Virtual Ink Brings Whiteboards to the Web

LIVE FROM INTERNET WORLD - Virtual Ink, maker of the "digital meeting assistant" entitled mimio, has announced a partnership with WebEX to further enhance communictions between companies over the Internet. This collaboration destination offers businesses a place to meet and communicate interactively using mimio technology.

mimio is relatively new to the industry and was demonstrated to eFront today at Spring Internet World 2000. It offers businesses the ability to use whiteboard space during discussions with other businesses conducted over the Internet. Using infrared and sensor technologies, mimio captures whiteboard strokes and trasmits the signal digitally to the mimio software on the PCs of other members of the meeting.

According to presenters, mimio software includes the ability to record and replay any drawing and erasing on the whiteboard, and the capability to change the size of the marker in use.

Other services available at the online destination include text chat, call-in/call-out teleconferencing, and voice over IP. These services can be either free or pay-per-use depending on the circumstances, although until April 30, 2000 these WebEX services will be free of charge for business meetings up to 60 minutes.

Visit mimio.com to learn more about mimio and WebEX services.