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iBAHN’s Enterprise Conference Solutions (ECS) is our go-to division for effective meeting management for both corporations and associations. ECS offers a wide variety of cutting-edge applications, ensuring success for any flavor of corporate event, whether it’s a product launch in multiple locations, a corporate training event, a sales conference, an association meeting or a corporate announcement.
Managed Network
iBAHN provides networks specifically designed for visitor based environments such as meetings and conferences. This focus brings together a unique set of features that iBAHN offers to the meeting industry:
- iBAHN hardware: Custom iBAHN hardware like the HEP Gateway offer features such as user access control, bandwidth reporting, user-level bandwidth throttling, virus management, and user level reporting
- IP Address Infrastructure: The iBAHN network has a virtually unlimited pool of IP addresses that can be automatically deployed to the event on demand allowing VPN users, applications and devices to get connected.
- End-to-End WiFi Security: iBAHN wireless is the most secure wireless connectivity service offered for events. The iBAHN solution eliminates user-to-user communication through the WiFi access point as well as the capability to offer a WiFi Protected Access (WPA) and Wireless Encryption Protocol (WEP) solutions.
- Enterprise-Level Security at the POP: The iBAHN Network provides redundant, enterprise-grade firewall protection at each POP ensuring that your event connection is as secure as a corporate office connection.
- Free VPN Certification
Virtual Private Network (VPN) certification ensures that when logging on at an iBAHN partner hotel property, users can seamlessly and securely access their company VPNs.
A VPN is a private network where company files and programs can be stored and accessed from any connection location, enabling employees to connect to the office while traveling or working from home. VPN’s require more than a simple Internet connection, and iBAHN’s VPN certification enables reliable connections that preserve network security for your company’s valuable information.
This technology enables:
- Secure Internet and Intranet connectivity at your event, in the guest rooms, on the bus, in the meeting rooms and convention center for wired or wireless connectivity, as well as Internet kiosks and cafes.
Meeting Productivity Tools
iBAHN ECS offers a wide variety of Meeting Productivity Tools, designed to enhance every aspect of your meeting experience. Tools like Videoconferencing, Web Multicasting and Audience Participation Services improve the flexibility and range of your events, enabling you to utilize multiple locations. Electronic Message Boards and Event Messaging and Email enhance conference communication. RFID Applications, attendee tracking and ROI measurement reporting assure that you have the proper info to evaluate conference success. Event Sponsorship and messaging reinforce important branding strategies, and Kiosk/Computer Rentals and Cyber Cafes bring our top tier wired and wireless mobile technology to every guest, whether on the conference floor or in the lobby. And every tool comes with the assurance of iBAHN’s ironclad security system, making sure your info is available wherever you need it and only tothose who need to see it.
Post-event Return on Investment (ROI) and other usage reporting and metrics
iBAHN’s Post-event ROI reporting gives you hard numbers to help you evaluate event success. Attendee Tracking features like real-time attendee participation reports help you to understand attendee preferences and interests, and integrates with registration information. Audience Response and Social Networking solutions are also excellent for tracking data, and Internet Access reports on WAN, LAN and wireless activity can help you track bandwidth utilization (per user), errors, concurrent users and access points. This info can help you evaluate success not just for a single event, but can be compared to multiple events over time for greater business perspective.
Live technical support, either on-site or by phone
