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Adobe Connect Professional at UC Davis

Adobe Connect Professional (formerly Breeze) is a communication and collaboration software tool based on the concept of a virtual, shared meeting room. Meeting participants communicate using chat, audio and video. They can view presentations such as PowerPoint and Flash videos. Collaboration is supported through the sharing of applications, user desktops, and a set of whiteboard drawing tools. The system is based on Adobe Flash (already installed on 97% of browsers worldwide).

Adobe Connect Pro will be available to UC Davis users on a recharge basis. Both departmental and individual rates should be available by the start of Winter quarter, 2008. UC Davis’ point of contact for Adobe Connect Pro, including accounts, technical support, and demonstrations, is Earl Schellhous.

IET - Academic Technology Services
email: breeze@ucdavis.edu
phone: (530) 752-2133

Detailed Feature List

Presentation Tools

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  • upload and share any printable document converted to Flash (using FlashPaper)
  • direct support for PowerPoint, Flash, and Captivate, including high-resolution graphics, animations, and streaming video
  • enhanced PowerPoint presentations created with Adobe Presenter

Communication Tools

  • internet audio broadcasting
  • multipoint video conferencing (supports USB or FireWire webcams, with support for multiple simultaneous video attendees)
  • public, private and moderated chat
  • moderated Q&A
  • polling tools

Collaboration Tools

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  • whiteboard and annotation tools (can be applied to any shared content)
  • application and desktop sharing (including remote desktop control)
  • file sharing tool allows upload/download of any file type (no viewing)

Meeting room Layout

  • layouts allow host to organize content and control flow of meeting
  • standard set of screen layouts (sharing, collaboration, discussion)
  • user generated layouts and tool (pod) combinations
  • "presenter mode" used to upload content and arrange meeting room in private

Meeting Management

  • control meeting start times, participant access, and email invitations
  • view reports of meeting participants, running time, content
  • configure multi-level participant permissions
  • attendee management tool allows host to view participants' role and status
  • permanent, friendly URLs for meeting rooms

Meeting Recordings

  • capture visual and audio portions of the meeting for later playback
  • use meeting index (slider) during playback to navigate to any point quickly

System Extensibility

  • open API allows system access and control from external applications
  • use Software Development Kit (SDK) to develop new content tools (pods)

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