Comments on: Dimdim Challenges WebEx, Microsoft

By: Steve Chazin

Steve Chazin — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:27:10 +0000

Mav, thanks for the question: Dimdim is different than Adobe Connect in 3 major ways:

1. We’re free for up to 20 people (Adobe lets you meet with only 2 other people for free) And if you want to buy Dimdim, we’re about 1/3 the cost of Adobe’s offerings.

2. We’re open source. You can take our code and extend it. You can brand it with your own logo. You can access our hosted product via open APIs. Adobe does not of this.

3. We’re much easier to use. We’re 100% browser based with no plug-in required to attend or host meetings. The only time you need to install anything is if you want to share your desktop. Sharing webcam, VoIP, PPT, etc doesn’t require a thing.

Or vision is to enable the whole world to meet freely. Hope this helps!

By: Mav

Mav — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:53:30 +0000

How is didmdim different from Adobe Connect? It seems to even have a similar user interface. I don’t see any differentiators in the product/technology.

By: Steve Chazin

Steve Chazin — Fri, 09 May 2008 16:52:06 +0000

The best way to invest in Dimdim is to help us spread the word! Thanks for taking the opportunity to post your comments - everyone at Dimdim appreciates your kind words.

By: richard

richard — Fri, 09 May 2008 10:25:39 +0000

I came across Dimdim recently and used it in an international pitch to large Pharma co in the states. Despite non-belivers questioning our judgement we went ahead. Everyone was amazed especially given no downloads and free of charge.

Can anyone tell me where i can invest in this company?

Regards

Richard

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Web Conferencing Roundup: 9 Tools for Online Meetings « Web Worker Daily — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 13:36:31 +0000

[...] Dimdim (GigaOM report) [...]

By: JJ

JJ — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 20:44:48 +0000

I have setup DimDim on my public server and it works very well.

I find it much easier to use than WebEx OR GoToMeeting.

(I do think the name is a bit odd.)

By: D D Ganguly

D D Ganguly — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 06:27:13 +0000

Hi,

We are looking for someone to lead our marketing efforts …
http://jobview.boston.monster.com/getjob.asp?JobID=60671774&JobTitle=Director+-+Marketing+%40+VC+funded+Web+2.0+Web+Meeting+company&q=%22Dimdim+Inc%22&lid=452&lid=366&lid=683&lid=461&lid=590&cy=us&vw=b&AVSDM=2007-08-02+13%3a23%3a00&pg=1&seq=1

ddg

By: indyank

indyank — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 15:49:14 +0000

Cool..I love FOSS culture….and i definitely loath racists…sure I can appreciate the helpness and inabilities of junks like michael…and i am also sure that this crazy junk isn’t from U.S…

By: Nexus India Capital-Backed Free Web Meeting Startup Dimdim Launches

Nexus India Capital-Backed Free Web Meeting Startup Dimdim Launches — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 10:37:08 +0000

[...] The company is touted to be a challenger to Cisco Systems’ WebEx and Microsoft’s Placeware (see GigaOm). The Burlington, Massachusetts-based company has received $2.5 million funding from Draper [...]

By: bloj

bloj — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 05:05:12 +0000

That was STUPID Michael!! The way anything “Indian” invites racist commentaries from creeps like Junkey Mikey in this forum - seems to me paving the way for a downfall of US based IT industry just like Japanese automakers killed off the likes like GM.

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 01:51:18 +0000

I noticed this company is run only by Indians with engineering jobs based in India. If they planning to sell against US based companies with US Sales teams at Citrix, Connect, WebEx, MSFT, etc.. they have no chance. US buyers will not buy from Indian sales reps, can’t wait to see this firm go down hard….

By: Terry Whalen

Terry Whalen — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 23:23:46 +0000

How come no one mentions GoToMeeting? It’s owned by Citrix and is much better than WebEx’s bloatware.

By: Thomas

Thomas — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 21:30:48 +0000

FYI - Microsoft web meeting application is now named Office Live Meeting, and is no longer referred to as Placeware.

Adobe already has Breeze, now named Adobe Acrobat Connect as their web-based meeting space.

I work on Office Live Meeting, but I welcome the competition from Dimdim. Additional competitors only make the genre of applications stronger.

In fact I am going to try out the application to see what I think.

By: D D Ganguly

D D Ganguly — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 18:46:45 +0000

Jerry,

Haven't you been part of a web meeting which got delayed and ultimately someone said, "Let's just e-mail the slides and discuss them over the phone.".

That happens because legacy web meeting sofwtare is complicated and it can only be used by tech-savvy people, who are comfortable installing software.

Think of Wang's word processing software. Did it work? Sure. Was it for all? No. That's where web meeting software is today.

Warm regards, ddg

By: Jerry Freeman

Jerry Freeman — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 18:31:51 +0000

This is an already crowded space with two 800 pound gorillas and a third looming large.

Smaller, faster, cheaper, easier, imho, won't get it done. Something disruptive will have to come along to change this game. Presentation sharing, application sharing and whiteboarding have been around for several years and corporate accounts and corporate standards make this a tough banana to peel.

By: Paula

Paula — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 17:42:32 +0000

But it’s definitely a catchy name, no?
Let’s wait to see and hear what dimdim has to offer.