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Netstat -vat by Sean Michael Kerner (bio)

A command line view of IT



Dimdim out of Beta on December 3rd

By Sean Michael Kerner on November 26, 2008 10:15 AM
dimdim.png From the "what does Beta mean anyways?" files:

InternetNews.com has learned that open source conferencing startup Dimdim is set to formally exit its beta period on December 3rd.

Dimdim first demoed their software a year ago at DEMO - and their "Eagle" release came out in May of this year. Dimdim has also recently benefited from the investment of Zimbra founder Satish Dharmaraj.

If you look at the Dimdim offering as it stands today they already have a Free, Pro and Enterprise offering - and in my experience the product is very stable and works. Frankly I don't know anymore what the word "beta" really means since we all see so many Beta's (mostly from Google) that are so good. Remember GMAIL is officially still a Google Beta.

That said the move to be out of Beta is a symbolic move at the very least and shows that the market and technology for open source conferencing is a reality. I don't know what else Dimdim plans on announcing on December 3rd, though it's likely to include some additional features that help to further its mission and its competitive stance. This is a market in which Cisco's WebEx is the giant, so Dimdim will need all the help (and features) it can get.

**UPDATED** 1 PM ET ** Got a comment on this post from Kevin Micalizzi, Community Manager
Dimdim (thnX Kevin!!) that provides some additional details. Click on the "comment" link for the full entry but here's the gist:
We've improved the user interface based on customer feedback, improved recording & archiving, added some new meeting tools, and my personal favorite -- we're introducing synchronized web browsing. This will let you navigate the web from within Dimdim, with your attendees following along as you click and scroll.
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**UPDATED ** DEC 3RD**
OK as I expected the release is not out. Officially titled Dimdim 4.5 (codenamed "Liberty") the sync feature is now officially called,SynchroLive. According to Dimdim's release, "the SyncroLive Communication Platform automatically scales its performance to ensure all live communications are synchronized; whether sharing the desktop, webcam, PowerPoint, whiteboard or web pages."

Dimdim 4.5 also has integration with Zimbra (no surprise), Moodle and SugarCRM.

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Kevin Micalizzi, Community Mgr, Dimdim Web Conferencing said:

Sean, thanks for the post. Beta truly has too many meanings now. We are "coming out of beta" because we are confident in our offerings and want to make that clear.

This release will be improving on some features and introducing new ones. We've improved the user interface based on customer feedback, improved recording & archiving, added some new meeting tools, and my personal favorite -- we're introducing synchronized web browsing. This will let you navigate the web from within Dimdim, with your attendees following along as you click and scroll.

Thanks again!

-k
Kevin Micalizzi, Community Manager
Dimdim Web Conferencing / www.dimdim.com
e: kevin@dimdim.com / twitter: @meetdimdim

November 26, 2008 11:09 AM
paul said:

Still one major problem with DimDim. No Desktop sharing supoort for Linux!!

We really want,desire, and need the ability to share Linux Desktops. I am really surprised that an Open Source project would support Windows first, Mac second, and Linux dead last.

Other than this major complaint, DimDim is quite good.

November 27, 2008 1:39 AM
Matt said:

http://www.dimdim.com/products/dimdim_features.html says that you can share PC desktops. Unfortunately I understand this is not the case. You can share Windows desktops, but I run a Linux PC. If I could run this on a Linux Netbook, I might have a real opportunity to make use of this product.

November 27, 2008 8:04 AM
Marcel Gagne said:

I've been checking in on DimDim with great interest since it was first announced. The big question, from myself, is and continues to be: can I run a meeting session from a Linux desktop? Not as a client to somebody's Windows meeting, but actually running the meeting from a Linux desktop and sharing my desktop view with other participants.

-- Marcel (Writer and Free Thinker at Large) Gagne

November 27, 2008 9:58 AM
Darren Bell said:

It looks like, from the comments, that DimDim are not actually listening to their prospective customers atfter all.

I am still waiting for Linux support for my netbook.

November 28, 2008 5:37 AM

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