[Web4lib] Desktop sharing and chat software

[Susan Kane]

Hello colleagues,

I'm looking for suggestions for desktop sharing + chat software to attempt a
remote meeting across a campus with extremely varied IT architectures.

Requirements

-- Pure web application on the participant side -- no need for participants
to download software.  Software can be required on the presenter side.

-- Sharing can be one-way (presenter to participants) but if two-way sharing
or remote control were possible, that would be cool.

-- Free, if possible.  If you have a great product to recommend that has
low-cost academic pricing, I'd like to hear about it too.

-- Web chat window where participants can send questions.  This is a campus
without a standardized chat service and with lots of staff who do not
administer their computers and who cannot download *anything*, even a chat
client.

-- Voice conference call is of interest, but not required for this
particular use.

-- Unlimited (or at least lots of) participants.  I've seen some nice things
for only 10 participants, but this could be a big meeting.

Basically, I'm looking for a fairly robust product for not much money.  I
know that's kind of annoying but I would like to know what other people use
and/or recommend.

Best,

Susan Kane
Office for Information Systems
Harvard Library