EarthLink Conference Manager is a Free client/server videoconferencing and video chat system. Multiple parties at different Locations can participate in a videoconference, from his or her own desktop computer. This version of Conference Manager is a beta test version for research purposes.
Conference Manager supports the following features.
-Conference Sessions - Essentially private Chat Rooms with multi-party live video (and optional audio and shared WhiteBoard). Create your own sessions, with privacy features, for a group conference or one-on-one conversations.
-File Transfer - Share documents, photos, and other files with conference participannts.
-Private Chat, Presence, and Instant Messaging - Stay in contact and communicate instantly with coworkers through private chat features. See when coworkers are on-line in the People window. Conference Manager produces unique sounds for various events that can be customized to suit personal preferences.
-Unique Video Features - Multi-party video sessions are automatically managed in a single persistent video window. Quickly setup a video call with the Call feature. Find out if a coworker is available for communication using the Glance feature.
-Firewall Support - Compatible with popular firewall products.
The UNIX version of Conference Manager is distributed in source code form and is intended for UNIX-savvy users. It is compatible with Linux, Solaris, and FreeBSD.
