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Web Conferencing
- the boundary between web conferencing and video conferencing is blurring
Web conferencing is most often sold as a service, hosted
on a web server controlled by the vendor, either on a usage basis (cost
per user per minute) or for a fixed fee (cost per "seat"). However,
some vendors make their conferencing software available as a licensed product,
allowing organizations that make heavy use of conferencing to install the
software on their own servers. Also, some conferencing software operates
on a peer-to-peer basis, eliminating the need for a server; however, this
tends to be viable only for small group meetings. - (source: wikipedia.com)
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Web conference features
Share applications, documents, spreadsheets,
graphics or anything on your computer. Most conferencing features
allow you to share all or parts of your computer. This is
a great benefit, so make sure whoever you choose offers this
service.
Web browsing is a shared experience as
most companies allow you to open a web page which can be browsed
by anyone in the online conference.
Text chat is standard in all web conferencing
software. In fact, there is a growing trend for web conferences
to incorporate VoIP (voice over internet) and live video via
webcams. Hence, the boundary between web conferencing and
video conferencing is blurring and may eventually disappear.
We are getting close to the point where someone from your
LA office could dial up New York on their computer - in a
manner similar to making a phone call - and if the NY person
answered, they would both see and hear each other. Simple.
Web conferencing and video conferencing will soon be the same.
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