Technology- Video Calling, Communication,
Collaboration  Virtual Meetings [15]

(There are many others, but one of these will get you going!)

Adobe Connect
www.adobe.com/products/adobeconnect.html

Fuze Meeting
www.fuzemeeting.com

From FM website: Fuze Meeting is a web conferencing tool that lets you share everything on your screen in high resolution with anyone, anywhere, on any device… on any continent, on any planet, in any of the neighboring galaxies. Okay, not quite. But one day.

Here are some things our webmeetings allow you to do:

• Conduct sales presentations 
• Demonstrate products and software 
• Train customers, partners, and employees 
• Manage remote teams 
• Join meetings on different continents 
• Stay at home in your slippers 

GoMeetNow
www.gomeetnow.com

From GMN website: The web confernecing service with guaranteed attendence.

Google Voice and Video Chat
http://www.google.com/support/chat/bin/topic.py?topic=24671

GoToMeeting, GoToWebinar, and GoToMyPC
Citrix Online, LLC
www.gotomeeting.com

GoToMeeting and GoToWebinar allow users to meet, collaborate, and present anywhere-anytime. GoToMyPC allows users to remotely access their computer.

join.me
https://join.me/?wt.srch=1&originid=6252&utpk=join%20me

Get your people together, up to 250 of them, without actually getting them together. Just click share to download and run the app and get everybody on the same page, instantly. No need for a plane, train, projector or sandwich platter. Just gather at join.me.

So what is join.me exactly? It's an impromptu online meeting space that happens wherever, whenever. It's getting a second or third pair of eyes on your presentation from across the hall or across the continent. It's instant screen sharing with anyone or everyone to get stuff done, quickly.

It's join.me, the last two words in an invitation to collaborate, meet, train, demo or show-off.

Microsoft Live Meeting
http://www.livemeetingplace.com/

From MLM website: Microsoft® Live Meeting is a real-time interactive web conferencing solution that lets you connect multiple people in different locations with just an Internet connection and a web browser.

The service is a fully hosted solution that includes a choice of either low pay-per-use or flat monthly subscription pricing. Expert training and 24x7x365 live technical support is available for presenters and attendees at no extra charge.

Mikogo
www.mikogo.com

From M website: Looking to host an online meeting without paying through the teeth? Look no further. Mikogo is a free desktop sharing tool full of features to assist you in conducting the perfect online meeting or web conference.

Take advantage of the opportunity to share any screen content or application over the Internet in true color quality with up to 10 participants simultaneously, while still sitting at your desk.

Mikogo can be employed for a range of professional, academic, or personal uses, including:

• online meetings
• web conferences
• product demonstrations
• web presentations
• remote support
• webinars
• and more!

Provide online technical support for your customers. Conduct product demonstrations for business customers. Use Mikogo to discuss and edit a current team project. The ideal tool for free online group collaboration.

Netviewer Meet
www.netviewer.com/en/products/netviewer-meet/

Netviewer Meet lets you share your screen with colleagues and customers. Transfer your screen live to another computer – anywhere in the world. The other participants see the contents of your screen inside a Netviewer window, but are not able to control your computer with mouse or keyboard.

Netviewer Meet makes it easy to present your ideas or demonstrate products. You’ll also reduce the time and money spent on travel. With desktop sharing, everyone sees the same thing and knows exactly what you're talking about.

ooVoo
www.oovoo.com

From O website: ooVoo is a powerful business tool that gives organizations of all sizes an easy and affordable solution for video conferencing, desktop sharing and other communication capabilities--right from their employees' personal computers.

One difference offered by ooVoo that I like is that it offers free two-way calls for up to six colleagues, friends, or family members. You send them a Web video call link that they click on to join you in a live video chat. Unlike most of the more familiar options available, there is no software to download for those you want to connect with. This would work well fo clients, family, or friends that aren't technologically inclined. You can also embed a button in your web site or blog that contacts can click on to call you. Again, no compatible software needed on their part.

SightSpeed
A service of Logitech, Inc.
www.sightspeed.com

From SS website: SightSpeed is the award-winning provider of Internet video chat and voice calling for friends and family, and video conferencing solutions for businesses. We make it easy to install and set up so you can...

• Connect with everyone in your network, face to face, anyplace
• Save time, hassle, and money spent on travel
• Help save our environment by minimizing your carbon footprint!

On top of that, you can easily send video email which is much more personal than the traditional email - and text chat endlessly with our integrated instant messaging (IM) service. SightSpeed also offers low-rate worldwide phone calling. And don't forget, SightSpeed works great on both PCs and Macs!

Skype
www.skype.com/business/

Most of you have likely heard of Skype, and many have probably used the free version for your personal use. Skype allows users to make voice, video, and IM calls. The video call feature allows you to see (and talk to) the person you called using a web cam on each computer.

ūmi
Cisco
www.ciscoumi.com

From Cisco: Cisco ūmi connects to an existing HD television and a broadband internet connection to create a video communications experience that is so clear, natural and lifelike, that users will see and hear their loved ones (friends and clients), right down to the twinkle in their eyes and the tone of their voices, as if they were in the same room.

Cisco ūmi, which includes an HD camera, a console and a remote, takes advantage of Cisco's heritage in business telepresence, to deliver an immersive video experience that fits into every home (or business?), automatically adjusting to lighting conditions and various room sizes to provide superior video and audio performance.

Webex
Cisco
www.webex.com

From WX website: Web conferencing lets you connect with anyone, anywhere, in real time. WebEx combines desktop sharing through a web browser with phone conferencing and video, so everyone sees the same thing while you talk.

Web conferencing lets you do almost anything you can do face-to-face. How you use WebEx is limited only by your imagination. For example:

 Hold a press conference.
 Demonstrate a product.
 Make a sales presentation.
 Conduct remote training.
 Collaborate on designs.

Yugma
www.yugma.com

From Y website: Popular uses of Yugma include hosting webinars, developing and presenting proposals, product demonstrations and sales presentations, enhancing online sales calls, conducting training programs, delivering customer service, holding team meetings and reviews, improving remote support and troubleshooting, facilitating study groups or personal tutoring sessions, hosting virtual clubs or social events, and providing spontaneous collaboration by artists, writers, and designers.

The Yugma SE (Skype Edition) is a Skype Certified Extra that builds upon Skype's offering by adding instant desktop sharing and collaboration functionality. Skype users can instantly begin sharing their computer screen with anyone, anywhere - regardless of the application, software or operating system - with Yugma SE. Yugma's integrated functionality makes it easy for Skype users to instantly web conference with their Skype contacts or non-Skype contacts. Once Yugma SE is installed, it automatically recognizes your Skype Name and allows you to instantly Host or Join a Yugma Skype meeting. You don’t need to register for a Yugma account to use Yugma Skype Edition. Whether you are hosting or joining a Yugma Skype meeting, you can easily invite a friend or colleague from your existing Skype contact list. Teaming up Skype with Yugma SE (Skype Edition) gives you all the tools needed to accomplish any task required in a traditional, face-to-face meeting.