Thursday, November 11, 2010

Web Conferencing Tool


Web Conferencing Tool : Dimdim
Rating dimdim for the scale of 1-5, 5 is the highest
 
Downloadable Software / Web-based
Whether the web conferencing system is software-based or web-based. Web-based systems run generally on all types of computers and require no software download or configuration.
It is a software-based which requires Adobe Flash 10 point and up for video chat. I will give 5 for the overall.
Text chat
A real-time text-based chat facility allowing synchronous communication among multiple users
It allows multiple users to do public chat and even private chat.
I will rate the chat part as 5.
VoIP
The ability to talk over the Internet. So called full-duplex systems allow for synchronous conversations while some older systems provide only for push-to-talk functionality.
It allows full-duplex systems for synchronous conversations.
Rating: 5
Screen-Sharing
The ability to show the contents of one's own screen in real-time to one or more distant users.
It allows the contents of one’s own screen in real-time to one or more distant users.
Rating : 5
Co-browsing
The ability to navigate web pages in synch with multiple distant users.
I tried but could not navigate web pages in synch with multiple distant users. Only if it save on document then you can share it.
Rating : 3
Presentation Facility
A facility devoted to the delivery of PowerPoint presentations to online audiences.
It allows to share documents as well as PowerPoint presentation to online audiences.
Rating : 5
Whiteboard - Live annotation tools
These are dedicated to provide a whiteboard like experience where an empty canvas can be used to call up pictures, documents or diagrams and annotate over them in real-time.
It provide a whiteboard where an empty canvas can be used to call up pictures, documents or diagram and any text you want to write using the white board.
Rating: 5
Video
Video facilities offer the ability to present in real-time one or multiple web conferencing participants through their web cams.
It allows video chat to present in real-time one or multiple web conferencing participants through web cams.
Rating: 5
Recording
The ability to record the web conferencing in real-time including text chat exchanges, audio and the slides, web pages or other contents being presented.
It allows to record the web conferencing in real-time including text chat exchanges and audio.
Rating : 4


 

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