Raindance Communications

Raindance Communications

Infobox_Company
company_name = Raindance Communications
company_
company_type = Subsidiary, Private Company
foundation = April 1997
location = Louisville, Colorado (United States)
key_people = Don Detampel (President and Chief Executive Officer); Todd Vernon (Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer); Nicholas J. Cuccaro (Chief Financial Officer)
industry = Telecommunications software and services
products = Raindance Seminar Edition; Raindance Meeting Edition; Raindance Web Conferencing Pro; Raindance Reservationless Conferencing
revenue = $US 75 Million (2004)
num_employees = 248 (2005)
homepage = http://www.raindance.com

Raindance Communications Inc., is a US company that provides online meeting, web conferencing and teleconferencing services. Its products include "Raindance Seminar Edition", "Raindance Meeting Edition", "Raindance Web Conferencing Pro", "Raindance Reservationless Conferencing", and others. The company is typically referred to as simply "Raindance."

History

Raindance was founded in April 1997. Originally called Vstream, the company specialized in the emerging field of internet streaming media. In 1999 the firm diversified into the web conferencing space by hosting and webcasting audio conferences using its existing streaming technology.

In 2000, Vstream changed its name to Evoke Communications and offered its IPO. In 2002, following a trademark dispute with Evoke Software, the company took the Raindance name.

The 7m-share IPO priced at $8.00, raising approximately $56m for the company and the stock commenced trading on July 25, 2000. So far in 2005, the stock has traded in a range of $1.94- $2.73, closing the month of September 2005 at $2.32. This represents a decline of approximately 70% from the IPO price. The company has also never declared dividends since going public.

The stock performance over the last five years probably reflects the company's poor earnings. Raindance has reported a net loss every year since the IPO (except 2003). The company did report profits in the first two quarters of 2005, but weaker revenues in Q2 2005 have caused concerns and chief marketing officer Brian Burch has since left the company (for historical stock and earnings information see external links).

Executive compensation does not seem excessive. According to Raindance's 2005 proxy statement, CEO Donald F Detampel, Jr. (who also serves on the Board of Directors), received a salary and bonus of close to $500,000 in 2004 (not including stock options), below the amount previously paid to former CEO Paul A. Berberian. Mr. Berberian, a co-founder of Raindance, resigned as CEO in 2003 and from the company's Board of Directors effective May 6, 2005.

In February 2006, Raindance was acquired by Omaha, Nebraska based West Corporation, a provider of outsourced communication solutions for $110 Million, at $2.70 per share in cash. Shareholders of Raindance agreed to the acquisition in April 2006 and the company was then incorporated into InterCall, Inc., a division of West Corporation.

External links

* [http://www.raindance.com Raindance Communications Web Site]
* [http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-5167485.html ZDNET Article: Web conferencing market heats up]
* [http://finance.yahoo.com/q/hp?s=RNDC Yahoo historical prices and SEC filings for Raindance]
* [http://www.raindance.com/rndc/aboutUs/pressReleasesSelection.jsp?content=/aboutUs/content/releases/pressRelease060406.jsp Raindance Press Release on West acquisition, April 6th 2006]


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