Clarification of Answer by
missy-ga
on
01 Jun 2002 11:22 PDT
Hello again!
Isn't it just the most irritating thing when companies change their
names? ;)
Searching the Tech Info Base at ZDNet and C-Net Tech Sites yielded
only one mention of Linktivity - an offer in a forum by an employee of
the company to set up a demo. No further mention, either good or bad
*anywhere*, save on Linktivity sponsored pages. A demo might tell you
everything you'd need to know about the usability of the service, but
you'll probably want to give these un-talked-about guys a miss.
I'm finding it difficult ot find recent reviews of any of the other
webconferencing services out there, matter of fact. I'm not sure if
it's because the idea is "so '90s!" (i.e. old news), or if the market
has just gone crazy and reviewers can't keep up with them. I'm more
inclined to believe the latter, based on the huge numbers of services
I've uncovered. Services are plentiful, recent reviews, not so much.
So lets see who else we can find for you (I'm only going to list
services with good onsite documentation):
Webconference.com offers a live demo, a 30 day free trial, and
collaboration with virtually any application. And it's Mac and PC
compatible:
"Is It Compatible With Windows and Mac?
WebConference empowers you to collaborate with ANY software
application such as Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Lotus Notes, web
browsers, all the way to sophisticated graphics programs such as Quark
Xpress, Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator among many others. Best
of all, it is compatible with all Windows and Macintosh computers."
Webconference.com
[ http://www.liveproof.net/webconference/ ]
I couldn't locate a review for this service, but they *do* offer
immediate "Click to Talk" service, where you can have all questions
answered by a live representative. This, coupled with the live demo
and and the trial period may make this service worth a look.
Similarly unreviewed, but with plenty of on-site documentation for
both moderators and participants, The Conference Depot's Web
Conferencing Solution boasts multiple platform support and no need for
any special plug-ins. You can have a look at them here:
[ http://www.theconferencedepot.com/web.html ]
...and view further information here:
[ http://www.theconferencedepot.com/webpara.html ]
Links for information for moderators and participants are located at
the top of each of those pages.
Obvio Web Conferencing is usable not only across Windows and Mac
operating systems, but accessible through Linux and UNIX as well:
"Do your applications work with non-Windows™ operating systems?
Yes. Virtually any operating system in current use can be utilized to
participate in an Obvio online event, including Macintosh, Unix and
Linux. Furthermore, both Internet Explorer™ and Netscape™ 4.0+
browsers are compatible with all of our applications."
Obvio FAQ
[ http://www.obvioweb.com/faq.htm#operatingsys ]
Like other services I've listed here, there is a free demo available,
and very good on-site documentation.
Obvio
[ http://www.obvioweb.com/ ]
I also looked into Webseminarian.com for you. The site is very new -
ten months old at most. According to Network Solutions WHOIS, the
name was registered in July, 2001. I think it's safe to say that the
reviews there are the most recent available.
Webseminarian Domain Record
http://www.netsol.com/cgi-bin/whois/whois?STRING=webseminarian.com&SearchType=do
Something else that might help is David R. Wooley's "Conferencing on
the Web" index. Though he hasn't updated his reviews in quite some
time, he updates his product listings continuously (Last update was
May 29th, 2002), and also offers a guide for choosing webconferencing
services and software:
Conferencing on the Web
[ http://thinkofit.com/webconf/index.htm ]
I hope this helps you find what you need. Good luck!
missy-ga
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