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

"Would like to be able to record and archive demo's/presentations for re use."
-- Sales/Business Development, Consulting, Bel Air, MD

"I am not sure if I need any of the above- please advise."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Other Business Services, Costa Mesa, CA

"I want quote for for all three but i cant mark for all threeNon-Interactive Online Presentations - presentation based with no online interaction or document sharing; i.e. sales presentations, online training and simple meetings Interactive Meetings or Webinars - typically a presentation with file or application sharing; i.e. online meetings and interactive presentations Webcasts - typically involves streaming audio and video over the internet to many participants."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Consulting, New Haven, CT

"The event i am planning may have up to one million people watching on the internet."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Other Business Services, Buckeye, AZ

"Must be able to be used by both pc and mac users."
-- Buyer, Other Business Services, Altoona, PA

"We need to speak to someone about what we believe our needs will be and the services that are provided. This would be for training through out the state. We would also due some small conference call meetings."
-- Buyer, Non-Profit, Baltimore, MD

"The company must be able to meet us with short notice at any location in the bay area and set up equipment that would stream the conference live over the internet. The streaming would come from their servers and bandwidth. The system would allow the public to log on and not only watch the conference but also ask questions to meeting participants by typing questions into a web browser from home computer."
-- MIS/IT, Government, San Francisco, CA

"I am gathering data for a list being compiled of webcasting services available in our County for use by smaller and medium size firms who have a variety of needs."
-- Administrative Assistant, Other Business Services, Salinas, CA

"I'm researching starting a webinar for small personal PC trainings using webinar and online payments per session.. I envision a powerpoint presentation with back and forth switch to my web and my on PC desktop for visual and examples. I would like the ability to record, provide documents, allow Q&A, and possibly remote control for individual instruction. Polling would be great for interactive questions to the group to poll their comprehension & retention. Again this is market & feasibility research and I have no budget for high overhead."
-- Consultant, Computers - Hardware, Austell, GA

"We need visitors to be able to call in to the conference or VOIP. We don't have to have video but it may be useful.Mainly we want to be able to show a slide show, broadcast audio and receive audio from the attendees.Right now this is just a one time event but it could turn into a monthly need."
-- Marketing/Public Relations, Computers - Hardware, Draper, UT

"I would like to record and be able to have recording in wmv or mp3 format."
-- Buyer, Other Business Services, Denver, NC

"A video (arleady produced) would be use to initiate a discussion between panels in different locations. Online viewers would be invited to pose further questions on the Chat Board. We need to switch between the moderator and the different panels to be able to create a community event online.There will be camaras at the different location taping the event so that it can be encoded for a live stream."
-- Creative Design/Writing/Production, Media/Entertainment/Publishing, Washington, DC

"Hi,We are a non-profit organization and we will be having a conference next month. We are interested in webcasting few lectures, we were wondering how much it would cost?Thank you* Due to construction at our office, I would appreciate it, if you could contact me by email."
-- Administrative Assistant, Non-Profit, Washington, DC

"I need to presend software over the internet. Visitors need to be able to hear me talk and see the deminstration. They can only chat back, to ask questions. I also would like to beable to archive the presentations, to be viewed from our web at a later date."
-- General Manager, Information Services, South Jordan, UT

"This webcast is a music industry based, seminar setting. There will be multiple speakers and it is necessary that we have live streaming via the host organization's website. Ideally, all interested parties from around the nation would be able to access the live stream. Also, the event will be based in NYC. We need to know costs and what we will need to prepare."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Other Business Services, Arlington, TX

"We would like to "link" 5-6 computer labs so students can view the speaker (who's in one lab) and participate in his/her presentation. Also, need the potential to allow off-campus individuals to participate in the event as well."
-- Buyer, Education, Elsah, IL

"Closed captioning and/or sign language interpretation on archivesall aspects of New York State Executive Order 3."
-- Engineer/Programmer, Government, Binghamton, NY

"I want to have a service with the audio integrated into the web presentation not through an external conference call capability."
-- CIO, Computers - Software, Schaumburg, IL

"I am an Organizational Development Consultant / Facilitator. Investigating the use of webcasting in my meetings and interested in all aspects of webcasting. Need pricing information along with available services. Thank you."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Consulting, Novi, MI

"Ability to prevent recipient from recording the webcast. We plan to host karate instruction via webcast on a one-on-one basis or in small groups of 2 or 3 at one time."
-- General Manager, Other Business Services, Lake Forest, CA

"Link created from recorded webinar to email or post to website."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Travel/Hospitality, Memphis, TN

"Our trainers will be screening financial disclosures at auto dealerships. Then the trainer will do a "compliance" training with the manager 1on1. They will need to go to our video/audio archive and watch sections of disclosures with customers. Trainers will point out positive and negative compliance issues based on the actual disclosure with the public."
-- General Manager, Other Business Services, Hallandale, FL

"We are looking to present our products and services to some of our clients through a webinar presentation. I have never done this before and I know very little about the process."
-- Sales/Business Development, Advertising/Marketing/PR, Parsippany, NJ

"Is it possible to go from US to Europe ?We must first start then we see what is good in adition"
-- Partner/Principal, Telecom/Utilities, Bradenton, FL

"Audience participation through audio - i.e. a corresponding conference call that can be recorded for the archives as well."
-- Marketing/Public Relations, Other Business Services, Natick, MA

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