Internet2 Commons Desktop Collaboration Services
The Internet2 Commons provides Internet2 members with access to a variety of desktop collaboration tools. Providers of collaboration services from across the Internet2 member community are invited to participate and offer their services to Internet2 members. This allows the Internet2 Commons to extend its service offerings, further promoting and facilitating remote collaboration throughout the Internet2 research and education community.
Members of the internet2 Commons are invited to participate in a test drive of the following services, with a limited number of accounts offered for each service:
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Blue Jeans Networks |
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Radvision SCOPIA Desktop Trial: Let us know what you think: http://www.internet2.edu/SCOPIA |
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http://www.vidyo.com/Internet2.html |
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Polycom CMA-Desktop Official Website |
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IOCOM Official Website |
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http://evo.caltech.edu/ |
Internet2 Commons: Test Drive Desktop Collaboration Services [pdf
AARnet's Desktop Video Project Group has released a comprehensive report comparing many of the above technologies.
Internet2 corporate members, as well as university and affiliate members, are all welcome to participate as service providers. Please commons-info@internet2.edufor more information.
Additional resources regarding desktop collaboration:
- Recommendations on real-time group communication and collaboration services in support of international projects for TERENA
- SWITCH: The Swiss Education & Research Network: Collaboration Tool Evaluation
- Saint Francis University’s Center of Excellence for Remote and Medically Under-Served Areas (CERMUSA): Collaboration Tool Evaluation
- Collaboranza! Wiki and user feedback
