[Web4lib] Desktop sharing and chat software

[Cary Gordon]

This seems to come up a lot.

We use GoToMeeting, which is, I think, about $500 per year for up to
15 participants.

There are many other solutions out there including WebEx and Adobe
Connect. There are also free solutions, but I have yet to see a very
positive report on one of them.

Thanks,

Cary

On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 1:03 PM, Susan Kane <adarconsulting at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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
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