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'GoToMeeting' is a Web-hosted service created and marketed by Citrix Online, a division of Citrix Systems. It is remote meeting and desktop sharing software, which means that it enables the user to meet with other computer users via the Internet.
GoToMeeting was developed in July 2004 by Citrix Online of Santa Barbara, CA. It was designed to allow the desktop view of a host computer to be broadcast to a group of computers connected to the host through the Internet. Transmissions could be protected with high-security encryption and optional passwords. By combining a Web-hosted subscription service with software installed on the host computer, transmissions could be passed through highly restrictive firewalls.[1]
GoToMeeting has been sold in two editions - Personal and Corporate - providing increasing service management capabilities. Version 3, released in 2006, maintains these editions, providing Macintosh attendee support and Microsoft Office integration. Software is installed by logging onto the GoToMeeting Web site. GoToMeeting features[2] in all editions include:
★ Encryption and authentication security provided by a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Web site with end-to-end 128-bit Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) encryption and optional passwords
★ Specific application sharing for showing only selected programs with attendees
★ 24-bit color when accessing a host PC supporting this display mode
★ Multi-monitor support for a client PC
Several competing products exist, including other Web-hosted services, and both commercial and free software. These include WebEx's Meeting Center and Microsoft's Live Meeting.
GoToMeeting took the technology from GoToMyPC and GoToAssist and extended it to allow collaborative meetings over the web. When GoToMeeting was first release, web-collaborations required expensive teleconferencing and webconferencing services and elaborate setup procedures and notification procedures to ensure all invitees could attend the meeting. A single one-hour meeting could cost hundreds of dollars, after factoring the hosting cost, the per-attendee charges, and the teleconference charges to bring everyone into the call.
At the time GoToMeeting emerged, WebEx, LiveNote and others catered mostly to large corporations and sales divisions, entering in six-figure contracts. Citrix Online released GoToMeeting on an "all you can meet" basis. No charge for the telephone conference. No time charge for the meeting. No user charge for the attendees. Simply one monthly (or annual charge) based on the number of authorized hosts. This pricing model was unique at the time, but has since been copied by competitors.
GoToMeeting is now used extensively by business, consultants, and lawyers for ad hoc meetings, which can be set up with a few mouse clicks. With a link to MS Outlook or an Instant Messaging client, invitees can be notified of the meeting in seconds, and connected a few minutes later. While GoToMyPC made possible telecommuting, GoToMeeting has made possible the emergence of virtual companies. These companies no longer require all the principals to be co-located in a single facility. Rather, a company can have a location "only on paper" with partners and principals, far flung around the world, but working together every day.
★ GoToMeeting Web site for software installation and information.
★ Comparison of Citrix GoToMeeting with other leading web conferencing solutions
| Contents |
| Technology |
| Editions and features |
| GoToMeeting in context |
| External links |
Technology
GoToMeeting was developed in July 2004 by Citrix Online of Santa Barbara, CA. It was designed to allow the desktop view of a host computer to be broadcast to a group of computers connected to the host through the Internet. Transmissions could be protected with high-security encryption and optional passwords. By combining a Web-hosted subscription service with software installed on the host computer, transmissions could be passed through highly restrictive firewalls.[1]
Editions and features
GoToMeeting has been sold in two editions - Personal and Corporate - providing increasing service management capabilities. Version 3, released in 2006, maintains these editions, providing Macintosh attendee support and Microsoft Office integration. Software is installed by logging onto the GoToMeeting Web site. GoToMeeting features[2] in all editions include:
★ Encryption and authentication security provided by a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Web site with end-to-end 128-bit Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) encryption and optional passwords
★ Specific application sharing for showing only selected programs with attendees
★ 24-bit color when accessing a host PC supporting this display mode
★ Multi-monitor support for a client PC
Several competing products exist, including other Web-hosted services, and both commercial and free software. These include WebEx's Meeting Center and Microsoft's Live Meeting.
GoToMeeting in context
GoToMeeting took the technology from GoToMyPC and GoToAssist and extended it to allow collaborative meetings over the web. When GoToMeeting was first release, web-collaborations required expensive teleconferencing and webconferencing services and elaborate setup procedures and notification procedures to ensure all invitees could attend the meeting. A single one-hour meeting could cost hundreds of dollars, after factoring the hosting cost, the per-attendee charges, and the teleconference charges to bring everyone into the call.
At the time GoToMeeting emerged, WebEx, LiveNote and others catered mostly to large corporations and sales divisions, entering in six-figure contracts. Citrix Online released GoToMeeting on an "all you can meet" basis. No charge for the telephone conference. No time charge for the meeting. No user charge for the attendees. Simply one monthly (or annual charge) based on the number of authorized hosts. This pricing model was unique at the time, but has since been copied by competitors.
GoToMeeting is now used extensively by business, consultants, and lawyers for ad hoc meetings, which can be set up with a few mouse clicks. With a link to MS Outlook or an Instant Messaging client, invitees can be notified of the meeting in seconds, and connected a few minutes later. While GoToMyPC made possible telecommuting, GoToMeeting has made possible the emergence of virtual companies. These companies no longer require all the principals to be co-located in a single facility. Rather, a company can have a location "only on paper" with partners and principals, far flung around the world, but working together every day.
External links
★ GoToMeeting Web site for software installation and information.
★ Comparison of Citrix GoToMeeting with other leading web conferencing solutions
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