Web conferencing solution Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro - 2 views
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Elaine McDonald on 22 Mar 10Slogan: Travel is a luxury, communication is not. Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro is a web conferencing solution. The full capabilities of Adobe's Acrobat Connect Pro software allows hosting of instant, collaborative meetings with hundreds of participants using only a web browser and Adobe Flash Player. (Adobe, 2009) Some of the features are: * Secure sharing of desktops, documents and presentations. * Control over access to online meetings. * Instant communicate and collaborate. * Online meeting rooms. * Video and audio * Screen-sharing * Text and chat (Adobe, 2009) Clemson University (USA) chose Adobe's Acrobat Connect Pro to accommodate the needs of graduate students who couldn't always attend their classes in person. The university decided on Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro, partly because it was easy to scale as and needs and resources allowed or dictated. (Dawson, 2009) Adobe's Acrobat Connect Pro conferencing solution encompasses a comprehensive set of tools that have satisfied a variety of needs for both on and off campus students and tutors. IT support staff, teachers and students frequently use the system for troubleshooting and learning support. The use of video conferencing has significantly reduced travel expenses for the faculty. (Dawson, 2009) Designed to protect meeting spaces from security threats, one of Connect Pro's greatest assets is the end-to-end encryption provided by password strength optimisers that require user authentication both for presenters and attendees alike. Hosts and presenters can control all levels of attendee access, from media files to voice privileges. In addition, Adobe Connect Pro provides features to enable the keeping of full logs of meetings and the functionality to audit logs for potentially malicious use or data corruption. (TopTenReviews, 2010) References below - in comment
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anonymous on 30 Mar 10Not all businesses are looking for an all-in-one product that cost more than a 2 day old kidney on the black-market. Adobe is certainly a worldwide name, giving it the upper hand in the multimedia and creativity software market (Toptenreviews.com, n.d). Communication in a business is an important aspect; and video conferencing is not bound by physical boarders, meaning several people from around the world can participate as if they are sitting within the same room. With Adobe Flash installed on 98% of internet-connected computers, Adobe has taken advantage of this and has built a collaboration tool that integrates straight into the web browser (Toptenreviews.com, n.d); something that Radvision's SCOPIA Desktop does not do. With all online video conferences, great dependency weighs heavily on the internet connection; Acrobat Connect Pro is bandwidth friendly and is not a hog (Toptenreviews.com, n.d). However, this product would work effortlessly for a web conferencing environment. In 2009, the U.S Marine Corps selected Adobe's product Acrobat Connect Pro to communicate enabling Marines to communicate more effortlessly and securely across locations worldwide (Adobe, 2009). "Some of the world's most secure organizations in financial services, life sciences, and government - including the U.S. Department of Defense - have turned to Acrobat Connect Pro as a real-time collaboration solution. It not only meets the government's highest security standards, but also enables increased efficiency and communication across networks." (Adobe, 2009) - Rob Tarkoff (senior vice president, Adobe's Business Productivity Business Unit) References Adobe (2010). Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro Retrieved March 30, 2010, from http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobatconnectpro/ Adobe (2009). U.S. Marine Corps Selects Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro for Mission-Critical Communications Retrieved March 30, 2010, from http://www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/pressroom/pressreleases/20
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Elaine McDonald on 11 Apr 10References - Adobe - Acrobat Connect Pro free trial. (2009). Adobe. Retrieved March 22, 2010, from http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobatconnectpro/trial/ Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro 2010 - TopTenREVIEWS. (2010). Web Conferencing Review 2010 - TopTenREVIEWS. Retrieved March 22, 2010, from http://web-conferencing-services.toptenreviews.com/adobe-connect-pro-review.html Dawson, C. (2009). Education IT mobile edition. Education IT mobile edition. Retrieved March 22, 2010, from http://education.zdnet.com/?p=2730
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Tracy Maurer on 14 Apr 10Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro If your students/employees have a web browser and Adobe Flash Player then Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro is an e-learning tool that may have value in their education, training and conferencing needs [1]. Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro has three main streams of use and several key features: 1. Web Conferencing a. Delivery through any web browser that doesn't require extra software downloads. b. Worldwide connection of distributed teams c. Synchronous viewing by all participants. d. Custom URL for consistency. e. Works with multiple audio platforms f. Facility to record meetings g. Customisable interface 2. eLearning a. Content creation can be customised to suit the situation - virtual or self-paced courses. b. Synchronous viewing by all participants c. Customisable templates that can be adapted for reuse. d. Tracking of students progress e. Surveying and polling of students f. Facility to incorporate third-party systems within the existing e-learning tool 3. Web Seminars a. Branding of interface b. Extends your arm of contacts and participants c. Cut costs while increasing your point of contact. d. Manage registrations e. Qualify attendees and send out email notifications. Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro is built on the foundation of Flash technology, which is compatible with up to 98% of Internet connected computers. Add to this its ability to function on an extremely low bandwidth, and its user authentication strengths, this makes it an effective, safe and highly accessible application [2]. While Oliver Rist, of Pcmag.com, rates the overall application highly, he does warn that its depth of features can lead to a need for a large learning curve when starting out [3]. Rist also lists the applications main strengths as being within the meeting, or conferencing, component because of its slick and clever interface, which can be customised all while working within the web browser.
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Tracy Maurer on 14 Apr 10[1] Adobe (2010) Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro. Retrieved on 14th April 2010 from http://www.adobe.com/ap/products/acrobatconnectpro/elearning/ [2] TopTen Revies (2010) Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro. Retrieved on 14th April 2010 from http://web-conferencing-services.toptenreviews.com/adobe-connect-pro-review.html [3] Rist, Oliver (2008) Adobe Acrobat Connect Professional. Retrieved on 14th April 2010 from http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2279709,00.asp