There are a number of ways that people can interact over the Internet.
Web Meeting and Web Conferencing software supports some or all of these
real-time channels for interaction:
- application sharing
- co-browsing
- text chat (IRC)
- remote control
- video steaming
- voice (e.g. VoIP)
Application sharing allows two or more parties to share an application
system such as a drafting or graphics package.
Co-browsing allows one party to take control of the web browsers of other
participants and to navigate the web (or a website) as a group.
Internet relay chat or simply "chat" allows two or more parties to
interact using real-time text messages.
Remote control allows one person to grant another party control of
his/her
computer.
Video streaming allows images to be sent from one computer to another in
order to transfer real-time video.
Voice streaming uses technologies such as VoIP (Voice over Internet
Protocol) to verbally communicate, in real-time.
In summary, data conferencing allows individuals or virtual teams to
share presentations, documentation, or applications with anyone who has
access to the Internet in a real-time environment.
