6Connex Announces Industry-Leading Accessibility Features for Virtual Events

Pleasanton, CA / April 17, 2018 – As the only vendor dedicated to innovation in online events, 6Connex today announced new functionality that enables a 508-compliant version of any virtual event or virtual environment.  With one-click in the platform control panel, online event producers can provide their attendees with an accessibility page that includes relevant event content and materials.

The new platform functionality presents a straightforward menu with links and titles that are recognized by assistive technologies like screen readers, which allow blind and visually impaired users to read the on-screen content.  Almost all content within a virtual event can be included on the accessibility page, such as keynote webcast sessions, sponsor or partner booths and associated documents and resources.

For virtual events where accessibility is a primary goal, event producers will be guided by the 6Connex customer success team to determine how to best design an online event experience that meets the needs of all attendees.

“This level of flexibility, built into the platform, is a first for virtual events and environment providers,” said Michael Nelson, 6Connex CEO.  “We think this is an important investment in the software, and we are pleased to support our clients in producing 508-compliant events.”

About 6Connex, Inc.

6Connex is a global software and services provider for enterprise online events. Our cloud-based product portfolio includes virtual environments, learning management and webinars. Designed for marketing, sales, recruitment, training and HR communications, we transform big ideas into real-world results. Lead by the most innovative and experienced leaders in online events, the 6Connex platform was built to be the most configurable, secure and reliable product on the market. Our seasoned project managers, who have experience working with companies across all industries, provide hands-on support and strategic guidance. 6Connex has helped many leading brands increase the effectiveness of their online programs by driving revenue growth, saving money and increased employee productivity. Our customers include Salesforce, Blackrock, GE, CDC, Ericsson, CA Technologies and Intuit. For more information, visit www.6connex.com.

Pleasanton, CA / March 2, 2018 – As the only vendor dedicated to innovation in online events, 6Connex today announced 2017 growth of 70% YoY, capped by the largest quarter in the company’s history, Q4:17, at 114% YoY.

On the heels of these unprecedented numbers, the company completed a $1.1M growth debt financing with Montage Capital.

“We are pleased to have the support of Montage as we continue to innovate and drive the online events market” said Michael Nelson, CEO “We look forward to continuing our momentum through 2018 and beyond.”

The success of the company lies in the industry-first HTML5 platform for online events, built to be the most configurable, secure and reliable on the market. Customers use the platform to host virtual summits, sales kickoffs, online benefits fairs, partner enablement programs and many other use cases.

The new funding will be used to accelerate the implementation of the company’s growth initiatives, including sales and marketing, as well as improved software features and customer service.

About 6Connex, Inc.

6Connex is a global software and services provider for enterprise online events. Our cloud-based product portfolio includes virtual environments, learning management and webinars. Designed for marketing, sales, recruitment, training and HR communications, we transform big ideas into real-world results. Lead by the most innovative and experienced leaders in online events, the 6Connex platform was built to be the most configurable, secure and reliable product on the market. Our seasoned project managers, who have experience working with companies across all industries, provide hands-on support and strategic guidance. 6Connex has helped many leading brands increase the effectiveness of their online programs by driving revenue growth, saving money and increased employee productivity. Our customers include Salesforce, Blackrock, GE, CDC, Ericsson, CA Technologies and Intuit. For more information, visit www.6connex.com.

Pleasanton, CA — October 02, 2017 — 6Connex, Inc., the leader in virtual events and environments, today announced a significant software release focused on learning management.

Traditional learning management systems (LMS) offer a flat, menu-driven experience that simply doesn’t inspire and engage learners. Often complicated to navigate – and complicated to manage – these systems can also lack mobile accessibility, personalization and flexibility. Implementation of an LMS can also be costly and take up to a year to implement.

The 6Connex Learning Management System is a new way to deliver training programs.  A robust module added to any environment license, the new release blends the key tenets of learning management with the engagement and immersive nature of virtual environments.

The 6Connex feature set for learning management enable customers to add powerful e-learning into any virtual environment. Key elements of the feature set include:

Flexible Content Matrix: Organize your training program in the most logical path for your learners.  Group specific activities into Courses; group Courses by Topic; group Topics by Subject, or provide direct access at each level.
Customized Learning Paths: Rules-based course design specifies the order for activities; personalized progress keeps learners on track.
Courses: Design each Course for your specific learner requirements; provide a detailed overview and capture enrollment; enforce prerequisites; select Activities; display learner progress; schedule release and expiration dates.
Activities: Almost any type of content can be an Activity; live or on-demand webinars, pre-recorded videos, documents, quizzes; select your Activities, then set a specific order for your learners.
Powerful Entitlements: Every learner is not the same, so you can assign / expose activities, courses, rooms and even graphics to specific groups of learners.
Quizzes and Assessments: Reinforce key course takeaways and measure learner knowledge with custom quizzes; score, pass/fail, allow re-takes per need.
Notifications & Reminders: Notify individual learners when a new Course is available or assigned; remind learners of progress and completion dates; notify learners upon Course completion.
Deep Metrics & Reporting: Track learner progress with a real-time dashboard and access to 20+ reports; detailed course reports, individual activity reports, chat and engagement reports.

In addition to the above, customers will have access to the full feature set of the 6Connex Virtual Destination platform, including 1:1 & small group chat, public and moderated discussions, integrated social media and gamification, along within an engaging and intuitive virtual environment.  Enterprise organizations will also appreciate the flexibility of permission-based access, security for internal content and virtually unlimited scale.

For more information on the 6Connex LMS platform go to www.6Connex.com | sales@6connex.com | 1.800.395.4702

About 6Connex, Inc.

6Connex is a global software and services provider for enterprise online events. Our cloud-based product portfolio includes virtual environments, learning management and webinars. Designed for marketing, sales, recruitment, training and HR communications, we transform big ideas into realworld results. Lead by the most innovative and experienced leaders in online events, the 6Connex platform was built to be the most configurable, secure and reliable product on the market. Our seasoned project managers, who have experience working with companies across all industries, provide hands-on support and strategic guidance. 6Connex has helped many leading brands increase the effectiveness of their online programs by driving revenue growth, saving money and increased employee productivity. Our customers include Salesforce, Blackrock, GE, CDC, Ericsson, CA Technologies and Intuit. For more information, visit www.6connex.com.

Pleasanton, CA — September 16, 2017 — BambooHR and virtual event provider 6Connex have combined forces to create the world’s largest virtual conference for HR Professionals – Elevate Virtual 2017. This free online event will take place Thursday, November 2ND 8-2 PST.

BambooHR is the leading online Human Resources Information System (HRIS) that allows HR personnel to easily gain access to important and secure employee information in one location that is obtainable in seconds, from anywhere.

To execute such a large initiative, BambooHR turned to 6Connex, the industry leader in virtual events and environments. “Elevate Virtual offers attendees the flexibility to join from anywhere in the world without being charged a registration fee. We’re excited to have eliminated the key barriers that have traditionally held HR professionals back from perfecting their craft and making a bigger impact with their people,” said Todd Grierson, director of demand generation at BambooHR.

“We created Elevate Virtual three years ago to teach and inspire the HR community to lead the discipline of high-impact HR within their organizations. The format of a virtual conference transforms the way more than 20,000 HR professionals learn. Attendees have the opportunity to network and earn prizes in more than 60 sessions throughout a single day.”

With a few easy-to-follow setup steps, seamless dataflow can happen with just one click. For more information, contact us at info@6connex.com.

About 6Connex, Inc.

6Connex is a global software and services provider for enterprise online events. Our cloud-based product portfolio includes virtual environments, learning management and webinars. Designed for marketing, sales, recruitment, training and HR communications, we transform big ideas into realworld results. Lead by the most innovative and experienced leaders in online events, the 6Connex platform was built to be the most configurable, secure and reliable product on the market. Our seasoned project managers, who have experience working with companies across all industries, provide hands-on support and strategic guidance. 6Connex has helped many leading brands increase the effectiveness of their online programs by driving revenue growth, saving money and increased employee productivity. Our customers include Salesforce, Blackrock, GE, CDC, Ericsson, CA Technologies and Intuit. For more information, visit www.6connex.com.

Pleasanton, CA — August 9, 2017 — 6Connex, Inc., the leader in virtual events and environments, today announced that they have been added to the Marketo LaunchPoint community. LaunchPoint is the largest and most diverse marketing technology marketplace, featuring enterprise and small business solutions across numerous product categories.

By offering hundreds of applications that complement and integrate into Marketo’s customer engagement platform, businesses can easily gain access to thousands of potential customers looking to find trusted solutions to help improve communication with their prospects and customers.

6Connex Marketo integration seamlessly captures both registration and activity level details about these businesses’ virtual event programs by syncing the following data from 6Connex to Marketo.

• Standard fields and user profile details such as First Name, Last Name, and Company acquired at the point of registration.
• Custom fields designed to capture any answers to questions asked at the point of registration.
• Activity data and details, including distinct registration information such as Registered/Attended Live/Attended On-Demand as well as specific activity details like Visited XYZ booth or Viewed ABC video.

With a few easy-to-follow setup steps, dataflow can happen with just one click. For more information, contact us at sales@6connex.com.

6Connex is a global software and services provider for enterprise online events. Our cloud-based product portfolio includes virtual environments, learning management and webinars. Designed for marketing, sales, recruitment, training and HR communications, we transform big ideas into realworld results. Lead by the most innovative and experienced leaders in online events, the 6Connex platform was built to be the most configurable, secure and reliable product on the market. Our seasoned project managers, who have experience working with companies across all industries, provide hands-on support and strategic guidance. 6Connex has helped many leading brands increase the effectiveness of their online programs by driving revenue growth, saving money and increased employee productivity. Our customers include Salesforce, Blackrock, GE, CDC, Ericsson, CA Technologies and Intuit. For more information, visit www.6connex.com.

PLEASANTON, CA June 9, 2017 – 6Connex, Inc., the leader in virtual events and environments, today announced the appointment of Robin Klombers as Vice President of Sales, North America.

Klombers, who brings more than 15 years’ industry experience to the role, will drive new business development and channel relationships in the region. Her primary focus is to add to an impressive roster of customers that spans enterprise, government, biotech, media, associations and other segments.

“Our North America business is already thriving; with Robin leading the charge, we’re looking for explosive growth into 2018 and beyond,” said 6Connex CEO Michael Nelson. “We’re lucky to have such a passionate, experienced virtual events pro joining the team.”

Klombers virtual event experience includes Vice President of Sales and Business Development for INXPO, where she directed all enterprise, government, non-profit, media, and education focused programs, in addition to her time leading the NY office for virtual expo provider Unisfair (now West/Intercall). Klombers was also an early customer of the technology while in the media/publishing industry, where she focused on monetized events.

Her first-hand experience from both sides of execution will allow Klombers to bring a unique, strategic perspective to each discussion, fostering trust while sharing real-world best practices for developing rich content, increasing attendee engagement, improving the sponsor experience, mitigating risk with hybrid events and creating virtual event success.

“One of the things I value most about Robin’s experience is her ability to view programs from each customer’s point of view,” said Lisa Farrell, 6Connex CRO. “Her commitment to customer success is a perfect fit with the 6Connex mission.”

“I couldn’t be more excited to join the 6Connex team,” said Klombers, “especially knowing the competition so well. I look forward to bringing the industry’s most innovative, flexible and accessible platform to more customers.”

PLEASANTON, CA April 25, 2017 – 6Connex, the trusted choice for enterprise organizations seeking to create engaging digital experiences through virtual events and environments, today announces that Hootsuite, the most widely used platform for managing social media, will be hosting the largest free online social media conference of its kind, Connect via Hootsuite, on the 6Connex platform. The global event will bring together social innovators, inspiring brands, and industry experts to show how companies can increase reach and grow revenue through social marketing and social selling.

The Connect via Hootsuite conference on May 3rd will run entirely on the 6Connex Virtual Destinations platform, known for being the most flexible, configurable and scalable virtual event software on the market. Fully HTML5, the platform will be accessible to thousands of marketers from any browser, on any device.

Hootsuite selected 6Connex to raise the bar for their online conference series. The front-end user experience was a top priority, as was a back-end toolset that included a robust integration with Marketo, and more options for staff and partners.

“Connect via Hootsuite will help attendees better develop strategies for leveraging social to grow their business,” said Craig Ryomoto, VP Growth at Hootsuite. “We chose the 6Connex platform to give attendees an optimal user experience while connecting with peers and industry experts.”

“With more than 15 million users worldwide, Hootsuite is a true pioneer in social media management,” says Mike Nelson, CEO of 6Connex. “As an industry innovator, their trust in our platform speaks volumes. We look forward to making the May 3^rd event their most successful online social media conference yet.”

This year’s Connect via Hootsuite conference, “From Reach to Revenue: Profiting From Social” offers exclusive content such as access to social media reports, guides and case studies, as well as expert training through live presentations and virtual booths hosted by top industry brands. In addition, attendees can connect with social media pros from around the world. The conference opens May 3^rd at 5 a.m. PT and runs to 9:30 p.m. PT. To learn more or to register visit https://hootsuite.6connex.com/event/CVH/login.

Pleasanton, CA — December 14, 2016 — 6Connex, Inc., the leader in virtual events and environments, today announced a significant development effort focused on a platform feature set specific to learning management. The target release is March 2017.

As e-learning continues to grow in popularity, more organizations are looking for ways to increase learner engagement while still tracking learner progress. Many learning management systems (LMS) are effective at tracking learner progress but often lack visual appeal, with few opportunities for collaboration to engage learners. Implementation of an LMS can also be cumbersome and costly.

The 6Connex feature set for learning management will enable customers to add powerful e-learning into any virtual environment. Key elements of the feature set include:

• Course content easily accessed and organized by topic
• Multiple content types, including live or on-demand webinars, videos, documents, quizzes, polls and more
• Visual notifications regarding course enrollment, prerequisites and course progress
• Custom assessments and course evaluations
• Real-time reporting to track all learner activity

In addition to the above, customers will have access to the full feature set of the 6Connex Virtual Destination platform, including 1:1 & small group chat, public and moderated discussions, integrated social media and gamification, along within an engaging and intuitive virtual environment. Enterprise organizations will also appreciate the flexibility of permission-based access, security for internal content and virtually unlimited scale.

More details on the upcoming release will be available in Q1 2017. To receive advanced notice of the release, contact Lisa Farrell at lisa.farrell@6connex.com.

About 6Connex, Inc.

6Connex powers virtual events and environments for career fairs, employee onboarding, user conferences, corporate universities and other applications. The 100-percent SaaS virtual destination platform is backed by a team of passionate virtual event experts, dedicated to both market innovation and customer success. More than 100 organizations rely on 6Connex, including Intuit, Economist, Danaher, Perkin Elmer, Ericsson, StubHub, CDC, Childhelp, and the University of Alberta. 6Connex is based in Pleasanton, CA, with offices in London and Shanghai. For more information, visit www.6connex.com.

Intuitive Workflow for Self-Service Customers and Powerful New Features for Attendee Engagement

Pleasanton, CA — June 13, 2016 — 6Connex, Inc., the leader in virtual events and environments, today announced the release of version 7.10 of the Virtual Destination platform, a significant step forward in the delivery of innovative and engaging virtual event programs.

The most significant enhancement is Virtual Builder, a streamlined and intuitive process for managing all aspects of virtual rooms, including templates, content and extras like badge swipes, information cards and offline notifications. Self-service customers will save time with the new workflow, while gaining more control and more flexibility within their environments.

In addition, numerous feature enhancements are designed to drive increased engagement between attendees and virtual event/environment representatives.

• A new profile status will help all attendees to better manage when and who they connect with for 1:1 and small group conversations.
• Room rep notifications such as a live doorbell and offline emails ensure they won’t miss new attendees who enter their room or booth.
• Badge swipes throughout any room or space will capture attendee interest with real-time notifications to event staff, ensuring immediate follow up.

“Thanks to our development team, who continues to innovate, keeping the Virtual Destination platform ahead of the competition,” said Michael Nelson, CEO of 6Connex. “We are also lucky to have loyal clients who are very involved in our feature roadmap, offering real-world feedback and suggestions for new features.”

For more information about the new platform release, or for any questions about the 6Connex Virtual Destination platform, contact Lisa Farrell, CMO, at lisa.farrell@6connex.com.

About 6Connex, Inc.

6Connex powers virtual events and environments for career fairs, employee onboarding, user conferences, corporate universities and other applications. The 100-percent SaaS virtual destination platform is backed by a team of passionate virtual event experts, dedicated to both market innovation and customer success. More than 100 organizations rely on 6Connex, including Intuit, Economist, Danaher, Perkin Elmer, Ericsson, StubHub, CDC, Childhelp, and the University of Alberta. 6Connex is based in Pleasanton, CA, with offices in London and Shanghai. For more information, visit www.6connex.com.