Michael Caton

Companies looking to use Instant Messaging to build persistent group-based communications will find good options in Instant Technologies Team Sessions 1.0 and Parlano Inc.s MindAlign 6.0. Instant Technologies Team Sessions, which will begin shipping later this month and is priced starting at $30,000 per server, runs on top of IBMs Lotus Instant Messaging and Web […]

Instant Technologies Team Sessions runs on top of IBM Lotus Instant Messaging, which runs on top of Lotus Domino. Therefore, user administration of the application is handled largely in the Domino sphere. Click here to read the full review of Team Sessions 1.0. 2 Instant Technologies Team Sessions runs on top of IBM Lotus Instant […]

eWEEK Labs tested the stand-alone version of MindAlign, which differs from both Team Sessions and the competing Jabber Inc. XCP in that its focus is on creating real-time group discussions rather than using underlying IM tools to create group discussions on top of an IM platform. Click here to read the full review of MindAlign […]

With a more configurable user interface and hooks that more easily customize the application, the new Jabber 3.0 client makes Jabber Inc.s Jabber platform more suitable for enterprise use. Click here to read the full review of Jabber. 2 With a more configurable user interface and hooks that more easily customize the application, the new […]

Firefox is a stand-alone browser, but the Mozilla Foundation is developing messaging and calendaring applications that can be used with Firefox. eWEEK Labs ongoing tests of the Thunderbird messaging client and Mozilla Calendar extension show that these applications are shaping up to provide healthy competition in their respective markets. Thunderbird and Mozilla Calendar are still […]

Pricing for hosted Web conferencing services still runs the gamut—from limited seats and minutes per room per month with per-minute overage charges to pay-by-the-minute services. In general, however, the pricing foci of new Web conferencing systems has been on flat, per-month usage pricing or pairing Web conferencing with other services, such as instant messaging or […]

Recent updates to services from Genesys Conferencing Inc., Interwise Inc., Netspoke Inc. and Raindance Communications Inc. provide companies with more-sophisticated Web-based conferencing and collaboration options. For this review, eWEEK Labs tested products that offer fully integrated audio conferencing in their Web conferencing application and have been updated recently. Our tests show that all four services—Genesys […]

For companies that want a single system for organizing Web conference content and delivering it efficiently, Netspoke Conferencing Hub is a great choice. These core features, combined with good reporting tools, netted Netspoke an Analysts Choice in this review. Click here to read the full review of Netspoke Conferencing Hub. 2 For companies that want […]

Interwise ECP Connect has all the bells and whistles that competing Web conferencing services offer, but the capabilities arent available for every Web conference. However, Interwises ability to integrate voice over Internet with telephony-based voice conferencing gives companies an easy way to cut conferencing costs. Click here to read the full review of Interwises ECP […]

Raindance differs from the other services we reviewed by providing a single application for both managing a meeting space and hosting Web conferences. In fact, Raindance behaves more like a desktop application for presenters and participants than a hosted service. Click here to read the full review of Raindance Meeting Edition. 2 Raindance differs from […]