Web Conferencing Comparison Chart
Why it pays to switch.
| Feature | Benefit | iBoomerang | WebEx | Microsoft Live Meeting |
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| Presenter operating systems supported | Use either a PC or Mac for presenting | Windows, Mac | Windows, Mac, Linux | Windows | Windows, Mac, iPhone, iPad, Android |
| Guest operating systems supported | Do not ask your guests to change their setup | Windows, Mac, Linux; Use Sureview for viewing on iPad, iPhone, Android | Windows, Mac, Linux | Windows | Windows, Mac, iPhone, iPad, Android |
| No software downloads required for guests | Instant web presentations to guest who can use their favorite operating system and browser |  |
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| Desktop showing and sharing | Show or share your desktop to many people over the Internet | |
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| Region showing and sharing | Retain privacy of your screen and share only the regions you want | |
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| Slow participants do not impact experience of others | Consistent performance allows you to focus on the presentation | |
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| Set up meetings in advance | Organize future meetings and send an email invitation in advance of the meeting | |
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| Basic voice teleconferencing (dial-in support) | Combined solution for voice and presentations simplifies meetings and saves money | FREE |
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| Integrated audio via computer | Voice and presentation controls in one interface means effortless online meetings | |
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| Meeting recording | The ability to record and play back your recorded meetings | |
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-Windows, OSX 10.6 or newer |
| Adjustable color quality 8, 16-bit & true-color | Use lower quality for better performance when bandwidth is limited and higher quality when it needs to be picture perfect | 8, 16, & 24-bit | 16-bit only | 16-bit only | 24-bit only |
| Add a Join Form to your own website | Send your guests to your own website to join a meeting where you use your own branding | |
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Corporate Edition only |
| Private branding and integration available (OEMs and ASPs) | OEM vendors, ASPs and corporations can quickly add GatherPlace functionality to their own applications or websites | |
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- Corporate only |
| Participant List | Know who is looking at your presentation and disconnect when needed | |
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| Text Chat | Interact with your audience | |
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| Usage Reports | Monitor account activity | |
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-Corporate Edition |
| Pass presenter capabilities to others | Subject matter experts can co-present or customers can show you one of their applications | |
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| Grant guests remote control of shared applications | Allow remote control to shared applications only for privacy and security | |
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-single window (Windows only) |
| Lock conference | No one else will be able to interrupt your private meeting | |
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