Genesys Conferencing hopes to attract more users to its
audio, video and web conferencing services by doing away with
subscription fees and per-seat licences for conferences using its
Meeting Center platform.
On Wednesday the company introduced the Multimedia Minute, a new
tariff under which businesses pay a flat fee per user, per minute
to access Genesys Meeting Center.
The service combines audio, video and web conferencing, and its
web-based control panel allows moderators to choreograph online
presentations, share documents or applications, guide visits to
websites and conduct surveys.
Pricing can vary with local market conditions and currency
fluctuations, but a price of €0.25 per user, per minute for access
to the multimedia conferencing service, excluding local
telecommunication costs, would be typical. Straightforward audio
conferencing costs about €0.20 per user, per minute.
Companies can also opt to have employees access Meeting Center
conferences via a freephone number, or to access international
conference calls via local bridges, in which case Genesys adds the
cost of operating the freephone service or the international links
to their bill.
Veritas Software and stationery supplier Office Depot are among
the companies already using the Multimedia Minute tariff in
Europe.
Peter Sayer writes for IDG News Service