Video Conferencing

Conferencing through net can be done in many spheres-Business, governance, education. Involves broadcasting & receiving of video signal over the Internet. Voice is digitized and sent through the internet to the final destination. It can be done one-to-one, one-tomany & many-to-many. Requirement of high speed in internet is a hindrance for a wide acceptance by general public.

 Telephone calls through internet is a form of audio conferencing. Web chats and instant messaging are the other real time communication tools Chat rooms require global chat protocol to conduct online chat sessions. These can generally support fifty to thousand

Features of conferencing
Video and Audio Conferencing audio and video conferencing features let you communicate with anyone on the Internet. Chat Chat lets you conduct real-time conversations via text, with as many people as you like. File Transfer File transfer lets you send one or more files in the background during a conference. Program Sharing Program Sharing feature allows you to share multiple programs during a

Webcasting
Web broadcast in which a live event(supported by audio, video, and chat capabilities) is presented to a large number of web from a website. Often used for briefings, seminars, and celebrity interviews, webcast allows interactive user participation. Also called netcast, netcasting, or webcasting. Best examples of webcasting is Yahoo! Broadcast-It is described as a place where businesses and content providers can deliver corporate communications messages via audio and video streaming.

Services include the following: 1. Webcasting services such as live and on-demand audio and video broadcasting, pay-per-view broadcasting, secured broadcasting, and multicasting services 2. A/V production services, such as live webcast engineering, audio/video production, and satellite connections 3. Web and multimedia development, such as synchronized multimedia and front-end interface development (registration, polling, surveying, testing)