BizActions Introduces BizConference.

Affordable Web Meeting Tool That Does Away with Downloading

POTOMAC, Md. -- Accountants who want to work on tax returns or other financial documents with their off-site clients can now do so online with BizConference, a breakthrough product from BizActions (www.bizactions.com).

The collaborative tool is designed to bring an easy-to-use, affordable solution to companies craving all the functionality of online conferencing without the vulnerability of downloading software to get there. With BizConference, the lack of an applet to download also means instant connectivity.

"Our core clientele for BizActions' e-newsletter business has been accounting firms, so we initially focused on them with this roll-out. But BizConference is so broad-based that it can be used now, as is, by anyone who wants to conduct online, hosted meetings at a fraction of the cost of existing options," says Barry J. Friedman, BizActions CEO.

Among initial markets for BizConference are:

* Real estate agents, wanting to show online properties or purchase documents to their clients;

* IT professionals, looking for a way to conduct virtual conferences without downloading applets

* Sales managers, seeking an online option to train sales people in the field;

* Anyone collaborating with someone else, where the two or more parties cannot meet face-to-face.

Cost-saving features of BizConference include:

* A low-cost fee for purchase

* Free telephone call-in, for the BizConference client, when using the designated number.

Other web conferencing providers use the telephone call as a built-in profit center. BizConference charges extra only if the client chooses a toll-free call-in number for meetings.

"BizConference will revolutionize the accounting industry," says Friedman. "Imagine your accountant being able to show you specifically the item discussed in a conference by putting a circle around 'Line 32' to draw your attention to the item on your computer screen."

"Or, imagine a real estate agent being able to do a search for homes, and helping a client look online before ever getting in a car to take them on a home-buying tour," he says.

Another advantage of BizActions is that it allows accountants, for instance, to hold online seminars--such as one on year-end tax planning--instead of incurring the cost to rent a meeting room when an indeterminate number of people will show up.

"My vision is that in a couple of years this kind of technology will be as prevalent in business as email is now," says Friedman.

To learn more about BizConference, go to the BizConference website, www.bizconference.com and try the 14-day free trial.

About BizActions

BizActions (www.bizactions.com) provides business-to-business companies with an innovative and powerful business development platform that includes an e-Newsletter system, BizConference, Email Radar, BizTrust and dozens of categories of business-specific content written by BizActions. The BizActions platform allows businesses to send clients, prospects, staff, and referral sources individually branded e-Newsletters or emails. BizActions has worked with more than 500 businesses since 2000, including 18 of the top 100 U.S.-based accounting firms. To learn more about BizActions, visit www.bizactions.com.