...Web Conferencing Programs Research Memo Allen Settles ENG 221 November 24, 2013 Instructor: Tim Toole Memorandum TO: Management FROM: Allen Settles SUBJECT: Web Conferencing Software Research My assignment was to research Web Conferencing software in order to help our company become more user friendly to our remote users and clients. During my research I reviewed three different Web Conferencing Software programs I believe will meet our criteria. In addition to price points, there are four areas of features and functionality that I will use to evaluate when choosing a web conferencing solution: 1. Ease of use 2. Browser-based technology 3. Cloud computing 4. Mobile access. The three programs are Fuze Meeting, GoToMeeting and WebEx. Of these three Fuze Meeting was the best fit for our company. Fuze Meeting makes it easy for users to get up to speed with the product and participate fully in meetings from the very first time they access it, without having to download any software. Fuze Meeting’s advanced integrated audio functionality gives users multiple ways to connect – toll, toll-free, Skype, and VoIP – as well as supporting international access in over 20 countries. The Fetch feature gives users a simple way to track down meeting invitees, meaning you may never again have to start a meeting late because a key participant is missing. Fuze Meeting up to date browser technology allows it to be compatible with IE, Firefox, Safari, Google Chrome and Opera. ...
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...Option 1: Web Conferencing Programs Research Memo MEMORADUM Date: August 19, 2013 To: John Doe, Manager From: , Research Department Subject: Web Conferencing Programs Research In this memo you will find the research on three different web conferencing programs; Fuze Box, Infinite Conferencing, and Cisco WebEx. These points summarize my findings. 1. Performance of the programs Fuze Box | * Screen the conference in HD * APP and Desktop screen sharing * Simple to collaborate at any time on any device * Works with iPhones to tablets, Macs to PCs, * Androids to iPhones and PCs to Macs * Cloud storage and VoIP Audio | Infinite Conferencing | * Share the entire desktop with Web meeting participants * Get instant feedback of the meetings * VoIP Audio and private and public chat * With one click transfer files to all participants * Video web conferencing for everyone * 24/7 phone support when needed | Cisco WebEx | * Share all applications and documents * VoIP Audio * Users are managed * Video in HD * Option for corporate licensing * 24/7 live support | During my research on the three web conferencing programs I found that they all would benefit our company in different ways. 2. The Cost of each program Fuze Box | * Free 14 day trial * From $17-$69 a mouth depending on the plan you choose * $17 plan allow 12 participants, 1 GB of Storage and unlimited VoIP audio * $69 plan allow 100 plus participants...
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...Dakotah McQuay Corporate Memos Eng/221 4/1/13 Christine Brazanskas Date: 4/1/13 To: Christine Brazanskas From: Dakotah McQuay Subject: Web Conferencing Software This memo is used to determine the best type of Web Conferencing software to be used. I did some research on various types of software, (InfiniteConferencing, Intercall, ClickMeeting) and have found that the best for our company is InfiniteConferencing. The pros on this software far outweigh the cons. The InfiniteConferencing software is a fair price of $35 a month, and with a company growing as quickly as we are, I believe that this is the best web conferencing program for us. This software allows up to 1000 participants, instant pulling, one click publishing with Microsoft Office, Full Desktop or Specific applications sharing, easy control passing, allows you to invite members on the fly, full Microsoft Outlook integration, and fully customizable session settings ("Http://www.onlinemeetingsource.com/web-Conferencing-Reviews/infinite-Conferencing-Review/", 2013). InterCall and ClickMeeting had many good credentials as well, but weren’t best suited for our company. InterCall could not be hosted on a Mac, which is used by many of our employees. The price per month was $42 dollars and didn’t allow as many participants. ClickMeeting only ran about $10, but was not as user friendly and required knowledge of the software. The functionality and security did not score as high as the other two types...
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...Course Design Guide College of Information Systems & Technology ENG/221 Version 5 Technical Writing Fundamentals Copyright © 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course covers the fundamentals and best practices of using written communication in business and in the information technologies. Topics include strategies, techniques, and nuances for producing e-mails, memos, reports, proposals, project specifications, and user manuals, as well as other technical documents. Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: • University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. • Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum. University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed modalities, read the policies governing your current class modality. Course Materials Dobrin, S. I., Keller, C. J., & Weisser, C. R. (2010). Technical communication in the twenty-first century (2nd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. Gerson, S. J., & Gerson, S. M. (2012). Technical communication: Process and product (7th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. All electronic...
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...| New York Freelance Technologies | Memo To: Management From: Crystal Wright CC: Crystal Wright Date: [ 3/28/2011 ] Re: Web Conferencing Programs After our last meeting on March 21, we have discussed using Web Conferencing Programs for weekly status meetings. I understand the department is undecided on what programs are available. I undertook the assignment to research the various programs available and find one that best suits our company’s needs. I researched four Web Conferencing Program companies and below listed my findings. The following points summarize my findings. 1. Performance During a one-week test period at http://digitalmeeting.co.uk/conferencing-services/audio-web-conferencing/,http://www.webex.com/products/web-conferencing.html, http://www.microsoft.com/online/office-live-meeting.aspx and http://www.gotomeeting.com/fec/online_collaboration, I found Digital Meeting and Go to Meeting to have the best features that fits our companies needs. 2. Specifications Both Digital Meeting and Go to Meeting are able to be used on mobile devices and personal computers, which will benefit staff anywhere. The table below lists the features of both Web-Conferencing Programs. Web-conferencing programs | Features | Digital Meeting (http://digitalmeeting.co.uk/conferencing-services/audio-web-conferencing/) | Audio Web: * No software download required * Unlimited number of participants * Manage your conference through computer, fixed line or mobilePre-Meeting Tools: *...
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...trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Use of these marks is not intended to imply endorsement, sponsorship, or affiliation. Edited in accordance with University of Phoenix® editorial standards and practices. Course Description This course covers the fundamentals and best practices of using written communication in business and in the information technologies. Topics include strategies, techniques for producing emails, memos, reports, proposals, project specifications, and user manuals, as well as other technical documents. Course Topics & Objectives Week One: The Technical Writing Process • Identify how writing methods are used in the corporate environment. • Discuss collaboration in the modern enterprise. • Identify collaborative technologies. Week Two: Technical Writing in the Corporate Environment • Identify intellectual property issues in the corporate environment. • Discuss the role that audience plays in technical writing. • Design a memo with appropriate formatting for the corporate environment. Week Three: Writing Reports and Proposals • Implement effective document design in technical...
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...Memo Date: April 11, 2011 To: Management To: Brittany Farrier RE: Web Conferencing Programs Research After conducting basic research on web conferencing, I have found quite a few programs that I believe would be well suited for our purpose. However, based on the rating on Infinite Conferencing, I have concluded that this be the program that we should use. My decision is based on the following: 1. Conferencing Features have an “Excellent” rating (TechMediaNetwork, 2011) 2. Audio and Teleconference features have an “Excellent” rating (TechMediaNetwork, 2011) 3. Video and Webcam features have an “Excellent” rating (TechMediaNetwork, 2011) 4. Security Features have an “Excellent” rating (TechMediaNetwork, 2011) 5. Help and support have an “Excellent” rating (TechMediaNetwork, 2011) 6. Ease of Use have an “Excellent” rating (TechMediaNetwork, 2011) This program has an overall “Excellent” rating which also drew my focus on this software compared to all of the other ones that I have researched. “Using Infinite Conferencing’s phone and web conferencing services, users can meet with two people or 5,000, so it’s flexible enough for team meetings or an investor relations event. Participants can present slides, share information, documents and ideas, enhancing discussion and making it quicker and easier to work together.” (Web Conferencing Comparison, 2011). It is also a very inexpensive program for our company if financial issues are...
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...| Flex Technologies | Memo To: (Manager) From: Cory Beehler CC: Date: [ 12/2/2011 ] Re: Web Conferencing Programs Research Hello (Manager's name), This is the information I have found on the research project for Web Conferencing Programs. I have cited three different programs for web conferencing; Infinite, Cisco Webex, and FUZE Meeting. I believe the best choice would be Infinite. Infinite is highly adaptable as it runs across the major operating systems; Windows 7, Vista, XP, and Mac. The competitors Cisco Webex and FUZE meeting are limited on choices for operating systems. FUZE Meeting does not support Windows 7 and Cisco Webex does not support Windows 7 and Mac. If we need to upgrade our workstations from Windows XP Infinite would be the best choice. Regarding the features each conferencing program has Infinite can hold one-thousand attendees at once, file transfer to/from audience, leader-synchronization, and video/webcam integration. Cisco Webex and FUZE Meeting do not have any of these features and can only hold between 25-45 max number of attendees at once. An important issue I would like to bring to your attention about these programs is security features. I know we have been talking about application sharing being a priority for the meetings. I was checking out the security features of these three programs and found that Cisco Webex and FUZE Meeting do not have any security features for specific application sharing. This could be a huge issue...
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...Memo To: Amy Brown From: David Carlson Date: 07/11/2011 Re: Research for a new, easy-to-use web conference program Message: On your request I have done some research into various web conferencing programs. Included is a table of the different programs I researched. In my research I came across several very good programs, but as I continued with my research one program stood out above the rest, Adobe Connect 8. When I did my research I was looking at usability, cost, features, and company reliability. Beck (2010) states, “Adobe Connect 8 is easier to use, offers better collaboration, richer audio and video experiences, improved access and extensibility, and increased security and support.” Connect is set up so that web conferencing is easier to setup and connect to. It has optimized screen control and enhanced audio and video controls. According to Info Tech (2011) "on a relative basis, Adobe maintained the highest Info-Tech Value Score of the vendor group." Value score: "Vendors that score high offer more bang for the buck(e.g. features, usability, stability, etc.)than the average vendor, while the inverse is true for those that score lower." (Info Tech, 2011) I recommend that we purchase Adobe Connect for our web conferencing needs. Not only it will it be easy to integrate into our system but it also has applications for eLearning and webinars, making it a great tool to help our people stay on top of the game. Source: Info Tech Research Group,...
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...Corporate Memo Student ENG/221 February 30, 2014 Instructor Corporate Memo Memorandum To: CIO Jeff Bridges CC: CIO Support Team From: Student Date: 6/30/2014 ------------------------------------------------- Re: Choices for Web Conferencing Software Choosing the Best Available Software There are many web conference choices available for almost any purpose. Our team would benefit greatly from most of them, but their value varies greatly by cost, usability, and resource usage. I have selected three different programs for your review. Software Selection Firstly, all of our onsite users are currently using the Microsoft Windows operating system. Some users located offsite use Macintosh OS X. This would have presented a problem in the past, but luckily almost every choice today allows for use in both cases. Software Number 1: Cisco WebEx This software is excellent. It allows for almost any application that could be desired in a business setting. The price is $19.99 a month for the annual plan, it allows for HD video conferencing, desktop sharing, mobile phone access, remote control, VOIP, and can be initiated by a single host computer. Software Number 2: Adobe Connect This software also allows for basically anything we could expand to use. It’s price is $45.00 a month per host. The service offers HD and SD video conferencing, desktop sharing, mobile phone access, remote control, VOIP, great document sharing support, and like all others listed here, a virtual shareable whiteboard...
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...Web Conferencing Programs Research Memo Web Conferencing Introduction: The technology today has larger scope with the use of dedicated internet access and private line services. It is through a dedicated bandwidth connection of internet that web conferencing can be made possible. The method of communication is easy getting in touch with people over the internet. It can as well reduce the travel cost and save your company's money for any engagement or business meetings out of town. In addition to the benefit of saving company's money is the privilege of every employee to participate in the meeting. The real time sharing of ideas as well and data transmission become easy to complete everyday tasks. With web conferencing as well it can easily counteract with the people who lack physical participation through the use of the tools provided in the services. Adobe Connect for Web Meetings: Adobe® Connect™ is an enterprise web conferencing solution for online meetings, eLearning, and webinars used by leading corporations and government agencies. And it's based on Adobe Flash® technology, so you can deliver rich interactions that participants can join easily. Adobe Connect allows your teams to work more efficiently, increasing productivity and helping reduce costs. * Ensure easy meeting access for all participants * Enable rich, highly collaborative interactions * Manage meetings and content more effectively * Meet your organization's security and compliance requirements ...
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...ENGLISH 221: Technical Writing Fundamentals PRINT OUT—PRINT OUT-- PRINT OUT—PRINT OUT-- PRINT OUT If you have any questions about the syllabus, please post them in the Main Classroom. Susan Colebank scolebank@email.phoenix.edu (University of Phoenix) susancolebank@gmail.com (back-up; do not CC this address when you e-mail me at my UOP address) COURSE NUMBER: ENG221 COURSE TITLE: Technical Writing Fundamentals COURSE START DATE: 1/17/12 COURSE END DATE: 2/20/2012 FACILITATOR AVAILABILITY I am in the Classroom five days of the week: Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. I am on in the morning and then again at night, with the afternoon set aside for telecommuting and taking care of my daughter. I provide you with these times to make it easier to communicate with me, and not to limit our contact. I want you to know that, should you need to contact me outside this timeframe, you should not hesitate to do so via my University of Phoenix e-mail. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND e-mailing me with your questions or concerns, since it is best to document our conversations with a paper trail. I have yet, in nine years of being a UOP instructor, found a student who has a question or concern that couldn’t best be discussed via e-mail. If you need to call me, then please e-mail me first to schedule a time and to leave your phone number. For emergencies, when you are not able to gain access to messages on the Online Learning System (OLS), please send a message to...
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...TermPaperWarehouse.com - Free Term Papers, Essays and Research Documents The Research Paper Factory JoinSearchBrowseSaved Papers Home Page » Business and Management Memo to Manager In: Business and Management Memo to Manager Memo Date: March 22, 2010 To: Andre Adams, Program Coordinator of the TerpZone * From: * Adedoyin Ogunbajo, Tournament Coordinator, the TerpZone Subject: Proposal to implement a sign-up fee for all video game tournaments. Purpose The purpose of this proposal is to request your approval to evaluate the current video game tournament sign-up process and ultimately institute an entrance fee for all tournaments starting next semester. Summary When the TerpZone started running the video game tournament series, I personally did not know what to expect, as I was in charge of coming up with a schedule of games, implementing the schedule into the TerpZone calendar, coming up with various ideas to market the various tounrmanents, and actually hosting and running the tournaments. But as the results have shown, the TerpZone video game tournament series has been a huge success, and the attendance numbers have steadily increased as more students become aware of the possibilities that our tournaments offer. However, as this number has continued to increase and I have continued to implement different new strategies and additions to the tournaments, there still lies the problem of what measure of compensation the students...
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...Course Syllabus SCBSIT0810 Technical Writing Fundamentals: ENG 221 Course Start Date: 03/08/2011 Course End Date: 04/05/2011 Campus/Learning Center: Schaumburg Please print a copy of this syllabus for handy reference. Whenever there is a question about what assignments are due, please remember this syllabus is considered the ruling document. Copyright Copyright ©2009 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. University of Phoenix© is a registered trademark of Apollo Group, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. Microsoft©, Windows©, and Windows NT© are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other company and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Use of these marks is not intended to imply endorsement, sponsorship, or affiliation. Edited in accordance with University of Phoenix© editorial standards and practices. Facilitator Information Susan Smillie smillies@email.phoenix.edu (University of Phoenix) srsmillie@yahoo.com (Personal) 630-833-5758 (CST) Facilitator Availability I will be available in...
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...Date: 9/1/2014 To: My Manager From: Alton Chinnery Subject: Corporate Memo Based on my research about communication via web, I came up with a great idea for our manager to communicate with us. I think Citrix Gotomeeting would be idle and the perfect software to communicate with one another at the job sights. It’s great for weekly conference calls. Gotomeeting would have a capacity of approximate 1 to 1000 people per conference. It’s fast and has a variety of options to conference with, for example you can be able to video chat with other people on your team, at the same time. This software will allow you to video chat, audio chat, and privately chat with any member you would like to. “High-quality integrated service with unlimited meetings, free mobile apps, IM, and simultaneous video and screen sharing” (M. Heller GoToMeeting Vs MyTruecloud) Program Capacity Supported OS Audio Support Video Support Chat Support Desktop Sharing Yuuguu 1-30 Windows Mac Linux No No Yes Yes PowWow365 1-500 Windows Mac Linux Yes No Yes Yes LiveOn 1-1000 Windows Yes Yes Yes No Citrix Gotomeeting 1-1000 Windows Mac Yes Yes Yes yes Drum web meeting 1-50 Windows Mac Linux Yes No No No ICU Live 1-36 Windows Yes Yes Yes Yes Based on my research there are a lot of great software programs for conference and video chat, but I believe that Gotomeeting would have much more than they carry. This video chat would provide great service which means the signal would not drop; Audio would...
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