One of the big promises of virtual worlds is the ability to bring people from all over the real world together, with a genuine feeling of presence and advanced interaction and comunication. In practice, it's all just a little precarious, at least in the often unstable realm of Second Life. This hasn't stopped SL Conferencing, owned by GANC trumpeting its arrival in the virtual world and promising professional grade conferencing services to companies though.
The services, offered on the two SIM GANC conferencing setup in Second Life include streaming of audio conferencing into Second Life, orientation and training for employees, meeting consultants and bridge operators. How they'll handle SIM crashes and restarts is anyone's guess at this point.