2Bridge and PlaceWare to Deliver Web Conferencing to E-business Customers.Business Editors SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 24, 2000 Real-Time Meetings Over the Internet Enable 2Bridge Customers to More Effectively Manage Customer and Partner Communications 2Bridge, the maker of eHub platforms that enable successful communication, collaboration and commerce on the Web, and PlaceWare, a leader in Web conferencing A videoconferencing session via the Internet. In order to interact with other participants, attendees use either a Web application or an application downloaded into their client machines. for Internet-based business-to-business communications, today announced an alliance that will provide Web-conferencing capabilities to e-businesses via 2Bridge's eHub platform. 2Bridge enables companies to implement open-platform eHubs that facilitate both corporate communication and collaboration within and between companies. The agreement with PlaceWare extends the capabilities of these eHubs, allowing 2Bridge customers to conduct live online presentations and demonstrations, work in real time on documents and share whiteboard and other dynamically created information with customers and partners, all through the ease of a browser-based 2Bridge eHub. "Today's fast business world requires that companies create and maintain constant alignment by sharing ideas, information and issues instantly - from anywhere and at anytime," said Mansoor Zakaria, founder, chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of 2Bridge. "We are continually looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. new ways to enable forward-looking businesses to more efficiently leverage their key assets - people and information - to ensure fast, frictionless commerce and long-lasting relationships. We selected to join forces with PlaceWare because their instant Web conferencing abilities added a new level of functionality that makes our eHub solutions even more robust." "Immediacy of communication is a critical component in managing customer and partner relationships," said James Hogan, vice president of business development at PlaceWare. "Through our agreement to offer Web conferencing services, 2Bridge is enabling its customers with a new medium to communicate more effectively in less time with partners and customers over the Internet." About PlaceWare, Inc. PlaceWare is a leading provider of Web conferencing services and products that enable businesses to conduct real-time, interactive meetings and presentations over the Internet. With PlaceWare's flagship service, Conference Center 2000 business professionals can instantly meet, share and exchange information with anyone using only a Web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. and a phone. PlaceWare's base of more than 500 customers consists of leading companies operating in many different industries worldwide including high technology, financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. and professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. . For more information about PlaceWare, visit www.placeware.com. About 2Bridge 2Bridge delivers eHub platforms that enable companies to communicate, collaborate and conduct commerce successfully on the Web. Used by leading enterprises to power their e-business, 2Bridge's solutions are functional in days, with very low up-front costs, and are optionally available as a managed ASP service. The company's award winning technology enables the creation of interactive workspaces where customers, partners, suppliers and employees can simultaneously interact and exchange ideas, access disparate business information, integrate business processes and conduct e-commerce transactions - all in real time. 2Bridge's customers include JP Morgan, McGraw-Hill, Goldman Sachs The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., or simply Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) is one of the world's largest global investment banks. Goldman Sachs was founded in 1869, and is headquartered in the Lower Manhattan area of New York City at 85 Broad Street. , ABN-Amro, Lucent Technologies, Schroders plc, SAP and Visa U.S.A. 2Bridge is privately funded by leading institutional investors such as Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, NEA NEA abbr. 1. National Education Association 2. National Endowment for the Arts NEA (US) n abbr (= National Education Association) → Verband für das Erziehungswesen , Oak Hill and ETF ETF See Exchange Traded Fund. ETF See exchange-traded fund (ETF). as well as notable private investors including Hasso Plattner, CEO of SAP; David Pottruck, CEO of Charles Schwab; John Porter, co-founder of MCI (1) (Media Control Interface) A high-level programming interface from Microsoft and IBM for controlling multimedia devices. It provides commands and functions to open, play and close the device. (2) (Microwave Communications Inc. Worldcom; and Bill Schreyer, former CEO of Merrill Lynch. 2Bridge has offices in San Francisco, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Princeton, London and Bombay. For more information about 2Bridge please visit www.2Bridge.com. |
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