Cisco WebEx's web conferencing on smartphones

MUMBAI, INDIA:Online meeting solutions provider Cisco WebEx, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cisco Systems Inc, today said that its web conferencing service is now available on smart phones, to enable easy mobile web conferencing.

Through this service users will be able to join Cisco WebEx Meeting Center web and audio conferences on smartphones including the BlackBerry Bold, BlackBerry Curve 8900, and BlackBerry Storm from RIM, the Nokia E71, Nokia E75, Nokia N97, and other Nokia Eseries and Nseries, and the Samsung Blackjack II, said Cisco WebEx in a press release.

They will be able to participate in audio and web conferencing via 3G or Wi-Fi, attend scheduled meetings and view presentations, applications and desktops with live annotations, it added.

With Cisco WebEx meetings on a smartphone, users are no longer out of touch when on the road and productive meetings are now as easy as a phone call, said Cisco.

According to Cisco, users will be able to launch Cisco WebEx Meeting Center through the browser on their smartphones to receive integrated audio and web conferencing over 3G or a combination of 2G and Wi-Fi. In addition, users will be able to attend a scheduled meeting and to view presentations, applications and desktops with live annotations.

This offering is planned to be available on several smartphone operating systems including BlackBerry, Symbian, and Windows Mobile. Though there is no cost to attend these meetings, to schedule and host a meeting from a computer requires a host account on Cisco WebEx Meeting Center, said Cisco.