UBM Studios Announces a New User Experience for its Virtual Environments

CHICAGO, Feb. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- UBM Studios, a turnkey virtual environment producer, today announced a new user experience for its virtual events and virtual business solutions.  This new user experience makes UBM Studios virtual environments easy to build, cost-effective and quick to deploy.  

UBM Studios portfolio of virtual environments offering the new user experience includes:

• The Virtual Resource Center is an online environment generally containing a single space.  It offers a centralized location for businesses to share information and communicate a vision, strategies and policies to internal and external audiences with a consistent message, while also receiving real-time feedback and questions.  
• The Virtual Seminar Center is an online environment which includes multiple virtual spaces including a Welcome Lobby, Presentation Auditorium, Networking Lounge, Resource Library, Sponsor Directory and up to 30 booths.  This environment also offers opportunities for real-time communication and feedback.  
• The Virtual Exhibit Center is an online environment which includes multiple virtual spaces including a Welcome Lobby, Presentation Auditorium, Networking Lounge, Resource Library, Exhibit Halls, Breakout Rooms, Booths, Prize Center and much more.  This environment allows organizations to transform a virtual environment into spaces that are common at a live tradeshow, conference, exposition and summit.
• The Hybrid Virtual Event is an online environment that allows businesses to extend physical events with virtual environments.  Hybrid events can dramatically increase event attendance and leverage existing event investments by engaging online audiences before, during and after an event, archiving content that would otherwise be lost for education and revenue generating purposes.

All of UBM Studios virtual environments can be scheduled for a specific time or can remain open 24x7 and also have the option of a six month archive.  In addition, the virtual environments can track user engagement and activity for all interactions within the virtual environments for the lifetime of the environments.

"Virtual environments are an integral component for businesses throughout the globe.  Our virtual solutions transform the way individuals interact and conduct business online.  Today we are simplifying the process with a user experience that is easy to buy, build and deploy.  This new offering will strengthen our leadership in the virtual events industry," said Kate Spellman, President, UBM Studios.

UBM Studios recently produced two events with the new user experience.  UBM TechWeb's Enterprise 2.0 Conference the Virtual Enterprise 2.0 Conference took place on February 16, 2011 and UBM Live Ingredientsnetwork.com's Hi Online Event & Conference took place on February 18, 2011.  

For additional information on UBM Studios or to purchase a virtual business solution, contact Kate Spellman, SVP, Managing Director, UBM Studios at 516 562 7383 or kate.spellman@ubm.com.

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About UBM Studios (www.ubmstudios.com)

UBM Studios is a leader in virtual events and virtual business solutions.  A pioneer with virtual platforms, UBM Studios delivers deep expertise in live and online events that brings business value to customers. UBM Studios connects, educates and enables virtual communications through a portfolio that fits every budget. UBM Studios is the only virtual event provider to offer platform, content, audience recruitment, reporting and social marketing and gaming. UBM Studios virtual events include Virtual Trade Shows, Virtual Career Fairs, Virtual Seminar Centers, Virtual Resource Centers, Virtual Product Launch, Virtual Business Continuity, Virtual Corporate Meetings, Virtual Sales Meetings, Virtual Focus Group Centers and Virtual Training.  UBM Studios delivers a complete global communication solution in Asia, Europe and North America in industries including, health, finance, technology, building and education.

About United Business Media Limited

UBM (UBM.L) focuses on two principal activities: worldwide information distribution, targeting and monitoring; and, the development and monetisation of B2B communities and markets. UBM's businesses inform markets and serve professional commercial communities -- from doctors to game developers, from journalists to jewelry traders, from farmers to pharmacists -- with integrated events, online, print and business information products. Our 6,500 staff in more than 30 countries are organised into specialist teams that serve these communities, bringing buyers and sellers together, helping them to do business and their markets to work effectively and efficiently. For more information, go to www.ubm.com.

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