Adobe Connect Pro

Are you a business owner overseeing a team of skilled employees? Do you conduct team wide status meetings on a consistent basis? Do you travel to meet with out of town clients? Are you constantly looking for ways to maximize your time and keep business expenses down? If you answered yes to any of these questions Adobe Connect Pro may be just the tool that your business needs to increase your productivity and support your team. Adobe Connect Pro is a cutting edge web based communication solution for modern businesses. Adobe Connect Pro is a multi-faceted conferencing tool that supports virtual meetings, e-Learning and Webinars.

Adobe Connect Pro uses:

• Use Adobe Connect Pro to hold weekly staff meeting online rather than interrupting and modifying schedules to accommodate face-to-face meetings.
• Use Adobe Connect Pro to conduct interviews with out of town candidates.
• Use Adobe Connect Pro to conduct necessary training sessions for all team members.
• Use Adobe Connect Pro to keep in constant communication and collaboration with out of town clients.

Special Features of Adobe Connect Pro:

• Adobe Connect Pro works with desktop computers, laptops, tablets and smart phone devices.
• Meetings, lectures or training sessions are recorded so that they can be referenced later or so that they can be passed along to participants who could not be present.
• Adobe Connect Pro supports Desktop sharing so that hosts can walk attendees through documents on their own screen.
• An interactive whiteboard is available to record and share just as if all participants were in a boardroom together.
• Adobe Connect Pro comes complete with templates and meeting layouts to make hosting meetings simple and intuitive for even new users.

Benefits of using Adobe Connect Pro:

• Meeting virtually rather than face to face allows you to connect your geographically dispersed offices and supports brand continuity.
• By using Adobe Connect Pro you can cut down on your business travel saving you money, time and stress.
• Connecting training sessions virtually allows students to follow along on their own machines as they learn new computer skills.
• By using Adobe Connect Pro to meet with clients you can achieve the personal visual connection that you don’t get with a simple conference call.

At Fastblue we strongly support the use of virtual conferencing. This is a tool that we use ourselves to conduct meetings every day. If you are interested in bringing Adobe Connect Pro to your office please contact us for more information. We have a knowledgeable customer service staff standing by to answer all of your questions. You can reach us 24 hours a day 7 days a week by phone, email or live chat. We look forward to working with you to enhance your business.

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My name is Casey Wedge and I have been with Fastblue for a few years now. I have maintained a few different positions within the company and although I am currently the Regional Manager of Sales I am very fond of writing and like to stay up to date on whats going on in the world of Telecom.

Aside from work, I have played hockey my whole life so I am decent on the rink and a very average mountain biker. Breakfast foods are my favorite and I enjoy spending time with many fellow UCSB Gaucho Alums – Olé!

Ready Conference Plus

New technology is being developed every day to support and enhance businesses. Some of the greatest and most useful advances in technology have to do with easy and enhanced communication. In this article we would like to introduce you to Ready Conference Plus, a revolutionary business communication tool.

At the most basic level Ready Conference plus is a conference calling service that works in conjunction with your computer to allow for on screen call management and presentation sharing.

Conference Calling is a great asset to your business. It allows users to stay in touch with far away clients. This saves you thousands of dollars in travel costs and it allows for more frequent communication. Conferencing is also a great way to conduct weekly staff meeting. This is especially useful when you run a business that functions out of multiple office locations, when weekly or biweekly business wide calls are the best way to get your whole team on the same page, or for large scale collaboration on projects.

In addition to the obvious universal advantages of using a conferencing service, Ready Conference Plus comes complete with an excess of special features designed to enhance your meeting experience. With Ready Conference Plus, conference calls can be easily and conveniently managed from your computer. First of all, participants can easily be invited to the call via email and each participant can join the conference by simply clicking a link from their email. Once on the call, moderators and participants will be presented with two unique on screen control panels. The moderators screen comes with an annotation tool for to help guide participants through the slides on their own screens. Moderators also have the capacity to load and store presentations before and during the conference further increasing efficiency. This eliminates down time and allows you to stay on the call while you queue up your next presentation. Participant screens and moderator screens also allow for viewing of the presentation. The online portal provides highlighted notifications to let everyone know which participant is speaking. Additionally, they have recording and note taking options. Lastly, one of the most important features for everyone involved in the call is Ready Conference Plus’ 24/7 live support. We all know that when an error or issue effects one participant during the conference it can easily disrupt the whole group. Any host or participant can chat live with tech support during the conference to resolve any issues quickly and easily, without wasting group time.

If you are interested in bringing Ready Conference Plus to your business please contact us at Fastblue. Our skilled technicians and knowledgeable customer service representatives are standing by to assist with any questions or concerns. We look forward to working with you.

 

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My name is Casey Wedge and I have been with Fastblue for a few years now. I have maintained a few different positions within the company and although I am currently the Regional Manager of Sales I am very fond of writing and like to stay up to date on whats going on in the world of Telecom.

Aside from work, I have played hockey my whole life so I am decent on the rink and a very average mountain biker. Breakfast foods are my favorite and I enjoy spending time with many fellow UCSB Gaucho Alums – Olé!

InterCall Reservationless Audio Conferencing

Businesses today rely heavily on technology to connect with clients and to stay in contact with their team. Technological advances in the realm of communication can benefit us all – but these tools play an especially significant role in the communication practices of businesses. In this article I would like to introduce you to InterCall Reservationless Audio Conferencing. I will also elaborate on the benefits of employing this conferencing tool in your business.

InterCall Reservationless Audio Conferencing is similar to most other audio conferencing services on the market today. At its most fundamental level InterCall Reservationless Audio Conferencing is an intuitive communication tool that allows users to host and join chats 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Many business owners find that this type of communication is especially useful when traveling or when dealing with out of town clients. That being said, let’s discuss the many benefits of this tool.

• With InterCall Reservationless Audio Conferencing business owners are able to drastically cut travel costs. We all know that it is important to continuously make yourself available to your clients; by constantly checking in with your clients, not just at busy deadline times, but also in less intense times of relationship maintenance. InterCall Reservationless Audio Conferencing provides business owners and clients with easy, readily available communication. This means that no matter where you are located, you can get in touch without spending a dime on travel costs.
• InterCall Reservationless Audio Conferencing also allows for all of your offices to get in touch on a weekly or monthly staff call. By bringing in all of your team members on one call you can improve your service continuity and continue to strengthen your brand.
• InterCall Reservationless Audio Conferencing enables us to work remotely. In today’s ever-changing business market place you can often find yourself pulled in many different physical directions – no need to worry, jumping on conference calls throughout the day will help you to stay on track and efficiently work through your busy day. InterCall Reservationless Audio Conferencing is designed with you in mind. InterCall knows that new technology can be a challenge for some to adapt to. In order to accommodate your team and clients, InterCall had structured the Audio Conferencing technology to be easy and intuitive for all users. You, your employees, and your clients should be able to host and participate in calls with little to no instruction. If you do happen to have any difficulties, our dedicated conferencing team is standing by to help.

Please contact us at Fastblue today if you would like to find out more about InterCall Reservationless Audio Conferencing. We look forward to working with you.

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My name is Casey Wedge and I have been with Fastblue for a few years now. I have maintained a few different positions within the company and although I am currently the Regional Manager of Sales I am very fond of writing and like to stay up to date on whats going on in the world of Telecom.

Aside from work, I have played hockey my whole life so I am decent on the rink and a very average mountain biker. Breakfast foods are my favorite and I enjoy spending time with many fellow UCSB Gaucho Alums – Olé!

Fastblue Audio Conferencing

Strong communication is at the root of all successful businesses. In order for a business to thrive internal communication with employees and colleagues needs to be on point. Additional, external communication with clients and customers' needs to exceed expectations. The team at Fastblue Communication knows this and we offer a variety of services that small businesses can implement to enhance their communication every day. In this article I would like to introduce to you Fastblue's Audio Conferencing technologies. Audio conferencing is such a useful, cost effective, and efficient tool that we are almost certain that once you implement audio conferencing your business will quickly grow to rely on it.

In the most basic terms audio conferencing is a technology that allows you to host conference call from any place at any time and without prior notice. There are dozens of different instances when you can benefit from using audio conferencing. For one, if you have multiple office locations audio conferencing can be used to bring your entire team together without expensive travel costs and without interrupting your day-to-day work schedule with flights or car trips. Audio conferencing also allows you to meet with clients and potential business collaborators even when they are located across the country or overseas. Many businesses opt to use audio conferencing to host weekly team meets. Even our team at Fastblue stays connected and up to date on each team member’s progress by meeting via Monday morning conference calls. As you can see the possibilities are endless. Two exceptional features that we offer with Fastblue Audio Conferencing are 'pay as you go' and reservationless service.

If you are new to conference calling and just beginning to introduce this service to your business you will be pleased to know that we offer pay as you go conferencing service. This means that you only pay for the amount of time you use the service rather than paying for an unlimited month upfront at a high cost. This is ideal because you may find that conference calling is particularly beneficial for a certain project that you are working on. You can rely heavily on conference calls for perhaps a 2-week period and not incur any excess charges.

It is also important to note that our conference calling service is reservationless. This means that you can use a dial in code to host a conference anytime of the day and with no notice. The call bridge is always available to you. This is an especially handy feature when you are working on a deadline. Often times as things get down to the wire you want to bring your whole team together to troubleshoot and finalize decisions. Audio conferencing is a great way to accomplish this.

If you are interested in finding out more about Fastblue's Audio Conferencing please contact us today.

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My name is Casey Wedge and I have been with Fastblue for a few years now. I have maintained a few different positions within the company and although I am currently the Regional Manager of Sales I am very fond of writing and like to stay up to date on whats going on in the world of Telecom.

Aside from work, I have played hockey my whole life so I am decent on the rink and a very average mountain biker. Breakfast foods are my favorite and I enjoy spending time with many fellow UCSB Gaucho Alums – Olé!

PGi Audio Conferencing

We all know that audio conferencing is quickly becoming a go to tool for many businesses. PGi offers one of the most reliable and intuitive Audio Conferencing experiences on the market today. PGi (or Premier Global industries, Inc.) is a global provider with a history of quality and reliability. PGi has experience in all types of conferencing from web to audio to video. It is this experience that makes the PGi company a leader in the conferencing field and a provider that you can trust with your business.

PGi takes special care to address all of the possible issues that could arise and negatively affect your conference. For one, PGi is dedicated to providing the best sound quality. There is nothing worse than getting on a conference call and not being able to hear the participants clearly. Straining to hear is distracting and annoying. The PGi network is optimized for sound quality. PGi also takes care to make connecting to meetings convenient. You and your team can download the appropriate app to make logging in easy. Also, these apps allow you to make adjustments to the call and last minute invites quickly and easily. Apps are available for all smart phone device, so these can easily work for all members of your team and long term clients. Lastly, PGi works with many Fortune 500 businesses, and PGi knows that these businesses need to protect all of their internal information. PGi is built specifically to implement multiple levels of security protection for your calls.

We know that PGi is a reliable provider, but why should you use audio conferencing? For one, audio conferencing is a great way to host a meeting. You can avoid costly travel by holding an audio conference rather than a face to face meeting with your out of state client. You can also call in any hour of the day - this makes quick late night meetings at deadline time possible.

Your clients are just as busy as you, so think of how happy they will be with this new communication solution. Also, clients want to be able to reach you any time of the day and at a moment's notice - audio conferencing facilitates this. It allows you to speak with your client and team simultaneously rather than getting everyone in the same place at the same time. And lastly, one of my favorite features of audio conferencing is that it affords you the opportunity to communicate with your clients from the convenience of your own office. Do you every wish you were in your office during a meeting so that you could reference files that you have in your desk? Audio conferencing makes this possible.

Please contact us at FastBlue today to discuss implementing PGi Audio Conference in your office.

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My name is Casey Wedge and I have been with Fastblue for a few years now. I have maintained a few different positions within the company and although I am currently the Regional Manager of Sales I am very fond of writing and like to stay up to date on whats going on in the world of Telecom.

Aside from work, I have played hockey my whole life so I am decent on the rink and a very average mountain biker. Breakfast foods are my favorite and I enjoy spending time with many fellow UCSB Gaucho Alums – Olé!

Cisco WebEx Event Center

Cisco WebEx Event Center is an incredibly useful business tool that allows you to host high quality online webinars and events. With this Event Center you can engage your attendees with multimedia content and high quality streaming video.

In this article we would like to introduce you to this multifaceted technology so that you can determine if this is an enhancement that you would like to bring to your own business.

First of all, it is important to identify the instances in which web events would be useful. One of the most obvious uses is internal. Cisco allows you to hold training sessions for your new employees. A training lecture can be presented to employees while they are in their own offices at their own desks - this allows for employees to follow along as they learn to use new technology. As your business evolves you can also hold short meetings to brief your geographically dispersed staff. Often times it is easier and more effective to articulate your message through a video rather than an inter-office memo. In addition to internal communication, these web events are an ideal way to communicate externally. For example, perhaps your business sells a product that requires assembly or instruction to use. You can host live web events on your website to show customers how to assemble your product. Or you can host a weekly event to address frequently asked questions. You can also embellish your website with video reviews.

One of the major benefits with Web based events for internal and external communication is that you cut out travel cost and you broaden your reach. Rather than having a handful of guests come into your office for a meeting you can use Cisco WebEx Events to reach up to 3,000 attendees in each event. And, just because these events are hosted online does not mean they have to be impersonal. During any event you can monitor and keep interest by holding real time polls for your audience to participate in. You can also address audience questions instantly with a threaded question and answer feature.

There are also many benefit of the Cisco WebEx Event service that come into play before and after the event takes place. Since you are working online, attendee invitations are easy to track and monitor. Automated email invitations, confirmations and reminders are simple to manage with the Cisco WebEx Center. This not only allows you to gauge your success in securing attendees, but it also makes for easy follow up and analysis after the event. The Cisco Event Center aids you in merging significant attendee information into the appropriate databases so that each event can benefit your company in the long run.

If you are interested in finding out more about Cisco WebEx Events Center please contact us at Fastblue.

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My name is Casey Wedge and I have been with Fastblue for a few years now. I have maintained a few different positions within the company and although I am currently the Regional Manager of Sales I am very fond of writing and like to stay up to date on whats going on in the world of Telecom.

Aside from work, I have played hockey my whole life so I am decent on the rink and a very average mountain biker. Breakfast foods are my favorite and I enjoy spending time with many fellow UCSB Gaucho Alums – Olé!

Top 5 Reasons for Reservationless Audio Conferencing

Reservationless Audio Conferencing is one of the best tools out there for businesses small and large. It is a wonderful, easy to implement tool that is sure to enhance any business for many reasons.

In this article we would like to discuss the top five reasons for bringing Reservationless Audio Conferencing to your business.

• First and foremost, this service allows you to have reservationless or scheduled group calls, whichever is more convenient. You can use this service to host a weekly team meeting without having to send around emails to schedule a meeting each and every week. Every member of your team will have the dial in number ready and each individual can call in from wherever they are. Also, you can host reservationless calls at a moment’s notice. This is great when you are working on a deadline and you would like to incorporate everyone’s input into the final product. Without conference calling this last minute collaboration would be impossible and the final product might suffer.
• Secondly, Reservationless Audio Conferencing directly affects your bottom line by allowing you to avoid business travel. Consider the amount of money it costs to fly across the country to meet with clients or even the cost of drive to a meeting and hosting a lunch. You can eliminate a great deal of cost by cutting back on travel. You can also avoid the headache of navigating to new locations, planning out trips, and leaving your office unsupervised.
• With Reservationless Audio Conferencing you can connect with your team at anytime from anywhere. This increases your productivity greatly. For example, you may be away on a business trip to visit a client. Instead of putting all of your other clients on the back burner, you can connect with your team and your clients while out of the office. Clients truly appreciate the ability to access you at any time and with little notice.
• Reservationless Audio Conferencing also comes in handy when training is necessary. We all know that the best way to train someone to use a computer program is to allow them to complete the training in front of a computer. With a conference call the instructor can guide your team through the lesson while each individual follows along from the comfort of their office using their own computer. This means you no longer need a training room filled with computers to successfully host training sessions.
• Lastly, Reservationless Audio Conferencing services come complete with extra features that elevate the service above a basic three way call. In-call keypad features and commands offer many conveniences. You can choose to have guest introductions when individuals join the call. Also, you can also choose to mute all callers other than the host (this is particularly useful during training calls or presentation speeches). You can record the call for playback. The list of extra features goes on and on.

If you are interested in bringing Reservationless Audio Conferencing to your office please contact us at Fastblue.

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My name is Casey Wedge and I have been with Fastblue for a few years now. I have maintained a few different positions within the company and although I am currently the Regional Manager of Sales I am very fond of writing and like to stay up to date on whats going on in the world of Telecom.

Aside from work, I have played hockey my whole life so I am decent on the rink and a very average mountain biker. Breakfast foods are my favorite and I enjoy spending time with many fellow UCSB Gaucho Alums – Olé!

Reservationless Audio Conferencing

Audio conferencing is quickly becoming the preferred means of meeting in offices today and it is easy to see why. The benefits of audio conferencing are innumerable. And you likely have participated in audio conferences in the past.

In this article we would like to outline some of the uses and benefits of audio conferencing.

Uses of audio conferencing:

• Audio Conferencing is ideal for weekly staff meetings. Conference calls allow you to call into your morning meeting while on the drive into the office. This is also ideal if you have a west coast and an east coast office.
• Audio Conferencing is a great way to meet with out of town clients. Usually, when clients are located far away from your office the number of times that you can meet with them is limited. But, with audio conferencing you can check in with your client more frequently.
• Audio conferencing is a great tool to use while travelling. If you are out of the office on business travel, you may find it difficult to get your messages across to your whole team. With Audio Conferencing you can hold a meeting from any location at any time of day.

Audio Conferencing is easy to use:

• Audio conferencing is compatible with all phones and smart phone devices.
• Audio conferencing invitations will easily and intuitively link to your Outlook or iCal for your convenience.
• Audio Conferencing is reservationless.This means that you can host a call at a moment’s notice from your available conference line.

Benefits of audio conferencing:

• By using audio conferencing rather than traveling to meetings you will save yourself the hassle of planning a detailed trip itinerary. This trip planning is time consuming and can be very frustrating.
• Audio conferencing will save you thousands of dollars in travel fees every year. Imagine just how much business travel costs once you factor in flights, rental cars, gas, hotels, etc. With a simple call you eliminate all of the costs of traveling.

If you are not currently employing an audio conferencing service for your business, now is the time to implement one. As you become more familiar and comfortable with this easy to use service you will surely find more and more uses for it.

Our informed and experienced team here at FastBlue is standing by to help you add this great service to your business. We also work with a wide variety of other services and we would be happy to speak with you about the next step in virtual conferencing – video conferencing. Please contact us today, you can also reach us by email, or right here on the website through live chat. We look forward to working with you to make your business more efficient every day.

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My name is Casey Wedge and I have been with Fastblue for a few years now. I have maintained a few different positions within the company and although I am currently the Regional Manager of Sales I am very fond of writing and like to stay up to date on whats going on in the world of Telecom.

Aside from work, I have played hockey my whole life so I am decent on the rink and a very average mountain biker. Breakfast foods are my favorite and I enjoy spending time with many fellow UCSB Gaucho Alums – Olé!

High Definition Video Conferencing

When new technologies hit the market, many business owners are resistant at first. Learning to work with a new tool takes time, and that is time that you have to take away from running your business. Also, it is hard to tell early on if a new piece of technology is really going to enhance your business. BUT, we can't write off new technology too quickly. For instance what if you never got a smart phone and took the time to learn how it works? You would be at a great business disadvantage at this point.

In this article we would like to introduce you to High Definition Video Conferencing. This technology is far easier to use than any smart phone and it will save you time and money while enhancing your business. We at FastBlue often rely on this service to connect with our employees, business partners and clients. We would love to introduce you to this technology that has been so helpful to our business.

HD Video Conferencing is a pretty self-explanatory technology that allows users to host and participate in video conferences from multiple locations and a variety of devices. This technology is ideal for a wide variety of meetings.

Uses for HD Video Conferences:

• Conduct your employee training meetings with video conferences and even use on screen technology to keep notes, share a blackboard, and store information for your team to pick up on at your next meeting.
• Touch base with clients frequently. Rather than limiting your face to face communication with clients to business trips, you can host a personal visual conversation with them between trips.
• This allows you to interview potential employees without traveling for short trips and disrupting your work.
• Join in on an important meeting when you are traveling on other business.
• Connect your team from multiple office locations. This is a great way to maintain continuity throughout your business.

It is important to note that even if Video Conferencing is a new technology for your office, it is incredibly easy to implement. The interface is simple and customer assistance is always available if you have difficulties getting started. This technology is compatible with all internet providers, interfaces and devices.

As previously mentioned, we at FastBlue rely on this service often. We find that video conferencing is one of the most efficient tools that a business can use to cut costs and enhance services. If you would like to find out more about High Definition Video Conferencing please contact us today. Our team of highly skilled technicians and customer service representatives are here to help 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Thank you.

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My names Casey Wedge and I’ve been with Fastblue for a few years now. I’ve maintained a few different positions within the company and although I’m currently the Regional Manager of Sales I’m very fond of writing and like to stay up to date on what\’s going on in the world of Telecom.

Aside from work, I’ve played hockey my whole life so I’m decent on the rink and a very average mountain biker. Breakfast foods are my favorite and I enjoy spending time with many fellow UCSB Gaucho Alums – Olé!

Fastblue Adds Verizon FIOS to Wholesale Offering

Recently Fastblue began providing our clients and partners with access to Verizon services. In doing so we have leveraged our CLEC ability to sell on-net Ethernet, and other connectivity services. Through Fastblue our partners have gained access to previously protected accounts. The FIOS offering begins with a 50Mb service that allows clients to access quick services at a decreased cost from traditional services.

Some quick points:

• Availability to FIOS for any Client
• Price On-Net Ethernet
• Competitive pricing for opportunities with multiple bids
• Month to Month terms available

The pairing of Verizon with Fastblue’s other wholesale carrier offerings allows our partners the ability to provide their clients with creative and enhanced product offerings. Our other wholesale partners include TW Telecom, XO Communications, CenturyLink, and more. Please reach out if you have any questions about the program to Eric@fastblue.com.

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Eric Swanstrom is a Sales and Account Manager at Fastblue Communications. Fastblue is a Premier Managed Cloud, Telecom, and Internet Security Provider.