Global Crossing Ready Access
Global Crossing Ready-Access service is the easy and instant way of conferencing without having to reserve the service way ahead of the conference schedule. It provides users a wide connection to an on-net private dialing plan that allows customers to access Global Crossings’ reservationless, on-demand Ready-Access audio conferencing service.
Conference on-demand with reliable Global Crossing Ready-Access service maintains permanent toll-free and toll access for critical meetings. Ready-Access uses a converged IP network for both the Audio and Web features, which enables user in sharing slides and applications and recording of meetings. It features both Global Crossing VoIP On-Net Plus and VoIP Outbound service.
Global Crossing Ready Access Features and Benefits:
- Subscription Service – one-time set up for convenient conferencing on-demand
- Online Tools – phone keypad commands and our Web Meeting option give you complete control for a dynamic conference configuration
- Multi-level Passcodes – maintain chairperson control and conference security
- Redundant systems – offers disaster protection and the ultimate in reliability
- Streamlined Billing – one low rate and one invoice provides cost-effectiveness
- Optional Suite of Web Services – share documents, data, presentations, desktop or other applications in real time for added meeting productivity with audio fully integrated with Ready-Access Web Meeting and Global Crossing Live Meeting (powered by Microsoft) and partially integrated audio with Global Crossing eMeeting (powered by WebEx)
- Knowledgeable Service and Support – conference operator assistant is available 24×7
- Account Codes – attach a numeric code (up to 20 digits) to a conference so charges can be billed back to specific cost centers (for internal cost allocation or client billing)
- Account Options – configure the feature setting on your Ready-Access subscription; change the setting as often as you like
- Conference Summary Portal – view details on any call that has occurred within the last 45 days and add, change or delete account codes
- Quick Start – allows conferences to begin without requiring the Chairperson to start the meeting
- Auto Continuation – allows all conferences to automatically continue until the last person disconnects
- Record – record your conference using telephone touchtone commands
- Manage Recordings – online recording file playback, hosting and management
- Global “800″ Numbers – global reach, local convenience, unmatched reliability
Ready-Access® Web Meeting Advantage
Rallying your company to achieve business objectives requires a robust communication system and speedy decision-making. To help your business achieve its goal, Global Crossing’s integrated web conferencing service uses Ready-Access audio conferencing service to establish Ready-Access® Web Meeting. This web conferencing solution offers the full features of web conferencing applications at an inexpensive price.
Conference All in One Place
Ready-Access® Web Meeting is an optimized web conferencing application created to make it easier for you to share ideas with your colleagues even if you are in different geographic locations. A central location called the Conference Center was established by Ready-Access Web Meeting as a management venue for all aspects of your meeting. With the Conference Center, it is easy to schedule and send meeting invitations, customize registration questions, create podcasts and even view reports. This facility also makes it easy and convenient for you to share your documents or applications and manage your audio calls.
Communicate and Collaborate Online
To uphold a global business online, you also need to have the capacity to be available at a moment’s notice. Teleconferencing with Ready-Access® Web Meeting is an integral part of business, helping users communicate with anyone, anytime, anywhere. With this conferencing innovation, you connect to your geographically dispersed organization instantaneously to maximize time, productivity and resources while also cutting down on travel expenditures for plane tickets, hotel rooms and meals. You also get to proactively reduce the organization’s carbon emissions and thus decrease carbon footprint.
Convenience and Functionality
- The same set of login numbers for audio and Web conferencing
- Cost-effective means of communication, reducing travel expenses and downtime, while increasing productivity.
- International toll-free and toll teleconference numbers are available from around the world enabling your company to have global reach.
- Conference capacity is up to 2,000 participants worldwide (**350 in application sharing mode**)
- Easy user interface with robust functionality, interactive tools, and integrated audio controls for convenient conferencing.
- Utilize one central online location to manage all aspects of your meetings (Conference Center)
- Reach of conference presentations can be extended by emailing out the recordings or publishing them as podcasts
- Enhance your department meetings, training, sales presentations and project management capabilities.
- Feel safe with multiple levels of Security including:
- Seven-digit access code
- Chairperson passcode
- Option for a third conference-specific security code
- Encryption for stored recordings and PowerPoint files
Pre Meeting Features
Email Invitations. Easily create and send out invitations that automatically get reflected in the calendar of the chairperson as well as the meeting participants. The system is compatible with most calendaring systems making sure that meetings are calendared.
Custom Branding. Customize your emails and meeting web pages by uploading your company logo or a custom image of the company.
Customize Registration Questions. Collect specific information of the participants that is important to your business by customizing the registration fields.
Reminder Emails. Schedule and send reminder emails to the chairperson and the rest of the participants to remind them of the conference schedule and to increase attendance to your meeting.
Track Marketing Campaigns. Create unique registration links for your specific marketing campaigns and identify your most effective lead sources.
Pre-Meeting Reports. Check the number of participants for your meeting and their individual registration data.
Microsoft® Office Outlook® Download Outlook Add-in to streamline the invitation process and enable you to schedule meetings quickly and easily.
In Meeting Features
Presentation Sharing. Share PowerPoint slides and graphic files during a Ready-Access® meeting using slide caching to speed its delivery. Participants can view the slides and images with a standard web browser.
Desktop Showing. Show and share visuals, applications, web pages, files or softwares to participants in real time. Conference participants can see exactly where you are navigating and what you are doing—particularly your mouse movements and keyboard inputs.
Application Showing. Show or share any application such as Excel files, documents, websites or proprietary software.
Annotation Tools. Use the Annotation tools to “mark up” slides on your presentation to sustain the interest of the participants and to encourage them to be more engaged in the meetings.
Co-Presenters. Grant co-presenter status to participants in the conference to enable them to gain additional functionality allowing them to control some aspects of the conference. The minimum requirement for a co-presenter is a valid version of Java.
Integrated Audio Controls. Manage your audio calls online through the web conferencing interface. Conference commands include dialing-out to participants, requesting operator assistance, mute/unmute, lock/unlock conference, playing roll-call, recording, etc.
Record a Meeting. Record the proceedings of the meeting for documentation. The file can be viewed by those who were not able to attend the meeting or by any of the participants who wants to review the proceedings. The presentation can include the audio portion, and make the recording available to others to view later at their convenience.
Chat. Allow the participants and presenters to communicate to each other through the web interface. Chat is also a good way to ask questions during a conference.
Q & A. Manage Q&A sessions on your Ready-Access conference more easily with an interactive participant “hand raise” feature. This feature can best be used for quick ‘yes/no’ polling during a meeting.
Security. Assign optional security pass codes that participants can use to access a web conference or a recording. All Chairperson and participant connections to Web Meeting are SSL encrypted for security.
Thumbnail Navigation. Allows you to preview and advance through each active document during your presentation.
Post – Meeting Features
Post Meeting Survey or URL. Customize a survey page to collect feedback or additional information from the attendees after the meeting. You can also opt to direct the participants to your website or to another survey page after the meeting.
Post Meeting Emails. Send a thank you email to the participants or email supposed attendees who were not able to attend your meeting. Indicate the link to the recording or provide a copy of the presentation in the email.
Reporting. View detailed registration, campaign tracking, web, audio, chat and post-meeting survey reports.
Edit Recordings. Edit recordings to cut out unwanted portions and to make a more professional playback.
Podcasting. Make recorded content, both audio and visuals. Post availability of podcast episodes on iTunes or like services for playback at the most convenient time of the client.
