We use Zoom at Userify and love it. Fantastic Linux client, too. However, it automatically calling me (and saving me time auto-dialing auth codes) would be a pretty nice feature.
Amazon Chime
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Re: Amazon Chime
#242I liked the part about Chime calling you at the scheduled start of meeting. So simple yet I had never thought of this since my org uses WebEx. With a smart phone that would pretty well via a push notification or an actual call, but not sure how that would work when you want a join a meeting from a physical meeting room with its own AV system. I'm sure there is a way to get that set up.
>So simple yet I had never thought of this since my org uses WebEx. WebEx has (sort of) that capability. There is an option for it to call you when you join a meeting.
This is one of my favorite features. Using computer audio is awful especially on the go and GotoMeeting fails to recognize correctly the code I enter some 20% of the time it seems.
Re: Amazon Chime
#243Earlier quoted context omitted.
There have been bugs in open source cryptography. E.G. Heartbleed, shellshock, etc. There are state actors that will pay to find the bugs, or put the bugs there (and the underhand C contest shows how hard it is to find the bugs). Open source is not an ironclad guarantee.
I don't believe claims of perfection were made. Merely claims of a standard of excellence.
And I wouldn't say standard of excellence--just the possibility of excellence. With closed source you can't have even that. You pretty much have to assume the worst.
Re: Amazon Chime
#244I don't know how any of these could compete with Zoom, in terms of their offerings. Perhaps Zoom just doesn't have enough of a big name branding push, otherwise, it is hands down a product one should use over any other. I am a free-user of Zoom and I have explored many others out there; there's just no one who come close to Zoom's offerings.
Re: Amazon Chime
#245Earlier quoted context omitted.
Most place I've worked, we'd waste anywhere from 5-10 minutes at the beginning of every meeting just trying to get A/V systems and voice conferencing to work. "Anyone there? Hello? Crap, someone needs to dial in as the host. OK Is everyone dialed in? Good. Oh, wait, Roger can't hear us. Roger, dial back in. OK. Hey, whoever is at the cocktail party, can you go on mute?? Thank you. All right. Who's projecting? The pro…
What you need there then (if you are a Windows shop - unlikely), is Lync or Skype for Business. Despite it being Microsoft, I've found it to be the most reliable and seamless system for multi-party Audio, Video, and Screen-sharing based meetings - and I've used at some time or another in my career almost all the other big hitters in the corporate virtual-conferencing space. Combine Lync/SfB with one of those nice mul…
Skype for Business is abysmal. Login credential always seem to be a huge problem using the desktop client so we just join using the web client.
Re: Amazon Chime
#246Their claim of "a third of the cost of traditional solutions" is an apples and oranges comparison. The basic and plus pricing options, while cheap, are practically useless with only 2 maximum attendees and the $15/user/month pro plan is hardly "a third of the cost...". Looks like a great product with an average price point.
I suspected they were directly challenging either WebEx or Skype for Business.
https://products.office.com/en-us/business/compare-more-offi...
Skype for Business is available in all Office 365 Business plans except the software-only one (ProPlus). That includes the $5/6 plan (https://products.office.com/en-us/business/office-365-busine...) as well as the $8.25/10 plan that includes all of Office.
It's not a very good competitor on that front...
Re: Amazon Chime
#247Plus plan: $2.50 per user, maximum 2 attendees - seriously, $125/mo for 50 users? I think they missed the mark. Join.me: 50 meeting participants, $22/mo.
When the mean attendees, they are talking about people who have full listen and talk privileges? Not just people who are listen only?
Re: Amazon Chime
#248Earlier quoted context omitted.
There have been bugs in open source cryptography. E.G. Heartbleed, shellshock, etc. There are state actors that will pay to find the bugs, or put the bugs there (and the underhand C contest shows how hard it is to find the bugs). Open source is not an ironclad guarantee.
Closed source is an ironclad guarantee that the source cannot be audited independently.
And yet companies hire out security audits on a regular basis, frequently as a part of their contracts.
Even Windows has source available, if you pay for the pleasure.
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#249Earlier quoted context omitted.
I think it's the app "calling you", not an actual phone call.
Okay, that makes sense, wasn't completely clear from the video. Still, they would need to somehow verify it's the right conference call, and not one set up by a phisher.
If it's anything like Slack, the call can only originate from within the application (which is isolated to the single business), so there is no chance for outside calls.
Re: Amazon Chime
#250Enterprise conferencing software is so bad and so expensive I'm astonished it took this long for a decent competitor to come in. I'm really surprised Google didn't go all in with making Hangouts a decent competitor. I have a feeling this will make a lot of money.
Google did and I think they do make a lot of money from it. They've just chosen to target the business sector. We have the Asus Chromebox for Large Meeting Rooms[0] in every meeting room here and it works flawlessly 99% of the time. I'm amazed how well it works. Automatically integrated with Google Calendar, so walking into a meeting room has the upcoming meetings for that room displayed on the screen. Single tap and away you go. If you need to join another meeting, simply type in the name using the remote. So easy.