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[QUOTE]Originally posted by glassman: [QB] PG is a real bad stock picker--LOL--read todays PR Raindance Releases Raindance Meeting Edition Monday, March 1, 2004 07:55 AM ET Printer-friendly version Industry's First Integrated Web, Audio and Multipoint Desktop Video Conferencing Platform Aims to Redefine Everyday Meetings LOUISVILLE, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 1, 2004--Raindance Communications, Inc.(R) (NASDAQ: RNDC, news), is pleased to announce today the availability of Raindance Meeting Edition, formerly code-named K2. As the industry's only fully integrated web, audio and multipoint desktop video conferencing platform, Raindance Meeting Edition offers a revolutionary new approach for how everyday meetings are conducted. Raindance's new service expands the category of web conferencing solutions by replicating the way business people naturally interact in meetings as opposed to limiting interaction and requiring people to adapt their behaviors to the technology. Unlike existing web conferencing solutions, Raindance Meeting Edition equips meeting moderators with intuitive features in a familiar desktop interface to easily and effectively plan, conduct and manage the entire meeting process from start to finish. With Raindance, customers can now expand their online communications use beyond its current one-to-many niche by enabling few-to-few and many-to-many meetings. "Our own employees have embraced Raindance Meeting Edition to the point where they're replacing face-to-face meetings and hallway conversations. We're confident that once our customers see the experience offered by Raindance Meeting Edition, they'll be just as addicted as we are," said Don Detampel, president and CEO of Raindance. Next-generation web conferencing technologies like Raindance Meeting Edition are expected to change routine business processes because this new breed of product is better, faster and more flexible. As a result, web conferencing is fast becoming something users do several times every day as opposed to once or twice a week, and users are finding their meetings have more context, better focus, and greater participation rates. "The business environment has yet to realize the full potential impact of web conferencing because many of the current offerings have not addressed the informal, ad hoc 'everyday meeting' experience," said Robert Mahowald of IDC. "Raindance Meeting Edition is built on a next-generation multimedia conferencing platform that sets a new standard for ease of use of integrated audio, video, and web conferencing with the potential to make multimedia conferencing a pervasive business tool." "When testing Raindance's service, we found it remarkable how user-friendly the product really is. We've trained our employees and dealers faster than ever before, while reducing the hassle and expense of in-person sessions," said Kim McCarthy, Auction Systems Trainer at Manheim Auctions, a Cox Enterprises company. "As the world's largest auto auction company, we need to trust our partners to help us meet the demands of a global audience. In our opinion, Raindance has earned its reputation as the industry's best conferencing provider, and we trust them to conduct close to 100 meetings per month for us." "It's clear that we have the opportunity to solidify Raindance's position at the forefront of the conferencing industry, transforming how businesses communicate on a day-to-day basis," continued Detampel, Raindance president and CEO. "As we integrate VoIP technology into our next-generation services, we believe Raindance will be the only single-source provider of a truly-integrated IP-conferencing platform, owning and operating virtually every aspect of the technology and infrastructure behind our services. That means we can offer our customers new and innovative capabilities that deliver unrivaled quality, ease-of-use and reliability." At the core of Raindance's collaborative web, audio and multipoint video conferencing service is Raindance's proprietary SwitchTower™ multimedia network. SwitchTower enhances Raindance's position as a global communications innovator, allowing users to connect with anyone, anytime in an "always-on" multimedia setting. Key advantages of SwitchTower include faster performance with complex or bandwidth-intensive services, increased scalability and redundancy, as well as improved security. Additionally, in the future the network will offer enterprises complete flexibility because it is the first real-time architecture designed to allow customers to host portions of the infrastructure at their premises. KEY FEATURES Typical meeting activities are greatly simplified in Raindance Meeting Edition: -- Scheduling and Joining a Meeting: In 20 seconds or less, users can join meetings on the phone and the web through a desktop icon or simple one-click access through e-mail invitations. With Raindance's OpenGo™ audio conferencing, users are automatically called by Raindance's automated attendant, eliminating the need to remember dial-in numbers, IDs and PINs. For advanced scheduling, Raindance's integration with Outlook® allows any meeting to become a Raindance meeting with a single click of the mouse. -- Integration of Web, Audio and Video: Raindance is the only provider to deliver business-class audio conferencing integrated with desktop video and web meeting tools in a single, intuitive interface. Users can enable Raindance's unique 'follow-talker' feature to track the current speaker in the video pane or select individual participants to view their video feed. Speakers in a meeting can take the podium to focus all participants on that individual's video stream. -- Seamless Sharing of Applications: Raindance optimizes both application- and browser-sharing to respect each participant's bandwidth. An ever-present meeting toolbar lets the user manage what application is being shared, as well as access participant management features. Alternatively, documents can be converted and presented, while a private window simultaneously displays the next slide and speaker notes to keep presenters in control of their content. Those who arrive late to a Raindance meeting can use their private window to view the meeting history and catch up without disrupting the meeting in progress. -- Participant Management: Use permissions to give participants as much or as little control as you choose. For smaller, more collaborative meetings, allow participants to join as equals just as they would if they were sitting together in a conference room. For more structured meetings, limit participant permissions to those that allow the appropriate level of interactivity. Know the status of participation minute-by-minute, including who is muted and who is viewing other participants. Today's announcement is the first in a series of events taking place this week to support the launch of Raindance Meeting Edition. These events include: -- March 2nd: Raindance will sponsor and co-host a Ziff-Davis web conferencing eSeminar on how to get started with better web conferencing. -- March 5th: Raindance will open The NASDAQ Stock Market at 9:30 a.m. EST in honor of the launch of Raindance Meeting Edition. PRICING AND AVAILABILITY Raindance Meeting Edition offers several flexible pricing options, designed for different meeting sizes and usage needs. Raindance offers a free version of Raindance Meeting Edition that allows unlimited use of the service for two users with no audio integration. Account options available for purchase online include a 5-User Pack for $274.95 per month and a 10-User Pack for $399.95 per month (audio minutes are charged separately). In addition, a broad variety of custom account options are available for corporate customers. For more information, please visit Raindance's site, [URL=http://www.raindance.com,]http://www.raindance.com,[/URL] or call a Raindance sales representative at 800-878-7326. About Raindance Communications Raindance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: RNDC, news) redefines the everyday meeting experience with the industry's only integrated web, audio and multipoint desktop video conferencing platform. Raindance Meeting Edition replicates the ease and flow of in-person meetings by enabling remote meetings that are as natural as sitting around a conference room table. With Raindance Meeting Edition, users find it incredibly easy to start or join a meeting, to engage participants with one-click sharing of applications, and to control meeting flow with integrated audio and video participant tracking. Thousands of corporate customers currently use Raindance's technology to more effectively communicate with colleagues, vendors, customers and partners around the world. For more information, please visit [URL=http://www.raindance.com]http://www.raindance.com[/URL] or call 800.878.7326. Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 This release contains forward-looking statements, including expectations regarding future company and service performance, market acceptance and customer adoption of our services. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, which could cause future events to differ materially. note the DISCLAIMERS--i think that covers the butts and howevers--LOL [/QB][/QUOTE]
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