By Udaya Shamendra




Hi FOSS guys! Today I am going to talk about some extra featuring thing and I would also like to continue this “Xtra SPECIAL” article.

In here I am going to explain about the new web tool, Free and Open Source software dimdim.
Because I have to use it, experienced it myself and trying to develop it in a better way to suit our requirements.
DimDim is a online web conferencing software which empowers anyone to deliver synchronized live presentations, whiteboards and share their voice and video over the internet with no download required. It is 100% web browser based.

DimDim have 6 main features :

Incredibly Easy:
Dimdim has very simple user interface . What’s more, the people you invite to your meeting do not have to install anything - even to broadcast audio or video. A single click starts your meetings.

Totally Open:
You can download open source version, extend Dimdim via open APIs and choose hosted or onsite versions to suit your needs.

Absolutely Free:
Free version isn’t a feature-limited trial. Dimdim Free boasts a powerful feature set allowing anyone, anywhere to host meetings with up to 20 people. Dimdim Pro and Dimdim Enterprise do more.

Amazingly Flexible:
 Dimdim is available in commercial enterprise editions capable of supporting  thousands of attendees. You can choose onsite (you install it on your servers) and hosted (we install it on ours) configurations. And only Dimdim is available as open source under a GPL license.

Grows with you:
 Need more than 20 people in one room or multiple rooms? Dimdim Pro can scale to 100 people for less than $500 per year! Dimdim Enterprise is limited only by the speed of your Internet connection and can cost less than one-tenth what you used to pay for Webex.

Now with SynchroLive:
 Experience the power of navigating synchronized live web pages on the most robust collaboration network available.

Share Anything.
A single click is all it takes to share PowerPoints,PDFs, whiteboards, web pages, even your entire computer screen.

Everyone Can Join.
 Large meetings are no problem. Each attendee shows up in a list where microphones, webcams and other presenter controls can be assigned with a single click.

See and Hear Everything.
See the presenter’s live video and computer screen while hearing multiple voices over IP (VoIP). Hosts can pass the microphone or webcam around with a single click and adjust video quality. All this with no plug-in needed.

Multiple Personalities.
 Customize your private meeting rooms. Its work on all major platforms,host or join meetings on Mac, Windows&Linux.

 

Integration Built Right In.
A public, open URL-based API ensures Dimdim is extended easily. Dimdim offers a free Zimbra zimlet, is integrated with SugarCRM, Moodle, Claroline and other LMS and CRM systems. Dimdim easily integrates with iCal, Outlook and IM clients.

SynchroLive.
DimDim uses the SynchroLive, Synchronized Live Communication Platform for advanced and robust communication.

DimDim requires following requirements for better performance:

OS:Mac OS X 10.4, Windows XP SP2 or higher, Linux
Web Browser: Safari 2, Internet Explorer 6, Firefox 2.0 or higher

User Interface:

Virtual WhiteBoard feature:
Anyone can involve with virtual whiteboard and share their thought as in real meeting.

Its HERE :: www.dimdim.com
(DimDim is coming with free and two other commercial versions.)