We used go2meeting at a prior company and that worked really well. Not
sure about crossplatform support (we were a windows shop) but we had no
complaints.
On 5/27/09 4:07 PM, Ken Paulsen wrote:
>
> I've been in a few meetings lately that have attempted to use WebEx
> with limited success. It has been said that it does not work with FF
> 3 (although I have heard reports that it does in some cases), and it
> does not support recording on the Mac. Anyway... since WebEx is at
> the very best an expensive, flaky product... here are a couple
> alternatives that I've found:
>
> *Elluminate:* http://www.elluminate.com/
>
> Offers a free "v-room" for up to 3 people. There are a few Sun
> employees with accounts as well that have the ability to have more
> attendees. This software starts via Java Web Start and seems to be
> very efficient and full featured (more features than any other
> solution, I think -- video, audio, recording, whiteboard, slides,
> desktop sharing, etc.). It is the best solution I've seen and works
> well on all machine types I've seen (Ubuntu, Windows, Mac).
>
> *Web Huddle:* https://www.webhuddle.com/
>
> An Open Source solution where you can even host the server on your own
> network. It was recommended by the Java Posse as a free web
> conferencing alternative. It has most of the features (all the
> important ones) that other solutions have, including VOIP and
> recording. It worked well on Ubuntu and Mac for desktop sharing,
> although it seemed slower than Elluminate. It worked -- so it was
> much better than WebEx!
>
> Your millage may vary, but I thought I'd suggest some of these
> alternatives to help save money and give more people (like me!) access
> to see what's going on. :)
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ken
>
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