news // 2007.12.12 08:28:07 [hh]

Web-Conferencing und Collaboration: "Acrobat Connect" heisst jetzt "Brio"

Die nächste Version von "Adobe Acrobat Connect" hört auf den Namen "Brio" und wurde in Adobes Entwicklungsumgebung "Flex" erstellt. Die Public Beta erlaubt Meetings mit Filesharing, Chat und Whiteboards, sowie VoIP(Voice over IP)-Telefonie.

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What is Brio?
Brio is a personal web meeting service that enables you to instantly communicate and collaborate using your own online meeting room. To start a meeting, just go to your meeting room and invite others to join you at the same URL. As the host, you will need to download a small Brio add-in in order to share your screen. Meeting attendees will not need to download any software unless they will also be sharing their screen. There is no need to schedule meetings in advance.

Who should use Brio?
Anyone who wants to communicate and collaborate instantly with anyone—from colleagues to customers, one-on-one or in small groups of up to 3 people during the Brio beta.

What are always-on personal meeting rooms?
With Brio, you can set up a customized URL that stays the same, so it's easy to remember for you and your contacts.

How many people can attend my meeting?
During the Brio beta, three participants can attend your meeting including you as the host.

Does a meeting attendee need to sign up for an account?
No, meeting attendees can attend your meeting as a guest and do not need to sign up for their own account.

Does a meeting attendee need to download any software to attend my meeting?
No, meeting attendees do not need to download any software to attend your meeting if they have the latest version of Adobe Flash player installed. Brio beta requires Adobe Flash Player 9 which is already installed on the majority of browsers worldwide. However, if attendees would like to share their screen, they will be prompted to install the Brio beta add in.

How is Brio different from Adobe Acrobat Connect?
Brio is the next generation of Adobe Acrobat Connect. Additional features in Brio that are not in Adobe Acrobat Connect include:

• Richer expression in the Chat Pod with sizes, colors, and emoticons.
• Text layout controls in the Note Pod including bullets, size, and color.
• Save as .doc file option for meeting Chat and Notes.
• Upload files to distribute to your meeting participants.
• Voice over IP option as an alternative to teleconferencing.
• Right click menus.
• Access to key meeting features while screen sharing with new palette.
• Whiteboard Pod with option to save your work as a .png file.
• Annotate over screen sharing using whiteboarding tools with option to save as your work as a .png file.
• Personalized display images in the meeting attendee list.
• Additional options (accept all and automatic room entry) for accepting attendees to a meeting.
• New Role names (host, participant and audience) for attendees and more capabilities for participants making it easy to collaborate during meetings. Participants can now share their screen, enter notes, whiteboard automatically without being promoted to a presenter.

What is the difference between Brio and Acrobat Connect Professional?
Brio, the next generation of Acrobat Connect, enables professionals to conduct collaborative online meetings with up to three participants. Acrobat Connect Professional enables interactive web conferencing for small or large organizations, as well as web seminars, sales presentations, and online training for up to 1,500 participants. Acrobat Connect Professional is available for purchase via a flexible licensing model.

Does Brio include free audio conferencing?
Yes, every account includes free audio conferencing (reservation-less) for up to 3 meeting participants. Just click on the phone icon upper right corner of your meeting room and select Adobe Conference Number. You will see a text box with the call-in numbers as well as the meeting ID number. There is no charge for the service, however, long distance phone charges may apply.

What languages is Brio beta available in?
This preview of Brio is currently only available in English.

Can I get any technical support?
Technical support is not provided, other than the user-to-user community forums, which members of the Brio team will be participating in actively.

What are the system requirements?
The system requirements for the Brio beta are listed below.

• Windows:
  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional or Home Edition with Service Pack 2 or Windows Vista
  • Internet Explorer 6.0, 7.0 or Mozilla Firefox 2.0
  • Adobe Flash Player 9
  • Cable modem, DSL or better internet connection
• Macintosh:
  • Mac OS X v10.4
  • Safari 2.0 or Mozilla Firefox 2.0
  • Adobe Flash Player 9
  • Cable modem, DSL or better internet connection Linux (No support for screen-sharing)
  • Mozilla Firefox 2.0 or SeaMonkey 1.1.3
  • Adobe Flash Player 9
  • Cable modem, DSL or better internet connection

What are the known issues?

• Meeting Preferences: Audience members are not able to change the font color in Chat Preferences. (Hosts and Participants can change the font color.)
• Whiteboard: Text/Font tool always defaults to "Arial" font.
• Saved Chat History (Chat pod > Save as...): Numbers are not displayed for messages beginning with a number (e.g. "101 Dalmatians" will display as "Dalmatians").
• Upper ASCII characters are not displaying correctly for user names.
• Mac only: Uploaded images (Meeting > Preferences > Display Image) do not display in the attendee list for meetings launched in Mac browsers; workaround is to install the add-in for screen sharing.

Weitere Informationen: labs.adobe.com/ technologies/ brio

 

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