Each of the conferencing
technologies presents advantages accompanied by their disadvantages.
Audioconferencing transports voices to many while leaving us
in the dark. Videoconferencing gives us color but it is not
useful for collaboration around a presentation or a document.
For the most part, WEBconferencing is designed to collaborate
with screen sharing and sometimes giving the impression of talking
into space. Today, unified conferencing integrates audio, video
and WEBconference onto one interface for PC.
Client-server
The Conferenceware
technology is of the client-server type, where one computer
interacts with another through an Internet server. The Conferenceware
service consists of client software installed on the presenter's
PC, which enables him to prepare and manage its progress. The
meeting rooms are hosted by an Internet server in itself. For
convenience, it's called an intelligent client (Smart Client),
in comparison to a light client (Thin Client) which is limited
to a browser, usually with a Plug-In. This arrangement gives
you the best from the two worlds: the power of a computer combined
with the performance of the Internet. The participants in a
Conferenceware meeting only need a browser with a Flash
decoder (Version 7.0+) without the Plug-In. Verification on
updates is done simultaneously during the running of the client
software; if there is an update, you can download it. Client
software can be installed on two computers, usually on those
that belong to the same user.
Technical requirements
-
Windows XP or 2000
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0+ or Mozilla Firefox 1.0+
- Macromedia Flash 7.0+
- High speed Internet connection, for instance cable or DSL
- Headset with microphone and WEBcam
- Microsoft Outlook and PowerPoint (Optional)
- Voice Over IP Software Skype (Optional)
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