Citrix® GoToMeeting® with HDFaces™ Transforms Business Collaboration
August 02 2011 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Citrix Systems today announced that it is once again
transforming the way people meet and collaborate through the
general availability of Citrix® GoToMeeting® with HDFaces™, its
popular, award-winning web conferencing solution, now with
high-definition group video conferencing for up to six
attendees.
Combining high-definition video, web and audio conferencing,
GoToMeeting with HDFaces enables an amazing, telepresence-like
meeting experience simply using a webcam and an Internet
connection. With the general availability of GoToMeeting with
HDFaces, a rich, integrated collaboration experience is now open to
everyone; one click, users can quickly launch into a new world of
natural, real-time face-to-face collaboration with colleagues,
customers and partners, anytime from anywhere – it’s that easy.
Simple to use, with no set-up required, GoToMeeting users can now
choose to participate in, and experience, a high-definition,
face-to-face meeting. For most people, it’s the next best thing to
collaborating in person. This innovative capability completely
transforms virtual meetings, supporting new ways of working across
distributed workgroups and organizations.
“GoToMeeting with HDFaces changes the definition of face-to-face
meetings from ‘a place you go’ to ‘a thing you do,’ said Brett
Caine, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Citrix Online
Services Division. “That is the essence of our integrated
collaboration vision and the promise of our unique HD experience.
Once again, we are changing the rules in the market, and customers
everywhere will win as a result.”
Customers Agree – See Tremendous Value
“Our virtual organization depends on GoToMeeting with HDFaces
video conferencing to maintain the company culture and promote
teamwork. We get tremendous value from video conferencing when
we’re demonstrating a new product to our staff because the
reactions – positive or negative – are right there on people’s
faces. HDFaces has also made it very affordable to incorporate high
definition video to any meeting as it’s included in GoToMeeting
subscriptions at no additional cost.” Mike Huska, Chief
Technology Officer, Incential Software
“Personal engagement is one of the key challenges in running a
work-at-home environment. For us, video collaboration with HDFaces
has created a new type of virtual workplace. We use GoToMeeting
with HDFaces to stay connected with our remote teams – it’s much
more interactive seeing someone than hearing them on the phone. It
helps our staff overcome the feeling of being isolated and
faceless, and allows them to build relationships and have more
meaningful conversations with their colleagues based in other
locations.” David Buckmaster, Technology Manager, Medibank
Health Solutions
“Our faculty and staff collaborate with colleagues and students
across the country and around the world. As a professional school
of psychology, we depend on video conferencing for that critical
face-to-face connection. GoToMeeting with HDFaces, for most of our
video conferencing needs, delivers to TCS Education System a
ubiquitous, cost effective, simpler to use and support solution.
Saving time, travel and money –whether it’s not having to walk
across the Chicago River to a meeting when it’s 5 degrees below or
meeting with our international programs staff who are in Hong Kong,
Brazil, Peru and Chicago.” Donald L. Tom, Associate Vice
President, Information Technology, TCS Education System
GoToMeeting with HDFaces: Telepresence for businesses of all
sizes
“High definition video conferencing has traditionally been out
of the reach of most small and medium businesses while the need for
companies to cut travel costs has increased. A $10,000 to $30,000
telepresence system is not a fit for a small or medium business
looking to cut costs and HDFaces for GoToMeeting provides a high
quality SaaS alternative in the fast growing video conferencing
market. HDFaces with GoToMeeting looks to be an attractive option
for businesses of all sizes that need a high-definition video
conferencing experience without breaking the bank.” Roopam Jain,
principal analyst, Frost & Sullivan’s North America Information
& Communications Technologies Practice
What Is New
- Easiest way to organize or join a
high-definition video conference: Real-time collaboration with
web, video and audio conferencing is enabled in just two simple
clicks.
- Telepresence-like experience for
everyone: All existing GoToMeeting customers and trial users
can now use HDFaces at no additional cost. Existing customers can
simply login to their accounts and click a link to upgrade to
HDFaces. A 30-day free online trial of GoToMeeting with HDFaces is
available at www.gotomeeting.com.
- No specific or proprietary hardware
configuration needed or dedicated room required: Users just
need a PC or Mac computer, webcam, Internet access and GoToMeeting.
It is designed for the way everyday businesses operate –
enabling impromptu real-time collaboration with its “Meet Now”
feature from anywhere, without the need of expensive and complex
room-based solutions.
- Multistream HD™ technology: The
highest resolution video conferencing quality available on the
market among web conferencing providers: up to six streams at a
resolution of 640p x 480p each, for a total maximum resolution of
1920p x 960p.
- Screen sharing and high-quality
video: The video conferencing streams are integrated into the
content screen so attendees can collaborate on shared content and
see each other at the same time without the need to switch between
the two. The high-definition video experience combined with user
adjustable zooming and resizing makes the experience easy to use
and very compelling for quick conversations and all day meetings.
Now as individuals present ideas or solicit feedback from their
team they can interact as if they were actually sitting across the
table.
- Video optimization: Adjusts
automatically to fit the hardware and network each participant is
using when video, audio or screen sharing are in use.
- Resizable viewer and layouts:
Easily adapts to numerous monitor and projection
configurations.
Why It Matters
- Enabling the Modern Distributed Work
Environment: As workforces become more distributed and business
extends to global customers and partners, the ability to work from
anywhere on any device has become a fundamental requirement for
businesses. Enabling simple access to the best package of
collaborative tools to support today’s virtual work styles is
critical.
- Achieve Better ROI: The cost and
complexity of existing telepresence solutions have made natural,
real-time collaboration with high-definition video out of reach for
many companies and workgroups, particularly small and medium
businesses. The GoToMeeting with HDFaces subscription is as little
as $39/month including the integrated HD group video conferencing
experience. This makes the experience affordable and available to
everyone in an organization for the first time.
- Quality Video Experience With No
Additional Fee: A natural, real-time collaboration experience
which combines video, audio and web simplifies the meeting
experience by providing one-click participation for attendees, at
no additional cost and with no registration or special equipment
required. Existing desktop video conferencing solutions do not
combine the telepresence-like high definition experience with the
ease of deployment and use provided by GoToMeeting with HDFaces.
Additionally, GoToMeeting with HDFaces provides a powerful
experience for companies’ internal and external collaboration
needs.
- Improve Productivity With Personal
Cloud Apps: GoToMeeting with HDFaces represents the innovation
and power a new generation of cloud-based applications can bring to
the way we work. The freedom to be untethered from a specific
location to collaborate with others can yield business and
individual productivity benefits.
Pricing and Availability
- HDFaces is included at no additional
charge in all GoToMeeting subscriptions. GoToMeeting subscriptions
start as low as $39 per month. For more information about
GoToMeeting, visit www.gotomeeting.com.
Related Links
- GoToMeeting with HDFaces
- Medibank Health Solutions Connects with
HDFaces
- GoToMeeting with HDFaces Enables
Telepresence for Everyone
- Integrated Collaboration – Simple
Connections from Citrix
- Citrix and the Distributed Workforce –
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About Citrix Systems, Inc.
Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTXS) is a leading provider of
virtual computing solutions that help companies deliver IT as an
on-demand service. Founded in 1989, Citrix combines virtualization,
networking, and cloud computing technologies into a full portfolio
of products that enable virtual workstyles for users and virtual
datacenters for IT. More than 230,000 organizations worldwide rely
on Citrix to help them build simpler and more cost-effective IT
environments. Citrix partners with over 10,000 companies in more
than 100 countries. Annual revenue in 2010 was $1.87 billion.
The Online Services Division of Citrix provides secure,
easy-to-use cloud-based solutions that enable people to work from
anywhere with anyone. Whether using GoToMeeting® to hold online
meetings, GoToWebinar® to conduct larger web events, GoToTraining®
to train customers or employees, GoToMyPC®to access and work on a
remote Mac® or PC, GoToAssist® to support customers or GoToManage®
for IT support and management, businesses and individuals are
increasing productivity, decreasing travel costs and improving
sales, training and service on a global basis. For more
information, visit www.citrixonline.com.
Citrix®, GoToMeeting® and HDFaces™ are trademarks of Citrix
Systems, Inc. and/or one or more of its subsidiaries, and may be
registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and in other
countries. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are
property of their respective owners.
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