Industry Software Website Official Website | Headquarters Mannheim, Germany | |
Key people Mark Zondler, Managing Director
Erik Boos, Managing Director | ||
Mikogo is a desktop sharing software application for web conferencing and remote support, and is provided by the online collaboration provider, BeamYourScreen GmbH. Mikogo provides its software as native downloads for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, iOS and Android. The software is cross-platform which allows a presenter to host the online meeting on a Windows computer and meeting attendees could join from a Windows, Mac, or Linux computer, as well as from smartphones or tablets. The software interface is multi-lingual and can be switched between one of 35 languages.
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History
In 2004, entrepreneurs Mr. Erik Boos and Mark Zondler, founded BeamYourScreen GmbH in Mannheim, Germany. The company then launched a few different online collaboration tools for corporate customers. However BeamYourScreen was approached by individuals who asked whether a free version of its software was available, for small-time use on an irregular basis. Due to these requests made primarily by private users, BeamYourScreen then launched Mikogo as a free online meeting tool. Mikogo has since received praise for its friendly approach to online meetings as opposed to the corporate feel found in other web conferencing solutions.
On March 11, 2009, Mikogo announced the release of its free software for the Mac. The release of the Mac version enabled Mikogo to function as a cross platform screen sharing tool. In June 2009, Macworld UK posted a review on their website and gave Mikogo an Editor's Choice 4-Star Award, complimenting the software for its cross-platform screen sharing, features and security.
In February 2014 Mikogo Launches Version 5 with Cross-Platform VoIP for Online Meetings
Controversial Press
In April 2009, amidst the swine flu outbreak, Mikogo was criticized for promoting its software as a form of swine flu prevention. Mikogo did blog about this topic and sent out an e-mail to subscribers touting the benefits of having virtual meetings in order to avoid swine flu.