Imrpovements in Microsoft Live Meeting 8.2

Microsoft just released a new version of Microsoft Live Meeting for web conferencing with more enhancement and resolved issues. First issue which they catered was Meeting client issue. Meeting participants could not see the handouts pane and therefore, could not download handouts. With Microsoft Live Meeting 2007 new version 8.2, the View Handouts pane displays correctly.

Another issue was with recording. When recording a Microsoft Live Meeting that includes an uploaded PowerPoint presentation that has certain slide transition, the recording audio plays but the video freezes during playback. This is fixed in new version.

Also, an unspecified issue was identified which caused some recordings to become corrupted. With Microsoft Live Meeting 2007 Release 8.2, this issue is also fixed.

Microsoft Live Meeting Suit

Microsoft Live Meeting is a very a famous solution for web conferencing which comes under the package of Microsoft Office Live. I have just finished giving an initial round of testing and exploration to the revamped Place ware platform now dressed in an elegant and even more feature-rich Microsoft Live Meeting suit.

The interface is overall simple, well organized and unobtrusive. It appears as a great effort was placed into simplifying and unifying the overall interface and conferencing metaphor in order to somehow dispel the need for the end user to understand features and controls while instead providing an interface more oriented at serving some of our more familiar concepts such slides and showing. Actually, Microsoft Live Meeting sports an extra facility specifically devoted to taking screenshots and labeled "Insert Snapshot Slide" which makes it different.

Microsoft Live Meeting

Microsoft Live Meeting is a commercial subscription-based web conferencing service operated by Microsoft as a part of their Office Live package. Microsoft Live Meeting includes software that is installed on client PCs, and uses a central server for all clients to connect to. Currently, those servers are under the control of Microsoft, however, Microsoft also produces Office Communications Server which is an enterprise conferencing server product.

Microsoft Live Meeting is a separate piece of software which is installed on a user's PC (Windows Based Meeting Console). The software is available for free download from the Microsoft website. There is also a Java based console which has antecedent release functionality. This also operates in Mac and Solaris environments. Microsoft recently announced a Microsoft Office Live Meeting 2007, which Microsoft deems a "complete event management solution".

Web Conferencing in Microsoft Live Meeting

Microsoft Live Meeting is a real-time interaction web conferencing solution that lets you connect multiple people in multiple locations with just an internet connection and a web browser. Microsoft live meeting gives a totally new image to the term web conferencing. Live Meeting can accommodate u to 1,250 participants, making it versatile web conferencing tool for business.

Microsoft Live Meeting service is a fully hosted solution that includes a choice of either low pay-per-use or flat monthly subscription pricing. Communique provide online training and live 24x7 technical support before and during your meetings using Microsoft Live Meeting at no extra charge. This means you get professional level web conferencing by Microsoft, using Microsoft Live Meeting, with a reasonable price and you also get to fulfill you requirements.

Microsoft Live Meeting Features

Microsoft Live Meeting with hosted web conferencing connects your colleagues your customers through real-time meetings, training sessions, and web conference calls that you always desired for your business in a professional manner.

Microsoft Live Meeting is a Microsoft hosted web conferencing solution with a meeting capacity of 15 participants with features that will fulfill all your requirements. It will increase your Business Productivity using Online Standard Suite from Microsoft—including Exchange Online, SharePoint Online and Office Live Meeting.

Some of the most famous features of Microsoft Live Meeting include: Web client support for remote attendee flexibility, Interactive application/desktop sharing and whiteboard tools, Active speaker video switching, multi-party video, and multi-party VoIP audio Rich-media presentations, native video conferencing, high-fidelity recording, and Web-cam capabilities, Training and event management with event and class registration and virtual breakout rooms.

Integration of Microsoft Live Meeting

If you are already using Microsoft Office, Microsoft Live Meeting can offer you great integration features that will allow you ease of work with a familiar package during conferencing. This will allow you to use existing systems with Microsoft Live Meeting to collaborate in a convenient online meeting.

As part of the Microsoft Office System, Microsoft Live Meeting enables you to initiate ad-hoc meetings from Microsoft Office programs such as Microsoft Office Outlook, Microsoft Office Word, Microsoft Office Excel, Microsoft Office PowerPoint, Microsoft Office Project, and Microsoft Office Visio, Microsoft Windows Messenger and MSN Messenger. BT, InterCall, and MCI audio customers can control audio conference calls directly from Microsoft Live Meeting, providing the ability to dial out directly to participants, mute/unmute participant phone lines, eject participants, and lock the meeting.

Why Microsoft Live Meeting

Microsoft Live Meeting gives you the power to work together with colleagues, customers, and suppliers, no matter where you are. For online meetings, training, and events, Live Meeting is the effective meeting solution that enables you to collaborate with either individuals or large groups—without leaving your desk. With meeting attendees participating from their PCs, you can kick off a project, brainstorm ideas, edit files, collaborate on whiteboards, and negotiate deals at a fraction of the cost and hassle of travel. You get all this more for your business by using Microsoft Live Meeting.

Microsoft Live Meeting provides unique interactive tools, integrates with your existing systems and productivity applications, and incorporates a familiar and easy-to-use interface that improves remote collaboration and enables effective meetings for companies of all sizes.