For Information & Knowledge Management Professionals (Length: 15 pages)

June 6, 2006

The Forrester Wave™: Web Conferencing, Q2 2006

WebEx, Microsoft, and Adobe Are Close Leaders In Our Lab-Based Evaluation

by Claire Schooley

with Connie Moore, Lucy Fossner, Eric Kim

Executive Summary (This is a document excerpt)

Forrester evaluated six leading hosted Web conferencing solutions across 108 criteria. WebEx Communications Meeting Center garnered top scores because of its consistent high performance, coupled with the breadth and depth of the overall product. Closely following WebEx as Leaders are Microsoft Office Live Meeting, which offers excellent integration with other applications, and Adobe Systems Macromedia Breeze, which has superior flexibility. Microsoft Office Live Meeting and WebEx Meeting Center are best for online meetings with participants from various locations worldwide. Breeze is especially good for meetings with multiple presenters, and it supports rich media. Elluminate Live! is a Strong Performer with cross-platform support and good multimedia capabilities; it is best suited for enterprises that use integrated VoIP and seek a solution with deep training capabilities. iLinc Communications MeetingLinc, another Strong Performer, emphasizes easy-to-use conferencing and is best suited for users on Windows. Raindance Meeting Edition, a Contender, is easy to use but lacks integration features, making it best suited as a standalone app with audio and Web services provided by Raindance.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

NOTES & RESOURCES

itemWeb Conferencing Is Valued For Worker Productivity And Cost Savings

itemWeb, Audio, And Video Conferencing Converge

itemWeb Conferencing Is Now A Commodity

itemConferencing As A Service Versus As An Installed Product

itemWeb Conferencing Evaluation Overview

itemEvaluation Criteria Include Capabilities, Current Strength, And Future Plans

itemVendor Selection Explained

itemWebEx, Microsoft, and Adobe Lead in Web Conferencing

itemVendor Profiles

itemLeaders

itemStrong Performers

itemContenders

itemSupplemental Material

Forrester conducted six online lab-based evaluations from November 2005 through January 2006 and interviewed six vendors: Adobe Systems, Elluminate, iLinc Communications, Microsoft, Raindance, and WebEx Communications.

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Technology: Enterprise Collaboration, Information & Knowledge Management
Geography: Asia Pacific, Europe, North America

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