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Breeze is Macromedia’s product for those who like Microsoft Office-Live Meetings and Web-Ex Meeting Centre. For Online Collaboration this software can be considered a complete solution. It has three components-Breeze Presentation, Breeze Training and Breeze Live.

Basically Breeze Presentation lets you create self- running Flash Presentations with embedded audio/video and surveys and quizzes.

The Breeze Training module is an E-Learning environment with online courses and content material. This lets you group presentations and quizzes, record results, manage reminders and keep track of failure and passing percentage.

Whereas Breeze Live module is essentially Netmeeting converted to Flash and spiced up with white boards, presentations, and file/application sharing with live video and audio throw in.

 
Price: Rs. 7,50,000 (varies with customization)

System Requirements: Windows 98se/Me/XP/NT 4.0/2000
                     Internet explorer4/5/5.5/6.0/ or Mozilla 1.2,
                     Macromedia Flash Player 6.0.65 or higher,
                     Web camera, Microphone (optional).

Website: www.macromedia.com/breeze 

Google will soon update its profile by adding video conferencing to its kitty. This will be done with the help of the software from the Swedish firm Marratech.

Unlike other times, where it overshadows the company completely by overtaking it, this time Google seems to be ‘liberal’ as it is eyeing only the software and not the entire group.

As a company, we thrive on casual interactions and spontaneous collaboration,” wrote Douglas Merrill, VP Engineering on the Google blog. “So we’re excited about acquiring Marratech’s video conferencing software, which will enable from-the-desktop participation for Googlers in videoconference meetings wherever there’s an Internet connection.” The software is desktop-based rather than being a hosted service.

This inking of the pact delivers vibes that it will bring Google into close competition with the likes of Cisco’s WebEx, Adobe Connect and Microsoft Livemeeting.  

IDM NET