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Microsoft Announces Office for iPhone: Considerations for SlideShark Users

Submitted by: Andy Zimmerman, Chief Marketing Officer, Brainshark, Inc.

June 17, 2013 03:28 PM

The mobile business productivity space continues to expand!  On Friday, June 14th, Microsoft launched Office Mobile for the iPhone, an app that allows you to view, create or edit Microsoft Word and Excel documents and view or edit (at a very basic level) PowerPoint files on the iPhone.  The app is free but available only to existing Microsoft Office 365 subscribers.     With this product announcement, Microsoft recognizes that PowerPoint continues to be the dominant present... Read more

Tags: iPhone, iPad, mobile, SlideShark

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SlideShark Broadcasting – See How It Works!

Submitted by: Liz Couchon, Instructional Designer, Brainshark, Inc.

June 10, 2013 09:37 AM

Imagine that you are in a meeting, but there is no projector available.  You have this great PowerPoint on your iPad that you want to show everyone, but how can you do it?  Enter SlideShark Broadcasting! With Broadcasting, anyone with an internet-connected device (smartphones, tablet or laptop),can join your broadcast with a few quick clicks and instantly see exactly what you are presenting, all while YOU maintain control of your slides. To learn how easy it is to set up a broadcast ... Read more

Tags: iPad, iPhone, mobile, PowerPoint, SlideShark

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Why the iPad Means Big Things for Pharma and Life Sciences Reps

Submitted by: Brendan Cournoyer, Content Marketing Manager, Brainshark, Inc.

June 04, 2013 09:28 AM

While financial and professional services still lead the way in overall tablet adoptions, life sciences is one industry that appears primed to gain more ground in 2013. Good Technology listed it among the most active industries for iPad activations in Q4 2012, and while it has yet to break the top 10, many folks expect tablets to play a larger role in the world of life sciences and pharmaceuticals going forward. (And of course you can’t forget about BYOD). One reason is that that today... Read more

Tags: iPad, mobile, pharmaceutical, sales enablement, sales, SlideShark

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SlideShark Improvements in Version 3.1

Submitted by: David Klein, Sr. Director of Product Management, Brainshark, Inc.

May 29, 2013 09:50 AM

We released the SlideShark update today and not only have we added a few features that the community has been asking for, but we also improved a number of existing features as well. Increased Broadcasting Speed We released the Broadcasting feature in version 3.0, which allows you to present your slides over the web to remote or in-person attendees on their devices.  In this latest release (version 3.1) we’ve improved the speed at which the slides and annotation are shown to your aud... Read more

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SlideShark is Now Citrix Worx-Enabled and Adds Integration with ShareFile

Submitted by: Andy Zimmerman, Chief Marketing Officer, Brainshark, Inc.

May 22, 2013 01:27 PM

Brainshark is pleased to announce that SlideShark is now part of the new Citrix Ready Worx Verified program! In addition, we’ve also added Citrix ShareFile to our growing list of cloud storage providers for the SlideShark app. As a Worx Verified partner, SlideShark will now be promoted and will soon be made available to over 250,000 existing Citrix enterprise customers and more than 10,000 Citrix resellers in the Citrix Worx App Gallery. This extends SlideShark’s reach into the ent... Read more

Tags: iPad, iPhone, SlideShark

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