Welcome to the home page of web based conferencing solutions offered by the university. Below you will find a direct comparison on products offered to decide which option is best for your virtual meeting.
TOOL NAME | URL | PURPOSE | AUDIENCE | ACCESS | CONTACT | NOTES |
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Blackboard Collaborate | Web conferencing | Campus (NetID), access controlled | LDAP and local authentication, authorization controlled organization registration | Blackboard Collaborate requires enrollment in an available course or organization. | ||
| Google Meet (formally Hangouts) | https://meet.google.com/ | Web conferencing, screen sharing | Campus (NetID@g.syr.edu) | LDAP and local authentication, active affiliation only | help@syr.edu | G Suite uses (yournetid)@g.syr.edu for login followed by your NetID and password for login. |
| Microsoft Teams | teams.microsoft.com | Web conferencing, screen sharing | Campus (NetID) | LDAP and local authentication, active affiliation only | help@syr.edu | Desktop client may require distributed staff intervention for campus owned devices. |
LDAP= Lightweight Directory Access Protocol; an Internet protocol that email and other programs use to look up information from a server. |
| Characteristics | Blackboard Collaborate Ultra | Google Meet (formally Hangouts) | Microsoft Teams |
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| Screen Sharing | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Support Links | ITS Help Desk, Collaborate Ultra Help | ITS Help Desk, Meet Help | ITS Help Desk, Teams Help |