User-friendliness of the top 5 web conferencing systems
| Citrix GoToMeeting 4.0 | Netviewer Meet 6.0 | Cisco WebEx Meeting Center 8.5 | Microsoft Office Live Meeting 2007 | Digital Meeting | ||||||
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| First time implementation |
Bottom line: Quick and easy to install |
Bottom line: Quick and easy to install |
Optional: 3. Install add-on features for integration with Outlook and One-Click Meeting - function Bottom line: Easy to install |
Bottom line: Quick and easy installation but the user has to be patient when registering for the first time |
Bottom line: Easy installation because users are supported by customer support |
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| Ease of inviting participants to the meetings | Planning is simple and intuitive |
Planning is simple by using the session planner in Netviewer or the Outlook add-in |
After installing the add-on-feature for Outlook, planning is simple and intuitive. |
Average complexity when planning meetings as a result of the variety of meeting options, simple planning after setting the options by default and when using the Outlook add-in. |
Average complexity when planning meetings due to the variety of meeting options. |
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| Complexity of the solution (with regard to requirements for training) | Intuitive user interface |
Wide-ranging options that can be hidden and revealed using the profile manager |
Complex due to the wide-ranging options |
Complex due to the variety of functions but the training effort is minimized using clear menu guidance |
Intuitive user interface |
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| Review updated | June 2009 | February 2010 | October 2009 | June 2009 | June 2009 | |||||