>- see footer for list info -< Charlie, I use Connect Pro and pay 32c/min/user but I'm waiting for my unlimited license to come through. It's only the admin web pages that are sloooooow. ConnectNow doesn't have a web based admin to setup a meeting which is great, it's so simple to use and I heard that ConnectNow is based on new code which will eventually make its way into Connect Pro. (Comoco?) I also heard that Adobe have East and West cost servers in the US (plus Europe) and one guy who complained about the slowness got moved from an East to a West server. I also heard CF9 will be open source. (I made up the last one)
Gary. On Fri, Jun 13, 2008 at 4:00 PM, charlie arehart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >- see footer for list info -< > Just a point of clarification: a couple of folks have mentioned the rather > pricey Connect Pro, but let's not forget that there's also the lower cost > Connect (http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobatconnect/). Granted, it's an > unfortunate choice of naming to not call the lower one something else, as I > think many may miss they are different, but there it is. > > It's just US$39/month. There are differences, of course, from its more > expensive cousin. For one thing, it lacks VOIP and only supports phone > conferencing. It's also limited to 1 room and a max of 15 participants. For > some users, these may not be an issue. Other differences are outlined at: > > http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobatconnect/compare/ > > Also, there is yet another new variation, Connect Now, which is free (still > in beta, but intended to remain free): > > http://www.adobe.com/acom/connectnow/ > > It's limited to only 3 participants, but does support both phone and VOIP. > > I'll add that I mention these in my list of tools. Still, I meant to draw > them out for this discussion but forgot. Hope it's helpful. > > PS Can't speak to whether the servers hosting Connect or ConnectNow are > different the ones Gary and others have had issues with using ConnectPro. I > have a ConnectPro account and never have the problems others report. I know > that's little consolation (and I'm in the US). But since Gary says US users > have complained as well, I'm just saying it's doesn't appear it's a > universal problem. (Or Gary, is it the lower-priced Connect---not > Pro--version that you're using? > > /charlie > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gary > Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 5:38 PM > To: Coldfusion Development > Subject: Re: [CF-Dev] OT: conferencing apps > > >- see footer for list info -< > Adobe-hosted Connect Pro costs about $1500/year (dollars) once you find a > reasonably priced reseller. I've looked at loads of conferencing systems > and > nothing comes close to Connect based on features, slickness, audio/visual, > client requirements (just Flash 8), and firewall friendlyness. It's so > professional looking, especially if multiple users have a webcam. The > backend administration is pretty good too. > > The only let down is, no surprise, Adobe's neglect of paying customers. The > administration site is very slow and sometimes you can wait 5 miutes to > submit a form to set up a new meeting, then another 5 each time you edit > it. > You'd think they could afford to throw in some more servers! US users have > complained as well as me (in the UK). They have US and UK servers for all > the good it does. > > Gary. > > > On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 4:26 PM, charlie arehart > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > >- see footer for list info -< > > Rich, besides the options mentioned so far, can I recommend you check out > > the category I have on my list of 700+ tools/resources: > > > > Remote Presentation/Assistance/Web Conferencing Tools > > http://carehart.org/resourcelists/tools_to_consider/#remote > > > <snip> > > > _______________________________________________ > > For details on ALL mailing lists and for joining or leaving lists, go to > http://list.cfdeveloper.co.uk/mailman/listinfo > > -- > CFDeveloper Sponsors:- > >- cfdeveloper Hosting provided by www.cfmxhosting.co.uk -< > >- Lists hosted by www.Gradwell.com <http://www.gradwell.com/> -< > >- CFdeveloper is run by Russ Michaels, feel free to volunteer your help -< > _______________________________________________ For details on ALL mailing lists and for joining or leaving lists, go to http://list.cfdeveloper.co.uk/mailman/listinfo -- CFDeveloper Sponsors:- >- cfdeveloper Hosting provided by www.cfmxhosting.co.uk -< >- Lists hosted by www.Gradwell.com -< >- CFdeveloper is run by Russ Michaels, feel free to volunteer your help -<
