Adobe Acrobat Connect is another product from Adobe, and it steps right up to the expectations of anyone who has ever worked with, or received a document in .pdf format. This package, or maybe it should be called a service, is quick and easy to set up. All that you need to do is contact Adobe and you will be able to run a meeting, or hold a seminar, or even teach a class within minutes. Adobe hosts the Connect service on their computers and assigns you, the client, a permanent URL for as long as you contract use of the system. You don’t have to download any software to run Connect and it is ready to go as soon as you are.
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Included with the hosting are add-ins for Windows or Macintosh, as well as a simple to follow step-by-step on getting started. All of the options that you might think of are either available with Adobe add-ins, which are indicated in the instructions, or through linking with such standards as Microsoft Office.
Adobe Acrobat Connect allows for screen sharing, and uploading of files to meetings. All controls and information needed to run a meeting are included in the package, or the add-ins. By using the associated product, Adobe Presenter as an add-in to your Microsoft Power Point you can upload your Power Point presentations to the Adobe Acrobat Connect Connect Enterprise Server, which will then become available as real-time anytime presentations or training for your staff or customer base. You can also set up your meeting so that you have presentations, films, and other information available which you can share as needed in your presentation You can also allow others within your organization to create meetings, and upload presentations.
As you would expect from Adobe, the interface is smooth and conforms to what has become the industry standard of point – click – drag, The smoothness with which this package integrates full motion video, live VOIP or other voice and video connection products makes it look like a candidate for the Industry Standard status that is enjoyed by the company’s other star product Adobe Acrobat.
This product is a third generation office integration tool. This is a highly polished product which may soon appear on lots of corporate desktops. The options for licensing of the product include corporate licensing, which includes the ability to host meetings on your own server(s), and running all the meetings, etc. that you want to, with all the attendees that you can get to come; an annual subscription which give you all the services and options of the first choice except for local, (in-house) hosting, and; a monthly or pay-per-use option, which allows for getting one’s corporate feet wet without blowing the budget.