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Usability of the top 5 web conferencing systems

Citrix GoToMeeting 5.0 Adobe Connect 8 BeamYourScreen 4.0 Cisco WebEx Meeting Center 8.5 RHUB GoMeetNow 4.3 (TurboMeeting)
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Usability

Intuitive user interface

Complexity of the solution is a minor drawback to user friendliness.

Intuitive arrangement of menu items; help and support available

Complex due to the wide-ranging options

Well-structured interface in the meeting console
Meeting Setup

Planning is simple and intuitive

Many options for meeting setup. Outlook plugin and desktop client make invitation process easy to handle.

Easy planning of meetings in the local web console and invitation of attendees through Outlook

After installing the add-on-feature for Outlook, planning is simple and intuitive.

Easy invitation of attendees either through Outlook or the meeting console
Software Installation
  1. Register account
  2. Install software

Bottom line: Quick and easy to install

1. Users must register for an account

2. Optional: installation of plugin to enable screen sharing, Integration with Outlook or Lotus Notes as well as desktop client (installation is not mandatory)

Quick and easy to install

   1. Register account
   2. Install software
  1. Register account
  2. Install software

Optional: 3. Install add-on features for integration with Outlook and One-Click Meeting - function

Bottom line: Easy to install

1. Account registration

2. Installation of software
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Third-party supplier

The following overview shows the third-party suppliers that feature Adobe Connect 8 as a component of their web conferencing services. We cannot take responsibility for the currency of featured product versions. The versions offered by third-party suppliers can differ from the versions featured in our ranking.

AvailabilityName
worldwideIntercall - Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro
USClarix - Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro
USemergent - Adobe Connect Pro
USgetConnect - Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro
USIntesolv - Adobe Connect Pro
worldwidePGI - Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro
Asia Pacificwebqem - Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro

Third-party supplier

The following overview shows the third-party suppliers that feature Cisco WebEx Meeting Center 8.5 as a component of their web conferencing services. We cannot take responsibility for the currency of featured product versions. The versions offered by third-party suppliers can differ from the versions featured in our ranking.

AvailabilityName
USAT&T Connect
USThe Verizon Collaboration Center
worldwideBT Web Conferencing
worldwideGenesys Conferencing
worldwideArkadin Global Conferencing
worldwidePGI Conferencing
worldwideIntercall - Cisco WebEx Meeting Center
Germany, France, Italy, UKSwisscom - Cisco WebEx

Third-party supplier

The following overview shows the third-party suppliers that feature RHUB GoMeetNow 4.3 (TurboMeeting) as a component of their web conferencing services. We cannot take responsibility for the currency of featured product versions. The versions offered by third-party suppliers can differ from the versions featured in our ranking.

AvailabilityName
worldwideMyMeeting123