Santa Clara, CA, February 26, 2008 – RHUB Communications, Inc.
(RHUB), a provider of on-premise Web conferencing appliances, announced
today that purchasers of the company’s TurboMeeting Web conferencing
appliances qualify for the new higher limits for accelerated depreciation
under the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008. The Economic Stimulus Act of 2008
includes two temporary changes to the tax code that will allow businesses in
the United States that purchase new capital equipment to expense a larger
portion of it for 2008 only. The Act is intended to stimulate business investment in capital equipment by
dramatically increasing the ability to write off the expense immediately
through accelerated depreciation. Before the Economic Stimulus Act,
businesses could only depreciate capital equipment over its useful life and
the Code Sec. 179 limits were substantially lower. Now, businesses can
expense the full amount of capital equipment up to the new limits, right
away. “One of the obvious ways for a small business to take maximum
advantage of the new provisions under the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008
would be to finance their capital equipment expenditures through a bank or
equipment finance company, and then write off the entire purchase in 2008
before they've actually finished paying for it,” said Alexandra North, a CPA
whose practice is located on the Central Coast of California. “The new law
dramatically increases this advantage by almost doubling the previous amount
of deductible Code Sec. 179
expense available for 2008 to $250,000.00. The law also provides qualifying
taxpayers an additional 50 percent first year bonus depreciation. So,
businesses whose equipment purchases exceed the new higher limits under Code
Sec. 179 can then take advantage of additional first year 50% bonus
depreciation– even if they’ve financed the purchase.”
“The Economic Stimulus Act will be a boon for firms considering
on-premise Web conferencing,” said Larry Dorie, CEO of RHUB. “Since the tax
benefit applies to an appliance like TurboMeeting but not to pay-per-minute
hosted options, businesses can own a Web conferencing system at a fraction
of the cost of hosted solutions and expense their system at the same time.
This makes TurboMeeting an unbeatable value.”
TurboMeeting Web conferencing appliances provide state-of-the-art
conferencing with enhanced security and performance. TurboMeeting is ideal
for sharing and collaborating confidential and proprietary data. Both
transmission and access security are provided, as well as a full suite of
Web conferencing meeting types. TurboMeeting also offers full “Universal
Access” capability, where an attendee with a modern browser can join a
meeting with no download required. TurboMeeting extends real-time
collaboration well beyond conventional Web conferencing by combining
multiple applications:
- Web Conferencing
- Web-based interactive meetings
-
Remote Support - with remote reboot capability
-
Remote Access - remote access to computers at home or office from
anywhere, anytime
- Web Seminars
– no downloading facilitates a quick (in seconds), easy (URL
only), reliable way for large groups of attendees to join meetings
RHUB’s TurboMeeting Web conferencing appliances range in price from
$995.00 to $100,000.00, are available in capacities that serve SMBs to
global enterprises, and come with a one-year warranty for hardware and
software. After the first year, an extended warranty at 20% of the retail
price per year is available. Product updates are performed automatically,
and add-on licenses are distributed via the Web. For a full listing of
TurboMeeting appliances and specifications, visit:
http://www.rhubcom.com/front/purchase.htm.
Under the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, every TurboMeeting appliance
qualifies for an immediate tax deduction.
TurboMeeting was recently selected as winner of the 2008 Global Product
Excellence in World's Best Software Customer Trust Award by Info Security
Products Guide. This customer trust award validates the fact that
TurboMeeting is ahead of the curve when it comes to best-in-class products
that provide the highest level of security. For a free TurboMeeting
demonstration, visit:
http://www.turbomeet.com/.
About RHUB Communications
RHUB is a premier provider of on-premise
Web conferencing, remote support and
remote access appliances, based on
the Company’s TurboMeeting software, that meet the needs of any
organization. The Company’s end users total over 8,000 in a variety of
market segments including services, manufacturing, and government. RHUB’s
on-premise Web conferencing appliances focus on criteria of the highest
importance to users: ease-of-use, affordability, security, control, and
reliability. RHUB’s breakthrough View-Only technology enables users of any
platform to join meetings by a browser, requiring no download. With a small
footprint, and power draw of only 4.5 watts, RHUB’s on-premise Web
conferencing appliances are the perfect choice for organizations seeking to
improve their environmental credentials. RHUB is privately-owned and
headquartered in Silicon Valley, California. For more information, visit
www.rhubcom.com. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
CONTACT:
Kimberley Brown
RHUB Communications
866-758-0984
pr@rhubcom.com
Judy Plummer
Liquid Communications Group
(831) 335-4937
judypr@sbcglobal.net
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