For companies that are interested in creating their own secure, encrypted instant messaging network through Brosix, but are worried about purchasing the service before trying it, Brosix offers a FREE 30 Day Trial of their business instant messenger.

The 30 day trial allows companies to try out Brosix in their own company for an extended period of time to make sure that Brosix offers the type of instant messaging capabilities and features they are looking for. This 30 day trial of Brosix allows companies to use ALL the features that they would be able to use with a paid subscription, so employees and owners alike can get the full Brosix experience.

Many companies who take advantage of the 30 day free trial realize how the intuitive features that go beyond text instant messaging can really help their business. Features like video chat, screensharing, and the award-winning Whiteboard can help businesses realize how much more productive they can be with Brosix.

Once a business decides to sign up with Brosix after their 30 day trial expires, pricing is in a tiered structure and is based on the number of users that will be using the network.

Do you have one minute? Sign up for a free 30 day trial of the Brosix Instant Messaging program for businesses here.

Welcome back to the how to use Brosix to give free presentations series.  Today we are going to look at how to do an audio presentation element and a video presentation.

To use Brosix to do an audio conference preset simply:

1. Send ahead your presentation outline to the participants ahead of time.
2. Use Brosix  to connect to each of the users who will be participating in the presentation.
3. Turn on the audio chat feature to speak to all of your users at the same time.
4. Hold real time Q&A after the presentation.
5. Report to your boss what a miracle worker you are, and be showered with praise.

To use Brosix to do a video conference or presentation.

1. Follow steps 1 and 2 as above, but when you send the outline ahead of time be sure to verify that    your users have web cams.
2. Turn on the video chat feature to speak to all of your users at the same time.
3. Continue with steps 4 and 5 as above.

Today Brosix will take on one of the biggest English language IM clients, AIM, to see which is better for the end user. This round one bout will determine which competitor will move onto the next round of comparisons.

First we will look at Brosix’s stats.

Brosix IM

Cost: Free

Features:

• Secured IM’s
• Text Messaging
• Chat History
• Voice Chat
• Video Chat
• File Transfer
• Co-Browse
• Whiteboard
• Screenshot
• Screen Sharing
• Voice Mail
• Voice Conference

File sharing capabilities: Yes, with encryption.

Group collaboration tools: Video Conference, Voice Conference, Screen Sharing, Voice Chat, Whiteboard.

Now, onto AIM’s stats.

AIM

Cost: Free

Features:

• Instant Messaging
• Talk and Voice chat
• Video IM
• E-mail
• Text Messaging
• AOL® Radio powered by CBS Radio
• File transfer for pictures and documents
• AOL® Alerts and Reminders

File Sharing: Yes, within size limits.

Group Collaboration Tools: Voice Chat

As it turns out, popular is not always best. Brosix offers a wide range of services that your basic AIM just does not. In addition to the fact that all of your Brosix IM’s are secure, and AIM is not, Brosix offers a wider range of communication tools, the ability to share your files without limit and the ability to share your desktop for a truly real time collaboration experience. Choosing Brosix means that you get more.

Brosix is The Winner! Goodbye AIM and Hello Brosix.

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Hey all, it’s Kelsey here. The Brosix MySpace page can be found at http://www.myspace.com/brosix . This will be updated soon with more current information, links, and important Brosix developments. In other news, the Brosix Twitter account that I gave earlier is incorrect, Nation should be creating a new Twitter account soon, and he will provide that address.

As I took a step back today and thought about the pros and cons of private, paid-for instant messaging programs like Brosix, I thought of one very important benefit that I think everyone is used to dealing with when using free programs- advertisements. Unlike most (and when I say most, it’s probably around 85% or higher) free programs, Brosix does not display any advertisements when using their program. This is a great perk to using Brosix- not only do you get a secure online communication channel, you are not inundated with pop-up ads or spam IMs.  This definitely makes the program easier to use and you are able to communicate easier and more efficiently because you are not trying to wade your way through all the graphics and ads into order to use the program.

If you would like to try Brosix before you buy it for your company, or if you want to download it for your own personal use, it is completely free. Go to http://www.brosix.org/compare.shtml for more information and a link to download.