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6Connex Empowers Attendees To Navigate Virtual Events With 6Connex Launch℠

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Leading Virtual Venue Company Unveils Self-Service Product

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS — (April 13, 2021 ) – 6Connex, the leading global enterprise platform for virtual and hybrid events, today announced its first self-service product, 6Connex Launch. This product is designed for enterprise-level organizations looking to host virtual or hybrid events with fast deployment.

6Connex Launch is a unique approach to the market as it focuses on the individual journeys of virtual and hybrid event attendees, making 6Connex the first attendee-centric virtual venue platform. Deployable in less than 3 minutes, 6Connex Launch balances speed-to-delivery and ease-of-use, with pre-configured settings making it seamless for companies to activate the product. Like all of the other 6Connex product offerings, 6Connex Launch offers a flexible, secure, customizable, and intuitive open environment.

“We believe that events have evolved in a way that puts attendees – not the brand, the event producers, nor the sponsors – front and center,” said Joakim Jonsson, 6Connex Chief Product Officer. “Our experience shows that when event attendees are happy, they actively engage and drive successful events. That’s why we’ve created 6Connex Launch, an ecosystem that drives personalized journeys for attendees to keep engagement up, at the same time keeping event producers aware of attendee activity and other valuable insights.”

6Connex Launch is an intuitive self-service virtual event platform with robust and advanced capabilities. It can be purchased for under $15,000 and includes a fully immersive 3D environment. This product caters to enterprise-level organizations looking to host virtual or hybrid events with fast deployment. The product’s ease of use will significantly reduce the time and effort to create, customize, and operationalize the hosting of virtual events. It features some of the well-known immersive environments that made 6Connex stand out from its competition and the same open platform designed to make it easy to integrate new apps and other tools.

6Connex CEO, Ruben Castaño said, “6Connex has a deep understanding of what makes an event – hybrid or virtual – successful, and we have applied our years of knowledge into 6Connex Launch. We also made it simple and easy to deploy, so customers can take advantage of our robust, scalable, and secure platform to run attendee-centric events and engage with their audiences worldwide.”

With this latest addition, 6Connex continues to expand to meet its clients’ needs large and small. Its flagship product for large enterprises has been rebranded as 6Connex Soar in conjunction with the debut of 6Connex Launch. The full product suite includes:

● 6Connex Launch℠, the company’s new fully self-service mid-market product. 6Connex Launch is available for trial at 6Connex.com.

● 6Connex Rise^℠ the fully customizable, immersive, and scalable mid-tier solution catering to multiple use cases.

● 6Connex Soar^℠, the company’s top-tier enterprise solution designed for companies that require multiple virtual venues.

Providing multiple products enables the customer to determine what best fits their needs while allowing the customer to upgrade from the Launch^SM Product to Rise^SM and Soar^SM.

About 6Connex

6Connex is the leading provider of virtual and hybrid event solutions. Our secure, cloud-based platform expands audience reach and drives in-depth content engagement for marketing, sales, recruitment, training, and HR communities. Our product portfolio includes virtual and hybrid venues, learning management, and webinars. For more information, visit www.6connex.com or call 1-800-395-4702.

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AHEAD brings 1,100 employees together for company kickoff through 6Connex

Case Study: AHEAD

Founded in 2007, AHEAD grew up in the data center and retains its deep infrastructure expertise at the core of its business. But as the market has changed, the company has always invested ahead of the curve.

With expansion into strategic consulting and managed services, along with innovation in practices like cloud, security, and automation, AHEAD has become a key partner for countless enterprises in their path to digital business transformation.

Over the past year, AHEAD has additionally completed several significant mergers, acquiring Data Blue and Sovereign Systems in 2019, followed by RoundTower Technologies and Kovarus in 2020, subsequently creating a powerhouse combination with more than $2.1 billion in annual revenue and a footprint that stretches from coast to coast.

The Challenge

Like many corporations, the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted AHEAD’s company events. With the obstacle of not being able to come together in-person, AHEAD was looking to host their annual company kickoff. Usually, these meetings have been held in Chicago, at the beginning of the calendar year and although there was hope of meeting in-person, they decided to opt for an alternative method. Afterall, AHEAD was looking for this company kickoff to not just demonstrate good content, but also a polished virtual experience to demonstrate their employees who were coming together due to two parallel acquisitions that the company remained committed to employee development, and fun.

The question was initially met with some skepticism. The company wanted to keep the spirit of their annual company kickoff alive, and audience engagement was their top priority. After almost a year of being “zoomed out” with virtual meetings, AHEAD was unsure on how to keep their employees interested and immersed in the annual kickoff. Their goals: To not overwhelm their employees with content, or pump them with information, rather create excitement for 2021. At the end of the conference, they wanted to know, “Are our employees happy to be a part of AHEAD?” Do our employees know what our goals are for the year?”

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What’s in a Name?

Our sales reps get asked a lot of questions. How many concurrent attendees can we accommodate with the Enterprise SaaS license? (Answer: 2,000). How many rooms come with a standard license? (Answer: 10). Can we have an enterprise reference? (Answer: Of course! While we’re scheduling the call, you can check out our case studies here).

And perhaps our favorite question: What does the name 6Connex mean?

For those of you who love a good party game or worship Kevin Bacon (maybe even in equal measure), you’ll be pleased to know the answer: our company name hails from 1929, when Frigyes Karinthy put forth the theory that all people on average are six, or less, social connections away from each other. The idea was brought to life in a 1990 Pulitzer Prize-nominated play, Six Degrees of Separation, as well as a film in 1993 (which, for the record, did not feature Kevin Bacon).

Since the 1990s, the idea has gone mainstream in popular culture, thanks to television producers such as J.J. Abrams and website applications such as Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. And of course we cannot forget the “Kevin Bacon game,” in which players are challenged to connect an actor to Kevin Bacon in six degrees or less. For example:

John Malkovich

John Malkovich was in Death of a Salesman with Dustin Hoffman.
And Dustin Hoffman was in Sleepers with… Kevin Bacon!

Ergo, John Malkovich has a “Bacon number” of 2.

Let’s try Natalie Portman.

Natalie Portman was in Everyone Says I Love You with Julia Roberts.
And Julia Roberts was in Flatliners with… Kevin Bacon!

So Natalie Portman also has a “Bacon number” of 2.

Fun, right? Add some music and a few snacks and we just upped your quarantine ante.

The Perfect Pairing

It’s this exact combination of “connection” and “fun” that makes the 6Connex organization – and our product portfolio – the industry leader. Those two themes are the foundation of all of our virtual environments. From sales kickoffs to trade shows, we begin each project with two questions:

How can we create as many opportunities as possible for users to connect with content, with thought leaders, and with each other?
How can we make the environment fun, so that people stay engaged and frequently re-visit?

Then, we give our customers the tools they need to deliver on these objectives:

Live presentations
Real time Q&As
On-demand videos
Games, contests, and polls
Networking features and real-time chats
Custom branding and state-of-the-art graphics

Heck, we can even include Kevin Bacon movies and memes if that’s your thing!

Six Degrees of Knowledgeable

At 6Connex, the accolades don’t all go to Kevin. 6Connex customers have the services and support you’d expect from a large organization, with the enthusiasm and efficiency of a small company. Our account management teams are just as connected as Kevin and six degrees of knowledgeable. From Europe to the U.S., they trailblaze and strategize to build environments and relationships. They’re movers and shakers – creative, dedicated people who think accountability, collaboration, and integrity are verbs. And just like Kevin, some of them can even dance.

The Theory Stands Up

In a world of billions of people, it does seem hard to believe that we are just six introductions away from any other person on the planet. But at 6Connex, not only do we believe the theory stands up, but we also argue that in our virtual environments, the number is far less than six. Regardless of the nature of your events or which license you choose, our technology is an immediate gateway to interesting and profitable professional relationships.

6Connex Virtual Environments – Engagement at its Peak!

6Connex Virtual Environments is an all-in-one, secure, cloud-hosted platform. Our platform empowers you to create compelling virtual experiences for any use case, for any size enterprise, for any industry. 6Connex offers an endless menu of customizable features and multiple integration points and sophisticated reporting that enables you to track metrics throughout your virtual event and measure ROI.

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