How Web Conferencing Works -- Exposing the Realities of Virtual Collaboration
The words web conferencing encompass so many functions these days that
sometimes people aren't sure what really falls under the umbrella of the term
and what doesn't. Is web conferencing an activity, a type of software, or a set
of features? In the simplest terms, the answer is "yes" to all three questions
-- it can be all of these things in one form or another.
History of Web Conferencing -- Multi-function Conferencing Comes of Age
While video conferencing and web conferencing are sometimes confused, the
reality is that web conferencing is a completely different animal, with far more
options available and a much greater range of functionality than video
conferencing. Web conferencing offers not just the opportunity to chat and
communicate via webcam so that you can see each person in your conferencing
link, but to exchange documents, share applications, access shared desktops, use
PowerPoint, whiteboards and other presentation features and even poll
participants.
