Milestone 3.5
Existing Meeting Software Research
We have done some research on many different existing meeting software.Pulse Smart Pen By LiveScribe
The Pulse Smart Pen by LiveScribe is a pen that automatically records audio when you write. Anything written is uploaded to your LiveScribe Desktop via USB connection for further processing. Once notes are uploaded, you can press on specific notes and hear the audio recorded when that note was written.
MeetingSense
MeetingSense is a Meeting Software product that integrates into Microsoft Office 2007. MeetingSense has various pods and modules that users can use during meetings for example: Agenda, Note-taking, Key Decisions, Participants, Presentation Areas, Etc. The software also provides audio-recording of meetings and allows users to create action items which can be sent out via email after the meeting along with other important meeting notes. You can publish items to a central repository after each meeting and request status updates on action items after each meeting.
Google Docs
(Descriptions captured from GoogleDocs website)Google Docs accepts most popular file formats. Users can create basic documents form scratch or start form a template. Familiar desktop feel makes editing a breeze and through entering the email address of the people, with whom you want to share a given document, and send them an invitation, Users can easily choose who can access the documents. Multiple people can view and make changes at the same time. There's an on-screen chat window for spreadsheets, and document revisions show you exactly who changed what, and when. Viewing a presentation together is a breeze, as anyone joined in a presentation can automatically follow along with the presenter. And online storage and auto-save mean you needn't fear local hard drive failures or power outages. You can publish your documents online with one click, as normal-looking web pages, without having to learn anything new. You can publish to the entire world, just a few people or no one -- it's up to you.
Google Wave
(Descriptions captured from GoogleWave website)Google wave is a new communication platform for instant messaging and E-mail. Users don’t need to install any software, and they can connect to friends all over the world as long as the computer has an Internet browser. Users can reply in any particular part of a message from their friends, which make it different from any instant messaging software. And if the friend isn’t online, you can reply through E-mail. Inviting a friend to a wave conversation can be achieved easily by dragging his/ her picture from the contact box into the wave. The “Playback” feature enables Users to catch up the missed conversation. In addition, doesn’t like traditional instant messaging software, which shows “typing now” before clicking “enter”, Google wave lets your friend see words as you enter them. When Users need to group-edit a document, Wave also offers a nice UI and real-time edit updates, Users are able to see the editors’ name outlined next to the edits they are making in real-time. If you get confused, you can just use the “Playback” feature to jump around and see the edits. And when Users want to share pictures, what they need to do is only dragging the photos into the wave.
Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro Meeting
(Descriptions captured from Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro Meeting website)Acrobat Connect Pro Meeting is one module of Adobe connect Pro and delivers real-time meetings and seminars that participants can access via a web browser with the Adobe Flash® Player runtime, installed on over 98% of Internet-enabled desktops. Acrobat Connect Pro Meeting provides unmatched support for sharing rich content, including streaming audio, video, and software simulations, and it enables multi-person video conferencing. You can save Acrobat Connect Pro Meeting custom meeting rooms and their content automatically for access at a later time. This archiving capability can dramatically reduce preparation time for recurring seminars, team meetings, and sales presentations.
Here are some features of the software:
- Video web conferencing
- Screen Sharing
- Meeting Recording
- Integrating and working with different audio formats
- Meeting scheduling
- Document and Video sharing
- Control voice talk
- Keyword content searching
- Behind-the-scenes meeting preparation
- Electronic whiteboard with annotation tools
- Private chat
- Create sub-meeting or breakout rooms during meetings
- Moderated Q&A chat sessions
- Centralized content management
- Control user management and access
- Offline meeting recording playback and editing.
And it’s Solution benefits:
- Increase productivity and reduce costs with enterprise-wide collaboration.
- Maintain security and compliance.
- Customize and extend the user interface.
- Optimize scalability, performance, and usage.
- Extend audio capabilities within your online meetings.
