Introducing Bolero Innovations Inc.

With over twenty-five years of combined hands-on experience, Bolero Innovations Inc. are professional web design service providers who are uniquely qualified to deliver a myriad of web technologies and framework applications. Company President, Mark Johnston, has spent 12 years of his professional career as a Senior Project Manager in the software development industry.

The Challenge

Bolero Innovations Inc. provides a wide range of web design services and needs to regularly organize client demos in addition to training sessions for both employees and clients. While having previously paid for online meeting software, Mark was searching for an affordable and easy-to-use solution to online trainings.

The Solution

It was Mikogo’s fast installation and easy-to-use user interface that impressed the Bolero President: “I was astounded by how simple it was to get started. As an application architect and user interface designer for over 13 years, I must say that Mikogo was the most hassle-free installation I have seen in a long time.”

“But my favorite part is how unobtrusive it is – finally an application that simply works, and only works when you want it to work, without making a peep when you don’t.”

The Conclusion

Now as the company’s primary tool for online demos, Mikogo is being used daily by Bolero Innovations. “Brilliant product! I cannot say enough good things about it. Prior to Mikogo’s free solution, we were using overly complicated and dreadfully slow products and paying monthly fees. All applications should be as easy to install and use as Mikogo. Mikogo has created the best, most efficient, easy to use, unobtrusive screen sharing application the world over.”

The Bolero Innovations Inc. Case Study is available as a PDF download.

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With possible cases and symptoms already appearing in many countries over the world, a pandemic is a clear concern and travel restrictions are no doubt a wise and safe preventive measure. Travel bans and strict quarantine restrictions on travelers are now the hot topic of discussion, with the World Health Organization expected to make a decision on the pandemic alert level this week that could result in serious implications for travelers.

To gain a clearer understanding of whether a desktop sharing app like Mikogo can in fact battle the swine flu and prevent infection, we’d like to hear from you – the experienced users of Mikogo.

What are your feelings about the current swine flu reports?

Are you more likely to organize web conferences during any time of outbreak? Have you considered changing or canceling any upcoming travel plans? Are you more likely to work from home? For what needs do you foresee yourself using web conferencing in the next days/weeks to avoid traveling and exposure to swine flu?

Please leave your comments below. Looking forward to hearing your feedback.

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Mannheim, GERMANY January 28, 2009 – Following Lufthansa AG flight cancellations, flight attendants walking off the job and further delays expected, renowned online collaboration provider BeamYourScreen is offering all affected parties a unique opportunity to use its software solution at no charge in order to host business meetings via the Internet.

The transport industry appears in disarray in some parts of the world in particular Germany, Europe’s biggest economy. Lufthansa hit strong union turbulence with the occurrence of strikes resulting from wage negotiations, while the German national rail operator (Deutsche Bahn) is under similar pressure after wage negotiations with major German rail unions have also led to strikes this week.

BeamYourScreen’s fast and easy solution to the strikes is simple – do not travel. If the transport industry cannot be relied upon, business travelers are likely to encounter heavy delays and in some cases miss important meetings and conferences. With BeamYourScreen, business travelers no longer need to fear missing a meeting, regardless of rail, hail, shine or even airline strikes.

Rather than travel, BeamYourScreen provides an effective way of participating in business meetings from any Internet connected PC around the globe. The user simply starts a meeting from their desktop and invites their colleagues/clients to participate. Instantly, the participants are able to view the screen of the meeting organizer in real-time, just as if they were sitting in the same room together.

“At BeamYourScreen, we know exactly what it is like to have to endure tiresome and long travel simply for a brief chat that could have been accomplished online,” explains Mr. Boos, entrepreneur and Co-Founder of BeamYourScreen. “In fact, the idea behind BeamYourScreen was born from such personal experiences.”

Business travelers quick to act can now receive their free Strike-License for the duration of the strike, and avoid the hassles of transport delays by organizing their meetings on the Web. Strike-Licenses will be approved and ready to go within minutes by contacting BeamYourScreen via phone or email: info@BeamYourScreen.com

Contact Person:
Stephen Karrer
Sales & Marketing Email:
skarrer@BeamYourScreen.com
Phone: +1-646-292-7142

Press Contact:
Andrew Donnelly
Email: adonnelly@BeamYourScreen.com
+49-621-7001-9987

About BeamYourScreen
Established in Germany in 2004 by Erik Boos and Mark Zondler, BeamYourScreen is a renowned provider of innovative web collaboration solutions, whose product range consists of software solutions for online meetings, online presentations, and remote support. At present, more than 1500 corporate customers in over 40 countries worldwide are using the BeamYourScreen technology and benefiting from significantly reduced travel time and travel expenses. The makeup of these customers ranges from small and medium sized enterprises to large global corporations such as Toshiba, Yamaha, and Roche.

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NEWS: Mikogo v2.0.1 is here and ready for download!

To gain access to the new Mikogo software tomorrow, we recommend our users do the following:

1. Uninstall Previous Mikogo Version
We first recommend that you uninstall your previous version of Mikogo. Before you do this be sure to first close your current Mikogo version, by clicking on the system tray M icon and selecting Exit.

Uninstall Mikogo by opening the Start Menu and locating under Mikogo from within Programs.

On Vista, this will prompt a User Account Control window informing you that uninstall.exe is about to run. Please select “Allow”.
A window will then pop-up asking you to confirm the uninstallation. Click “Yes” and the “Uninstallation completed successfully” window will appear.

2. Download and Install Mikogo v2.0.1
Download the new version by clicking here. A window will appear asking you to open Mikogo-Starter.exe.

Once you have downloaded and saved it, double-click on the Mikogo Starter file to install Mikogo v2.0.1.

On Vista this will prompt a User Account Control window, asking for your permission to start the Mikogo Starter Program. Please click “Continue”.

A quick installation will take place. This is very fast and will finish with an M icon on your desktop, the Mikogo welcome screen, and finally the system tray M icon will appear with a notification window above.

3. Start a Meeting with Version 2.0.1
Click on the M icon in your system tray and select “Start Meeting”. As this is your first meeting, this will open the Mikogo Settings window.

Enter your username (i.e. registered email address), your password and your name in the settings. This info will be saved for your future meetings.

To make life easy, there is no need to register a new account. Your current account will work perfectly on the new software. If you have forgotten your password, please click here for a new password.

Click Ok, and the meeting will begin. A notification window above the M icon, as well as the Meeting Info window, with the current meeting ID.

Distribute the 9-digit ID to your meeting participants for them to join your free screen sharing.

If you accidentally enter the incorrect details (username or password), you can click on the M icon in the system tray, and select Settings to re-enter your details. If this happens, it is important that you clear out all fields in the settings and then re-enter the user details.

Note: both the meeting organizer as well as the participants will need to update. Participants can receive the new participant program here or by clicking on the “Join Meeting” link on the Mikogo homepage.

Test your Mikogo connection: if you would like to check whether you have properly upgraded and installed the new version, try the following:

• Click on the M icon in your system tray
• Select “Join Meeting”
• Enter meeting ID: 000-000-000

This will connect you to a continual meeting which is a slide show and confirms that you are successfully connected. If you see this, then you have upgraded perfectly and are ready to begin!

For further assistance with upgrading, please leave a comment below or on the Mikogo Forum.

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If you have experienced the above message preventing the Mikogo Skype Extra, you will be happy to know that there is a solution.

For example if you have Skype 3.8 (for example version 3.8.0.154), downloaded the Mikogo Extra and then upgraded to a Skype 4 Beta, you will have the Extra in your Extras Manager, and it will work perfectly.



However if you have Skype 3.8 without the Mikogo Extra, then upgrade to Skype 4 beta, and later get the Mikogo Extra, you may receive the message: “This plugin is not allowed”.

In short, the Mikogo Skype Extra does in fact work normally via Skype 4 Beta. The solution can be found by upgrading from an official version of Skype 3.8 to Skype 4 Beta.

Solution – please follow these steps:
1. Install Skype 3.8 (for example, 3.8.0.154)
2. Download the Mikogo Skype Extra
3. Then upgrade from Skype 3.8 to Skype 4 Beta.

You will then be able to use the Mikogo Extra from the Beta version of Skype 4.



Once you have upgraded from Skype 3.8, already with the Mikogo Extra, to Skype 4 Beta, you can start meetings and send invitations to your Skype contacts.

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