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Avago Technologies, a leading supplier of analog, mixed signal and optoelectronic components, uses Interwise Connect web conferencing suite to trains distributors on its range of 16,000 products. 17 September 2007.
	Posted 17 September 2007. Avago Technologies, a leading supplier of analog, mixed signal and optoelectronic components for communications, industrial and consumer applications, is boosting the effectiveness of its global distribution network with innovative go-to-market programs powered by Interwise Connect®. Interwise Connect provides voice, Web and video conferencing... (read article)



Sun Microsystems of Canada has deployed a room-based inSORS Grid Solution for collaboration with and between its customers; Sun also uses IG2 for University based HPC Project Support . 11 December 2006
	Posted 11 December 2006. Sun Microsystems of Canada has deployed a room based inSORS Grid node to increase collaborative efforts and outreach to its University and public research based customers. Sun is an innovative industry leader in servers, storage, software, and services with a 100 percent focus on network computing. Sun Canada has many HPC and Grid based i... (read article)



Smith & Nephew, S.C.M. and Aethra have joined forces to create an integrated platform for multipoint videoconferencing and Web video streaming dedicated to the medical sector. 6 November 2006.
	6 November 2006. Virtual Surgical Training Network (VSTN)), the new integrated platform for multipoint videoconferencing and Web Streaming, is the result of a partnership between Smith & Nephew, S.C.M. and Aethra. Their goals are to improve medical training with the use of online remote observation of surgery. This is a path-breaking project for the videoconferenci... (read article)



Engineers at Ryobi Die Casting will troubleshoot die cast part design issues remotely using
	22 August 2006. Ryobi Die Casting U.S., based in Shelbyville, Indiana, is a world-leading die casting manufacturer that supplies products to various industries, including cylinder blocks and transmission cases to the automobile industry. It is one of the four companies owned by Ryobi Limited in Japan. Ryobi found out the benefits of web and video conferencing first hand... (read article)



inVentiv Health to offer video selling to assist its pharmaceutical-company clients in accessing Primary Care physicians who might be otherwise difficult to see due to location or patient volume. 17 July 2007
	17 July 2007. inVentiv Health has entered into an innovative and strategic partnership with Clinical Information Network, Inc. to jointly market "Clinical InfoNet", a state-of-the-art Video Sales Service. inVentiv Health currently works with over 175 unique pharmaceutical, biotech and life sciences clients, including all top 20 global pharmaceutical companies. ... (read article)



Hotel Okura Amsterdam Opens THE SUITE - The Largest and Most Luxurious Suite in the Benelux Countries; it boasts a private cinema (84-inch screen) seating up to 12 guests and offers videoconferencing 24 July 2006.
	24 July 2006. The Japanese hotel group Okura knows what luxury means. The Hotel Okura Amsterdam has enlarged its standard hotel rooms making them the largest standard hotel and bathrooms of all five-star hotels in Amsterdam. Hotel Okura Amsterdam has also constructied THE SUITE, the largest and most luxurious suite in the Benelux countries. For the construc... (read article)



The Director of Sales for software vendor EZ Coordinator uses Pixion PictureTalk to demonstrate its desktop real estate software for agents, coordinators, and brokers to multiple sales prospects
	Posted on 27 September 2004. “What it all boils down to is closing more sales,” says Gary Madsen, Director of Sales for EZ Coordinator, a company that markets desktop real estate software for agents, coordinators, and brokers. He uses CPE web conferencing software PictureTalk from Pixion to achieve this. Gary has always understood how to close sales. The problem was time versus efficien... (read article)



TANDBERG’s training courses dwell on theory and practice; they are not sales sessions. But BP’s Jared Lancaster, who supports 4,300 users of videoconferencing systems, says he was won over anyway.
	Posted 20 September 2004. The Advanced Technical Training course Mr. Lancaster took is one of many different courses available through TANDBERG University in Oslo, Norway, and Staines, UK. TANDBERG also offers certain courses elsewhere in Europe and comprehensive training throughout the United States. Courses are designed for TANDBERG customers and channel partners alike – from “... (read article)



Sybase Inc. finds that V-SPAN conferencing technologies offer significant opportunities to interact, educate, and build relationships with target audiences of 150 or more participants around the world
	28 July 2004. V-SPAN customer Sybase Inc. is one of the largest independent software vendors in the world. Sybase enables the Unwired Enterprise by delivering enterprise and mobile infrastructure, development and integration software solutions. Organizations can attain maximum value from their data assets by getting the right information to the right people at the right time and place. The worl... (read article)



ACT Teleconferencing says that over 10,600 Herbalife distributors and customers joined one giant audio Conference; Herbalife broke the Guinness World Record for the greatest number of participants
	Posted 2 August 2004. ACT Teleconferencing, an independent worldwide provider of audio, video and web-based conferencing products and services, believes that a conference call conducted for Herbalife on March 25, 2004 broke the Guinness World Record for the greatest number of participants. This is subject to verification by Guinness World Records Herbalife CEO Michael O. Jo... (read article)



Help Point’s use of videoconferencing is set to revolutionise the public transport industry. Being able to see another person on the screen gives passengers reassurance at a distance.
	3 October 2003. London Buses transport over 120,000 passengers every day around the city and were conscious that there was an increasing concern over using public transport late at night. They needed to find a way of giving passengers the confidence to travel on buses at any time of the day without the cost of employing more staff. The solution was a revolutionary new concept called Help Point.... (read article)



Supporting software 'across the pond' using videoconferencing - June 2002
	Derby-based CommonTime, with nearly 70 per cent of its customers located across the pond in the United States, soon realised that effective customer support is a key factor in their offer. As a developer of Software to put Lotus Notes applications such as messaging onto mobile computing devices, their products also need to be demonstrated to potential buyers. CommonTime's Managing... (read article)

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