Other Web Meeting Products

Due to increasingly improved Internet connections and available bandwidth, new software technologies and the wish to reduce travel and travel cost more and more web meetings products are being introduced on the market. It is almost impossible to keep up with them all and their functionality but here is a list of some of the most popular ones I believe. The short descriptions below taken from the respective web sites.

For further information about the various web meeting providers use the links below.

Comparison of various Web-Meeting Products

In the issue number 3 (March 2010) of the German IT-magazine IX (Heise Publishing House, Hannover) is an article about some 40 Web-Meeting Service Providers and their characteristics. The article is in German language and access to the complete article is chargeable (€0.70 i.e. 70 Euro cents). For more information and the article itself go to URL:  http://www.heise.de/kiosk/archiv/ix/2010/3/54_kiosk  

Mingleverse

Mingleverse is a new service being a kind of mixture between functions like Skype, Web conferencing and Second Life. When registering to Mingleverse you create your own Avatar and Profile and you are ready to go. According to the Mingleverse Web site the system is still in Beta (as of January 27, 2010).  For communication there is an option to choose the preferred connection protocol (TCP, Pear, etc).
http://www.mingleverse.com

Webex

Webex is a 'classical' web meeting service initially using telephones for the audio connection and is available in many languages. Webex was acquired by Cisco System some time ago. Webex is also offering a limited time test possibility.
http://www.webex.com

Adobe Connect

Adobe Connect is based on the MacroMedia Breeze product. Macromedia was acquired by Adobe Systems some time ago. Adobe also offers a limited time test possibility.
http://www.adobe.com

GoToMeeting

GoToMeeting is supporting both PCs and Mac and offers limited time testing. Different products are available for different kind of meetings, number of participants and company sizes.Telephone orVoIP service available.
http://wwwgotomeeting.com

DimDim

DimDim is a relatively new web meeting provider based on OpenSource.You can try DimDim also for free. DimDim is also offering various versions like Free, Pro and Enterprise.Various integration modules available.
http://www.dimdim.com

NetViewer

Remote control of computers and HelpDeck functionality was initially an important function but is now offering general purpuse web meetings. Test version available. NetViewer is a German product.
http://www.netviewer.com or http://www.netviewer.de 

Genesys

Test version available. Microsoft Outlook® Integration. The possibilty to buy web meeting service as 'pay-per-minute' you use the service.
http://www.genesys.com

Elluminate

Elluminate seems to be specialized for eLearning and collaboration and offers eome special features like Break-Out rooms which allows groups of people to share a vritual room.  Test verion for up to 3 participants is available. Various features to assit the web meetings are available.
http://www.elluminate.com

WebConference

WebConference offers different types of web meeting services depending on the number of participants. Aslo offering telephone confercing services. The possibility of custom branding is another feature of WebConference.
http://www.webconference .com

YUGMA

YUGMa offers a free test version and supports Windiws, Mac and Linux. Different versions available depending on the number of participants. YUGMA also offers a kind of Skype integration.
http://www.yugma.com

Supports windows and Mac and offers free test version.
http://www.gomeetnow.com 

InstantPresenter

Free limited time trial version. Various versions available for meeting or video.
http://www.instantpresenter.com