Vyew, provider of browser-based web conferencing services announced today the release of VyewMyPC, a quick desktop sharing, whiteboarding and web conferencing solution for any browser running on Windows, Macintosh or Linux operating systems.

Vyew CEO, Henry Hon:

With a slowing economy, high travel costs and increasing environmental concerns there is a market need for an intuitive, free and feature-rich solution for web conferencing, whiteboarding and desktop sharing that works on any platform with any browser and requires no software installation. VyewMyPC meets that need and also serves as a gateway to the advanced features of Vyew such as its clear-view workspaces for persistent, always-on collaboration and content review.

Vyew is a fast and simple solution for conducting online meetings, storyboarding, sharing ideas and presenting anything on your desktop. VyewMyPC supports voice over IP for free worldwide audio conferencing. VyewMyPC is a free service from Vyew and the first in a series of quick-start solutions that the company is currently developing for desktop sharing, content review, screen capturing, and session recording. VyewMyPC provides the same desktop-sharing and conferencing functionality found in expensive solutions for free with no software to install.

VyewMyPC is available for free at www.vyewmypc.com

Today, MTP announced the addition of VOIP and web conferencing services to its suite of current offerings in the conferencing market. MTP’s hosted VOIP service and web conferencing solution will add greater depth and interactivity to MTP’s existing teleconferencing application.

Etelos President & CEO, Jeffrey Garon:

MTP has seen the value that the Etelos Marketplace provides not only for application providers, but for application users. Etelos is out to create a Marketplace that is capable of addressing any issue or problem a business may face and address it with the best possible solution.”

MTP Hosted VoIP Service, powered by Global Phone, is a business-grade hosted PBX system using Voice Over IP that provides businesses with reliable alternative to costly PBX, IP PBX or Centrex lines. MTP’s web confererencing services are powered by Dimdim, an open source Web conferencing service that supports desktop sharking, file sharing, chat and video conferencing without requiring an additional download for meeting participants.

MTP CEO Thomas Capone:

MTP has been selling IT and telecom solutions since 1983 so we have first-hand experience with every type of sales channel imaginable. Etelos provides MTP with an efficient way to deliver best-of-breed solutions to clients anywhere in the world, with excellent customer service and support. Half the battle in selling any type of IT product or service is getting customers to experience the savings, and the promised ROI of the offer. Etelos makes that problem disappear from the sales cycle.”

For more information about MTP’s products or the Etelos Marketplace, visit www.etelos.com.

InstantPresenter, an industry leader in web conference, video conference and webinar services now offers expanded webconferencing and webinar registration services. These new registration services allow the online presenter to find out exactly what their audience is interested in before the presentation, and allows them to customize their presentation to their interests.

Registration features include fully customizable forms for invitations, RSVP information or any other information the presenter would like to collect about your audience prior to the event. Data can be exported and downloaded directly into Excel in .CSV format. InstantPresenter registration services start at only $29 per month.

Along with new registration services, InstantPresenter introduces its new Content Library. The InstantPresenter Content Library allows the online presenter to store up to 100MB of presentation material on InstantPresenter’s high speed web conferencing servers. Presenters can instantly switch between content that is already available and ready to be presented. The content library allows the presenter to store PowerPoint files, Flash presentation data, images, movies and audio files. Content is now always available and ready to present.

For more information about InstantPresenter and its services, contact:

Contact:
TJ Davis
Director of Sales
InstantPresenter.com
Phone: 714-890-3008

http://www.instantpresenter.com

Avistar Communications, a provider of video conferencing and communications services, announced that it has been granted two new U.S. patents: 7,398,296, issued on 08/08/08 and 7,412,482, issued on 08/12/08. These patents further expand Avistar’s intellectual property coverage in the areas of login-based Voice over IP services, video conferencing and text-based instant messaging.

Avistar, currently holds 82 patents covering presence-based interactions, wireless communications, desktop video, recorded and live media at the desktop, instant messaging, multimedia documents, data sharing and service-rich video network architectures. The two  new patents cover systems and methods for login-based routing of real-time communications, such as text instant messaging, VoIP and two-way video conferencing.

Avistar CEO, Simon Moss:

Basically, these two patents are designed to accommodate the way people communicate today, while addressing further convergence in the future. Without them, you would need a number of ways to reach colleagues, depending on the device and location they’re using — such as on a mobile phone, in the office or traveling with a laptop. These two patents enable users to click one button to contact another person and find that person no matter what device he or she is using or where he or she is. These two patents are significant to both the industry and Avistar for two key reasons. First, they describe the use of real-time text and audio, not just video. And they have a priority date of October 1993.

Avistar’s active licensing program makes its intellectual property available to potential partners and licensees. Inquiries for licensing these or any other Avistar patents may be directed to Paul D. Carmichael, Esq., (408) 252-7927.

Mikogo, a free online meeting and screen sharing application has seen an increase of over fifty percent in less than four months, indicating a shift towards free online meeting and collaboration tools. Having reached a user base of more than 40,000 users, the success of Mikogo’s free online meeting solution could indicate that free Web collaboration is rapidly on the rise. This of course raises questions for the future of alternative high priced video conferencing solutions.

Web conferences, online meetings and other online collaboration tools are valuable assets to many individuals and small businesses. However the cost of these applications and services often prevent usage by many who would truly benefit from the technology. With Mikogo’s free online meeting solution, with all included features at no cost and with no time limitations, the web collaboration community has taken notice. Mikogo has users spread across more than 100 countries and serves up to 2,000 free online meetings a day.

Mikogo Co-founder, Mark Zondler:

We are happy to provide Mikogo free of charge and allow everyone to benefit from an easy-to-use screen sharing tool. Our users are able to employ Mikogo for teaching, IT support, picture sharing, university projects, club meetings, and more. Everyday people across the world are finding more and more reasons to use Mikogo free online meetings.

It seems clear that Mikogo has made it’s mark and found it’s place in the free online collaboration community. With a rapidly growing userbase of over 40,000 users under the belt, Mikogo expects that the current fee-based web conferencing services are going to have to pick up their game to stay competitive.

A recent survey of 1400 Chief Information Officers by the staffing firm, Robert Hall Technology indicates that while CIOs appreciate and frequently use video conferencing, online training and collaboration software, they aren’t familiar with or very interested in web 2.0 apps such as blogs and wikis.

CIOs on Video Conferencing, Online Training, and Collaboration Tools

Of the 1400 CIOs who responded to the survey, 47% reported that they currently use online training, with another 13% planning to use it in the next five years. Among the same respondents, 34% said they use video conferencing software today with another 18% planning on using it in the next five years. Telepresence and collaborative workspaces are used by 24% of CIOs with another 19% planning on using those tools in the next five years.

CIOs on Web 2.0 Applications

While CIOs are using many of the larger, more prevalent online communication and online collaboration tools, the same can not be said for web 2.0 applications. Of the 1400 CIOs who responded to the survey, 67% have no intention of using tagging software in their websites, 72% aren’t planning to ever use blogs; 74% of the respondents do not even understand what a “wiki” is, and 84% of the same set of respondents have no plans on using or integrating “virtual worlds” into their systems.

It’s not surprising that CIOs don’t plan to use virtual worlds, and may not have time or interest in personal or company blogs, but it is surprising that they have a lack of interest in wikis. By design, wikis are perfect for IT departments to report lessons learned, track projects and report and correct errors in the system. It may be that the CIOs who reported that they don’t use wikis, just aren’t aware that their IT department does.