With the downturn in the economy may businesses are looking to cut costs and save time. One of the simplest ways to do this is through remote desktop / screen-sharing collaboration service technology, or web-conferencing.

Many organisations are familiar with this technology, particularly the Web-Ex product. However there are a number of players in the market some with price points more suited to small business.

If you are not already conducting remote meetings for sales, marketing, customer service and support we suggest you check out these applications. If you are already conducting remote meetings maybe now is th time to review which application best suits your needs.

• www.webex.com - a range of pricing plans starting from circa US$49 per month
• www.gotomeeting.com - US$49 per month
• www.yuuguu.com - Free (costs for voice conference)
• www.glance.net - US$49 per month, $9.95 for one off meetings
• www.beamyourscreen.com - beginning at Eur30 per month
• www.teamviewer.com - US$249 per month

If you know of any more applications please let us know!