Two years ago 97% of the world never heard of VoIP phone service, today it's in use by millions of people around the world.

One of the biggest draw backs is the inability to hold conference calls with more then two or three people. Security is an another issue, most of the free VoIP services are using codec's that are easily hacked into.

Here are a few of the advantages of using a Web Conferencing Service that current VoIP phone services are lacking.

The ability to have hundreds of people join in from around the world.

Secure file sharing - The problems associated with sending, and receiving emails will be a thing of the past. No more worries about getting an attachment that contains a virus, or undelivered emails.

Presentations - People will be able to share full multi-media presentations, Flash animations, PowerPoint, even photos or web pages. Everyone will be able to follow along.

Audience participation - Besides just being able to watch what others are presenting, everyone in the web conference room are able to participate with each other. Using VoIP voice chat, text chat or video from a web cam.

Web conferencing gives people the ability to interact with hundreds of others in real time, allowing them to exchange ideas or show examples to others anywhere in the world.

What Is Required To Run A Web conference Today

Until recently most conferencing solutions were to cost prohibitive to use, requiring a dedicated server, and broadband only usage.

Just like todays current VoIP software phones there are conferencing solutions that are using peer to peer software. By doing this they no longer have to depend on using just the resources from one web server to handle the job. This is how hundreds of people are able to join in at the same time, and not have to pay a per minute usage like some of the older out dated conferencing solutions.

To join into an online meeting room today is nothing more then a quick download, and entering in a user name. Today's software has become so easy to operate, with all the control functions being very intuitive to use, people are able to jump right in, and immediately be able to participate with out the need of any instructions.

With costs starting at less then $30 USD a month for unlimited seating, and all the extras included, web conferencing services is the Next Generation of VoIP.

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by Keith Derr

source: goarticles.com