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Affordable Video Conferencing

To date small businesses have not been able to afford the benefits of using video conferencing. It brings a company together by allowing presentations and conferences to occur between people in different locations. Video conferencing saves commute time for clients or employees the that is required to have everyone together. Income Harvest announces a joint agreement with Bright box Inc. to market Bright box? globally using Energize TV`s low cost video conference system. A series of world-wide video conferences will introduce this "convergence" consumer electronics device to the marketplace. Sufficient information will be provided so as to develop new National marketing partnerships. Some web conferencing firms charge $4500 for a 1-hour, 150 person video conference, but Energize TV`s Flash-based technology allows it to offer a similar 150 person video conference, on a 24/7 basis, for an annual fee of $720.

Technological convergence of Internet, Television and Telephony technologies has resulted in the introduction of a number of enhanced ?TiVo-like? Personal Video Recorders (PVRs). Consumer electronics ?convergence? devices allow tremendous flexibility in accessing content. Bright box?, a new breed of Personal Digital Recorder (PDR), can do more than simply record your favorite programs. Bright box? is an Internet-capable TV set-top box which functions as both a Digital Video Recorder (DVR) and Media Center. It connects to any media device, TV, or PC on an in-home network. Not only is it a Karaoke box, it supports video conferencing and, via The Learning Network?, includes access to over $40,000 in personal development and business development content.

Tom Wood, CEO of Brightbox, Inc., stated: ?Brightbox? will become the biggest thing in Network Marketing and has the credibility and excitement to impress business owners and corporate executives, as well as work-at-home moms and dads.? A spokesperson for Energize TV provided some tips for having a successful web-based video conference. These tips include wearing video-friendly clothes, by avoiding white shirts and small plaids. Always make sure to begin the meeting on time, introduce yourself and state your agenda. Always relax, speak slowly and naturally, and smile often. Finally, be sure to keep the presentation short and to the point, at most 30 mins.