OpenMeetings Seminar Welcome to OpenMeetings 2009 Vaasa

What is Web-Conferencing? ● Skype with workspace ● Virtual conference room -1- … everywhere and anytime OpenMeetings Seminar

What are the main features? ● Audio/Video ● Whiteboard ● Presentation/Documents ● Screen sharing ● Chat -2- OpenMeetings Seminar 2009 Vaasa

How can you use Web-Conferencing for example in E-Learning? ● Virtual Classroom ● Training Course ● Workgroups ● OpenMeetings Seminar 2009 Vaasa

OpenMeetings – Open Source Web-Conferencing -4- ● License: LGPL ● Start 08/2005 ● Current Version 0.9 RC5 OpenMeetings Seminar 2009 Vaasa

OpenMeetings – Standard Installation -5- OpenMeetings Seminar 2009 Vaasa

OpenMeetings – Main Features -6- ● Audio/Video ● Whiteboard ● Documents ● Screen sharing OpenMeetings Seminar 2009 Vaasa

OpenMeetings – Number of attendees and moderation -7- Conference ModusEvent Modus OpenMeetings Seminar 2009 Vaasa

OpenMeetings – Number of Attendees and Moderation -8- Conference ModusEvent Modus Attendees Attendees Working togetherModerated Every attendee can turn Video on off Moderator decides who can turn on off Video/Audio Workgroup Webinar OpenMeetings Seminar 2009 Vaasa

OpenMeetings – Whiteboard and Access -9- Whiteboard Tools OpenMeetings Seminar 2009 Vaasa

OpenMeetings – Whiteboard and Access -10- Property Editor Document Properties OpenMeetings Seminar 2009 Vaasa

OpenMeetings – Documents and Presenations -11- Supported Formats: Images (JPG, PNG, GIF, TIFF,...) Presentations (PPT, ODP) Documents (PDF, DOC, XLS,...) OpenMeetings Seminar 2009 Vaasa

OpenMeetings – Screen Sharing -12- Angle of the „sharer“ - the one that publishes the screen OpenMeetings Seminar 2009 Vaasa

OpenMeetings – Screen Sharing -13- Angle of the „Viewer“ 1) HTTP-Version (Pull Version) On Port 80, without on additional download 2) Java-Version (Push Version) Faster in Image processing … other options during the Installation OpenMeetings Seminar 2009 Vaasa

OpenMeetings – Sample: Moodle Integration -14- View of the Teacher in Moodle to add a new Conference Room to a Course. OpenMeetings Seminar 2009 Vaasa

-15- View of the Moodle Administrator OpenMeetings Seminar 2009 Vaasa OpenMeetings – Sample: Moodle Integration

-16- View of Moodle Users: OpenMeetings Seminar 2009 Vaasa OpenMeetings – Sample: Moodle Integration

-17- How to embed into any Portal or Application? ● Interact with OpenMeetings SOAP Gateway ● You can make concurrent user sessions á Server ● You can integrate and use n-Numbers of Meeting server OpenMeetings Seminar 2009 Vaasa OpenMeetings – Integration API

OpenMeetings – Moodle Integration -18- Availibility and Documentation The SOAP-Gateway is part of every package. You can check out the services in the wiki, website or directly generate your services using the WSDL-Description. Based on the SOAP-Gateway you can update OpenMeetings without changing your integration. Extending the SOAP-Gateway is a flexible and stable way to integrate. OpenMeetings Seminar 2009 Vaasa

OpenMeetings – Customizations -19- Configuration and Customization ● Many Configurations can already be changed in the runtime configuration (config.xml), Colours, Logos... ● More then 20 Languages are available and you can easily customize using the „Language-Editor“ ● You can easily get into editing the Sources as all components as well as all tools to edit and build the Sources are Open Source. OpenMeetings Seminar 2009 Vaasa

OpenMeetings – Additional Functions -20- Multi-Organizations, Invitations and Calendar ● One Server can handle several Organizations ● You can send Invitations with a direct link into any room by with options ● Schedule Meetings with the integrated Calendar OpenMeetings Seminar 2009 Vaasa

OpenMeetings – Additional Functions -21- LDAP, Administration, Method-Gateway ● LDAP Integration Module ● Administration: User, Rooms, Organizations, ● Configuration, Connections, Language-Editor, Backup ● Alternate Method-Gateway with simple GET-Params to ● integrate OpenMeetings Seminar 2009 Vaasa

OpenMeetings – Architecture -22- Red5 Flash Streaming Desktop Sharing OpenOffice Service Conversion Flash SWF Client Flash SWF Client OpenLaszlo OpenMeetings Server ImageMagick GhostScript SWFTools DatabaseSOAP-GatewayDatenbankDatabase Moodle, Portals, Intranet, … OpenMeetings Seminar 2009 Vaasa

OpenMeetings – Weiterentwicklungen -23- What will come next? ● Recording – Recording of complete meetings ● Screen Sharing additional features ● Additional Modules based in industry groups OpenMeetings Seminar 2009 Vaasa

OpenMeetings – Weiterentwicklungen -24- What are the costs for buying it? Licensing: 0 Euro Neither for building, running or any 3th party tools used you have to pay any licensing costs. You only pay for service. OpenMeetings Seminar 2009 Vaasa

OpenMeetings – Weiterentwicklungen -25- Sample calculation for a Meeting Server Hardware Requirements: concurrent Users 2 Ghz CPU + 2 GB RAM, Dedicated Server Book an Installation Service: 500 Euro Service normally within a week Additional Modules and customizations: Based on calculation from case to case. OpenMeetings Seminar 2009 Vaasa

OpenMeetings – Weiterentwicklungen -26- Who can I ask? Mailing Lists: You may find Consultants in your area through the mailing list. Project Lead: Sebastian Wagner, Public Jobs: OpenMeetings Seminar 2009 Vaasa

Thank you! OpenMeetings presented by Sebastian Wagner At in Vaasahttp:// OpenMeetings Seminar 2009 Vaasa