WebEx

From COSEE ENTS

Developer: Cisco Systems, Inc.
Operating System: Cross-platform
Type: Voice over IP, Videoconferencing, Online Meeting
Cost: Paid Installed Service
Website: WebEx.com
Related Tools: Scopia, iLinc, Adobe Connect, Elluminate

WebEx Desktop Video Conferencing is a software application that allows for audio and video conferencing across the Internet. The application is sold by WebEx Communications Inc., a Cisco company that provides on-demand collaboration, online meeting, web conferencing and video conferencing applications.1

[edit] Features

The WebEx application is installed on a host server and then participants can connect using a preassigned "conference identification number". A small free web application will download the first time someone tries to access the service, after that, the application will open a window where the user can see the leader's desktop in the center window. Audio and/or Videoconferencing is available and is shown on the side of the screen.

[edit] Potential Audiences

• program participants
• in-network audiences
• general public

[edit] Applications/Potential Uses

• Teacher/Scientist meetings
• Workshops

[edit] Tips

• not everyone has audio and/or video capabilities
• useful for desktop sharing
• users can dial into the presentation using a normal phone
• interface will show who is talking in list of participants
• a popular tool used in COSEE working groups
• can be difficult to setup the system
• this is a system you have to pay for

[edit] COSEE Network Use

[edit] COSEE Web Working Group

[edit] COSEE Excellence in Networking Tools

[edit] Reviews

WebEx Reviews

[edit] References

1. WebEx Wiki