I’m InTouch Meeting: Read how you can conduct sales presentations and demonstrations, online training sessions and management meetings to collaborate with coworkers and clients around the world.
Further coverage of 01 Communique’s patent infringement lawsuits against Dell and LogMeIn.
From the Help Desk: How Can I enable/disable the Attendee’s access rights during the meeting.
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01 Communique recently announced it has filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria Division against LogMeIn Inc. (LOGM:Nasdaq) with its head office in Woburn, MA and Dell Inc. (DELL:Nasdaq) of Round Rock, TX alleging infringement of U.S. Patent # 6,928,479 (”The 479 Patent”). The alleged infringing products include, but are not limited to, for LogMeIn - LogMeIn Free, LogMeIn Pro(2) and LogMeIn Ignition and for Dell - Dell Remote Access.
The Company is seeking past (back to the issue date of the patent being August 9, 2005) and future damages, as well as a trebling of damages for willful infringement and injunctive relief.
“Our plan is to participate in the growth of the remote access and communications industry by leveraging our patents,” said Mr. Andrew Cheung, President and CEO for 01 Communique. “We believe very strongly that competition should be based on innovation and respecting intellectual property rights.”
The patent relates to a system, computer product and method for providing a private communication portal. Additional information regarding the patent is available from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (”USPTO”) Web Site at www.uspto.gov. On July 6, 2010 the USPTO issued a Right to Appeal Notice in the Inter Partes Re-examination of The 479 Patent as requested by Citrix Systems, Inc. (CTXS:Nasdaq) as part of 01’s patent litigation with Citrix. In that Notice the Patent Examiner reaffirmed the patentability of all the claims that were subject to the re-examination process. Citrix has filed its notice to appeal that decision.
To read the full press release for the announcement, click here.
You might not want to hear it but summer is over. With the last long weekend of Summer behind us, it is time to get back to work and get ready for a busy Fall season. That was the bad news, here is the good news; I’m InTouch can help you be more productive this Fall and have a highly successful end to the year.
Mobility and flexbility are incredibly important traits to have in today’s super-competitive business environment. There is no longer a 9-5 culture, people expect to be able to get things done whenever they need them, regardless of the time. Are you going to tell your key client that you have gone home for the day and can’t help them because the file is on your office computer?
With I’m InTouch remote access installed on your office PC, you can remotely control your workstation from any computer in the world with an Internet connection. Imagine being able to do everything you would normally do on your office PC from home, a hotel room, Internet cafe, or almost anywhere else. You can also transfer files between your computers, remotely print documents to your local printer, listen to remote audio, and much more.
At only $99.95 a year, you cannot afford to not use I’m InTouch to improve your productivity. Plus, you can try it FREE for 30 days so there is no excuse not to test it out and experience the freedom of working from anywhere.
Many businesses would like to grow by reaching prospective clients all over the world but are faced with the challenge of how to cost effectively meet with them. What does your business do when the client you want to present to is located halfway across the world? Your organization could purchase travel tickets for your sales team to travel to meet clients but this can be expensive and time consuming. Plus, what if you need subsequent follow-up meetings?
I’m InTouch Meeting solves this dilemma by allowing your organization’s employees to conduct online sales presentations and online sales demonstrations with clients anywhere in the world over the Internet. Your sales team can conduct interactive presentations right from their computer’s desktop with prospective customers to pitch products, services, business plans and everything else you would normally present in person. The best part is that they can do all this without leaving the office saving your organization money on travel expenses and hotel accommodations. Follow-up meetings can now be encouraged.
V3.co.uk reviewed the new version 7.2 of I’m InTouch and said “I’m InTouch provides secure remote access to Windows PCs and servers with, in the latest 7.2 release, full support for Windows 7, plus 256-bit SSL encryption and performance enhancements.” Read the entire review here.
Elizabeth Daugherty over at The Gadgeteer just finished reviewing the I’m InTouch SecureKEY Remote Access USB stick. She came away impressed saying “I’ll cut to the chase: 01 Communique’s I’m In Touch Remote Access Secure Key works. It works great. ” You can read the entire review here and be sure to check out the SecureKEY page at http://www.01com.com/secure.
Eric Warner is a Mechanical Engineer who finds I’m InTouch remote access the perfect way to always stay connected to his office computer.
“I am a Mechanical Engineer with my own consulting business. I work out of my house and travel to clients’ offices most days. I have a laptop that I carry with me, but it is not powerful enough to use as my main computer. So I have a desktop that is my base computer and all of my real files are held there. When I get to a client’s location invariably there will be a file that is missing, or something that I need to get from my computer at home. I have setup a ftp site on my computer, but it is not as reliable as I would like. I I was excited when I found your program and it was very easy to get it all setup and running! I look forward to being able to have my home computer available with me any time I need it!”
While there has been a lot of focus on how large organizations should be preparing for a possible swine flu/H1N1 pandemic, there has not much attention regarding the steps small to medium-sized business (SMBs) should be taking. It is interesting since one could make the argument that SMBs can least afford to not have their employees in the office. While larger organizations may have some redundancy when it comes to personnel, this might not be the case at a smaller organization. So how can a SMB maintain business producitvity when employees can not make it to the office?
One cost effective and simple answer is to deploy a remote access solution like I’m InTouch Premium on all your employees workstations ahead of time. In the event of a disaster that keeps them from making it to the office, your employees can remotely take control of their workstations and be just as productive as if they were physically in the office. Everything they would normally use their computers for can be accomplished from their PC at home.
For the administrator, I’m InTouch Premium allows complete management of all computers with the software installed from a central admin web page. Administrators can add and remove users, purchase licenses, access a computer on the network with a single click, and more.
No matter how large or small your business is, it is a really good idea to have a plan for dealing with unexpected situations where employees cannot reach the office. A major part of any business continuity plan should be providing employees with remote access to their workstations in the office. Providing remote access enables employees to virtually be in the office even when they cannot physically make it due to bad weather, family emergencies, illness, or any other situations that require them to stay home.
The great thing about using I’m InTouch as a part of your business continuity plan is that it does not require hours of configuration or costly additional hardware. Set-up and installation takes minutes and can be done by anybody, an IT person is not required. So even if you are a smaller company without any full-time IT staff, you can quickly deploy I’m InTouch. Plus, if you have any questions, technical support is included for free.
