Adobe Connect
Adobe Connect is a software solution which can be useful for people who need to arrange regular online meetings with external users. It can be requested by contacting the IT Service however it is a self-operational service and NUIT can only provide general troubleshooting support advice to users.
The following presentation from the Adobe Connect user Community gives a good overview:
The main advantages of Adobe Connect are:
- Minimum requirements for external users to join meetings (normally no software installation required)
users can join meetings by clicking on a link - Ability to share documents, webcams, chat and polls
- Break out rooms
- Limit of 100 attendees per meeting
- Hosts can create and schedule their own meetings
- Connect meetings can run on mobile devices (ipad, iphone, android)
- External users can join meetings even if they do not have a webcam/microphone