In the early days of web conferencing you actually had to install software on the PCs that you were going to connect so that they would be compatible with each other and be able to share screens. Then, along came services that required you to do the same thing, but only handled it a little more elegantly by doing a quick download onto your machine. The web conferencing industry leader, who shall remain nameless, still does it this way. Most of the other providers, Zip Conferencing included, have designed their web conferencing software using an open platform mentality using software that exists on most PCs already, Java. By using this philosophy the users do not need to download any software, unless they are missing Java, in order to join a web conference. And the system requirements for someone to participate in a web conference for Zip Conferencing’s service is pretty basic. The system requirements are as follow:
- Hardware: Pentium III+, 256 MB RAM, DSL or cable modem
- Operating System:
Presenters: Microsoft Windows 2000®, Windows XP®, Windows Server 2003®, Windows Vista ® , or Windows 7 ®
Attendees: Microsoft Windows 2000®, Windows XP®, Windows Server 2003®, Windows Vista®, Windows 7 ®, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 - Browser:Internet Explorer 6.0 or 7.0, Firefox 3.01 or later
- Java: Sun Java 1.4.2_06, 1.5.0_06, 1.5.0_10, 1.6.0_01 or later
- Download FREE http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash
- JavaScript and Cookies: Must be enabled.
- Flash: Version 9.0 or higher.
- PresenterAppSharing test:To use the Appshare annotation feature, Presenters must be using Microsoft Windows 2000®, Windows XP®, Windows Vista® or Windows Server 2003®, with a color depth of 16-bit or higher.
To playback a conference recording:
To view and listen to an audio recording or a Web recording you must have the following:
- Operating System: Windows 2000®, Windows XP®, Windows Server 2003, or Windows Vista®
- Browser:Internet Explorer 6.0 or 7.0, Firefox 3.01 or higher
- Web Conferencing Player Download FREE http://zipdemo.conferencinghub.com/utilities/playbacktest.aspx
- Windows Media Player or Real Player
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