This document discusses audio conferencing technologies and solutions. It describes various audio conferencing options like audio telephony bridges, web telephony bridges, and video support. It also outlines BT audio conferencing Express, MeetMe, and Premium options, as well as Skype. The document discusses how web technologies can enhance audio collaboration through features like booking and managing audio meetings, video, recording, demonstrations, presentation tools, text questions, polling questions, document sharing, and application sharing. It concludes that audio meetings are cost-effective for collaboration but are limited to voice, though web technologies add supportive collaboration tools.

1. Audio Conferencing Technologies
David Wortley
Director of Serious Games Institute
Audio Conferencing Attributes
Synchronous
Verbal communication
only
Multi party
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2. Audio Conferencing Solutions
Audio telephony
bridges / spaces
Web telephony
bridges / spaces
Video support
Collaboration tools
BT Audio Conferencing
Express MeetMe
Plus Global
Access
Premium
Global
Access
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3. BT Express (Pre-Booked)
BT MeetMe (On Demand)
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4. BT Premium (Pre-Booked)
Skype
VOIP
“Free”
Video option
File Transfer
Document
Sharing
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5. How the Web Enhances Audio
Collaboration
Audio meeting booking and management
Video
Meeting Recording
Follow me web page demonstrations
Presentation tools
Text questions
Polling questions
Document sharing
Application sharing
Audio Collaboration & Networking
Audio meetings are a cost effective way to
bring people together to collaborate and
make decisions – they are limited by the use
of the medium of voice as the primary
communications tool but web technology
brings many tools to support collaboration.
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6. Any Questions ?
Audio Conferencing Technologies
David Wortley
Director of Serious Games Institute
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