The latest Gallup index, which measured the confidence of the American people, shows that confidence went down by 9% in just two weeks. According to a Gallup survey, 70% said that the economy was getting worse and 47% said the economy was poor.

Another report, this time from the National Federation of Independent Business, found out that small business are refraining from hiring as a way to cut back on spending.  In fact, this same report states that in May there were more business planning to decrease payrolls than increasing them.

This only shows that businesses are looking for ways to cut their spending and many still see laying off as one of the most effective ways to do this. In the face of the current situation, it is normal that businesses are worried about surviving than growing.

But what many businesses don’t realize is that there are other ways to curb spending and one of these ways is to restructure their practices and operations. As times are changing, so is technology. Practices that in the good old days could be done by physical presence are now possible to be done virtually, saving the costs and time that the physical practices required.

RHUB conferencing and remote support appliances can help restructure many business practices and virtualize operations, reducing business expenses. RHUB appliances have four applications: web conferencing, remote support, remote access and web seminar.

Web conferencing allows companies to meet in a virtual environment thus cutting on costs of travel, including gas, hotels, etc. It also saves time and allows people in different parts of the world to participate from their local offices. Web conferencing is perfect to discuss business practices, collaborate interactively in the same project, make sales presentations, etc.

Remote support allows companies to give remotely PC and Mac support to their clients. This saves the costs of the dislocation to the clients house to work directly on his computer and also saves the time of the travel.

Remote access allows workers to access their office computers from anywhere and anytime, meaning that they always have access to their work. With remote access function, employees can work directly from home and to solve any problem or question that might arise when they are not present, making them more productive.

Web seminar allows workers to attend a seminar to improve their working practices without leaving the comfort of their offices. This saves time and money on the travels and it also saves the costs of renting the required space for giving the seminars.

In an age where small businesses are fighting for their survival, virtualization of their business operations might be the key to their success. All that is required is a shift in the frame of mind of managers and CEOs and a small investment that in a short time will pay itself many times over.

RHUB’s TurboMeeting was ranked in fourth place, behind Citrix’s GoToMeeting, Adobe Connect 8 and Cisco’s WebEx and in front of Microsoft Office Live Meeting 2007, in a total 36 web conferencing products. Each product was tested and given a score from 0 to 10, RHUB’s web meeting tools got a score of 9.1.

“We are very proud of our product ranking and the value we bring to our customers,” said Larry Dorie, RHUB’s CEO. “We will continue to work at driving outstanding value by providing top quality, fully featured products at affordable prices.”

Behind RHUB’s fourth place and score are a number of reasons which are properly detailed by Online Meeting Tools Review. Easiness of installation, meeting setup and use are among them. Pricing, security and the fact that TurboMeeting is available for Windows, Mac, Linux and Solaris are other reasons why RHUB’s software was awarded the fourth place.

According to the testers, the software is very easy to install for hosts and attendees.  They could easily access it through the browser and make simultaneous invitations available using Outlook.  A clean and well designed interface gives host s the absolute control of the meeting through the console and a single button allows users to change meeting hosts easily. Every major feature is present in the TurboMetting, from the whiteboard to desktop annotation, file sharing, meeting recording and desktop sharing.

Equally important for the achievement of the 9.1 rating was the pricing of the RHUB’s online meeting tool. Being one of the top cost efficient tools in the market, Online Meeting Tools Review has given TurboMeeting online meeting tools five stars in this department. RHUB charges $12.95 for one host and one attendee a month with an additional $1.00 for each extra attendee.

TurboMeeting received four stars in the security department because it is 128-bit SSL encrypted and is certified by GoDaddy and software licensed by Thawte Code Signing.

According to the Online Meeting Tools Review, RHUB’s TurboMeeting is the web conferencing solution best used for virtual teamwork.

Thanks Mike for sharing with us Platinum DB’s experiences!

Platinum DB Consulting is a full services SAP consulting and hosting organization. Our purchase of the RHUB appliance was a simple decision, with an ROI of five months when compared to ongoing Webex costs, it was an easy decision to make the switch. Since implementation, collaborative efforts have increased between our geographically disperse team of software engineers, our sales force has been making more online presentations and our IT staff resolves internal and customer issues more quickly. With RHUB our usage has gone up and our costs have gone down. End users appreciate the simple to use interface and the cross platform capabilities while the IT staff appreciates the excellent support RHUB has given us in resolving any issues.”
– Mike Neuliep, IT Director, Platinum DB Consulting

How are your experiences with TurboMeeting? Share with us, we love to hear what you have to say.

“We are excited to be recognized as a key contender in the WR report,” said Larry Dorie, CEO of RHUB. “We’ve worked really hard over the years to make our customers and influencers in the industry aware of our unique product offering which exists in a unique market segment that will continue to grow based on the ever changing business climate. We’ve tried to raise the bar in the industry by making our technology “own-able” and affordable, and by giving our customers four complete real-time collaboration technologies all in one appliance.”

In an executive summary, Wainhouse Research forecasts that the conferencing infrastructure product segments covered in their report will grow from $1.9B in 2009 to over $3.2B in 2014, resulting in a 5-year revenue CAGR of 11.2%. In addition, WR identifies drivers that are forcing corporate, government, and educational institutions to look at audio/web conferencing, unified communications, and team collaboration solutions with greater interest than ever before including, globalization, travel disruptions, and the emergence of the virtual business model.

Even given these growing challenges, RHUB has worked to address the demands of globalization and virtual work teams through its solution called TurboMeeting. TurboMeeting is the leading “Collaboration Quad Player” in the market as the solution delivers a 4-in-1 Web conferencing solution that’s fully loaded with four complete collaboration solutions – all in one box. The technology fully delivers Web conferencing that provides Web-based interactive meetings; Remote support which remotely supports PC and Mac users; Remote Access for remotely accessing computers at home or in the office from anywhere, anytime; and, Web Seminars which requires no downloads and delivers meeting access in seconds.

TurboMeeting also overcomes two key barriers found with WebEx and GotoMeeting – 1) the requirement of downloads, and, 2) ongoing monthly fees. Now, for the first time with TurboMeeting’s view only solution, there are No downloads, No Java, No Flash, No Nothing – just online meeting accessibility done fast.

For a full listing of TurboMeeting appliances and specifications or to learn more, visit www.rhubcom.com.

To download the executive summary for the WR report “RMC: Audio and Web Conferencing Infrastructure Products – 2009” visit www.wainhouse.com/reports .

“ITEXPO is the #1 venue where service providers, enterprises, government agencies, resellers, and developers gather to learn from leading organizations, like RHUB Communications, about the benefits of IP Communications products and services,” said Rich Tehrani, TMC Chief Executive Officer. “The evolution in this industry has been monumental and it still continues to grow, outpacing other economic sectors. We are pleased to have RHUB as an innovative participant to share insights during this event.”

ITEXPO is the world’s largest and best-attended IP Communications trade show, drawing an average attendance of 7,000 buyers and sellers of IP Communications products and services. As part of the show, Larry Dorie will serve as a panelist on “The Future of Web Conferencing and Collaboration” Workshop, held on Jan. 20th at 11 am. The session will focus on the “new way” of doing Web Conferencing, including the ability to Web Cam while meeting, and the impact of presence, social networking, voice, video, email and even mobile devices on the conferencing area. In addition, the session will discuss innovative IP-enabled collaboration solutions.

RHUB’s expertise in the conferencing and collaboration arena stems from its solid background in producing a Web Conferencing and Remote Support appliance called TurboMeeting. TurboMeeting is the first solution to deliver four real-time collaboration technologies in one On Premise appliance – allowing customers to not only do Web Conferencing, but also conduct Webinars, deliver Remote Support to clients, and have Remote Access back to personal PCs- all with one box. In addition, TurboMeeting delivers key advantages to enterprises that have transitioned their work teams onto the Private Cloud Computing platform.

ABOUT TMC
Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) is an integrated global media company helping our clients build communities in print, in-person and online. TMC publishes Customer Interaction Solutions, INTERNET TELEPHONY, Unified Communications, and NGN Magazines. For more information about TMC, visit www.tmcnet.com.

ABOUT RHUB
RHUB is a premier provider of on-premise Web conferencing, remote support and remote access appliances, based on the Company’s TurboMeeting software, that meet the needs of any organization. The Company’s end users total over 8,000 in a variety of market segments including services, manufacturing, and government. RHUB is privately-owned and headquartered in Silicon Valley, California. For more information, visit www.rhubcom.com.

In addition to the updated OS support, TurboMeeting Version 4.1 also delivers some other unique remote support features including:

• A remote “Run As Admin” feature for non-admin users
• An “Unattended Support” capability for support sessions
• Additional performance enhancements

With the new “Run as Admin” feature, the support technician can gain access to administrative privileges on the user’s computer, even if the user does not have admin level access. In addition, the “Unattended Support” feature allows technicians to gain access to the user’s computer without the user even needing to be present to join the meeting to facilitate updates or technical repairs to their system.

All TurboMeeting Web conferencing appliances on warranty or extended warranty will automatically be updated with the new release and no IT support is required. In addition, TurboMeeting users will be able to continue to enjoy the 4-in-1 value of the technology by having access to Webinars, Interactive Web meetings, Remote Support and Remote Access back to their personal PC’s – all in one appliance.

RHUB specializes in On-Premise Web conferencing appliances, giving users complete ownership and control of the hardware and software. On-premise appliances offer significant advantages over hosted solutions, including:

• Lower Total Cost of Ownership
• Enhanced Access Security
• No IT support required
• Integration features to enhance usability within customer environments
• Customization opportunities

RHUB’s On-Premise Web conferencing appliances are available in capacities that serve SMBs to global enterprises, and come with a one-year warranty for hardware and software. For a full listing of TurboMeeting appliances and specifications, visit www.rhubcom.com.

SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–RHUB Communications, Inc. (RHUB), a premier provider of Web conferencing solutions, today announced the signing of a partnership agreement with Huddle.net (www.huddle.net) a leading online collaboration provider. Under the new licensing agreement, Huddle will have the full rights to integrate RHUB’s award-winning TurboMeeting technology into their enterprise networking platform to deliver interactive, real-time, synchronous conferencing collaboration to their customers.

With Huddle, work teams are able to enjoy secure online workspaces that give them the ability to manage projects, share and store files online, schedule phone conferences and host online discussion groups. Now, with the integration of TurboMeeting, Huddle.net users will have the added benefit of enjoying synchronous conferencing that allows for real-time interaction and immediate feedback among group members while they engage in online collaboration.

“The ability to enjoy instantaneous feedback and interaction while managing projects delivers tremendous value to our customers,” said Alistair Mitchell, co-founder and CEO, Huddle. “The addition of TurboMeeting technologies to our platform strengthens Huddle’s position as a single place online that offers all the necessary tools to get stuff done, where teams can work effectively across all boundaries.”

“Virtual solutions, like conferencing and collaboration, are simply a part of the new way of doing business,” said Larry Dorie, CEO of RHUB. “Through our involvement with Huddle.net, we are giving customers the enhanced collaboration solutions that they need to effectively work across dispersed environments, as they continue to manage business in this growing and interactive Web solutions marketplace.”

Huddle.net is anticipated to rollout the new integration of TurboMeeting into its online workspaces for its users in the US and in Europe by end of October 2009. For a full listing of TurboMeeting appliances and specifications, visit www.rhubcom.com.

About RHUB Communications

RHUB is a premier provider of on-premise Web conferencing, remote support and remote access appliances, based on the Company’s TurboMeeting software, that meet the needs of any organization. The Company’s end users total over 8,000 in a variety of market segments including services, manufacturing, and government. RHUB is privately-owned and headquartered in Silicon Valley, California. For more information, visit www.rhubcom.com.

ABOUT HUDDLE.NET

Huddle.net (www.huddle.net) is a network of secure online workspaces where you can share files, collaborate on ideas, manage projects and organize virtual meetings. Huddle enables teams to work more effectively across boundaries, both inside and outside the enterprise. Its customers include P&G, Pearson, Panasonic and UNICEF and a number of UK and US government departments. Huddle is available in English, French, German, and Italian. In addition to www.huddle.net, it can be accessed via major social networks including LinkedIn, Ning, XING and Facebook.

Now, with the availability of GoMeetNow on the BPL Network, small businesses
across the globe will have access to a powerful collaboration tool that allows
them to manage a whole host of online business initiatives. Some of those
activities include conducting online meetings with partners and employees,
facilitating live product demos, or even managing sales presentations with new
prospects and customers. Moreover, GoMeetNow complements the rich set of tools
and solutions already provided on the BPL Network.

“GoMeetNow is an ideal platform for hosted partners such as BPL because of its
rich set of features including the ability to broadcast a Webcam of the
presenter and its unique `No Download` mode,” said Jodie Hughes, CEO for IBC
Technology Ltd. “We are pleased to welcome RHUB`s GoMeetNow to the BusinessPoint
Live catalogue of services.”

Users can activate the WebCam feature allowing them to get up close and personal
during their online meetings. GoMeetNow also delivers the first “Guaranteed
Attendance with No Download” Web Conferencing solution in the marketplace,
meaning everyone is guaranteed to be able to join a meeting even if they don`t
have Flash or Java downloaded on their computer.

To learn more about RHUB`s GoMeetNow hosted solution, visit www.gomeetnow.com.
To learn more about RHUB`s TurboMeeting On Premise solution visit
www.rhubcom.com.

and increased capacity for managing larger meetings

The TurboMeeting On-Premise Appliance Offers Significant Advantages Over Hosted Solutions

San Jose, CA, August 18, 2009 — RHUB Communications, Inc. (RHUB), the provider of TurboMeeting Web conferencing solutions, today announced the release of TurboMeeting Version 4.0 adding even more value to the Unified Communications platform through feature rich video, chat and screen-sharing collaboration solutions. This technological shift represents a major update to the company’s current product line, including key enhancements for RHUB’s award-winning TurboMeeting Web conference software, with extensions for Remote Support and enhanced capabilities for Macintosh clients.

Now with TurboMeeting 4.0, work teams will have access to a variety of additional collaboration features that further enhance their conferencing and remote support activities, including the ability to activate Webcam support for their online meetings. TurboMeeting’s Webcam feature delivers broadcasting functionality with high quality video streaming for clear viewing for the user, and, allows users to easily get

up close and personal during their online meetings.

TurboMeeting 4.0 also provides users with an increased capacity to host and manage larger meeting groups. By using 4.0, enterprise teams can now host web conferences for up to 200 attendees to facilitate business meetings, sales presentations, training sessions and other activities.

“TurboMeeting delivers a powerful tool for dispersed work teams to quickly collaborate and share details in a fast and simple way,” said Larry Dorie, CEO of RHUB. “Now with all of the new 4.0 features, we are giving users even more virtual tools that further enhance their productivity and work performance, and, that seamlessly work together to drive even more value to the enterprise.”

Other key features of TurboMeeting 4.0 include:

• Improved performance for No Download, Web 2.0 browser users
• New, No Download Flash client with scaling and Chat
• Remote Printing for Remote Support applications
• Improved color images with high performance
• Mini control panel for full screen applications
• “Run as Admin” for Remote Support applications
• LDAP/AD integration is now available for TM 800/TM1000/TS700 models
• Improved “Record” and “File Transfer” functions
• “View Only” mode now available for Macintosh based presenters

The new 4.0 Macintosh client supports the patent pending RHUB no-download “View Only” mode. This mode is enhanced with a new Flash based client and an improved Web 2.0 browser based technology.

In addition, the Remote Support enhancements with 4.0 now provide remote support users with the ability to enjoy Remote Printing, One-to-One File Transfer, “Run as Admin” mode and improved Record, which all add powerful features to an already comprehensive Remote Support and Remote Access toolset.

RHUB specializes in On-Premise Web conferencing appliances, giving users complete ownership and control of the hardware and software. On-premise appliances offer significant advantages over hosted solutions, including:

• Lower Total Cost of Ownership
• Enhanced Access Security
• No IT support required
• Customization opportunities

For a full listing of TurboMeeting appliances and specifications, visit www.rhubcom.com.

About RHUB

RHUB is a premier provider of on-premise Web conferencing, remote support and remote access appliances, based on the Company’s TurboMeeting software, that meet the needs of any organization. The Company’s end users total over 8,000 in a variety of market segments including services, manufacturing, and government. RHUB is privately-owned and headquartered in Silicon Valley, California. For more information, visit www.rhubcom.com.

RHUB is pleased to announce the release of TurboMeeting 4.0. TurboMeeting 4.0 has substantially improved the image quality, speed, reliability and scalability over the previous versions.

1. Critical fixes in 4.0

1. The speed issue with the browser only mode is fixed.

2. The speed issue with the 16-bit and 32-color is improved

2. New features in 4.0

1. Remote printing. To use the remote printing function, you need to select the “TurboMeeting Printer” on the printer selection dialog when you print a document. If you have multiple attendees in your meeting, you will be prompted to select an attendee to print the document at the attendee’s computer.

2. Application server integration. This function allows you to integrate TurboMeeting with any of your application servers for user authentication. Details are shown at:

   http://www.rhubcom.com/web_conferencing/integration.html#user_authentication

3. Webcam broadcast. You can use your webcam to broadcast video to all viewers. This function is available to the meeting presenter only.

4. New Flash-based view-only client. If your attendees have Flash 9.0.45 or above installed, they can view your seminars right on their browsers. The Flash client delivers the similar speed and reliability as the download client does. It will eliminate the client software installation procedure. The Flash client provides “Fit to Window” and “chat” functions.

5. Support 200+ attendees in one meeting room. This expanded capability is designed to support 200 attendees in any mix of downloaded interactive attendees as well as the two “no download” View Only modes.

6. Improved recording with better reliability and smoother fast-forward and back-forward.

7. Improved meeting speed with close to true-color images.

8. Improved file transfer experience for remote support and remote access.

9. View-Only function now available for presenters using Macintoshs.

10. Block or reject attendees. To stop accepting any additional attendees, go to “Tools” and then check “Stop additional attendees”. To reject an attendee, right-click an attendee name and then select “Remove this attendee”.

11. Control when to start sharing. If you prefer not to share your desktop when starting a meeting, go to “Tools”, “Option” and uncheck “Show my desktop when a meeting starts”. The meeting will start in “Pause” mode. Click the Start Sharing button to begin sharing.

12. A mini-control panel has been added. When a meeting starts, click the “>>” minimizing button at the top right on the TurboMeeting panel, a small panel will prompt while the main panel is minimized. The small panel will always stay on the top of any window. It is especially useful when you do a full-screen PowerPoint presentation and want to control the meeting as well.

13. Support “Run as admin”. When your attendee (supportee) joins your support session, you would not be able to do remote reboot and many other advanced functions such as logout, change user, or lock of a remote computer if the supportee does not have an administrator privilege. With this function, you can remotely run the TurboMeeting client as an administer by clicking the “Run as admin” button on the supportee’s TurboMeeting panel and then input your admin user name and password.

14. LDAP/AD integration. This function is available only for the enterprise models: TM800, TM1000 and TS700.

3. New features in the next release

Among a number of new features to be delivered in the next release, the main ones include:

• User group function

• Export and import of the system configuration

• Conversion of the TurboMeeting recording to standard formats: Flash and/or AVI

• Polling

• Special color level for remote support and remote access to deliver faster speed.

Your comments are welcome. If you have any suggestions or new features that should be included in coming releases, please send them to support@rhubcom.com. Thank you!

The RHUB Team