A virtual business center.

Eloisa · #1 07-21-2007, 05:11 PM

I am thinking about a virtual business center where small business units can occupy an virtual office; perhaps it will have a big virtual conference hall, where participants communicate online in a separate virtual room; besides the center would have fair and exhibition hall. I have not came across to something like this. What do you think?

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Arez · #2 07-21-2007, 05:31 PM

Reality is good for this

Dwight · #3 07-21-2007, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Eloisa

I am thinking about a virtual business center where small business units can occupy an virtual office; perhaps it will have a big virtual conference hall, where participants communicate online in a separate virtual room; besides the center would have fair and exhibition hall. I have not came across to something like this. What do you think?

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I don't see the point or advantage.

Serra · #4 07-21-2007, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Eloisa

I am thinking about a virtual business center where small business units can occupy an virtual office; perhaps it will have a big virtual conference hall, where participants communicate online in a separate virtual room; besides the center would have fair and exhibition hall. I have not came across to something like this. What do you think?

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This isn't really the function of a hosting company, but it would be a good idea for you to pursue.

riostyles · #5 07-21-2007, 08:04 PM

Something like this. For to have a look:
http://mansion.thepalace.com/palace/...nstantpal.html
For download here around http://www.thepalace.com/
Not sure but I think the software is now freely accessible and you can personalyse everything.
This remembers me playing 10-15 years ago

charlesgan · #6 07-22-2007, 10:42 AM

yup. this is not a new idea. Come across it few years back.
Dont think it will worth paid for a virtual exhibition

Eloisa · #7 07-31-2007, 05:54 AM

Hi, did not mind any houses. You know I decided to develop such a center when I needed to talk with a few people simultaneously, when I needed something like an virtual office. I have no intention to make it for money. Of coerce it will involve expanses but I think adds would cover them

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esl · #8 07-31-2007, 07:19 AM

Doesn't Microsoft have something like this?

cykopat · #9 07-31-2007, 09:07 AM

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Doesn't Microsoft have something like this?

Hrm.. the only solution from MS that comes to mind is SharePoint. Which I might add is pretty darn cool. I use it for my business and the new server version...err MOSS (read: name change to MOSS) 2007 is pretty sweet.

esl · #10 07-31-2007, 09:32 AM

Okay. Is their Exchange thing somewhat like what he/she described?

slapshotw · #11 07-31-2007, 06:02 PM

It sounds kind of like Microsoft netmeeting to me.

Exchange is a little different, it's really a mailserver with group-calendaring and public folders/address-books/tasks also. You can setup meetings but most people I know just use the meetings to schedule real-life ones.

esl · #12 07-31-2007, 08:42 PM

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It sounds kind of like Microsoft netmeeting to me.

Exchange is a little different, it's really a mailserver with group-calendaring and public folders/address-books/tasks also. You can setup meetings but most people I know just use the meetings to schedule real-life ones.

Okay, thank you.

gwyneth · #13 07-31-2007, 08:54 PM

There's also that product that the Go To My PC people are marketing on tv, Go to Meeting.

esl · #14 07-31-2007, 09:03 PM

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There's also that product that the Go To My PC people are marketing on tv, Go to Meeting.

Hmm, I haven't seen that one yet.

gwyneth · #15 07-31-2007, 09:47 PM

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There's also that product that the Go To My PC people are marketing on tv, Go to Meeting.

Hmm, I haven't seen that one yet.

Think, "how many different ways can we dress up multi-user simultaneous communication?" Or, "how can we make this look like it's worth more than conference calls would cost?"

While it may have camera interfaces (you're probably too young to remember the way people predicted video phones would be the only way 21st century folks would communicate) think about it--the main functionality would be exactly the same as multi-person text terminal communication from 40 years ago.

(If you don't consider the ability to share bad Powerpoint presentations functionality, which I don't--text printouts via terminal or teletype or fax would probably be more effective.)

esl · #16 07-31-2007, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by gwyneth

Think, "how many different ways can we dress up multi-user simultaneous communication?" Or, "how can we make this look like it's worth more than conference calls would cost?"

While it may have camera interfaces (you're probably too young to remember the way people predicted video phones would be the only way 21st century folks would communicate) think about it--the main functionality would be exactly the same as multi-person text terminal communication from 40 years ago.

(If you don't consider the ability to share bad Powerpoint presentations functionality, which I don't--text printouts via terminal or teletype or fax would probably be more effective.)

Weren't hover cars predicted by now too?

gwyneth · #17 07-31-2007, 11:18 PM

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Weren't hover cars predicted by now too?

Time warps everything.

slapshotw · #18 08-01-2007, 12:14 AM

GoToMeeting is similar to Webex, if you're familiar with that.