I’ve been working on web conferencing technology since 2001. I did some back-of-the-envelope calculations, and think its safe to say I’ve spent somewhere in the vicinity of 300,000 minutes of my life in a web conferencing meeting. One might assume that, after all that time, the “thrill is gone” and the value of this technology is taken for-granted. Fortunately, I get to spend time with people every day who are just being introduced to the technology, and see the reactions when it sets-in.
As an example: A few nights ago I was able to participate in a training session with one of the organizations we have the privilege of working with. The session included myself in San Francisco, several participants in Washington D.C., and several users in New Delhi and Mumbai. Using nothing but Acrobat Connect Pro, we were able to see and hear each other from thousands of miles away. I could hear the traffic going by in New Delhi (it was morning there), an individual’s cough in Mumbai, and see the smile on their faces when the video started. All from the comfort of my office here in California. No matter how many times I’ve done this, it’s still fun to be able to participate in these experiences!
I wanted to make sure that all of our readers were aware of a great resource for Acrobat Connect Pro users: http://www.connectusers.com This is a community-driven site that is managed by Adobe, and there are some fantastic tutorials, best practices, and community-forums available to help ensure your success with Acrobat Connect Pro.
We upgraded and updated the blog over the weekend. There are a few small tweaks that remain, but please let me know if you find any issues with it. Thanks!
We’re excited to be able to welcome Thomas Person and Alfonso Hooker to the ConnectSolutions’ Team!!! Both bring highly relevant, deep industry experience to the ConnectSolutions team, which will allow the team to deliver the most reliable, scalable, and secure deployment model for Acrobat Connect Pro and related solutions.
Thomas Person is a 20-year veteran of interactive multimedia development, and has traveled and spoken internationally on the benefits and virtues of technology in the area of on-line learning, training, collaboration, and content development. Previously with Adobe (formerly Macromedia) for 10 years, Thomas joins ConnectSolutions as an evangelist to promote our products and services, and ensure overall customer success with our solutions.
Alfonso Hooker joins the company after more than 13 years as a Manager and Senior Systems Administrator. Alfonso’s areas of expertise include many of the platform technologies that form the QuickConnect platform, including VMWare, Linux, Cisco, and Windows. Alfonso brings a wide array of enterprise computering experience to the team including large storage and clustering technologies.
We are really excited to be able to work with Thomas and Alfonso, and we know our customers and partners will be too!
ConnectSolutions is excited to announce the industry’s first FISMA-compliant managed services platform designed specifically for Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro. The combination of a purpose-built data center with ConnectSolutions dedication to customer success with Adobe products ensures that government organizations will obtain their maximum return on their investments.
With ConnectSolutions, your Adobe Connect Pro investments are deployed in secure data center facilities to meet or exceed FISMA requirements. For federal agencies this can mean savings of countless budget dollars, specialized resources and staff hours to develop the necessary infrastructure, processes, controls and documentation.
If you are a government agency considering web conferencing and training investments, this environment provides with you a rapid deployment, while also meeting your C&A requirements much faster.
