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Open source Web meeting company Dimdim has joined the Intuit Partner Platform. As a member of this program, Dimdim will provide Intuit (News - Alert) small- and medium-sized business customers with powerful Web conferencing solution that needs no software to be downloaded or maintained.

Dimdim’s Web conferencing technology enables effective, easily implemented virtual meetings. These kinds of meetings have become very popular amongst businesses who want to cut spending and increase efficiency. This membership means that Intuit will now be able to offer Dimdim’s comprehensive Web conferencing solution to around 25 million employees in small businesses that use QuickBooks.

Steve Chazin, Dimdim’s chief marketing officer explained that the integration of their solution into the Intuit Partner Platform will enable Intuit’s small business customers to conduct live meetings, demos and Webinars using just their Web browser.

According to Chazin, around three million people are already using Dimdim and all QuickBooks users can now save money and travel expenses with this solution. They can also perform other tasks such as show their documents and desktops, collaborate on a whiteboard, chat, and communicate using Dimdim’s built in webcam, VoIP and phone conferencing.

Alex Chriss, business leader for the Intuit Partner Platform said that they aim to help small businesses find quality products that solve their problems, save them time and money and help them grow their business. He is confident that Dimdim’s Web conferencing solution will help them address all the needs of their small business customers.

The Intuit Partner Platform enables Software-as-a-Service developers to easily offer their Web applications to Intuit’s small business customers. This unique Platform gives developers the flexibility to build applications using any available technology, including rapid application development tools provided by Intuit, and offer them to small businesses in a seamlessly connected environment.

Businesses can visit the Intuit Marketplace for a free thirty-day trial of Dimdim’s Web-conferencing solution.

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