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Web Conferencing: Architecture

Microsoft Live Meeting System Requirements

Ensure your setup is able to run Live Meeting Conference Center. To use Live Meeting you need:

Component

Requirement

Windows-Based Meeting Console

Operating systems:

•	TabletPC
•	Windows 2000
•	Windows 2000 Advanced Server
•	Windows 2000 Professional Edition
•	Windows 2000 Server
•	Windows 2000 Service Pack 2
•	Windows 2000 Service Pack 3
•	Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
•	Windows Server 2003
•	Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1
•	Windows Small Business Server 2003
•	Windows XP
•	Windows XP Home Edition
•	Windows XP Home Edition N
•	Windows XP Media Center Edition
•	Windows XP Professional Edition
•	Windows XP Professional N
•	Windows XP Service Pack 1
•	Windows XP Service Pack 2
•	Windows XP Starter Edition
•	Windows XP Tablet PC Edition

Browsers:

•	Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 requires Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 or Netscape 7.2
•	Microsoft Windows XP SP1 or SP2 requires Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 or Netscape 7.2
•	Microsoft Windows Server 2003 requires Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1

Web-Based Meeting Console

PC Users:

Supported operating systems:

•	Windows Server 2003 or later
•	Windows XP SP1a or later
•	Any edition of Windows 2000 SP4 or later
•	Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP6a or Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP6a
•	Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition (SE)

Supported browser configurations:

•	Internet Explorer 6 or later with the Microsoft Java Virtual Machine (JVM) (5.0.0.3810) in pre-installed configurations
•	Internet Explorer 6 SP1 or later with the Sun JVM 1.4.2 or later
•	Netscape 7.2 or later with the Sun JVM 1.4.2 or later

Mac Users:

•	Mac OSX 10.3
•	Safari 1.2
•	Macintosh Runtime for Java (MRJ) 1.4.1 or higher

Solaris Users:

•	Solaris 9
•	Netscape 7 or Mozilla 1.4
•	Sun JVM 1.4.2

Bandwidth

56Kbps or faster connection

Display

Presenter: 1024 x 768 pixels or higher resolution monitor

Attendee: 800 x 600 pixels or higher resolution monitor (1024 x 768 or higher recommended)

Recording Playback

Microsoft Windows Media Player 9 or later; 128 Kbps or faster connection

Videoconferencing: Audio Quality
The human visual system will tolerate much interference. A video image that is grainy, has untrue colors, or that is jerky can still be comprehended. An audio signal, however, must be high quality in order for a human to be able to perceive the words. A speech signal can tolerate some peak clipping (loss of amplitude above a certain threshold), whi ... click for more on Videoconferencing: Audio Quality

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Videoconferencing: Security
Any application that gives other people the ability to obtain information from a system or write files to the system must be evaluated for security problems. Electronic communication software must be evaluated in terms of the privacy of the user. Desktop collaboration software involves both these elements.
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Videoconferencing: Requirements
A personal computer is typically identified as either a Macintosh (Apple) or a PC (Microsoft operating system). When investigating desktop collaboration software, it quickly becomes apparent that the PC, and in particular the Windows operating system, is the platform of choice among software developers. The Macintosh has excellent potential as a vi ... click for more on Videoconferencing: Requirements

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