Comments on: Use Enterprise 2.0 to save money – web conferencing http://jonmell.co.uk/enterprise-20-save-money-web-conferencing/ Mon, 16 Apr 2012 20:56:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Adrian Sutton http://jonmell.co.uk/enterprise-20-save-money-web-conferencing/comment-page-1/#comment-16664 Adrian Sutton Wed, 04 Feb 2009 17:14:28 +0000 http://jonmell.co.uk/?p=288#comment-16664 Jon, Yes we wind up paying for the freecall number but at least it works. When your company's sales are driven by webinars you really shouldn't be cheap on the technology behind them. It's also nowhere near as expensive as you might think - though still definitely not cheap. I was interested in DimDim though and while it has some cool features found it to be *really* slow at updating the actual screen which tends to be a common problem in teh flash based screen sharing systems, not really sure why. Adobe Connect seems to be an exception there and seemed to perform quite well. I'd say DimDim is one of the worse install experiences too - though that only applies if you're sharing your screen so it's ok but it does require manual software installation. Jon,
Yes we wind up paying for the freecall number but at least it works. When your company’s sales are driven by webinars you really shouldn’t be cheap on the technology behind them. It’s also nowhere near as expensive as you might think – though still definitely not cheap.

I was interested in DimDim though and while it has some cool features found it to be *really* slow at updating the actual screen which tends to be a common problem in teh flash based screen sharing systems, not really sure why. Adobe Connect seems to be an exception there and seemed to perform quite well. I’d say DimDim is one of the worse install experiences too – though that only applies if you’re sharing your screen so it’s ok but it does require manual software installation.

]]> By: Jon Mell http://jonmell.co.uk/enterprise-20-save-money-web-conferencing/comment-page-1/#comment-16653 Jon Mell Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:42:15 +0000 http://jonmell.co.uk/?p=288#comment-16653 Thanks Adrian - but surely in 2009 internet audio should work? Freecall numbers are great but don't they incur extra cost for you? Thanks Adrian – but surely in 2009 internet audio should work? Freecall numbers are great but don’t they incur extra cost for you?

]]> By: Adrian Sutton http://jonmell.co.uk/enterprise-20-save-money-web-conferencing/comment-page-1/#comment-16652 Adrian Sutton Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:26:01 +0000 http://jonmell.co.uk/?p=288#comment-16652 The company I work for, Ephox, does a lot of demos over the web using GotoMeeting and a dial-in number. We use BT's international freecall numbers so that participants can dial in with a free call - far more succesful and reliable than using any kind of internet-based audio. The key to making it work is careful preparation, knowing what your system can and can't do and not trying to use internet-based audio. :) The company I work for, Ephox, does a lot of demos over the web using GotoMeeting and a dial-in number. We use BT’s international freecall numbers so that participants can dial in with a free call – far more succesful and reliable than using any kind of internet-based audio.

The key to making it work is careful preparation, knowing what your system can and can’t do and not trying to use internet-based audio. :)

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