A MIT professor had to go to India to participate in a business meeting. He was resting in the Oberoi Hotel, he was rescued miraculously at the 16th floor when the attack took place.

Now you asking yourself, what relationship have this with a videoconferencing?   

If MIT professor has participated in a video conference, his life had not been in danger. It is not matter to live with fear, it is just caution. There are many video conference providers to carry out a multipoint meeting like Vmukti MeetingPlace, it  comes out handy for meetings and conferences without your physical presence.

The cost could be even near of zero, there are Open source application for video audio conference like  Vmukti free package, Open Meeting, DimDim, Webhuddle, and others   

Why do you need to travel across the country or even across the ocean?. These days, the video conference is a very viable alternative and it could save thousands of dollars to you or you company just in a single month.   

Nowadays, where the air traffic is increasing, and by a consequence the accidents too, the use of this helpful technology is very important. So that, you would not need to travel for work meetings, you could save this waste of money, less fatigue, more time with your family, ... the list will be endless.

If your company is a new one, this is the best choice. The teleconferences system allow many peoples connected each others, in some cases there are applications that support unlimited conferences rooms with unlimited users and there in not extra fee for long distance calls.

The common video voice conferences software have some features  like:

• Multipoint Video, Audio
• Multiple on demand sessions
• White-Boarding Tools
• Desktop sharing
• Powerpoint authoring
• Integrated chat
• Browser-Based or Desktop application
• Real time collaboration
• Desktop  Messenger Client Interface
• Participants Desktop Monitoring
• Dynamic Content Management System
• Personal Sharable Customized collaboration  layouts
• 3rd party Module Support
• Application Sharing  and Session recording
• Integrated Collaborative Search
• HD Conference Room module
• IP-PBX Features including telephony, conference, voicemails, IVR and more
• Call center features including Predictive Dialer
• Dynamic Scripting, CRM, Live Dashboard, Campaign management, Tone Detection
• Reports
• 3G Mobile Support for video voice calls
• Unified Communications Interface for FAX, VoiceMail, SMS & A/V Collaboration for Mobile, PDA, Desktop & Web users
  

Do not wait one more time!!! It is easy to find a good video voice conference provider. Here are a good samples of them:

 1. http://www.vmukti.com (unlimited conferences and unlimited user, It has an open source version, so you could installed on your own servers)

2. http://www.webex.com (no free version, 14 days trial)

3. http://www.oovoo.com (free version with six members connected at the same time)

4. http://www.videoconference.com (Flash application, custom conference and 50 simultaneous users)

5. http://www.aplusconferencing.com

and many others, just type on google any of the keywords of the tag line

 

Nowadays, the video voice conference service is increasing to great values, business companies and the general people are using this service to connect with customers, partners, friends and others around the world. The main feature of a video voice conference is keep connecting the parts by a fast, reliable and affordable way. It is a necessity for the business companies change to a new side all the time. It is the cheapest way for all kind of business, if you are already paying for an internet connection, why do not use all the advantages? 
 
It is very simple way to make business, that brings profits, like, you do not need to travel so much, you save money with large distance calls, all the communication system go by the same wire with a same price. Do not waste any penny in useless stuff. Remember, the lack of communication is not a good symptom for your business. 
 
Compare with the classic way, take a fly or drive a car for hours, get a hotel room, go to the meeting, then fly or drive back. Just imagining this example I feel very tired. Otherwise, you seat in front your desk, turn on your computer, set up your webcam and microphone and connect to a video voice conference provider in minutes, start your business meeting and everybody is happily in home. 
 
Do not wait one more time!!! It is easy to find a good video voice conference provider. Here are a good samples of them: 
 
1. http://www.vmukti.com (unlimited conferences and unlimited user, It has an open source version, so you could installed on your own servers) 
2. http://www.webex.com (no free version, 14 days trial) 
3. http://www.oovoo.com (free version with six members connected at the same time) 
4. http://www.videoconference.com (Flash application, custom conference and 50 simultaneous users)
5. http://www.aplusconferencing.com

and many others, just type on google "video voice conference"
 

Application: Video Conferencing

What VMukti can do for your Video Conference

The fastest and most efficient way to communicate with your clients or colleagues is through a video and audio conference. VMukti can help you optimize your communication processes by providing the platform you need to connect quickly and efficiently. Combined with our online whiteboard feature the whole world becomes your conference room.

Wherever people travel or work from different places, video conferencing allows you to always stay in touch and on top of your organisation. An audio conference or telephone can never get the same amount of information across within the same time frame. You can share charts and other crucial documents when they are needed in real time.

A lot of information in human communication is transmitted through gestures and visual expressions. Face to face communication through video helps you avoid misunderstandings and speeds up the exchange of information. When an on-site conference is not possible, VMukti provides you with the tools to communicate with the same efficiency.

And when video and whiteboard are not enough, simply share your documents in the same session without the overhead of printouts and without geographic bounds.

Video conferencing is a standard procedure for all global tech companies. No matter which business you are in, VMukti allows you to employ this state of the art technology and improve your effeciency at a fraction of the revenue gained.

Here are few points which I think makes VMukti Web 2.0: 

1 Power of Sharing is built into core architecture: Audio, Video, Presentation, Desktop etc., 

2 It is web based. 

3 Releasing soon, VMukti will be social...Users will have personal customized homepage that they can share with others. 

4 Releasing soon, VMukti will allow to record and share the conferences with others. 

5 VMukti is web based.

I invite you to contribute to VMukti short term task list. Please, suggest the tasks you think should be highest priority and we will try to get those included in our short term goals. 

Thanks for your excellent support. 

Best 
Hardik

By this thread I am trying to put up a one stop list of all the great video conferencing and collaboration products available in the market today. 

Please name the product with few of its most salient features. 

WebEx: Connect, Weboffice, zero download 

Breeze: Great design, zero download, Industries focused 

You are welcome to contribute! 

Thanks 
Hardik

Looking for somebody to review the database designs for the highly ambitious next release of the product. 

Any help is appreciated. 

Thanks 
Hardik