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Scopia Desktop - Overview

Introduction

  1. Features
  2. Specifications

Scopia Desktop is a software based solution for connecting users on computers to the KAREN Video Bridge.

This allows anyone across New Zealand and around the world to simply download the software package and login to view and participate in videoconferencing meetings.

Scopia desktop can be used from anywhere:

  • Computers on the KAREN Network - New Zealand Universities, Crown Research Institutes, and other organisations.
  • Computers outside the network on commodity internet, or on other ARENs. Scopia is perfectly capable of connecting you to meetings from your home, or when on the move with a laptop.

Scopia is a FREE software solution. To download and install Scopia please go to the Scopia Desktop - Installation section.

While anyone may install Scopia for use, to hold meetings there should be at least one user present who belongs to an organisation which is a member of the KAREN Video Conference Service.

 

Features

  • High Definition experience with H.264 720p for both video and data
  • Extreme network tolerance and error resiliency using H.264 SVC
  • Simple meeting attendance by entering the conference ID
  • Microsoft Outlook and IBM Lotus Notes plug-in for easy meeting scheduling
  • Personal virtual rooms that provide an electronic location for a meeting
  • Virtual rooms can be hidden and locked for security or well known for easy access
  • Meeting participants and presentation data can be viewed simultaneously
  • Personal layout selection to change the focus between conference participants and data
  • H.239 room system-compatible data sharing with annotation
  • Text chat with emoticons for desktop users
  • Full meeting moderation capabilities
  • Conference waiting room – meeting will not start until the moderator joins
  • Consolidated conference roster (including desktops and room systems)
  • Integrated NAT and Firewall Traversal at no extra cost
  • Built-in streaming for simultaneous webcast of audio, video and data (Multicast or Unicast)
  • High Definition recording and playback (Optional)
  • Bandwidth management and centralized monitoring of calls

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Specifications

Client Connectivity Modes

  • Live connection (Audio, Video, Data, Chat) for interactive participants
  • Desktop-to-desktop connection for point-to-point calls (Pro version)
  • Desktop-to-server connection for group meetings
  • Seamless escalation from point-to-point to multiparty calls
  • Data only connection with moderation capabilities, optional call back
  • Streaming mode for non-interactive participants

 

Standards & Interoperability

  • H.323 interoperability with SCOPIA
  • SIP for point to point calls
  • STUN for NAT traversal

(sourced from http://www.radvision.com)