Video conferencing software

SteveLord

Can you share what products you folks are using in the workplace for video conferences and your feedback on them?

We are currently using Skype, but I want to maximize quality as much as possible. Skype, although popular...still requires the other users to setup accounts. I'd like something I can just email a link or ID for.

Cost is not an issue, but looking at the basic offerings. We would need something that can manage less than 5 people. Nearly all of the time we have used Skype, it's been 1 on 1.

Simplicity and quality is most important. Especially since I can only control my bandwidth/equipment here, not whoever is at the other end. I'd rather go in knowing I did all I could for my side.

Looking at Adobe Connect, Infinite Conference, Citrix GotoMeeting or Cisco Webex. They seem to be the leaders.

Xcluziv

Have you tried looking at Microsoft Lync

Video Conferencing | Lync - Office.com

SteveLord

Not if it requires servers to be purchased or managed? I see there are "online plans" though.

N2IT

I've usually have had good experience with WebEx. Most of the environments I have been apart of have gone with that solution.

FloOz

WebEx here as well

PurpleIT

Xcluziv wrote: »

Have you tried looking at Microsoft Lync

Video Conferencing | Lync - Office.com

I know cost is not an issue, but Lync isn't cheap and you also build in administrative overhead; it can be a lot or a little depending on how much you do with it.

I hear a lot of good feedback from people that have used Easy Online Meetings With HD Video Conferencing | GoToMeeting; even more than WebEx. You can pay for many years of either of these services for less than Lync will cost just to install.

shodown

webex for small shops even business grade skype. If you have the $$$$$ hosted Telepresnce is pretty nice

SteveLord

PurpleIT wrote: »

I know cost is not an issue, but Lync isn't cheap and you also build in administrative overhead; it can be a lot or a little depending on how much you do with it.

Not an issue, but I also specified the amount of people we usually use. So obviously I don't want to build a datacenter for such a thing.

So...something cheap for the usage is better.

chmod

He said he is looking for a video conferencing software, i think webex works just fine for what you need.

PurpleIT

SteveLord wrote: »

Not an issue, but I also specified the amount of people we usually use. So obviously I don't want to build a datacenter for such a thing.

So...something cheap for the usage is better.

So, spending thousands of dollars; installing and maintaining a large server application; deploying multiple clients and extending your AD schema is considered overkill for 5 people when a light weight web app will do the job???