RE: [GnomeMeeting-list] basic questions....

[Damien Sandras <dsandras seconix com>]

Hello,

Le jeu 11/12/2003 à 20:10, bruce a écrit :
> Damien,
> 
> Thanks for getting back to us. It appears that you're one of the principal
> developers of the GnomeMeeting application. WebEx provides a comprehensive
> application that allows the user to hold a web conference with others via
> the internet. The following features are possible:
> 	Voice communication between multiple users during the conference

That's possible with GnomeMeeting if you are using a MCU.

> 	Collaborative Whiteborad during the conference

Not possible with GnomeMeeting.

> 	Scheduling of meetings between users

Not possible with GnomeMeeting.

> 	Text/IM Messaging as well
> 

More or less possible with GnomeMeeting.

> 	Server App runs on Linux
> 	Client Apps run over Linux/Windows
> 
> Basically, we are looking for an app that we can use as our conferencing
> application. We would like for it to be run on our internal server, for it
> to be scalable, handling multiple conferences with multiple people for each
> conference... Ideally, it should use a client application to allow each
> person to participate in conferences via the server in a secure manner.
> 

GnomeMeeting could be the client, but certainly not the server. In order
to have several participants at the same time, you require a MCU, to
which GnomeMeeting can connect. There is OpenMCU, which is Open Source,
but it is not always very stable when video is involved.

> So basically, we're trying to find out if the GnomeMeeting app can be used
> as an underlying foundation for this kind of application.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Bruce Douglas
> bedouglas earthlink net
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gnomemeeting-list-admin gnome org
> [mailto:gnomemeeting-list-admin gnome org]On Behalf Of Damien Sandras
> Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 12:35 AM
> To: gnomemeeting-list gnome org
> Subject: Re: [GnomeMeeting-list] basic questions....
> 
> 
> hi,
> 
> Le mer 10/12/2003 à 02:14, bruce a écrit :
> > hi...
> >
> > new to gnomemeeting.... i have a few basic questions, so i'm hoping that i
> > can find my answers here...
> >
> > we're looking for an open source app that will allow us to hold/have web
> > meetings. basically we're trying to find out if there is an application
> that
> > provides functionality similar to WebEx. As we understand GnomeMeeting, it
> > allows users to communicate over the net using voice, so it kind of
> > functions as a VoIP type of app...
> >
> 
> 
> yes it is a VoIP/videoconferencing application.
> 
> > Has anyone looked at using the gnomemeeting app as a robust competitor to
> > WebEx... What would be the pros/cons of using this app in that fashion...?
> 
> Afer a quick look at the WebEx website, I can't really tell what they
> allow to do. But I think it is approximatively the same except that
> their product runs in a webbrowser.
> 
> 
> > Is it robust enough to be used in this manner...?
> >
> 
> It should, really... I'm simulating hundreds of calls at work without
> any problem.
> 
> > Does anyone know of any other app which might be used/considered to be a
> > competitive app to WebEx...?
> >
> 
> I know no open source application doing videconferencing on the web.
> 
> I don't know if my answer helps, but if you have more specific
> questions, feel free to ask. WebEx is just too vague for me to be able
> to answer correctly.
> 
> > Thanks
> >
> > Bruce Douglas
> > bedouglas earthlink net
> > (25) 866-2790
> >
> >
> 
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