In In a major announcement Adobe Systems today unveiled Adobe Connect 8, a significant update to the companys Web conferencing solution for powering effective and engaging Web meetings, online training and webinars. Based on Adobe Flash Player software, the latest version provides enterprises and governments worldwide with broad capabilities for delivering rich experiences across multiple devices, while maintaining easy, reliable meeting entry.
Were seeing the adoption of Web conferencing as a core collaboration technology for everyday use accelerate rapidly, said Andy Nilssen, senior analyst, Wainhouse Research. In addition, were also seeing enterprises increase expectations for their Web conferencing solution. These organisations want to go well beyond everyday meetings and seminars to enable myriad and divergent use cases, easily extend solution capabilities with key new functionality, integrate with existing infrastructure such as video conferencing room systems, and support meeting access via a wide choice of mobile devices. All while providing meeting participants with a great user experience.
Key new features of Adobe Connect 8 include a simplified interface for greater usability, expanded and more flexible collaboration capabilities for sharing ideas more freely, and enhanced audio and video integration for richer multimedia experiences. In addition, Adobe Connect 8 offers a software development kit (SDK) for greater extensibility, a new, optional desktop client based on the Adobe AIR run time for easier meeting management, and support for a range of mobile devices to extend reach and enhance productivity.
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