Mikogo
Encyclopedia
Mikogo is a desktop sharing
software application for web conferencing
and remote support, and is provided by the online collaboration provider, BeamYourScreen GmbH.
, Germany
. The company then launched a few different online collaboration tools for corporate customers.
However BeamYourScreen was approached by individuals who asked whether a free version of its software was available, for small-time use on an irregular basis. Due to these requests made primarily by private users, BeamYourScreen then launched Mikogo as a free online meeting tool.
Mikogo has since received praise for its friendly approach to online meetings as opposed to the corporate feel found in other web conferencing solutions.
On March 11, 2009, Mikogo announced the release of its free software for the Mac. The release of the Mac version enabled Mikogo to function as a cross platform screen sharing tool. In June 2009, Macworld
UK posted a review on their website and gave Mikogo an Editor's Choice 4-Star Award, complimenting the software for its cross-platform
screen sharing, features and security.
outbreak, Mikogo was criticized for promoting its software as a form of swine flu prevention. Mikogo did blog about this topic and sent out an e-mail to subscribers touting the benefits of having virtual meetings in order to avoid swine flu.
Desktop sharing
Desktop sharing is a common name for technologies and products that allow remote access and remote collaboration on a person's computer desktop through a graphical Terminal emulator.The most common two scenarios for desktop sharing are:* Remote log-in...
software application for web conferencing
Web conferencing
Web conferencing refers to a service that allows conferencing events to be shared with remote locations. Most vendors also provide either a recorded copy of an event, or a means for a subscriber to record an event. The service allows information to be shared simultaneously, across geographically...
and remote support, and is provided by the online collaboration provider, BeamYourScreen GmbH.
History
In 2004, entrepreneurs Mr. Erik Boos and Mark Zondler, founded BeamYourScreen GmbH in MannheimMannheim
Mannheim is a city in southwestern Germany. With about 315,000 inhabitants, Mannheim is the second-largest city in the Bundesland of Baden-Württemberg, following the capital city of Stuttgart....
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. The company then launched a few different online collaboration tools for corporate customers.
However BeamYourScreen was approached by individuals who asked whether a free version of its software was available, for small-time use on an irregular basis. Due to these requests made primarily by private users, BeamYourScreen then launched Mikogo as a free online meeting tool.
Mikogo has since received praise for its friendly approach to online meetings as opposed to the corporate feel found in other web conferencing solutions.
On March 11, 2009, Mikogo announced the release of its free software for the Mac. The release of the Mac version enabled Mikogo to function as a cross platform screen sharing tool. In June 2009, Macworld
Macworld
Macworld is a web site and monthly computer magazine dedicated to Apple Macintosh products. It is published by Mac Publishing, which is headquartered in San Francisco, California...
UK posted a review on their website and gave Mikogo an Editor's Choice 4-Star Award, complimenting the software for its cross-platform
Cross-platform
In computing, cross-platform, or multi-platform, is an attribute conferred to computer software or computing methods and concepts that are implemented and inter-operate on multiple computer platforms...
screen sharing, features and security.
Controversial Press
In April 2009, amidst the swine fluSwine flu
Swine influenza, also called pig influenza, swine flu, hog flu and pig flu, is an infection by any one of several types of swine influenza virus. Swine influenza virus or S-OIV is any strain of the influenza family of viruses that is endemic in pigs...
outbreak, Mikogo was criticized for promoting its software as a form of swine flu prevention. Mikogo did blog about this topic and sent out an e-mail to subscribers touting the benefits of having virtual meetings in order to avoid swine flu.