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I have a client that has increasingly been depending on web based presentations to reach larger audiences when pitching new business and meeting with clients that are in disparate geographic regions.  They have been using Webex, with the usual multiplatform issues and setup problems and recently they hit a deadly snag: video sharing.  The problem with video sharing is that it is increasingly difficult to be sure that people will have access to the same video format and playing the it with any degree of simultanaety and host control is an exercise in frustration.

I had looked at Adobe Breeze some time ago, but it was outrageously expensive.  Now that it is Adobe Acrobat Connect, the pricing options have been expanded and there is even a Webex-style pay as you go option for a very reasonable US$0.32 per minute/per person which is competitive with the Webex “street price”.  Some preliminary testing on my part shows a much nicer interface than Webex, done by designers not software engineers, easy sharing of files and desktops and sharing of flash video.  But no need to take my word on it, they are ofering a free 15 day trial.

More info at Adobe