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VIDEO CONFERENCE

The best place to start on a low (or nonexistent) budget isGoogle+ Hangouts. Skype's a close second, although it requiresyou or someone in your circle to have a paid account.

Cisco WebEx Meetings e arns many p luses f or its f ree starter tier,support for multiple client types, and full conference recording.Brother OmniJoin lacks M ac su pport, but has a good roster ofend-user tools for conference logging and c hecking connectionquality.

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Citrix G oToMeeting has g ood interactivity a nd sharing, but limitedsession-recording, and n o free t ier. Adobe C onnect has b roadplatform support and very well-thought-out presenter's f eatures,despite having no free tier either. And while Lync h as a good deal

of promise, the release version of the service needs t o be morepolished -- and have a more consistent Mac cl ient -- than whatwe saw.

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GOOGLE CHROMEBOX

Chromebox for meetings uses Google+ Hangouts for videoconferencing, allowing any Gmail user to

join a meeting from the device of their choice; and the service syncs with Google Calendar. Meetings

can include u to !" artici ants. #hird arty tools are available to hel you connect to traditional

video conferencing systems or with artici ants using hones rather than Google+ Hangouts. #he

system also includes a web$based management console.

%hat ma&es this solution different than sim ly running Google Hangouts on your com uter is thatthe Chromebox for meetings unit includes a customi'ed version of the Chrome() s ecifically

designed to run Hangouts in conference room settings. #he dedicated software allows you to easily

start Hangouts, ull calendar invites onto the main screen and join meetings with a single clic&. *n

the admin console you can add calendar resources, li&e meeting rooms, directly to the device,

manage multi le devices and monitor usage. )o while it doesn t necessarily ta&e a dedicated

Chrome machine to ower Google Hangouts you can easily ba&e your own solution on a s are -C,

not to mention a ogitech H/ webcam and 0abra s ea&er hone, or the e1uivalents2, Google3s

solution ma&es it fool roof, which might ma&e Chromebox for meetings a ealing to small and

medium$si'ed businesses.

Google3s biggest selling oint for its new videoconferencing system is ease of use. 45o more

com lex dial$in codes, asscodes or leader -*5s,4 writes Caesar )engu ta, a Google 6- wor&ing

with Chromebox for meetings in a blog ost , adding that you can 4wal& into the room, clic& the

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remote once and you3re instantly in the meeting.4 7egarding the owerful Core i8 rocessor,

)engu ta says it is necessary to rocess and locally encry t multi le simultaneous streams, adding

that because of this, normal Chromeboxes or lesser owered -Cs2 won3t be able to host this

service. #he 9:" annual maintenance fee covers :>> for the hardware

bundle, which includes the ?sus *ntel

Core i8 Chromebox, a ogitech H/

webcam, a 0abra s ea&er hone and a

remote control with a full @%A7#B

&ey ad on the bac& ictured above2,

the system also re1uires a 9:" annual

management and su ort fee, which is

waived for the first year. Assentially

everything you need is there, a art from the dis lay. ?fter s ea&ing with a Google customer service

re * learned there3s a short term romo offer available that will get you four hardware bundles for

the rice of one; more on this in a bit2

Google's next hardware push: Chro e!ox"#deo$on%eren$#ng %or !us#nessesMark Hachman | Feb. 7, !"#

First there was the Chromebook, then the Chromebox. Now, Google has added a $999 videoconferencing packagethat combines a Chromebox and a video camera to enable inexpensive videoconferencing for businesses.

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t this point, Google is !ust calling the s"stem #Chromebox for meetings.# Caesar engupta, vice president of product management for Google, said that the s"stem was designed and is used internall" at Google. #%e&ve foundthat this works 'uite well for Google, and we&re happ" to bring this to other companies,# he said.

Gilt Group, (ventbrite, and %oolworths )* have all trialed Chromebox for meetings, Google said.

+he s"stem includes four components a new, more powerful Chromebox, based on the -ntel Core i / a 0121p 34camera module/ a combination microphone5speaker/ and an 6F remote control. amsung&s existing Chromebox usesa Core i7 chip/ the new Chromeboxes, from sus and 3ewlett8 ackard, were necessar" to permit the multiple,simultaneous 34 streams that the new s"stem enables88up to 07.

MARK HACHMAN.Chromebox for meetings lets you videoconference without wires.

(ssentiall", Google has taken the low8cost, minimalistic approach of Chromebook hardware and applied it to themarket for unified communications. lthough low8cost, face8to8face videoconferencing options are available88Google&s 3angouts, :icrosoft&s k"pe, and pple&s Face+ime among them88stepping up to a unifiedvideoconferencing s"stem can run into the thousands of dollars, depending on how much a business is willing to

pa".

Naturall", the new s"stem is designed to work with Google apps and services, including 3angouts, Google Calendar,Gmail, and others. ;Google is also working on a simple extension for (xchange, engupta said.< )sers who walkinto the conference room can click the remote once to be !oined to the conference, without needing to enter ausername or password. %ithin the interface, users can t"pe in the name of the conference the" wish to !oin, usingsome sort of identif"ing name. +he initial screen also displa"s a subset of the user&s calendar, as well as recent3angouts. Google= is prominentl" displa"ed in the upper left.

>nce !oined to the conference, participants will see a 3angouts8st"le interface, according to a demonstration b" aGoogle representative. )sers will also be able to t"pe in a special )6?, g.co5present, which will allow participantsto #volunteer# to share their screen. +he participant will then be able to open a Google app in a separate tab andlaunch a presentation, for example.

Google representative said that each Google s"stem ;what Google refers to as a #meeting room# will include its

own management account, that users will be able to connect to and #schedule# a meeting on their own calendars.

articipants who are working from home, or don&t use the s"stem, can be connected to the meeting via Gmail, using3angouts from a C, Chromebook, ndroid phone, or another device that supports 3angouts. @id"o will also

provide a special tool to connect to its videoconferencing s"stems, and users can also !oin via a number from)berConference.

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+here&s a bit of a catch (ach s"stem will also come with a $A715"ear management fee. +he first "ear is included,engupta said. -n return, Google will provide an undisclosed level of ? guarantees, continue to provide software

upgrades, and other improvements, engupta said. #>ver time, "ou&ll see more and more management features baked into this,# he said.

Google&s Chromebooks have 'uietl" emerged as a force in the low8end computing market. %ill thisvideoconferencing capabilit" be what the Chromebox needs to make the same inroads into the business marketB:icrosoft and its partners will be guarding their territor" !ealousl".

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$ist of free web conferencing software%et an o&er&iew and se'ect the best free screen sharing and &ideo conferencing software for (o)* +)st

c'ick on the too' name to access o)r rating for each free on'ine meeting ser&ice. hen e&a')ating the

free conferencing app'ications the fo''owing criteria were ana'(sed: feat)res - f)nctions, )sabi'it(,

meeting set)p, sec)rit( and s(stem re )irements.

Review Overall Score

eam0iewer 12. 34

5n(Meeting 16. 64

eb89 Meetings asic 16.#24

%oog'e; Hango)t 16."74

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Meeting )rner 17.>>4

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?e&iew of eam0iewerCr#ter#u Rat#ng

Functionality he so')tion o@ers a'' essentia'

f)nctions

Usability

A)ring the meeting host and

participants can access a'' essentia'

feat)res &ia the 'oca' webmeeting

conso'e

Meeting SetupMeetings can be easi'( p'anned and

initiated adBhoc.

Software Installation8as( insta''ation

Cost Transparency freeBofBcharge for pri&ate )se on'(

Security 3Bbit 58< encr(ption

Platform Support

?)ns on indows and with s'ight

constraints a'so on Mac and $in)9,

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?e&iew of 5n(MeetingCr#ter#u Rat#ng

Functionality

'imited range of feat)res a&ai'ab'e

1screen sharing b)t no possibi'it( to

transfer mo)se and ke(board contro', no

whiteboard or annotation a&ai'ab'e4

Usability eas(BtoB)se

Meeting Setup

Meetings are sched)'ed and started in

the on'ine porta'D )t'ookBP')gin

a&ai'ab'e

Software InstallationrowserBbased, no insta''ation

necessar( B on'( for desktop sharing

Cost Transparency freeBofBcharge

Security " 6Bbit 58< encoding

Platform Support

rowser based on indows and Mac

Mikogo 1 eam o)r

eam0iewer 2 2. 6

eb89 Meetings Premi)m 2. #

5dobe Connect 2. 6.27

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Review Overall Score *$+Compare

Tools

P%i %'oba'Meet 6.6#

=oin.me pro 6.6#

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Microsoft $(nc n'ine 7.26

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Microsoft etMeetingO .2"

"Q &era'' score ranging from ! 1R &er( poor4 to "! 1R &er( good4

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Citri9 %o oMeeting 3.# ?e&iewCitri9 %o oMeeting is a 'ean web conferencing software that a''ows for int)iti&e )sage. he so')tion is

integrated into )t'ook and the other Microsoft Nce prod)cts. his integration enab'es the meetinghost to easi'( set )p adBhoc web meetings from a doc)ment and a'so to in&ite attendees in ad&ance to

a sched)'ed on'ine meeting.

A)ring a meeting the host can decide wether he wants to show the other participants his entire screen

or rather on'( se'ected app'ications. 5dditiona''(, he can switch contro' of mo)se and ke(board to an(

other participant.

%o oMeetingSs ma=or ad&antage is the mi9 of f)nctiona'ities it o@ers, e.g. a''owing for =oint editing of

doc)ments, witho)t c')ttering the too' with too man( se'dom )sed feat)res.


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0oice o&er P and phone costs

ntegrated 0o P and phoneBbased conference ca'' ser&ice 1with 'oca' phone n)mbers B witho)t

additiona' costs4D re'iab'e conference bridge: mi9 of 0oiPB and phoneBconnected participants can attend

an on'ine meeting.

Cr#ter#u Rat#ng

Functionality we''Bba'anced mi9 of feat)res

Usability nt)iti&e )ser interface

Meeting Setup

P'anning integrated with )t'ook is simp'e

and int)iti&eD oneBc'ick meetings initiated

from 'oca' desktop

Software InstallationT)ick and eas( to insta''

Cost Transparency

Pricing and 'icense options are p)b'ic'(

a&ai'ab'eD cost str)ct)re is transparent

and eas( to )nderstand

Security " 6Bbit 58< encr(ption

Platform Support

?)ns on indows inc'. indows 6 and Mac

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Fast0iewer nstant Meeting>. ?e&iewFastviewer is a web conferencing software that easil" enables users to conduct ad hoc onlinemeetings. +he solution offers "ou all the basic features "ou need for collaborating online.

+he online portal allows the moderator to hide or reveal functions 8 i.e. the audio function whichwill mute the selected participants.

-n addition, participants can activate video conferencing via the online meeting console. "default webcam videos are displa"ed in the console. lternativel" participants can share their

webcam videos in a separate window.

ottom line Fastviewer can be used reliabl" for virtual team meetings.

P'atform D ;01.E or higher< client for hosting and participating meetings/ for attendees additional browser8based Flash client/ :obile 4evice

upport i> and ndroid 6uns on %indows :( or later

Pricing:onthl" single8user subscription for one online room 2 ()6 per month ;minimum contractduration 0A months

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