Wow, Fuze Meeting just hit the Android tablets on Thursday and already with another major update for the browser-based software? Well, I can promise you two things: the engineers haven’t been sleeping much and Fuze Meeting just got a whole lot better. We’ll delve into these more later, but …

First things first: We’ve just released a webinar version! To launch in webinar mode, you’ll need to be subscribed to our Pro account (view the pricing page), so if you don’t have Pro, you can upgrade by clicking on the ‘My Account’ button once you’re logged in. BUT, once you have Pro, there’s no extra charges to access webinars.

In webinar mode:

• You can have up to 100 attendees
• Attendee information is hidden from other participants
• All attendees are auto accepted into the webinar
• All attendees start the meeting on mute

And, these other updates will be hitting everyone’s account:

• In-app VoIP –(launching in beta) – With just one click, all attendees can now join the meeting audio without a phone and without launching Skype. But for you Skype fans, don’t worry…Skype will still work.
• Boosted screen sharing options – You can still share the entire desktop, or NOW, you can choose to share only a specific application, only a specific section of the screen….and if you’re a 2-monitor user, you pick which one to share. Right now these extended options are only available on a PC, but Mac users won’t be far behind.
• Frameless viewing – You can choose to launch the meeting in its own window to maximize space. This means you get more real estate to enjoy Fuze Meeting’s HD capabilities (and of course, all your hard work).
• Content from email – The meeting host can email content straight into their meeting by sending an email…Quick how to: From the host’s registered email account to library@fuzemeeting.com to email files into the content library or [meeting#]@fuzemeeting.com to email content into a specific meeting.

Enjoy the new updates, Fuzers. Stay tuned, we’ll work through some of the updates in more detail in future blog posts.

Now Complete with DTMF Controls!

If you’re one of the billions and billions* who are already confidently meeting with the help of Fuze, here’s a little tip you may not know…

You have your own conference call line! All conference calls are free and unlimited except for Toll Free & FuzeIN (6 cents/min/attendee)!

Download the PDF to get your own printable wallet-sized card.

AND…you don’t need to be anywhere near a computer to use it!

How to find your Fuze Meeting conference call information:

Download a PDF form to fill in your conference info HERE

First, log into your Fuze Meeting account and start a meeting. The call info box should pop right up and your personal conference information will be included in that box. (Only some customers have a toll-free number, depending on the plan.) If you don’t see the box, there are more instructions in the PDF linked above.

And then – you just jot down your dial-in, room number and moderator PIN and treat it just like a regular conference call line.

You even have in-call DTMF controls!

*1 = Menu (All)
*2 = Caller count (Host Only)
*5 = Mute All/ Unmute All (Host Only)
*6 = Mute/ Unmute myself (All)
*7 = Lock/Unlock Conference (Host Only)
*8 = Entry/Exit Chimes (Host Only)

If you’d like something nice and convenient to stick in your wallet, download the printable version from the link above and you’ll be running to laminater  in no time!

*rough estimate

A conventional meeting involves a lot of preparation prior to the meeting and its success depends on several factors such as, presence of all the meeting participants in one room. With the advent of the web conferencing tools, the very idea of a meeting has changed. One of the industries that have benefited the most from this technology is the health care and medicine industry. With advancement in web meeting and conferencing technology, doctors are no longer limited in their ability to treat and interact with remotely located patients.

Since the health and medicine professionals are required to maintain confidentiality about their patient’s history and background, they look for conferencing solutions that are reliable and secure. Ease of use is another important factor since the patients should be able to use the web meeting software with ease.

1. TREATING PATIENTS REMOTELY:  A major advantage of online meetings is that you don’t have travel to remotely located patients as this would take a lot of time and time could be an issue depending on the severity of patient’s condition. Through a web based conference system a doctor can interact with patients via the web and evaluate their condition online. Using the audio conferencing tool, patients can provide details on their problem and the doctor can make analysis and diagnosis.
2. COMMUNICATING WITH PATIENTS REMOTELY: Patients who have internet access and a web conferencing tool can easily reach their doctors, regardless of where the doctor currently is. This way doctors can easily follow up with their patients even when they are on a move.
3. SHARING PATIENT REPORTS, PRESCRIPTIONS VIA WEB MEETINGS: When it comes to sharing patient reports, a doctor doesn’t have to organize a regular meeting but can simply resort to a web conferencing tool and conduct a virtual meeting. Over a web conference, the doctor can share reports, prescriptions and other related data.

Rehabilitation Systems, extensively uses web conferencing via Fuze Meeting to conduct online training for their cancer, heart failure, diabetes and pulmonary rehabilitation programs. Below are some of the benefits of web conferencing in the health care industry as quoted by Roger K Campbell, Director of Program Development at Rehabilitation Systems-

As the graying of America continues to increase, our day presses forward to develop and utilize increased efficiencies in health care through web conferencing and telemedicine, as the merger of technology and medicine.  The ability to smartly outreach and serve the advancing requirements of chronic disease is imperative for stability in a rapidly changing health care system.  As 2011 approaches and the fist of the baby boomer generation retire, our national health care resources will become strenuously taxed.  Yet, with this health care crisis, we see the emergence of bright minds, ways and solutions.  New web conferencing software developers, Fuze Meeting and medical scientists at Rehabilitation Systems, have created the merger of technology and medicine which represents a maximal online outreach of rehabilitation program development and rehabilitative health care for people suffering from cancer, heart failure, pulmonary and diabetes disorders. These advances in online training and conferencing are poised as a substantial cost containment solation to a burdened health care system.