Web conferencing program made it possible to communicate with different people in different parts of the world. You can share your ideas, information and other resources with the help of this program. Some use this for recreational purposes and others use this for business purposes. There are lots of web conferencing programs available in the market. You can choose any program according to your requirements. For recreational purposes free web conferencing programs are used. For business purpose, you can purchase a good one from any of the service providers. Before buying a program you must make sure that it contains the necessary features. Also, the cost of the web conferencing program must be within your budget.

For certain web conferencing program, you will have to install additional hardware in order to run the program. Nowadays, most of the programs do not require any extra hardware. Only software component will be present. The program selected should be compatible with your browser and operating system. With the advancement in technology, it is possible to add more new features into the existing models of web conferencing programs. Some of the features included in a web conference program include instant text messaging, audio conferencing, video conferencing, file sharing, slide shows and application sharing. In certain programs you can also find some extra features. You can also record your sessions. For video conferencing you require a web camera.

Some of the popular web conferencing programs are yahoo messenger, Google talk, MSN messenger, Adobe Acrobat Connect, Ready talk, Dimdim, Microsoft Live Meeting and Glance. Some programs are free. For others you will have to pay. Free programs are generally utilised for recreational purpose. Shareware programs are used by the business people. Some companies offer certain days of trial period. Companies can download such software to check their performance and can purchase it if you are satisfied with its performance. Certain companies offers trial packs which contain only the basic services and the extra features will be disabled.

Web conference programs are also used in many other fields. It is used for online teaching. Now, the person can attend classes by sitting in his home itself. The teacher will be sitting in front of a computer at a distant place and teaches the students with the help of a web conferencing program. Exams are also conducted using these software programs. Along with the program you will require some equipment like microphone, headset and pen to interact during online teaching. MSN messenger, Google talk and Yahoo messenger are some of the well known freeware that can be used for web conferencing. Individuals can use these programs to share their ideas and to make new friends.

GoTo Webinar

Platform:
XP, Vista, Win7, Win 2003, Windows 2000, Mac OS X 10.4 or newer

Max Conference Users:
1000 attendees

Price:
Free Trial, $49.00/month

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Megameeting

Platform:
XP, Vista, Win 2003, Windows 2000, Mac OS X 10.4 or newer,

Max Conference Users:
UNLIMITED attendees
(Maximum # of attendees is only limited by available bandwidth and account size (seats purchased))

Price:
Free Trial, $45.00/month (3 Seats)

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Yugma

Platform:
XP, Vista, Win 2003, Mac OS X 10.4 or newer, Linux

Max Conference Users:
20 attendees

Price:
$19.99/month

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