Free Web Conferencing Service from Powwownow
Powwownow, the voice conferencing service, has today launched a free web conferencing facility, Share, as an enhancement service. Share costs no more than the voice conference offering enormous savings compared to competitors and it is the only free web conferencing facility on the market.
(PRWEB) May 27, 2005 -- Powwownow, the voice conferencing service, has today
launched a free web conferencing facility, Share, as an enhancement service.
Share allows people to share documents in real time over the internet. Users can
upload presentations in a matter of seconds and share these via a web page with
colleagues and customers across the globe. By using Share alongside the
Powwownow voice conferencing service, users can effectively collaborate on
documents and run presentations. Prior to the launch of this service users could
be looking at paying upwards of £90 per hour for a voice conference that
included web conferencing.
Web conferencing offers a viable alternative
to face-to-face presentations and meetings as the meeting leader can control
what slide is viewed and when by participants. Participants cannot skip ahead
and view later slides or get confused by looking at the wrong slide at the wrong
time. The service is also highly beneficial to those working in industries where
lengthy documents need to be discussed, such as the legal sector.
“The
reason we have decided not to charge for Share is that we believe that this
service will fuel the growth of the Powwownow conference calling service as a
more productive alternative to face-to-face meetings,” said Andrew Pearce,
director, Powwownow. “Managing a meeting over the phone using Share means that
the chair of the meeting can ensure that all participants have the relevant
documents they need and are looking at the right page at the right time. With no
booking required, meetings can be called immediately and all participants can
attend wherever they are located in the world as long as they have access to a
phone and the internet.”
Users choose a PIN for Powwownow and the same
one is used for Share. Participants can join the call and view the presentation
by following the simple steps on the Powwownow website.
“Web
conferencing is really effective but up until now it was prohibitively priced.
We could only really use it when it was absolutely necessary before,” said
Oliver Thompson, Managing Director, Transphorm Ltd. “With Share we are able to
use web conferencing as often as we like without worrying about cost. It’s such
a benefit to be able to see presentations in real time without having to arrange
costly face to face meetings. The calls are easy to set up and the presenter is
completely in control of the pace and content of the conference and calls are
much more productive.”
Secure Microsoft technology ensures that
PowerPoint files uploaded to the Powwownow servers are stored in an area
accessible only by the designated PIN. Files can also be deleted
immediately.
“The voice conferencing marketing is growing at about 40 per
cent a year and it’s important to be able to offer a cutting edge, easy and
accessible service,” continues Pearce. “Share enables our users to benefit from
web conferencing without having to pay way over the odds.”
About
Powwownow:
Powwownow is the UK’s fastest growing conference call provider.
PowWowNow offers customers simple and low cost conference calling. All callers
in a conference dial the same phone number and are connected together by the use
of a PIN. There is no service charge and all calls are charged at a national
rate. This service is available 24/7 and no booking is required and there are no
restrictions on call duration. The PowWowNow system is based on proven industry
standard technology, with ease of use in mind. The company was started in April
2003 and is growing at more that 10% per month.
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