacks to attending a web conference / web seminar, sometimes they have an entry fee that can be quite high, the time spent away from your actual business, or life, to attend or the chance that the topics may not actively help your business or your concerns, the chance that attendees will expect too much from a web conference / web seminar and thus be disappointed - realism must rule here, as there are no "instant answers" to anything.

What we do for you

We will make a connection from your web site to an online web conference / web seminar room where your guests / students and lecturers / seminar leaders can meet.

We will install all necessary software and guide you through your first web conference / web seminar.

If you choose the Adobe Acrobat Connect Professional then all participants of your web conference / web seminar must have the free Adobe Flash Player installed on their computers, currently 97% of all computer uses will have this software already installed, but for those you don't we will provide a link on your web site so they can download it.

Please note: This service does not include the filming and recording of your web conference / web seminar. If you require this service, please speak to our designers who can help you in sourcing audio / media recording companies.

The Products

Adobe Acrobat Connect Professional
The complete web conferencing and training solution. If you remove the technology barriers from traditional web conferencing / web seminars you get Adobe Acrobat Connect Professional - a cutting edge communication and collaboration solution with no software downloads for participants. All that's required is the Adobe Flash Player, already installed on 97% of browsers worldwide. Instant availability and highly customisable meeting, training, and presentation tools provide your organisation with real world functionality that anyone can use, wherever they are.

Includes everything you need to get started with the following additional option available. Voice over IP (VoIP) Audio and broadcast video. The Audio and Video option lets you and other meeting participants be seen and heard in real time. For an additional monthly charge, you can enable Voice over IP (VoIP) and broadcast Video capabilities for all your meetings. Having audio and video in your plan allows you and other meeting participants to use any computer equipped with microphone and speaker to communicate using Voice over IP (VoIP) and to use a web cam to broadcast images.

GoTo Meeting
GoTo offers two web conferencing / web seminars, GoTo Meeting for on-the-fly or scheduled presentations with a prospective customer. Perform live demonstrations in real time, collaborate on documents with your colleagues and provide training to customers and employees. Within seconds you can be improving your productivity and generating more revenue. With GoTo Meeting you can have as many online meetings as you want at no additional cost. GoTo Meeting is one of the most secure online meeting product available. Industry standard security features ensure that your confidential meeting information remains private. With GoTo Meeting you can host unlimited meetings for an unlimited duration with up to 10 attendees per meeting – all for one flat fee!

GoTo Webinar
The second of two web conference / web seminars GoTo offer is GoTo Webinar, now you can reach your target audience faster and more affordably than ever before. Use the self-service interface to plan, present, record and analyse unlimited web conferences / web seminars with up to 1,000 attendees each – all for one flat fee. GoTo Webinar helps you deliver your message to hundreds of people at the same time, eliminating the need for costly travel or expensive marketing promotions. GoTo Webinar is the only online event product purpose built for do-it-yourself web conferencing / web seminars. Online registration tools help you attract your target audience, and the robust reporting functionality delivers qualified audience lists sorted by their level of interest after each web conference / web seminar.

MegaMeeting
MegaMeeting is a browser-based video conferencing / web seminar software. MegaMeeting requires no downloading, installing or configuring of software – all you need is an Internet browser, a broadband Internet connection and a web camera or digital video camera. In addition, MegaMeeting is an operating system agnostic, meaning that anyone using a Windows, Mac or Linux based machine may participate in a web conference or web seminar. With multipoint online conferencing, up to 16 individuals can be seen at the same time, and an unlimited number of additional secure video conferencing attendees can see those 16 individuals. Voice Over IP (VoIP) means that video web conferencing participants can talk and hear one another by using standard microphones and headsets.

MegaMeeting comes in three versions, Professional, Enterprise and Personal.

MegaMeeting Personal
MegaMeeting Personal combines video and web cam software allowing individuals and businesses to meet face-to-face without ever having to leave their home or office. Keep in touch with your friends, family and business associates via web cam chat or live video chat, among other possibilities. MegaMeeting Personal is designed for small businesses that desire easy-to-use and affordable audio and video conferencing, without the advanced features of web conferencing / web seminars. The software allows up to 10 simultaneous attendees and supports real time, live video and audio. How about a web cam chat or a live video chat? MegaMeeting Personal offers the video and web cam software for both. In addition, MegaMeeting Personal provides all this functionality bundled at an extremely affordable price.

MegaMeeting Enterprise
MegaMeeting Enterprise is designed for individuals, businesses and large corporations that require the ability to conduct web conferencing / web seminars from within their own web site domains / servers, or that require a higher quality set of video streams in their video conferencing systems. MegaMeeting Enterprise allows an unlimited number of attendees per web conference / web seminar and can be custom tailored to fit the varying ways that different companies choose to do business. In addition to supporting 100% web based live video and audio, MegaMeeting Enterprise also supports productivity enhancing collaboration tools, allowing meeting participants to share their applications and documents with other participants in the meeting room. With MegaMeeting Enterprise, you can even customise your video conference rooms to allow for higher quality video conferencing (up to 800x600 resolution for each video stream) and higher frames per second (up to 30 fps).

MegaMeeting Professional
MegaMeeting Professional is designed for individuals and businesses of all sizes. MegaMeeting Professional resides on MegaMeeting.com servers and allows for an unlimited number of attendees per web conference / web seminar, it can be custom tailored to fit the varying ways that different companies choose to do business. MegaMeeting Professional satisfies all types of web meeting requirements. In addition to supporting 100% web based live video and audio, MegaMeeting Professional also supports productivity enhancing collaboration tools, allowing meeting participants to share their applications and documents with other participants in the meeting room. By allowing companies to be highly productive during their online web conferencing / web seminar and Internet video conferencing, MegaMeeting Professional is a cost-effective communications forum, giving businesses a host of web meeting possibilities to more effectively communicate with their employees, prospects and clients, whether they're in an office next door or halfway around the world.

WebDialogs Unyte+
WebDialogs Unyte+ supports more users (1 - 25) and delivers more features (application and desktop sharing, annotation, shared control and scheduling) for a modest fee. WebDialogs Unyte+ is ideal for small businesses and individuals that want the power of web conferencing / web seminars without the overheads and high costs. No training is required and users can join a WebDialogs Unyte+ session with just one click. Also, for individuals seeking to share ideas, work collaboratively on class projects or complete online profiles, WebDialogs Unyte+ is a practical, affordable choice.

WebDialogs Meeting Pro
WebDialogs Meeting Pro offers the best value in web conferencing / web seminar marketing, delivering unified video, web, and audio conferencing services with customer support at a fraction of the price of leading conferencing providers. Easy-to-use, full featured and designed for users of all skill levels, the WebDialogs Meeting Pro services combine video, web, and audio conferencing for a complete we conferencing / web seminar experience.

WebDialogs Meeting Pro delivers low-cost integrated web, video, and audio conferencing, providing the capabilities necessary to successfully manage an online business meeting by adding advanced web conferencing / web seminar features, such as recording and polling, you can choose your level of service at the point of use, there is no need to commit to a higher level of service than you need.

WebDialogs Event
WebDialogs Events enables companies to create, manage, and execute a web conference / web seminar, event, training session, or other online business meeting quickly and easily .

Whether participants are attending from across the office or from around the world, your web-based meeting is sure to be successful with WebDialogs Events. This program delivers the features that all companies need for a successful online event, including registration, promotion, event execution, post-event follow up, analysis, and reporting.

WebEx Event Centre
WebEx Event Centre simplifies your online event program management with automated registration, invitations, email reminders and follow-up communications. Use our presentation tools to create a dynamic multimedia, multi-presenter experience. Event Centre comes fully equipped with everything you need to give your online events the impact of a live event.

WebEx Sales Centre
Hold persuasive, successful online presentations and confidential demos with WebEx Sales Centre. All you need is a web browser and a telephone. From team selling to team training, Sales Centre will generate more leads, improve your response time, and help you sell smarter.

WebEx Training Centre
Instantly deliver interactive online training to employees, partners and customers anywhere, anytime through a standard web browser. Expand your eLearning offers with live and recorded training. Experience it for yourself. Reduce live and on-demand delivery costs with the industry's most interactive online classroom. Make every class a success with WebEx Training Centre.

PodiaLIVE
Manchester, UK, based software house Podia has broken new boundaries in offering high quality, easy to use software to presenters of both on-demand presentation content and live events. The all new podiaLIVE system makes the job of presenting to a live audience as well as webcasting over the Internet so easy that any user with basic Office computer skills will be able to master it.

PodiaLIVE enables you to present in person, via the Internet, to a remote assembled audience simultaneously. A simple add-in to Microsoft PowerPoint is all you need: Open PowerPoint, load your presentation, click "Broadcast with Podia" and away you go, deliver your presentation as you would normally. But as well as presenting to the room you are presenting globally, to the people you choose. Every slide, animation and sound effect is perfectly reproduced for your remote audience - in real time.

PodiaON-DEMAND
When you have finished presenting your web conference / web seminar, a simple click of the mouse makes your presentation available on-demand, with your slides and audio / video exactly as you presented them.

PodiaON-DEMAND includes greater interactivity, improved PowerPoint animation support, improved CD publication support and a number of audience experience improvements along the way. Add to this the ability of podiaLIVE content to be automatically archived as podiaON-DEMAND content, users can view your web conference / web seminar at will and the result is stunning.

PodiaPRODUCTION
If you do not have access to elaborate production services, podiaPRODUCTION can help you. PodiaPRODUCTION with the help of London based Insitu Productions can be employed to record the video component of your presentation. The production team are all professional TV and Video production specialists coupled with expert graphic designers who have all the necessary skills to create stunning, professional looking content to support your business.

Using industry standard lighting with high quality cameras and microphones, PodiaPRODUCTION can produce a engaging, professional quality video that will really make your viewers sit up and take notice.

ADOBE ACROBAT CONNECT PROFESSIONAL WEB SEMINAR COSTS £100 plus £190 for 5 user licences or £380 for 10 user licences, additional licences can be purchased at 20p per user per minute.

ADOBE ACROBAT CONNECT PROFESSIONAL VOICE OVER IP (Optional) COSTS £60

GOTO MEETING WEB SEMINAR COSTS £80, maximum of 10 users, plus £25 per month or £20 per month if a 12 months package is purchased.

GOTO WEBINAR WEB SEMINAR COSTS £100, maximum of 1000 users, plus £50 per month or £40 per month if a 12 months package is purchased.

MEGAMEETING PERSONAL COSTS £100, maximum of 10 users, plus £15 per month or £12 per month if a 12 months package is purchased.

MEGAMEETING ENTERPRISE COSTS £9000 (One off fee and own for life with 12 months maintenance and support), unlimited users.

MEGAMEETING PROFESSIONAL COSTS £1100, plus £25 per month for 3 user licences, £40 per month for 5 user licences, £80 per month for 10 user licences, £115 per month for 25 user licences, £175 per month for 50 user licences, £255 per month for 100 user licences.

WEBDIALOGS UNYTE+ COSTS £80 plus £16 a year for 2 user licences, £51 a year for 5 user licences, £152 a year for 10 user licences or £229 a year for 25 user licences.

WEBDIALOGS MEETING PRO COSTS £100, additional fees for licensing and support will be submitted once we know all your requirements.

WEBDIALOGS EVENTS COSTS £100, additional fees for licensing and support will be submitted once we know all your requirements.

WEBEX EVENT CENTER COSTS £100, additional fees for licensing and support will be submitted once we know all your requirements.

WEBEX SALES CENTER COSTS £100, additional fees for licensing and support will be submitted once we know all your requirements.

WEBEX TRAINING CENTER COSTS £100, additional fees for licensing and support will be submitted once we know all your requirements.

PODIALIVE COSTS £80, additional fees for licensing and support will be submitted once we know all your requirements.

PODIAON-DEMAND COSTS £50 (only available with PODIALIVE).

POADIAPRODUCTION COSTS will be submitted once we know all your requirements (only available with PODIALIVE).