The Web-Conference Process

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Web-conference or Webinars (web-based-seminars) is a simple way for businesses and educational instutions to present lectures, conduct seminars and hold workshops. Many people who prefer to work at home, or who prefer not to travel, keep in touch by using a voip and web-conference software to meet and collaborate together online. Web-conferencing software also helps businesses to cut down the cost and time spent traveling to a meeting. It is so simple that all you need for a live meeting is a software or a paid subscription.

Web-conference demo: Click the play button to watch a 2 minute video demonstration of a four way video conference presentation using Apple's Ichat.

Note: You may need to download the latest version of Adobe Flash Player and use a Mozilla Firefox or Netscape browser if the video does not play. . A connection speed of 500 kbps is recommended or greater is needed for the best viewing experience.

To begin a web-conference, the conference host initiates by logging into a secure website to activate the conferencing service. The host than contacts the participants to inform them of the meeting time and access codes needed to join the meeting. When the meeting is about to begin, all participants log-in and enter their access code. They are than prompted to download a program which allows both computers to connect. After a few minutes, the program will automatically configure itself allowing both parties to begin their meeting. During the meeting, participants can chat, collobrate on a document or talk to the meeting coordinator. Some web-conferencing programs such as GotoMeeting even allows you to invite conference participants to join meetings via popular instant messenging services such as Yahoo or MSN Messenger.

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