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Cata |
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Ease of use - simplicity |
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Whiteboard |
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Polls |
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Event Management |
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no VoIP
Quality of JPG conversion
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Conferral |
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Ease of access |
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Cost |
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Screen sharing |
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Remote control |
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File sharing |
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Video streaming |
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No VoIP
No text chat
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Convoq ASAP |
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Presentation facilities |
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Instant messaging (multi-protocol) |
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Annotation and mark-up tools |
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Text chat |
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Intergrated audio and video (2 feeds) |
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Browser-based - supports attendees on multiple operating systems |
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May have significant latency for voice and video over IP
Purchase of a minimum number of licenses required
Documentation and support not up to expectations
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eBLVD |
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Desktop sharing |
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Remote control |
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Recording |
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VoIP |
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Security |
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PC-only
Some UI issues
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Eedo WebClass |
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Not recommended. Questionable
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ezWebCar |
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Co-browsing |
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Recorded Web tours |
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Not available anymore
No VoIP
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Glance |
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Ease of use |
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Screen sharing |
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No text chat
No VoIP
No fine controls
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GoToMeeting |
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Ease of use |
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Cost |
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Security |
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Interface design |
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Screen Sharing |
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Remote Control |
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Live Annotation |
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Session Recording |
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PC Windows Only
Free try-out may require credit card
No integrated VoIP
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Groove |
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Multiple permanent shared spaces |
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PowerPoint presentation facility |
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File sharing (integrated in Windows Explorer) |
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Documents preview |
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Integration with Windows Explorer, Microsoft Outlook, SharePoint |
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Many integrated collaboration modules |
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Many third-party optional modules |
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Low quality VoIP
No standard co-browsing
PC-only
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Instant Presenter |
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Presentation facilities |
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Cross-platform (web-based) |
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Live annotation tools |
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Video and audio (2 feeds) |
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Ease of use |
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Ease of access |
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No Flash-based presentation conversion or support
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Ivocalize |
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VoIP |
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Co-browsing |
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Recording |
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Text chat |
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Cross-platform support |
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Documentation and support
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Linktivity WebDemo |
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Very comprehensive feature set |
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Screen sharing |
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File broadcasting |
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Remote control |
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Live annotations |
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Recording |
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Event management |
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Video conferencing |
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High-quality VoIP |
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Very rich feature set and amount of fine controls. May prove to be not as easy to use as competing systems for non-technical users.
Cost (one-time plus yearly maintenance)
Server-based
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Microsoft NetMeeting |
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Whiteboard |
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File transfer |
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Text chat |
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Free |
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Product has been phased out by Microsoft
Ease of use
Performance
Reliability
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RoomTalk |
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High quality VoIP |
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Co-browsing |
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Specializes in Middle-East markets |
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Small interface bugs
Text chat usability issues
Reliability
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Session |
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Audio-video conferencing quality |
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Cross-platform (PC - Mac) |
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P2P shared presentation and whiteboarding space |
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Firewall traversal solution |
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No text chat
Basic solution only for one-to-one conferencing. Multi-party solution requires Conference Server license ($ 5,000 plus).
Requires complementary firewall traversal software to intercommunicate between sites behind firewalls
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SightSpeed |
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High-quality VoIP |
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Videoconferencing |
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Web site integration |
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Cross-platform (PC, Mac, Linux) |
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Easy to use |
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Reliability over slow lines
Quality and performance issues on some systems
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SmartMeeting |
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Immersive 3D space |
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Low-cost |
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Dial-up support |
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Video conferencing |
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VoIP |
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Variety of integrated tools |
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Usability issues / UI design
Windows-only / IE only
Documentation and customer support
Limited functionality in some areas (co-browsing, whiteboard, text chat.)
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Viditel |
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Video conferencing |
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Screen/Application sharing |
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Instant messaging (private) |
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Cost
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VoiceCafe OfficeMaster |
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High quality VoIP |
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Co-browsing |
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Screen sharing |
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File broadcasting |
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Remote control |
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Live annotations |
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Recording |
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Event management |
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Polling |
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Video conferencing |
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Multiple tools integrated into one.
Ease of use and ease of access are somewhat handicapped.
Cost
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VoiceCafe SalesMaster |
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High quality VoIP |
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Co-browsing |
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Participant feedback |
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VoiceCafe VideoCom |
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High-quality VoIP |
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One-to-one audio-video combination at low cost |
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Slick and compact user interface (UI) |
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Co-browsing |
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Firewall-friendly |
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One-to-one only
Video quality
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Voxwire MeetingRoom |
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High quality VoIP (best of class) |
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Co-browsing |
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Customer service |
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Small interface bugs
Text chat usability issues
Reliability
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WebConference.com |
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Presentation facility |
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VoIP |
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Video conferencing for up to 10 users |
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Recording |
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Documentation and customer support
Screen sharing facility - UI and ease of use
Try-out requires credit card data
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WebTrain |
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Comprehensive feature set |
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Presentation facilities |
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Integration into corporate Web site |
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E-commerce options |
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