David Birch Melquan Huntly Ledin Romero Tia Edwards

       Introduction to Collaboration Software Yahoo Messenger Skype Logme-In Windows Remote Desktop Compare and contrast Yahoo Messenger with Skype Compare and contrast Windows Remote Desktop with Logme-In

  Software that allows people to work together on the same documents and projects over local and remote networks. Embraces the communications systems as well, including e-mail, videoconferencing, instant messaging and chat.

  Allows you to exchange instant messages with your other friends that are online that also have Yahoo Messenger Not only can you exchange Instant Messages but there is also a web cam option so that video chat is also an option

   An Internet telephone and videophone service.

Being software based, calls from Skype subscribers originate from their computers, and all computer to-computer calls between subscribers are free, including videophoning. Access to regular telephones is also available. With "SkypeOut," users dial a regular telephone for a low per-minute charge.

  Users worldwide rely on LogMeIn solutions for remote control, file sharing, systems management, data backup, business collaboration and on demand customer support of PCs, servers, Macintosh computers, smartphones and other connected devices. Over 70 million devices worldwide have connected to a Logme-In service.

  Allows you to sit at a computer and connect to a remote computer in a different location.

Example: accessing information from a home computer from your school computer.

SKYPE YAHOO MESSENGER

    Since August 2003 Skype has gained over 137 million members.

Skype allows you to call other Skype members for free. Video calling is enabled. Skype also lets you call Skype provides Skype In, a system that gives you a phone number that others can call.

Conference calling is also provided for free.

    There are around 22 million users of only the Messenger service.

Yahoo! Messenger also provides free PC-to-PC telephone service.

Voicemail is free, however, unlike Skype. Video calling is also included.

It contains "Audibles," animated emoticons that talk.

SKYPE

   It is fast and easy to navigate through .

It allows the user to chat using its simplistic chat engine. It also allows to chat with more than one person in the same chat window.

YAHOO MESSENGER

   It is more bulky and slower.

It contains many more features. Such as IMVironments, chatting backgrounds, are exceptionally fun to experiment with. While chatting, you can play games with your friend and share photos.

WINDOWS REMOTE DESKTOP

   It allows users to run an audio program on the remote desktop and have the sound redirected to their local computer.

File System Redirection allows users to use their local files on a remote desktop within the terminal session.

Printer Redirection allows users to use their local printer within the terminal session as they would with a locally or network shared printer.

LOG ME-IN

       Access from any Internet connected web browser Access to a Windows PC or Mac Remote control and desktop viewing Copy and paste between computers Wake on LAN Reboot/reconnect (including safe mode) Basic reports (remote access sessions and user access)

   Everyone uses technology to communicate. The communication can be social (for everyday entertainment) or business related (pertaining to the workplace).

Either way communication today is very important and by using the technology through Yahoo!, Skype, Logme-In, and Windows Remote Desktop, things are a little easier and simpler