Divya Dube 
There was a time when the idea of meeting with someone in another part of the world was nothing more than a fantasy.
The thought that people from far-flung corners of the globe could meet, collaborate, discuss, or train others in a single place was reserved for science fiction.
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There is no doubt that the internet has influenced us in many ways. When the first whiff of the internet was felt by millions across the globe, no one would have thought that it would impact our daily lives so much.
Today, the internet has become almost indispensable for millions of people across the world. It cuts across age, gender, ethnicity, geographical location, language and religion.
GlobalMeet is one of the most recommended web conferencing services available in market today. It belongs to the same company that develops iMeet – PGi.
It has all the essential features that any web user might expect in an online meeting tool. Its user interface is good and decent. Also, it is quite easy to setup a meeting. Have a good quality audio and video output.
Major flaws that we found were that it doesn’t support Android devices. Also its annotation tools are quite weak.
Intercall is one of the most basic web conferencing services available in market today. Its interface is good and is not at all confusing. It has simple yet some very good features.
Being flash-based, no installation of plugins or software is required to run the program. It has alright audio and video outputs. Have native applications for iPhone, Android and Blackberry but all have limited functionality.
‘Lync Online’ is meeting service from Microsoft. It is a decent online tool for those who are thoroughly attached to using Microsoft products.
It has a good meeting support for up to 250 attendees. It has also shown dependable audio and video support too.
Although from Microsoft’s stable, it is better suited to where everyone operates on similar hardware and software.
Join.me is a simple web meeting and desktop sharing application. It has good usability along-with some great features.
This software is very easy to use with no troubleshooting manuals or FAQ manuals required. It provides a share-able link that allows users to participate in a meeting. It is flash-based, so it removes the need for installing software.
iMeet:
iMeet is a convenient web conferencing platform. It has a good user-interface along-with nice meeting features.
It has good usability that makes it easy to participate in meetings. Also has instant customer support along-with some great personalization features. It is flash based, so it removes the need to download and install any software.
However, it doesn’t support Android mobile clients. Also, meetings cannot be recorded.
Meeting Burner:
Meeting Burner is a lightweight online conferencing application. It is web-based and works on both Mac and PC.
The user-interface is simple and easy to use. Owing to its easy navigation, the effort required to setup and run the application is minimal. There are absolutely no difficult nomenclatures for users to deal with.
iLinc:
iLinc is an easy to use web conferencing application. It has good video quality and real-time screen sharing. It is loaded with video & audio conferencing features and is compatible with both Windows and Mac operating systems.
iLinc offers good video conferencing features along-with participation meters and private chat features.
Infinite Conferencing:
Infinite conferencing has been in use for over a decade now and focuses on video, audio and webcast conferencing. It stands out for its comprehensiveness in participant support and its significant additional features that give it a good rating. The greatest benefits of Infinite Conferencing include the easy manipulation and enhanced capabilities that guarantee convenience.