E-business enablement specialist and Macromedia distributor, Dax Data, has announced the immediate availability of a major new release of Macromedia Breeze that delivers high-impact online conferencing and collaborative Web communications everyone can access instantly.
"Breeze 5 harnesses the ubiquity of Macromedia Flash Player with more than 500 million Internet users who can instantly enter an online meeting or access rich, on-demand presentations without the frustrating experiences and painful downloads associated with other Web communication systems," says Jeremy Matthews, MD, Dax Data.
"With Macromedia Breeze 5, we`re taking off the gloves and showing the industry the way Web communications should be done. Breeze 5 now has everything organisations need to fully realise the benefits of accelerated and more effective training, marketing, selling and enterprise conferencing."
Featuring a simple and intuitive user interface, Breeze 5 provides online communications that are easy to access with Flash Player and rival the effectiveness of in-person meetings. Even first-time users can instantly realise the incredible value of Web communications by avoiding the expense of travel and communicating more effectively. Breeze 5 now takes the lead with features that include voice over IP, on-demand video and real-time, multipoint video conferencing.
Training professionals can deliver richer, more engaging live and self-paced training through a variety of Breeze 5 innovations, including multi-course curriculum management, full-screen video, enhanced tracking and reporting, and expanded question and quiz types. Customers now have the flexibility to launch and track content created with tools such as Macromedia Captivate, Macromedia Flash MX 2004, Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004 and Macromedia Authorware 7, as well as AICC-compliant content.
"Breeze 5 allows sales and marketing professionals to engage more prospects and qualify more leads while reducing overall acquisition costs," says Matthews. "With new event lifecycle management capabilities, companies can deliver and measure successful, lead-generating events and global Web seminars with high-impact event creation, registration and actionable insight through dashboard-style reports."
Organisations can also enforce and extend their brand through full customisation of the Breeze 5 meeting environment. Customised meeting templates in Breeze 5 permit sales and marketing groups to dramatically reduce preparation time for recurring seminars, team meetings and sales presentations through persistent meeting rooms already populated with high-impact content.
Unlike other offerings, Breeze 5 enables enterprises to extend and integrate Web communications and conferencing, even inside a firewall. IT departments can deploy Breeze 5 enterprise-wide without changing existing client infrastructure because Flash Player is already deployed on multiple platforms, including Windows, Macintosh and Linux.
Breeze now incorporates IT-friendly deployment features such as wizard-based directory service integration, single sign-on support through NTLM or custom-authentication mechanisms, APIs and SDKs for customisation and extensibility, and the ability to support large-scale events for up to 2 000 participants. Additionally, Breeze 5 is already JITC-certified for government users, and ready to roll into government installations.
With the introduction of a telephone gateway in Breeze 5, organisations can leverage their existing telephony bridges and realise the benefit of choice when considering bridge integration and in-meeting call controls.
EditorNote = Dax Data (www.daxdata.co.za)
Dax Data is a value-added software distributor and product marketing organisation, focusing on Web technology and host connectivity. With offices in Cape Town and Johannesburg, it holds a variety of distribution and remarketing agreements for local markets, including:
* Macromedia - Web design and development tools and servers
* NetManage - RUMBA and OnWeb Web enablement and host connectivity
* Graphon - Thin client solutions
* DataMirror - Enterprise connectivity, data availability and disaster recovery with replication products
* Logitech - Webcams and desktop peripherals
Historically, Dax Data has assisted companies with delivery of mainframe-based information to open systems platforms such as PCs and LANs - primarily by means of the NetManage suite of products such as RUMBA, which it has distributed since 1992.
Developments in recent years have seen the company expand its range of Web technologies; its distribution agreement with Macromedia becoming a mainstay. Dax Data works with a number of resellers, consulting and training partners to ensure the successful delivery of customer solutions. Driven by customer demand, Dax Data has transitioned strongly into the Web development market, offering a set of value-added services that include: Presales evaluation programmes, first line technical support, consultancy and training. Dax Data enjoys various industry accreditations and is recognised as a Microsoft Certified Partner, IBM Business Partner and Sun iForce Partner.
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