jfearn_assignment3

1. VIDEO CONFERENCE
SOFTWARE
Jasmine Fearn

2. MICROSOFT SKYPE

3. MICROSOFT SKYPE
 Price: Free
 Features: Video, Voice, and Text-based communication
 VOIP calls to US and Canada $2.95 a month
 File Sharing
 Mobile Compatibility

4. MICROSOFT SKYPE
 Mac Requirements:
 OS: 10.6 or higher
 Processor: 1GHz
 RAM: 1Gb
 Quicktime
 PC System Requirements:
 Windows Vista or higher
 Processor: 1GHz
 RAM: 512Gb
 DirectX v.9 or higher

5. GOOGLE HANGOUTS

6. GOOGLE HANGOUTS
 Price: Free
 Features: Video, Voice, and Text-based communication
 File Sharing
 Mobile Compatibility

7. GOOGLE HANGOUTS
 System Requirements
 Google Account
 Browsers: Chrome, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari
 Bandwidth: Inbound with 10 people 4.0 mbps
 Android and iOS compatible

8. BROTHERS OMNIJOIN

9. BROTHER’S OMNIJOIN
 Price: $49 a month per host account
 Features: Video, Voice-based communication
 File Sharing
 VOIP calls
 Up to 50 attendees total; 20 video

10. BROTHER’S OMNIJOIN
 System Requirements:
 Windows 7, Mac OS 10.8 or higher
 RAM: 4Gb
 Browsers: Chrome, Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Safari

11. CISCO WEBEX

12. CISCO WEBEX
 Price: $69 a month per user
 Features: Video and Voice-based communication
 Up to 100 attendees
 File Sharing
 Mobile Compatible
 VOIP Calls

13. CISCO WEBEX
 System Requirements
 Windows Vista or Mac 10.6 or higher
 RAM: 2Gb or higher
 Processor: 2.0GHz or higher
 JavaScript enabled

14. COMPARISON
Skype Hangouts Omnijoin WebEx
Price Free Free $49 a month $69 a month
HD Quality
Video
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Attendees 25/10 Video 15 50/20 Video 100
File Sharing Yes Yes Yes Yes
Instant
Message
Yes Yes No No
VOIP
Conference
Calls
$2.95 a
month
No Included Included

15. RECOMMENDATION
Out of the 4 software addressed, my recommendation would
truly depend on the environment the tool would be used. All
4 products work well and are easy to use, but if cost is the
main concern then I would lean toward the free Google
Hangouts. It offers the most video attendees in comparison
to Skype. If price isn’t a concern, but the number of video
attendees is, I’d lean towards WebEx. It allows for more than
double for video conference as the rest and is only marginally
more expensive.