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Brainshark Launches SlideShark App For iPad

Brainshark, Inc, a provider of online and mobile video presentations technology, recently announced SlideShark, an application for showing PowerPoints on the iPad. Available for free in the App Store, the new platform is designed to streamline the importing and viewing of PowerPoints via the Apple device.

As iPad sales surge — increasing 183% year-over-year during Apple’s fiscal third quarter — more companies are deploying them to support sales, marketing, training and other field operations. PowerPoint remains integral to these processes, with more than 30 million presentations created daily, according to Microsoft estimates.

“The iPad is supporting business mobility like never before,” said Joe Gustafson, CEO, BrainShark. “At the same time, and as the mobile workforce continues to grow, the need to present PowerPoints on the iPad is becoming more critical. We’re pleased to offer the SlideShark app to resolve this issue — allowing mobile sales, marketing and training professionals to present their business content both reliably and effectively, and helping companies maximize productivity.” 

Users can leverage the SlideShark app to preserve animations, fonts, graphics and colors in presentations; swipe or tap to advance animations and slides; project slides from an iPad 2 by connecting to a TV or VGA projector; and download presentations and play them locally.

“As more and more companies make tablet investments, it’s important they do so strategically — with a game plan for how they’ll use the devices,” said Scott Nelson, Managing VP, Gartner Research. “It often comes as an unpleasant surprise — particularly for salespeople and others in the field — that there’s not a simple way to convert some collateral material that they rely on. Addressing this market need will help companies maximize their technology investments and enable business professionals to be even more agile and effective when presenting on-the-go.”

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