engages in the development and marketing of services that enable end-users to conduct meetings and share software applications, documents, presentations, and other content on the Internet using a standard Web browser.
The company also provides integrated telephony and Web-based audio and video services using standard devices, such as telephones, computer Web-cameras, and microphones.
Its services enable users to share voice, data, and video with others in remote locations.
WebEx Communications was co-founded by Subrah S.
Iyar and Min Zhu in 1996.
The company was formerly known as Silver Computing, Inc.
and changed its name to Stellar Computing Corporation in June 1997, to ActiveTouch Systems, Inc.
in December 1997, to ActiveTouch, Inc.
in May 1998, to WebEx, Inc.
in December 1999, and then to WebEx Communications, Inc.
in July 2000.
WebEx Communications is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.
