Online Collaboration Tools

Robin Good: Saba has just announced the availability of its new breakthrough real-time web conferencing and collaboration platform SabaMeeting.

The new web-based service integrates high-quality HD videoconferencing, VoIP, text chat, presentations support and full support for mobile devices. 

After a brief initial test, I discovered that SabaMeeting has a cool, well designed interface, providign easy to operate commands and many useful functions to manage both the event and participants to be invited.

Key features include: 

- HD video conferencing for up to 20-25 people (in Beta free period)

- Supprot for 8 simultaneous video feeds

- Browser-based - no software to download/install

- Support for PC, Mac and Linux

- VoIP

- Content sharing 

- Multiple presenters

- Preview of slides to be shown

- Optimized for Mobile (native iPhone/iPad apps)

- IM Chat

- Video recordings (downloadable and viewable offline)

- Open APIs (application programming interfaces)

Check the interface layout here:  pics: http://i.imgur.com/TDHm2.jpg 

http://i.imgur.com/d2PgN.jpg 

(SabaMeeting is currently in beta, and anyone can sign-up for free account.)

FAQ: http://sabameeting.com/support 

More info and try-out: www.sabameeting.com

Robin Good: eMeet.me is a new web-based online meeting service offering free videoconferencing, VoIP, screen-sharing, whiteboarding and text chat for up to 5 people.

Key features include:

-> Text chat

-> VoIP

-> Video

-> Screen-sharing

-> Whiteboard

-> File-sharing

-> Recording

-> Statistics and reports

-> Private or open meetings

The Pro version which allows you accomodate up to 20 participants per meeting costs $9/month.

eMeet.me is accessible via any type of dekstop computer or tablet device.

Pricing detail: http://emeet.me/plans.html 

More info: http://eMeet.me