TVM The Virtual Meeting

Visual Communications Software for Macintosh and Windows Computers

Features

Provides a low cost distributed real time conferencing environment.
Allows people in several locations to collaborate.
Low Bandwidth requirements, operates over LAN, WAN, Internet, or Modem.
Adds a whole new visual dimension to an audio conference call.
No software designed limits to the number of users connected to a session.
Provides an electronic QuickTime Movie and Slide player as a visual aid for simul-viewing tele-presentations.
Provides an interactive electronic WhiteBoard as a visual aid for Discussion
Simultaneously view and share live Sketches in the WhiteBoard.
Simultaneously view, share and mark up existing documents from virtually any Application in the WhiteBoard.
Ability to point at things in QuickTime or WhiteBoard documents.
Any user can save or print local copies of WhiteBoard drawings.
Provides visual feedback and continuity by showing you who is speaking in a multi-party teleconference.
Facilitates meeting protocol by providing the electronic tools to implement parliamentary procedure.
Maintenance of participant's rights; facilitator, lecturer, speaker, participant, non-voter, observer
Supports the following meeting protocols moderated and un-moderated as well as circle and round table discussions.
Users can raise their hand in a multi-party conference.
The Current Speaker Window displays the still photograph of the person who has the floor.
A Person who has the floor can Launch, Kill and Opens documents for virtually any Application.
Everyone has the use of other applications during a Virtual Meeting.
Provides a communications infrastructure and framework for the easy development of custom groupware applications.
Extendible and Customizable using HyperCard, SuperCard, Apple Guide, ToolBook, Delphi, Visual Basic or any software development system.
Works with a dedicated Conference Server on your Local or Wide Area Network.
Works with modems and existing on-line services like Delphi or GEnie (Conference Server not required).
Works with bulletin board systems like SoftArc's FirstClass (Conference Server not required).
Software only solution no special or exotic hardware required.
Works with live video systems if that functionality is required.
You can set up your own Conference Server on your wide area network or use modems and existing on-line services like CompuServe or the Well to emulate the Conference Server.
Integration with NetScape Navigator for simultaneously viewing the same document on the World Wide Web (NetScape available separately)
Integration with Adobe Acrobat Exchange or Exchange LE for simultaneously viewing the same Acrobat PDF document (available separately).
Plug-Ins for Adobe Acrobat Exchange or Exchange LE that allows everyone in the conference to view and save live free hand sketching on an Acrobat PDF document (Acrobat available separately).
A Plug-In for Adobe Acrobat Exchange or Exchange LE that allows everyone in the conference to view an electronic pointer that is used to point and gesture by the conference leader. (Acrobat available separately).

Macintosh Specific Features not available on Windows

Application sharing with Recordable and Scriptable Macintosh applications using AppleScript.
New TVM scripting commands can execute raw or compiled AppleScript locally or remotely.
New TVM scripting commands can execute XCMD or XFCN's locally or remotely.
New TVM scripting commands can send Apple Events locally or remotely.
New TVM scripting commands can run CE Softwares QuickKeys locally or remotely.

Windows Specific Features not available on Macintosh

Supports application sharing with other Windows TVM Clients using the following applications.
Microsoft Power Point Viewer for for simultaneously viewing the same Microsoft PowerPoint document.
CommonGround Mini Viewer for for simultaneously viewing the same CommonGround document.
Connections to other users or to a Conference Server can be made directly or via modem (SLIP or PPP NOT required).

Benefits

Lowers travel expenses.
Improves efficiency.
Reduces labor costs.
Improved convenience.
Reduces a company's cost of doing business.
Relatively low cost allows use of this technology for new applications.
Less recurring expenses In many cases, the whole system pays for itself in the first meeting.
Low operating costs.
Gives you many of the benefits of your own private television network without the high cost.
Preserves valuable network resources.
Our low bandwidth requirements means there is very little impact on your network.
Relatively low cost allows use of this technology for new applications which might not be able to justify the current high costs of video conferencing.