We are excited to announce the release of #eduMEET v4.0!
Version 4 marks the coming of age of the #OpenSource #videoconferencing platform for #Research & #Education developed within the GÉANT project.
What's new?
✅ Rewritten architecture & simplified code
✅ Refreshed look and feel & improved user experience
✅ Serving big meeting rooms
✅ New features (as breakout rooms & background blur)
✅ Improved backend & scalability
#Security and #privacy are top priorities for #eduMEET - the open-source, WebRTC-based #videoconferencing platform developed by NRENs and specifically designed for the Research & Education community.
For #CyberSecMonth, we zero in on its security features, benefits for R&E and uptake 👉 https://connect.geant.org/2023/10/06/video-conferencing-security-and-privacy-by-design-meet-edumeet
🦸♂️ #BecomeACyberHero #VC #CyberSecurity #Research #Education #Academia #WebRTC #opensource #webconferencing
Words: GÉANT Cloud team If you haven’t seen a demo, or used it in a videoconference during the pandemic, it’s time to get to know more about eduMEET. On the occasion of Cybersecurity Month 2023, we zero in on many of the platform’s most important security features and benefits for the R&E community. eduMEET is
#Verizon to shut down #Bluejeans, a web conferencing service it purchased in 2020 for US$400 million.
Not sure why they don't try to spin it off and let it go independent, guess no one else wants to own it?
#tech #news #technews #webconferencing
https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/8/23825112/verizon-bluejeans-shutting-down-sunset
Looks like Zoom has updated their Terms of Service to include the following paragraph under section 10.4:
Notwithstanding the above, Zoom will not use audio, video or chat Customer Content to train our artificial intelligence models without your consent.Checkout Discord, Jitsi Meet, et al.
Wikipedia comparison chart:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_web_conferencing_software
GÉANT and The Commons Conservancy have joined forces to pilot the transition of the #eduMEET web-based videoconferencing platform towards community-financed #OpenSource 👉
https://connect.geant.org/2023/05/04/geant-and-the-commons-conservancy-foundation-pilot-the-transition-of-edumeet-web-conferencing-platform-to-community-financed-open-source
eduMEET is the first GÉANT service offering that will pilot a transition of project-based, internally developed software to “standalone”, #OpenSourceSoftware external to the project environment.
#videoconferencing #webconferencing #OSS #research #education #NRENs #GN5
GÉANT and The Commons Conservancy have joined forces to pilot the open-source, web-based videoconferencing (VC) solution, eduMEET. This software enables institutions to build a low-cost, easy to use VC platform for one-to-one or multiple-user conferences. A cost-effective, more secure alternative to commercial solutions, eduMEET is easy to run without the need to install any additional
An overview of #BigBlueButton a.k.a #BBB - a #FreeSoftware #WebConferencing system. This video is primarily aimed at members of #FreeSoftwareCamp2020, but is also suitable for general public.
https://videos.fsci.in/videos/watch/b3f34489-ad2b-4cfb-956b-7a8bad799d89
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