BuyerZone users' web conferencing service requirements

We ask users of our quote request service to describe their web conferencing service purchasing requirements in detail so the vendors we match them to can provide customized information in response. Now we're sharing these buyer requirements with you.

We hope these user comments help you get a sense of what types of web conferencing services other users are choosing and what considerations are important to the average buyer. Take a look and you'll probably see some responses that are relevant to your business.

BuyerZone user comments: web conferencing service purchasing requirements

"Need to demo how to use software packages from my pc."
-- Engineer/Programmer, Health Care, Montvale, NJ

"We hava out own Video camera and PC we just need need the webcast."
-- Engineer/Programmer, Legal, Los Angeles, CA

"This is new to our company - we offer an online real estate MLS - we are looking for webinars to help us host online demonstrations. Not sure of the details or how many will participate."
-- Marketing/Public Relations, Real Estate, Marysville, MI

"We are holding a one-day professiona research symposium which I would like to webcast live through our existing website and archive. I would audio/video of each presenter along with their powerpoint slides."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Non-Profit, Wexford, PA

"In addition to the above, I will need to display all 8 sessions on a Big screen (partitioned)at the host location."
-- Consultant, Information Services, Stone Mountain, GA

"I would like to know if there are registration systems with the service. Also, what technical support is available?"
-- CEO/President/Owner, Education, Wallingford, CT

"We are interested in conducting new employee orientation presentations and employee benefit presentations to State employees."
-- Human Resources, Government, Des Moines, IA

"1) Avoid service hosting /subscription fees2) Allow multiple viewing screens3) Cameras should be IP/Ethernet Based - Motorized w/remote access4) Individual and group usage."
-- MIS/IT, Government, Florence, SC

"We are a volunteer organization (non-profit) desiring to experiment with this type of meeting to determine value to us. can you offer method of collecting attendee fees??"
-- Buyer, Non-Profit, Kingsport, TN

"I'm looking for an inexpensive service that provides basic web conferencing capabilities. I currently subscribe to GoToMeeting, and while I find the service excellent, I use it maybe once or twice per month, for presos that average one hour each. At $50 per month it is too expensive, relative to my estimated use."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Information Services, Kentfield, CA

"I am a Director of a Human Resource consulting company and would like to host on-line, interactive training seminars."
-- Buyer, Other Business Services, Shelton, CT

"The presenters will be presenting during the webinar from multiple locations."
-- Marketing/Public Relations, Consulting, Mclean, VA

"Looking for create a panel discussion via a Webcast, promoted to our entire customer base in Canada. At least once, if successful, could possibly do more. Looking for a company who could manage/design and assist us in setting up."
-- Marketing/Public Relations, Manufacturing, Southfield, MI

"We are new to this so we will need an example of options for presentation to the presidents tomorrow. This needs to include costs."
-- Sales/Business Development, Manufacturing, Auburn, WA

"Basically, I want to give internet presentations to 1 or 2 additional parties at a time and have a limited budget. There may be 2 other people in our company who will also use the product/service."
-- Sales/Business Development, Other Business Services, Lafayette, CA

"I want to be able to show others to see on their desktops and to see what those others are doing to manipulate certain Microsoft applications. I am not sure exactly what I need to accomplish this."
-- Accounting/Finance, Non-Profit, Portland, OR

"We do training for a government software through a teleconfernce with users from all over the country. Want to know if this is more effective and how so."
-- Buyer, Government, Herndon, VA

"Primarily need to show a PowerPoint presentation efficiently with audio too. Need to be able to take questions from remote classroom and be able to answer them. This will be a periodic need and do not want to sign up for an ongoing service. Do not the customer to have to install software."
-- Partner/Principal, Consulting, Stillwater, MN

"Looking in to broadcasting our City Council meetings via our website. Currently it is broadcast on Comcast cable channel. How to split video, send it over our lan to our web server, and broadcast in real time? Do we need to upgrade Web Server, T1 line, Fiber backbone on network? Many questions..."
-- MIS/IT, Government, Crystal Lake, IL

"We haost 30 training workshops a year and are finding it harder and harder to get people to attend."
-- Buyer, Non-Profit, Alpharetta, GA

"Unsure at this point. I am researching for possible application in our training department."
-- Educator, Travel/Hospitality, Arlington, TX

"We would like to host a telesseminar that people could attend either by phone or via their computer. In other words, a person could attend, ask questions, and participate either by calling a number using their phone (i.e., like a normal teleseminar) or could attend via the internet, listening over their computer speakers. We would also like, if possible, for those on the internet to be able to ask questions, either by text message, chat, or audio."
-- Buyer, Other Business Services, Seattle, WA

"I'd like to be contacted by a Federal rep ASAP. I would also like to have/demo the software for the next month."
-- MIS/IT, Government, Reston, VA

"We will need to record the presentations because many of the sites that will access this willbe indifferent time zones."
-- Partner/Principal, Other Business Services, Huntington Beach, CA

"We are using this in a Operations Center for emergency situations such as: hurricanes, tornadoes, or terrorist situations for our School District. It will be on a as needed basis but available at a moments notice."
-- Facilities/Operations, Education, Orlando, FL

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