Gartner about WebConferencing and Collaboration
There will be a shift in the way online meetings are conducted in future, with things like virtual meeting that use human-controlled Avatars emerging. As economic pressures are leading companies to move some of their larger conferences and events to virtual events, we are seeing a growing interest in large conferencing event providers like InXpo, ON24, Accordent and Unisfair. The offerings from these vendors overlap with those from traditional Web conferencing vendors that are now offering support for larger events.
Strategic Planning Assumption(s)
By 2011, Web conferencing will be available to 75% of corporate users as a standard facility, alongside e-mail, presence, calendaring, IM and other collaborative facilities.
By 2011, 40% of all Web conferences will be operated using on-premises deployments.
By 2011, 60% of companies using Web conferencing will acquire this capability as part of a larger suite of applications.
Strategic Planning Assumption(s)
By 2011, Web conferencing will be available to 75% of corporate users as a standard facility, alongside e-mail, presence, calendaring, IM and other collaborative facilities.
By 2011, 40% of all Web conferences will be operated using on-premises deployments.
By 2011, 60% of companies using Web conferencing will acquire this capability as part of a larger suite of applications.
Web conferencing products are real-time collaboration tools that support interactions over a network between participants in multiple meeting formats. The primary justification for Web conferencing is the cost savings and benefits from business travel reductions. When meeting participants cannot travel because of security or other individual or environmental reasons, Web conferencing is used to facilitate important meetings that would not be possible in person. Increasing environmental concerns and initiatives for “green” IT are also leading organizations to Web conferencing. Some vendors provide green calculators to enable companies
to track the amount by which travel was reduced and the carbon dioxide emissions prevented by not traveling. The market for Web conferencing, teaming and social software will grow at a compound annual growth rate of more than 20% through 2011.
Due to global economic challenges, interest in Web conferencing has been at an all time high as companies look to cut costs. While the benefits of Web conferencing are obvious, there is still a huge market opportunity to tap into a large portion of enterprise users who still have not used it. Penetration rates are increasing, though. There are various aspects and meeting types that fall under Web conferencing, including, webinars, online meetings, messaging and audio communications.
The following is the minimum set of functions that needs to be included in a Web conferencing product for inclusion in this report:
• Presentation delivery: All participants can see an online presentation (usually delivered by Microsoft PowerPoint), which is under the control of one participant designated as the presenter.
• Desktop or application sharing: All participants can see, but not directly interact with or modify, the presenter’s desktop or a specific application on the presenter’s system. Some Web conferencing products deliver presentations by sharing a presentation application, rather than using embedded presentation facilities.
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to track the amount by which travel was reduced and the carbon dioxide emissions prevented by not traveling. The market for Web conferencing, teaming and social software will grow at a compound annual growth rate of more than 20% through 2011.
Due to global economic challenges, interest in Web conferencing has been at an all time high as companies look to cut costs. While the benefits of Web conferencing are obvious, there is still a huge market opportunity to tap into a large portion of enterprise users who still have not used it. Penetration rates are increasing, though. There are various aspects and meeting types that fall under Web conferencing, including, webinars, online meetings, messaging and audio communications.
The following is the minimum set of functions that needs to be included in a Web conferencing product for inclusion in this report:
• Presentation delivery: All participants can see an online presentation (usually delivered by Microsoft PowerPoint), which is under the control of one participant designated as the presenter.
• Desktop or application sharing: All participants can see, but not directly interact with or modify, the presenter’s desktop or a specific application on the presenter’s system. Some Web conferencing products deliver presentations by sharing a presentation application, rather than using embedded presentation facilities.
Download the PDF here.