Presentation / Multimedia-Asynchronous Tools

As I watch the market for ICT innovations, I am noticing the long-hyped move toward integration and multi-media with interest. New tools such as Impress in the OpenOffice suite or Keynote from Apple are challenging the dominance of PowerPoint for encapsulated content. New services from Accela or Go-to-meeting for web-casting presentations, challenge more expensive tools from Centra or Web-Ex.

I noticed today a new product that promises a drag-and-drop online Web 2.0 multi-media presentaion tool called Goldmail. (Goldmail Story on CNET) Integrating these multi-media presentations with email is a major step in integration. These tools are still very rough. They remain largely platform dependent, and they hog bandwidth. I will be interested to test this tool and see how the market continues to develop.