More info from the WIKI: Overview Microsoft SharedView allows connecting with up to 15 people in different locations. Users can be invited to join a session by email or IM. They are able to communicate with each other by being able to view each other's screens and control them. Also, handouts, or files, can be broadcasted by one to all users. [3] Creation of a session is done with Windows Live ID. SharedView also provides integration into Microsoft Office applications and Windows Live Messenger. For example, in Microsoft Office Word, if tracked changes are turned on and another user is granted control and he or she changes the documents, those changes are tracked as being done by that user. [4] SharedView is partially ad-supported by advertisements from Live Search.
SharedView is similar to Windows Meeting Space, which is included in Windows Vista. However, Windows Meeting Space supports ad hoc meetings, application sharing, file transfer, and simple messaging within a network and works primarily inside the firewall, requiring IT involvement (on both sides) to bridge firewalls. Microsoft SharedView, on the contrary is designed for collaboration over the internet. It works through firewalls using HTTP if necessary. SharedView also runs on Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Windows Server 2003 SP1 or later besides Windows Vista. -----Original Message----- From: Ben Scott [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 4:57 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Another screen sharing gizmo (free) from Microsoft "SharedView" On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 4:49 PM, Alverson, Tom (Xetron) <[email protected]> wrote: > Similar but different. Netmeeting is point to point. SharedView > appears to communicate through Microsoft servers .... Ahhh, I see. Thanks for the clarification. -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
