When picking a web based meeting service for any company, you should think about a few key components. For the first step, one must know that there exists a plethora of disinformation. Be on the lookout for this when exploring the varied options you have when deciding on an online conferencing company. Take a look at what I found out. Or, if you’re in a rush you can go directly to my web based meeting blog to discover which company I’m using and why.
Some web based meeting providers, while less expensive or even free, may over promise and under deliver. But at the same time some others can be thousands of dollars and could be way more than is needed. The bottom line is, considering the rapid technological advancements over the past decade, obtaining a cost efficient service that works for your company is not complicated, and you don’t have to spend lots of time fact finding or put thousands of dollars on the line to be happy with your choice.
When my graphics business resolved to delve into employing a web based meeting service in order to cut back our travel expenditures, it fell to me to do the research. I reluctantly said yes because my other option would be unemployment! To my amazement it only took a couple of days to pinpoint a viable solution. I thought I’d write my findings down to save others in search of a web based meeting service the time of poring through the web looking for good guidance. I even produced a short blog describing why I made the decision that my business and I were content with.
My initial concern was price. My company is a small startup and my primary searches came up with systems with price ranges into the 1000′s of dollars. Not for me! I said to myself. However these were leading edge web conferencing systems, installations, etc. What we called for was at best a painless way to interface on the web visually. In fact, even if we had decided upon the more expensive choice, the overall expenditures would have conceivably reimbursed themselves in several months.
The secondary concern was security. This was one detail I didn’t think about initially, but later I understood how crucial it was. Our company which is involved with protected designs is wary of broadcasting any form of visual data over the internet. The free utilities that I found just were not what we wanted. There basically is no security. The more expensive systems definitely had the best levels of encryption today. However I felt that our choice would suffice as it comes with end to end SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) and advanced 128 bit encryption. This is the exact same encryption that all online banks employ.
You might want to check out more of my investigation at the link below. When you get to the site you can discover exactly the company we chose to go with and a continuing review of that service. Also, you’ll find some direction on how to best utilize the service to your company’s gain.
Get the full story on Howard’s inquiry of web based meeting systems. Stop by Howard Armstrong’s blog here www.webbasedmeeting.net.
