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One of the most frequently asked question we hear is: Why should we purchase products from you if we can use NetMeeting™ for free?

Honestly, if you really think NetMeeting is an alternative to our products, our only chance is to try educate you what on-line collaboration is and what NetMeeting is not.

Below we compare our products with NetMeeting and with another product that entirely depends on Microsoft software: First Virtual Communication's "Click-to-Meet" extension to Microsoft Exchange Server.

The left-side column of the following table lists features that an advanced enterprise level collaboration system should have. Please, take a careful look.

Collaboration Process Support:
Feature
CollabWorx Platform
Microsoft NetMeeting
FVC Click to Meet
Multipoint Audio
Multipoint Video
Browser/Web integration
Co-browsing of Web content
Awareness tools/integrated secure IM
Uses Web as a shared data resource
Coherent data and A/V conferencing model
Flexible, advanced session management
Integrated real-time and asynchronous collaboration
Security and Usability:
Feature
CollabWorx Platform
Microsoft NetMeeting
FVC Click to Meet
End-to-end security
Data security
A/V streams security
Authentication/Authorization
Automatic information access on the "need to know" basis
High performance
Scalability
Extensibility
Customizability
Enterprise/IT Architecture:
Feature
CollabWorx Platform
Microsoft NetMeeting
FVC Click to Meet
Integrated managed secure data repositories
Enterprise back-office service architecture
Integrability with existing IT infrastructure
Limited
Centralized management
Support for traversing firewalls
Adaptable data transport topology
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Customizable domain-specific solutions
Requires expensive T.120 gateway support
Out-of-band customer support channels
Application support:
Feature
CollabWorx Platform
Microsoft NetMeeting
FVC Click to Meet
Shared web browser
Shared whiteboard
Chat
Audio/video
2 users
Meeting scheduling
MS application sharing
Collaborative screen sharing
Synchronized A/V playback
Collaborative 3D and multi-resolution imagery
Integrated presentation recording
Bottom line:
CollabWorx Platform
Microsoft NetMeeting
FVC Click to Meet
Pricing
From $3,300
Free
$40,000+
Caveat:
Microsoft NetMeeting is a rudimentary communication tool, not a collaboration platform. Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes .....

NetMeeting is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.

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