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How does your company use Mikogo? Feature on the Mikogo Website

Web conferencing… Remote support… Some might think desktop sharing is left to the tech and IT world – but this couldn’t be any further from the truth. The global use of Mikogo spreads through a great range of different businesses and industries. We have even created a separate section on our website, titled Solutions, dedicated [...]

Scheduled Maintenance – Possible Downtime: 2nd and 9th February

Due to a short scheduled period of network maintenance in the data center hosting the Mikogo database servers, use of Mikogo might not be possible during the following times: Midnight – 6:00am UTC+1 on 2nd February 2012 Midnight – 6:00am UTC+1 on 9th February 2012 The potential downtime is only expected to last 30 minutes, [...]

Is Mikogo Feeling a Bit Blue?

Is Mikogo feeling unwell? Depressed or unhappy? No! On the contrary – we’re very pleased with our latest software release and website update! We have just released Mikogo Version 4.5 which, along with some small bug fixes, now has a new-look blue-green color scheme implemented into the software user interface. You will have also noticed [...]

Achieve Your New Year’s Resolutions with Mikogo

As we all hit the ground running in the first few weeks of 2012, you no doubt have a list of goals and milestones that you wish to achieve for your company and for yourself. This is the year when you will define clear goals, complete all projects, meet the deadlines, exceed expectations, work within [...]

Benefit by Sharing Mikogo – New Partner Programs

Have you ever suggested Mikogo to your customers or others? Many have done so and we appreciate your support in helping us spread the word about our software. With this in mind we have setup a way that you can be rewarded for recommending Mikogo to others. We have now introduced our new Mikogo partner [...]

Mikogo Tip: Access the Feature Menu in Version 4

For those of you who have only used Mikogo Version 4, you may be very used to accessing all Mikogo features from the software panel that floats on your desktop. However those who remember previous versions of Mikogo (e.g. Version 3) will know that features could be accessed by clicking on the icon in the [...]

Mikogo Mobile Apps Released: iOS and Android Apps

Ever needed to participate in an online meeting but unable to get to your computer? Now you can with the newly released Mikogo mobile apps. There are two apps available, with the first being available for use on an iPhone or iPad (iOS app) while the second app is for use on Android phones and [...]

Snag Swagger Sweepstakes: Snag a Free Prize or Coupon!

If you’re a Facebook user and like freebies, we have a special announcement for you. Our friends at Snag Swagger are offering two new sweepstakes where you can participate for free via Facebook and go into the chance to win a $25 iTunes Gift Card and a $50 Amazon Gift Card. All you need to [...]

Version 4 Ranked as 3rd Highest in Web Conferencing Market

Recently Version 4 of our second desktop sharing product, BeamYourScreen, was tested by Online Meeting Tools Review, a vendor-independent reviewer of web conferencing and webinar solutions. A total of 35 different software tools were included in the assessment and we are pleased to announce that our Version 4 software was ranked as the third highest [...]

Implementing the Freemium Model: Free Version Notification in the Software

Last week we announced the launch of the new Mikogo Shop, where you can select and buy business licenses. While there are some feature differences between the business licenses, the core feature that all Mikogo business licenses share in common is the fact that they can be used for commercial purposes, as we outlined in [...]

The Mikogo Shop and Business Licenses are Now Available

We have just released the new Mikogo Shop which will serve as the website area where you can browse the different licenses and buy the one that suits your business needs. As mentioned in our previous blog post about the freemium model, we thought long and hard about how to offer licenses for commercial use [...]

Thank you for your Freemium Model Feedback

Last month you would have read our blog post and message about our plans to introduce a Freemium model in the near future. From that we received an overwhelming number of great comments, facebook wall posts, tweets, etc – firstly, thank you for all your comments, support and feedback! We took our time to go [...]

Integrate the Participant Session Login into Your Own Website

In general, when you invite a participant to join a Mikogo session, you no doubt direct them to our Join Session page, get them to enter the session ID and join your session. However if you prefer, it is in fact possible for your participants to go straight to your own website and join from [...]

Mikogo Version 4.3 – Today’s Mandatory Upgrade

We’ve been stress testing both the latest version of Mikogo, Version 4.3, and the previous version, Version 4.2. From this we can confidently say that Version 4.3 brings with it greater performance and stability in comparison to Version 4.2. On top of that, we have also fixed several bugs within the software which you can [...]

Introducing the Mikogo Freemium Model – Message from Founders

Four years ago, Mikogo was created from an idea by our company, BeamYourScreen which since 2004 has developed and operated business desktop sharing solutions. Numerous private individuals approached our company asking for a free online meeting tool for personal use. None of the big corporations, such as WebEx, were offering free solutions for personal use [...]

Mikogo Now Compatible with Mac OS X Lion (10.7)

We have released an update, Version 4.3, for the Mikogo Mac software. This update now provides full compatibility with Mac OS X Lion – the most recent and advanced operating system released by Apple. The new Mikogo Version 4.3 software for Mac is now available for download from our website. According to Apple, millions of [...]

Mikogo Downtime: Scheduled Maintenance for Tues. 9th August

Due to scheduled maintenance by our data center, next Tuesday, 9th August, both Mikogo Version 4 and Version 3 will be unavailable and you will not be able to start or join sessions. This will take place at 11pm CET (Central European Time), which is 2pm PST and 5pm EST. The downtime is expected to [...]

Login to the New MyAccount – Now Available

We have just released the new MyAccount for Mikogo! This is available on all the Mikogo websites which means it’s available in 8 languages. For example if you wish to access MyAccount in Spanish, please go to www.mikogo.es and click on “Mi Cuenta” in the menu bar at the top of the Mikogo homepage. There [...]

Using Version 4 to Instantly View and Control a Remote Computer

Today we implemented a change in Version 4 to facilitate remote support sessions, in particular for cases when you want to start a session and directly view and control the remote computer, instead of first presenting your own screen. This feature has always been available in Version 4, however previously you needed to configure this [...]

Upgrade Notification For Version 3 Users

For those of you who have still been using Version 3 since we released Version 4 last week, you may have noticed that there hasn’t yet been a forced upgrade. This was because we wanted to notify everyone first in order to give notice and allow for you to prepare for Version 4. Today we [...]