SharpLogic to Unveil Speakflow at Virtual Edge Summit 2010

PRLog (Press Release) - Feb 19, 2010 -
Santa Clara, California February 19, 2010— SharpLogic CEO Ed Kaim will unveil SpeakFlow™, a new suite of creative tools for event producers and speakers at the Virtual Edge Summit 2010, February 22-23 at the Santa Clara Convention Center in California. Virtual Edge Summit attendees will explore how virtual event and virtual meeting technologies and best practices drive down costs and boost customer acquisition and retention as well as serve to increase corporate communications and collaboration.
SpeakFlow is a suite of tools for creating, managing, and delivering non-linear presentations which enables speakers to adapt their content at real-time to better meet the needs of their audience. “This is done,” Kaim said, “by allowing them to easily group related slides and jump between sections and features that differentiate non-linear presentations from their more traditional linear counterparts.”
Speakers can also embed content within their SpeakFlow presentations, such as videos and hyperlinks. The suite includes a presentation viewer, an online designer, tools for managing presentation access, and an online converter for importing linear slide decks generated from tools like Microsoft PowerPoint, Apple Keynote, and OpenOffice.org Impress.
“I’m excited to introduce SpeakFlow, a non-linear suite for personal and professional presentations,” said Kaim. “SpeakFlow enables the millions of people who use linear presentation tools on a daily basis to deliver their message more effectively, whether in a sales meeting, a technology lecture, or just for fun.”
Among SpeakFlow’s first customers is nearby neighbor Microsoft. As an early adopter of SpeakFlow for non-linear presentations, Microsoft has been able to present some of its most complex topics with ease.
According to Brian Keller, senior technical evangelist at Microsoft, the worldwide leader in software has been using SpeakFlow to educate customers on Visual Studio 2010, a very sophisticated software suite.
“The flexibility of SpeakFlow enables us adapt presentations in real-time to more effectively tailor the content to meet the needs of each audience,” Kaim said. “SpeakFlow Webcasts are available in Beta for all users as well.”
“SpeakFlow Webcasts are an integrated extension to the SpeakFlow suite that enables users to present their non-linear presentations over the Internet to other users via their web browser,” Kaim explained. “Webcasts can be secured by access code for both presenters and attendees, and multiple presenters may share presentation responsibilities. SpeakFlow owners may also review webcast attendance records.”
SpeakFlow is available at two subscription levels: Express and Professional. The Express edition is free and allows users to create and manage a non-linear presentation, which can be presented in person or over the Internet.
About the Virtual Edge Institute
The Virtual Edge Institute (http://www.virtualedge.org/) is an organization dedicated to advancing the development and adoption of virtual event and meeting technology and best practices for collaboration and marketing. They do this by supporting and contributing research, education, thought leadership, promotion, and professional networking. VEI members help set the direction for the virtual events and meeting industry and create significant business opportunities, solutions and advantages for all. Members have access to various services and deliverables based on their membership level.
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