Windows Meeting Space
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Windows Meeting Space is the name of a peer-to-peer
collaboration program in Windows Vista
that supports 2–10 users. Meeting Space does not exist in any version of Windows 7. It is a replacement for the older Windows NetMeeting application; however, features like microphone support and the ability to set up audio or video conferences are now removed.
Windows Meeting Space supports ad hoc meetings, application sharing, file transfer, and simple messaging within a network and works primarily inside the firewall, and requires IT involvement (on both sides) to bridge firewalls. For collaboration over the Internet, Microsoft has released Microsoft SharedView
, which can work through firewalls using HTTP if necessary.
Windows Meeting Space has the ability to automatically set up an ad hoc wireless network
if it can't find an existing network, which enables use in a conference room, a hotspot, or a place where no network exists. People can join a session that someone else sets up, or they can start a session and invite other people to join. It is also notable because it is one of the first applications for the peer to peer framework and hence requires IPv6
. Windows Meeting Space uses Windows Vista's support for Teredo tunneling
to allow IPv6
connections over the Internet.
of documents, and passing notes to other participants. The session management features include options for starting a new session, joining an existing session, inviting someone to join a session and accepting an invitation to join an ongoing collaboration session.
On starting a session, a workspace, which contains a presentation area, is displayed. A list of notes are also shown. A list of users in the local subnet
, with whom a collaboration session can be started, are automatically detected by using the People Near Me functionality, based on WS-Discovery in the peer-to-peer
networking implementation in Windows Vista. Users outside the local subnet must be sent an e-mail or file invitation to participate. Applications can be shared in the session, which will be local to that session only. When an application is shared, Windows Meeting Space switches into presentation mode so that participants can see what the presenter is working on and collaboratively edit or review the shared application instance.
Higher versions than Windows Starter and Home Basic can take advantage of hosting capabilities, Starter and Home Basic editions are limited to "join" mode only.
Desktop sharing is no longer available for server administrators, because on Windows Server 2008, there is neither Netmeeting nor Windows Meeting Space.
Peer-to-peer
Peer-to-peer computing or networking is a distributed application architecture that partitions tasks or workloads among peers. Peers are equally privileged, equipotent participants in the application...
collaboration program in Windows Vista
Windows Vista
Windows Vista is an operating system released in several variations developed by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops, tablet PCs, and media center PCs...
that supports 2–10 users. Meeting Space does not exist in any version of Windows 7. It is a replacement for the older Windows NetMeeting application; however, features like microphone support and the ability to set up audio or video conferences are now removed.
Windows Meeting Space supports ad hoc meetings, application sharing, file transfer, and simple messaging within a network and works primarily inside the firewall, and requires IT involvement (on both sides) to bridge firewalls. For collaboration over the Internet, Microsoft has released Microsoft SharedView
Microsoft SharedView
Microsoft SharedView is a remote desktop and internet collaboration application for screen sharing, group chats and sharing documents with multiple people in real time. The program is free but no longer supported by Microsoft, and the last released version is 1.0. -Overview:Microsoft SharedView...
, which can work through firewalls using HTTP if necessary.
Windows Meeting Space has the ability to automatically set up an ad hoc wireless network
Wireless network
Wireless network refers to any type of computer network that is not connected by cables of any kind. It is a method by which homes, telecommunications networks and enterprise installations avoid the costly process of introducing cables into a building, or as a connection between various equipment...
if it can't find an existing network, which enables use in a conference room, a hotspot, or a place where no network exists. People can join a session that someone else sets up, or they can start a session and invite other people to join. It is also notable because it is one of the first applications for the peer to peer framework and hence requires IPv6
IPv6
Internet Protocol version 6 is a version of the Internet Protocol . It is designed to succeed the Internet Protocol version 4...
. Windows Meeting Space uses Windows Vista's support for Teredo tunneling
Teredo tunneling
In computer networking, Teredo is a transition technology that gives full IPv6 connectivity for IPv6-capable hosts which are on the IPv4 Internet but which have no direct native connection to an IPv6 network...
to allow IPv6
IPv6
Internet Protocol version 6 is a version of the Internet Protocol . It is designed to succeed the Internet Protocol version 4...
connections over the Internet.
Features
Windows Meeting Space allows sharing of the desktop with other coworkers, distribution and collaborative editingCollaborative editing
Collaborative editing is the practice of groups producing works together through individual contributions. Effective choices in group awareness, participation, and coordination are critical to successful collaborative writing outcomes. Most usually it is applied to textual documents or...
of documents, and passing notes to other participants. The session management features include options for starting a new session, joining an existing session, inviting someone to join a session and accepting an invitation to join an ongoing collaboration session.
On starting a session, a workspace, which contains a presentation area, is displayed. A list of notes are also shown. A list of users in the local subnet
Subnetwork
A subnetwork, or subnet, is a logically visible subdivision of an IP network. The practice of dividing a network into subnetworks is called subnetting....
, with whom a collaboration session can be started, are automatically detected by using the People Near Me functionality, based on WS-Discovery in the peer-to-peer
Peer-to-peer
Peer-to-peer computing or networking is a distributed application architecture that partitions tasks or workloads among peers. Peers are equally privileged, equipotent participants in the application...
networking implementation in Windows Vista. Users outside the local subnet must be sent an e-mail or file invitation to participate. Applications can be shared in the session, which will be local to that session only. When an application is shared, Windows Meeting Space switches into presentation mode so that participants can see what the presenter is working on and collaboratively edit or review the shared application instance.
Higher versions than Windows Starter and Home Basic can take advantage of hosting capabilities, Starter and Home Basic editions are limited to "join" mode only.
Desktop sharing is no longer available for server administrators, because on Windows Server 2008, there is neither Netmeeting nor Windows Meeting Space.