Dimdim Adds Best-of-Breed Web Conferencing To Intuit Partner Platform
Millions of Small Business Users Can Now Access Dimdim’s Easy, Open and Affordable Web Conferencing Solution
BOSTON, Mass. – June 3, 2009 – Dimdim (www.dimdim.com), the easy, open source web meeting company has joined the Intuit Partner Platform, to provide the millions of Intuit small- and medium-sized business customers with the most powerful web conferencing solution that requires no software to be downloaded or maintained. Dimdim’s web conferencing technology adds a critical element to the Intuit Partner Platform, enabling effective, easily implemented virtual meetings – an increasingly vital tool among businesses looking to cut spending and increase efficiency. With its inventory of prequalified and certified applications that solve a variety of business specific needs, the Intuit Marketplace will now offer Dimdim’s comprehensive web conferencing solution to the nearly 25 million employees in small businesses that use QuickBooks®.
“Integrating our solution into the Intuit Partner Platform will provide a way for millions of Intuit’s small business customers to conduct live meetings, demos and webinars using just their web browser,” said Steve Chazin, Dimdim’s chief marketing officer. “Nearly three million people already run their businesses using Dimdim; we warmly welcome all QuickBooks users to save money and travel expenses and show their documents and desktops, collaborate on a whiteboard, chat, and communicate using Dimdim’s built in webcam, VoIP and phone conferencing.”
The Intuit Partner Platform enables any Software-as-a-Service developer to easily offer their Web applications to millions of Intuit’s small business customers. Unlike other Platforms-as-a-Service, the Intuit Partner Platform gives developers the flexibility to build applications using any available technology, including rapid application development tools provided by Intuit, and offer them to small businesses in a seamlessly connected environment. With the Intuit Partner Platform, small businesses have one place to find and use Web applications that truly work together and are connected by common data, common billing, common sign-in and a common marketplace.
“We’re excited to offer Dimdim’s reliable, web-based solution on the Intuit Marketplace,” said Alex Chriss, business leader for the Intuit Partner Platform. “Our goal is to help small businesses find quality products that solve their problems, save them time and money and help them grow their business, and Dimdim’s web conferencing solution will delight our small business customers.”
Dimdim’s web conferencing solution enables small businesses to conduct live meetings, demos and webinars using just a PC, Mac, or Linux web browser from the comfort of their home or office. Small businesses save money, time and travel expenses by instantly sharing their documents, web pages, whiteboards, audio, video – even recording their meetings – with no software to install. Anyone can host unlimited Dimdim meetings with up to 50 people for only $25 per month.
For a free thirty-day trial of Dimdim’s web-conferencing solution, visit the Intuit Marketplace at http://marketplace.intuit.com.
ABOUT DIMDIM
Dimdim, the easy, affordable and open source web conferencing company, empowers anyone to hold interactive, virtual presentations – with no downloads required. Whether a replacement for bulkier, more expensive legacy solutions or a complement to current processes, Dimdim enables individuals and organizations of any size to meet with ease online. Dimdim has integrated its solution with dozens of complementary services in its aims to democratize the web. Already used by millions worldwide, Dimdim aims to democratize web conferencing and make it easy, open and affordable to all. Dimdim is backed by the original investors in Skype, Hotmail, and MySQL and is based in Boston, Mass., with offices in New Hampshire, Canada and India.