Clients like Nortel and the Saskatoon blues trio Wide Mouth Mason have enlisted the services of WorldStream Communications Inc.
It's a privately held Bellevue, Wash.-based webcasting company founded in 1998 that has seen hits on its site double since last summer. But at current page views of about 158,000 a month, worldstream.com is still a well-kept secret
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
Look for Studio-In-A-Box, an audio/video streaming centre voted "best new internet appliance using rich media" at the June, 2000, MultiMediaCom trade show, in San Jose, Calif. What you need is an electrical outlet, web connection and, oh, exactly $9,999 for the software, and you can webcast your next annual meeting
THE COST
A basic webcast for 500 people can cost about $5,000. Full-service webcasting, where WorldStream creates, videotapes and produces the event for 5,000 people, can go as high as $50,000
Demos
Register to view sample presentations
Subscription-based model
For a monthly fee--minimum is $5,000--your firm can do as many webcasts as it likes. WorldStream trains clients to prepare and deliver the event
Solutions
Details on how your company can use webcasting to pitch products to customers, train employees or address your shareholders. You can, for instance, add animation to your presentations or create on-line chatrooms (all currency in U.S. dollars)