Microsoft Web conferencing solutions feature comparison

The following table shows features of a Web conferencing solution, and how these features are addressed by Live Meeting Standard, Live Meeting Professional, and Office Communications Server 2007. Read the Web conferencing solutions white paper to learn more.

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• Connected organizations

• Engaged attendees

• Enterprise-class reliability

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Connected organizations

KEY:
= Feature Included

Host collaborative meetings quickly and cost-effectively

Feature	Live Meeting Professional	Live Meeting Standard	Office Communcations Server 2007
Streamlined user experience
Support for Web client
Single meeting client for on-premise and hosted conferencing
Interactive whiteboard and annotation tools
Shared notes pane
Personal address books

Train distributed employees and partners and conduct events that scale to support large audiences

Feature	Live Meeting Professional	Live Meeting Standard	Office Communcations Server 2007
Conferencing add-in for Microsoft Office Outlook
Event and class registration
Public events page
Advanced testing and grading
High-fidelity recordings
Shared recordings
Personal recordings
Microsoft event services
Meeting reports
Meeting content storage and management tools

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Engaged attendees

KEY:
= Feature Included

Keep attendees engaged with an integrated rich media and conferencing experience

Feature	Live Meeting Professional	Live Meeting Standard	Office Communcations Server 2007
Rich media presentations
Native live Webcam video
Integrated media experience
Custom branding
Custom invitations
Integrated PowerPoint viewer
Drag and drop upload to view a wide range of document file types
Application and desktop sharing remote control
Print to PDF

Interactive meetings with two-way multi-party video and audio experience

Feature	Live Meeting Professional	Live Meeting Standard	Office Communcations Server 2007
Panoramic video by Microsoft Office RoundTable
Integrated PSTN and two-way VoIP audio
Audio conference call controls
Speaker indicator
Handout distribution
Virtual Breakout Rooms

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Enterprise-class reliability

KEY:
= Feature Included

Web conferencing delivery and support

Feature	Live Meeting Professional	Live Meeting Standard	Office Communcations Server 2007
Telephone and e-mail support for internal and external meeting attendees
Automatic client installation and upgrade
Remote Assistance by Microsoft Easy Assist
Intranet portal to simplify rollout

Web conferencing service and security

Feature	Live Meeting Professional	Live Meeting Standard	Office Communcations Server 2007
99.99 percent historical availability
Certified data centers
Virus Scanning by Microsoft Forefront for Office Communications Server

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