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Miura Launches Affordable Web Conferencing
Added: (Tue Jan 25 2005)
PRESS RELEASE DATE: 25/01/05
MIURA CHALLENGES BT WITH THE LAUNCH OF
AUDIO AND WEB CONFERENCING SOLUTIONS
South Wales based Miura Design Ltd has launched Miura Conference to offer a range of Audio and Web Conferencing solutions to compete directly with BT, Genesys and Webex who currently dominate the conferencing market. Miura Conference provides the same full service conferencing solutions as BT, including the industry leading Microsoft Live Meeting™ Web Conferencing solution, only at a more competitive cost.
Tom Stroud, MD of Miura Design said: “the conferencing market has until now been dominated by a few large providers such as BT, this has allowed them to charge premium prices. With Miura Conference, we aim to provide customers with improved levels of service over our competitors, whilst giving them significant savings”.
Audio Conferencing is the most widely used and best-understood conferencing technology today. Miura is offering a full range of Audio Conferencing solutions, including ‘Operator Assisted’ and ‘Reservationless’ (no operator). The ‘Operator Assisted’ version is ideal for larger conferences such as Investor Relations Presentations; ‘Reservationless’ Conferencing is ideal for regular or more informal conference calls and is simple and easy to use. Both are fully featured, high quality services and compete directly with BT, Genesys and MCI offerings.
Web Conferencing is the newest and fastest growing segment of the conferencing industry. As the technology has become established, users can now share any computer based content through a web browser, securely over the Internet. This makes web conferencing idea for presentations, staff meetings, conducting online training and much more. Users can share any application or file; letting them collaborate and exchange ideas in real-time from anywhere in the world. Miura Conference uses Microsoft Live Meeting™ so will compete directly with BT.
Latest estimates are that 10% of business mileage could be eliminated by the use of audio, video and web conferencing. However, only about 2% of the UK's 1.9 million businesses currently use conference calling, according to the Office of National Statistics.
In a recent teleworking report, the CBI estimates that road congestion costs the UK economy £20bn a year. Director General, Digby Jones said, "The UK has the capacity to be a leader in innovation and the adoption of new technologies for the development of high-value services. We need to use these technologies to reduce the need for unnecessary travel and to facilitate efficient, speedy and effortless journeys."
If business leaders are serious about increasing efficiency, improving productivity whilst reducing costs, then the adoption of conferencing solutions in the UK needs to grow rapidly over the coming years. By offering high quality solutions at more affordable prices, Miura Conference aims to both stimulate and meet this growing demand.
Businesses and public sector organisations interested in finding out more about Miura Conference should call 0845 644 7950 or visit www.miuraconference.co.uk.
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Below are the top ten ways audio and web conferencing can benefit businesses.
1. Travel less.
Collaborating online and in real time means you don't need to leave your desk to share ideas with others. Save time and expense by traveling less.
2. Easily collaborate with others.
All you need is a phone and a computer with an Internet connection. Simply log on, set up a meeting, upload your presentation, and you're set.
3. Enjoy a significant return on your investment.
With no software to license and a huge potential for savings, Web Conferencing offers an impressive return on your investment.
4. Increase productivity.
Spend your time wisely by avoiding travel downtime. You can meet more frequently, at
a fraction of the cost.
5. Visually collaborate.
Use interactive tools such as the electronic whiteboard to mark up files, create
flowcharts, and more—all in real time.
6. Easily access previous meetings.
Save your meeting content and enable remote participants to print it. Or record it with the audio and visuals synchronized so that team members can access the information they need—even after the meeting has ended.
7. Extend your customer base—without geographical limits.
Widen your potential client and customer base. Easily access people—no matter where they are in the world.
8. Collaborate in real time.
Share, collaborate, and discuss your projects in real time. All attendees can view the same information at the same time, as if everyone was gathered around one table.
9. Get reliability you can count on.
With up to 99.999 percent availability, Live Meeting practically guarantees smooth presentations. Even if the presenter's system runs into technical problems, the meeting can continue.
10. Enhanced security.
With nine levels of security, including the ability to require user passwords and encrypt meeting notes, Live Meeting assures that your presentations are stored in a secure, hosted environment.
Editors Notes:
1. Tom Stroud is co-founder and Managing Director of Miura Design Limited. He is available for interview, comment and articles.
2. Miura Conference is a trading style of Miura Design Limited
3. Miura Conference is believed to be the only other Company in Wales, apart from BT, that is able to offer direct access to the Microsoft Live Meeting Web Conferencing solution.
4. In addition to Audio and Web Conferencing, Miura Design specialise in other web based software development including; interactive business websites, eCommerce solutions, Intranets and Extranets, document stores, customer relationship management (CRM) solutions and online billing solutions.