Talking Communities web-conferencing and webinar software
simply has too many features to list on one webpage, but
below you will find a comparison chart of the major
web-conferencing systems with prices.
|
|
Talking Communities |
WebEX |
MS Live Meeting |
Adobe Connect |
| VOIP Conferencing |
YES |
Yes,
additional costs |
No |
Yes |
|
Recording |
YES |
Yes, requires additional download for
viewers |
Yes, WMV |
Yes in "Pro" |
| Display Desktop |
YES in "Pro" |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Video |
YES |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Multiple Room Option |
YES |
No |
No |
No |
|
Unlimited Hosts (Moderators) |
YES |
Yes up to 9 for $60 each |
No |
No |
| Accessible to Disabled |
YES |
No |
No |
No |
| Cost
for 100 Seats/month |
$200-$300 |
$280 |
$1,542 |
$7,500 |
Why Choose Talking
Communities?
”If you look closely, you see a trend in
Talking Communities. That trend is "inclusion". Our
organization has a clearly defined mission, to bring
technology to those who have thus far been excluded from it.
They may have been excluded because of economic status, or
because of a disability, or simply because they live in a
rural area which has no broadband. Whatever the reason, we
are consistently focused on making sure that no one is
excluded from participating in the technology revolution.
When choosing tools for web conferencing, it is important to
keep this in mind. Most companies focus on their largest
market and develop what that market needs at the exclusion
of the rest. When they do implement some aspect like
accessibility, it is usually just an after-thought. We, on
the other hand, consider this a cornerstone of our company.
And if you are going to use web conferencing, you MUST think
about those who may be excluded because of the tools you
choose to use. If someone who lives in rural South Dakota
cannot join your class because they use NetZero, you have to
consider what that represents. Likewise, if you work Latin
American companies, and the software is totally English, you
must be prepared to deal with those issues.
There are a ton of tools to choose from for web
conferencing. Technology is good and opens doors for
opportunities that would otherwise not exist, but technology
is really only as good as the philosophy behind it. Choosing
the right tool does not mean choosing the one that has the
most features or the coolest feel to it. It means choosing a
tool with a mission driving the development of that tool
that best matches your specific requirements. And it is
precisely that which differentiates Talking Communities from
any other web conferencing service.”
-Steven Hoffmann, President
Additional Features
include:
(see
http://talkingcommunities.com/documentation for more
details)
-
Displaying PowerPoint, Word, Excel, PDF,
Text, or images
-
Website Browsing Synchronization
-
Ability to replay a recording to a live
audience
(UNIQUE to Talking Communities!)
-
Whiteboard
-
Polling
-
Passing Microphone
-
Setting Status
-
Sending Nudge
-
Branding with Logo
-
Branding with Name
-
Complete branding including the About
box
-
Chat logging
-
Banning
-
Disconnecting
-
Full-duplex speaking
-
Voice activation in full-duplex
-
Built-in Text-to-Speech
-
Sharing files
-
Invite with Outlook Integration
-
Muting Audio and Text chat of
participants
-
Private instant messaging
-
Lock room
-
Full screen
-
Small mode (remove browser screen)
-
Moderated text chat
-
Proxy enabled
-
Multiple accessibility options for blind
and low-vision user
