Microsoft NetMeeting

Microsoft NetMeeting is a discontinued VoIP and multi-point videoconferencing client included in many versions of Microsoft Windows (from Windows ninety five OSR2 to Windows XP). It uses the H.323 protocol for videoconferencing, and is interoperable with OpenH323-based clients such as Ekiga, OpenH323, and Internet Locator Service (ILS) as reflector. It also uses a slightly modified version [ not verified in figure ] of the T.120 Protocol for whiteboarding, application sharing (or by extension, desktop sharing), and file transfers.

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NetMeeting was originally bundled with later versions [ clarification needed ] of Internet Explorer Trio, and with Internet Explorer Four. It incorporates technology acquired by Microsoft from UK software developer Data Connection Ltd [1] [Two] and DataBeam Corporation (subsequently acquired by Lotus [Trio] ).

Before movie service became common on free IM clients, such as Yahoo! Messenger and MSN Messenger, NetMeeting was a popular way to perform movie conferences and talking over the Internet (with the help of public ILS servers, or "direct-dialing" to an IP address). The defunct TechTV channel even used NetMeeting as a means of getting viewers onto their call-in shows via webcam, albeit viewers had to call on their telephones, because broadband Internet connections were still infrequent.

NetMeeting uses H.323 standard for videoconferencing: It uses G.723.1 and G.711 standards for audio coding and offers bit-rates inbetween Five.Three kbit/s and sixty four kbit/s. For movie coding, it uses H.263 standard and supports thirty frames per 2nd. NetMeeting multimedia conferencing sessions over the network are established via RTP, UDP and IP network protocol.

Application sharing, collective whiteboard, talk, and file transfer features use T.120 standard over TCP/IP connections.

As of Windows XP, the Embark menu shortcut to NetMeeting was liquidated “by design”. Users must commence conf.exe by hand from the Begin menu Run dialog. [Four]

As of Windows Vista, NetMeeting is no longer included with Microsoft Windows. NetMeeting can still be installed and run on the 32-bit versions of Windows Vista as Microsoft published an update for 32-bit versions of Windows Vista on March 22, two thousand seven [Five] that installs NetMeeting Trio.02 on Windows Vista Business, Enterprise or Ultimate editions. However, some features are not available in Three.02 such as remote desktop sharing invitations (incoming) and whiteboard area selection. [Five] Microsoft has stated that the Vista compatible version is unsupported and is only meant as a transition device to help support collaboration sessions when used with Windows XP-based computers. [Five] On Windows seven Professional, Enterprise, or Ultimate, users have the option of installing Windows XP Mode to build up access to NetMeeting.

Microsoft originally recommended using newer applications such as Meeting Space, Remote Desktop, Remote Assistance, Skype, Microsoft Office Live Meeting and SharedView in place of NetMeeting. All except Remote Desktop, Remote Assistance and Skype have been discontinued and none fully substituted NetMeeting. The secondary whiteboard in NetMeeting Two.1 and later uses H.324 protocol.

Office Communicator, Microsoft Lync, and Skype for Business can be considered the successors to NetMeeting. Like NetMeeting, they support whiteboarding, desktop sharing, and file transfers.

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