Convoq to Supply Presence-Powered Web Conferencing to Supernova 2004.SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif. -- Convoq's ASAP (chat) asap - As soon as possible. Will Enable Attendees to Meet Anytime, Anywhere As Part of Exclusive Conference's "Community Connection" Convoq, Inc. (www.convoq.com) today announced it will be the exclusive provider of presence-powered 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 all Supernova conference attendees. As part of Supernova's "Community Connection," Convoq will provide free 90-day licenses (through August 2004) for its ASAP solution to all registered show attendees. Supernova 2004 will be held in Santa Clara, Calif. on June 24-25. An exclusive two-day conference, Supernova brings together influential executives, technologists, entrepreneurs, investors, and other thought leaders to explore the implications of pervasive connectivity and decentralization de·cen·tral·ize v. de·cen·tral·ized, de·cen·tral·iz·ing, de·cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To distribute the administrative functions or powers of (a central authority) among several local authorities. , seeking new ways to communicate and collaborate across the artificial boundaries of organizations and geography to interact with one another as part of a connected community. "In the coming decade, decentralization will become a critical challenge facing the technology, media and telecommunications industries," said Kevin Werbach, founder of the Supernova Group. "Technologies that connect individuals with colleagues across the organization and around the world will lead the next wave of innovation in communications and collaboration. Convoq's ASAP is one of several new exciting products born out of this opportunity to create connections in an increasingly decentralized de·cen·tral·ize v. de·cen·tral·ized, de·cen·tral·iz·ing, de·cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To distribute the administrative functions or powers of (a central authority) among several local authorities. world." Convoq's ASAP is a presence-powered desktop Web conferencing solution that fuses Web conferencing and video conferencing See videoconferencing. (communications) video conferencing - A discussion between two or more groups of people who are in different places but can see and hear each other using electronic communications. , and is built on an instant messaging Exchanging text messages in real time between two or more people logged into a particular instant messaging (IM) service. Instant messaging is more interactive than e-mail because messages are sent immediately, whereas e-mail messages can be queued up in a mail server for seconds or (IM) platform. ASAP eliminates the barriers to instant collaboration with powerful features for gathering the right people at the right time into a rich online meeting environment. ASAP's powerful presence-based tools include the ability to designate role-based contacts as resources for a particular area of expertise ("Lifelines"), as well as context-sensitive delegates for the individual user when he or she is unavailable ("Stand-ins"). "We're very excited to be the exclusive provider of Web conferencing for Supernova and its attendees," said Chuck Digate, 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. and founder of Convoq. "We designed ASAP to be a solution for bringing people together in a rich-media environment for spontaneous communication and instant collaboration, which is one of the central themes of the Supernova conference." About Convoq, Inc. Convoq, Inc. is the developer of ASAP, an innovative presence-powered Web conferencing system. With ASAP, individuals can instantly gather the right people at the right time in a rich-media, Web-based environment. The company is located in Lexington, MA. For more information, visit www.convoq.com. |
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