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For the November ACUGA meeting we were joined by Peter Ryce from Adobe. Peter spoke about using the Connect Pro Exchange to download custom applications and extensions along with using sync swfs to enhance your connect meeting experience. Peter showed us some really cool sync swfs such as the ‘Footprints‘ app and a clever ‘paper-scissor-rock’ game.

If you happened to miss the event, a recording is available online. Lastly, ACUGA will be going on holidays for the next 2 months so we will see you all again in February 2010.

Adobe has released an urgent announcement addressing issues with the recent release of Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro version 7.5.

Adobe has found an issue with the Connect Pro 7.5 Installer that can delete the entire drive on which Connect Pro is being installed. This issue affects anyone who has downloaded the version 7.5 license trial between November 3rd and November 17th 2009.

Adobe has advised customers to immediately cease any further installation of Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro version 7.5 and to delete the Installer program containing Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro version 7.5, as applicable. The issue occurs if you select “cancel” during the file copying step of the installation process.

For more information on this, please carefully read this technote released from Adobe, to see if your current version is affected by this issue. Contact webqem if you require more information about this issue.

Come join the webqem team at this month’s ACUGA meeting. For the November ACUGA meeting we will be joined by Peter Ryce from Adobe.  Peter will take you through how you can use the Connect Pro Exchange to download custom applications and extensions along with sync swf to enhance your connect meeting experience.

The online meeting is being held on Thursday 26th November at 11.00am Sydney time. Make sure you register and we hope to see you there – and don’t forget to join the ACUGA user group.

ACUGA is short for the Adobe Connect Users Group Asia-Pacific

With the introduction of Connect Pro 7.5, Adobe has launched a new add-in for Lotus Notes that enables users to schedule Connect Pro meetings directly from the desktop. In this tutorial, Vincent Toesca from Adobe, walks through all the features and system requirements of the new Lotus Notes Add-in.  The tutorial is broken up into two sections. Links to the tutorials are listed below.

Part 1:  Overview (Feature Summary, System Requirements)
Part 2:  Demonstration using Lotus Notes 8.5

Another great tutorial presentation is available from connectusers.com. In this tutorial Paresh Kharya from Adobe looks at the improved conversion of PPTX in a Connect Pro share pod. Adobe have made some real improvments to their conversion of powerpoint files so this tutorial is a must see.

The presentation was made using Adobe Presenter, so all you need is an internet browser with Flash installed. The tutorial is available for watching online.

With the release of a major update to Connect 7.5, Guillaume Privat from Adobe, has posted a helpful tutorial to Connect Users website about some of the new features.  In this presentation, Guillaume introduces administrators to Secure Desktop Sharing – the new feature in Connect Pro 7.5 that enables organisations to create white lists of applications that can be shared using screen sharing.

The presentation was made using Adobe Presenter, so all you need is an internet browser with Flash installed. The tutorial available online.

Check out this helpful Tutorial by Jody Plotkin from Adobe. In this presentation, Jody walks through the features and advantages of using Universal Voice – a new feature added to Connect Pro 7.5. The presentation was made using Adobe Presenter, so all you need is an internet browswer with Flash installed.

This tutorial is available on connectusers.com or click here for the tutorial.

Adobe today announced significant updates to Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro.

The new version of Acrobat Connect Pro includes a number of really cool new features including Universal Voice, Webcast, Secure Desktop Sharing, and PDF Integration.

Universal Voice enables Connect Pro customers to integrate their meetings with any audio conferencing provider.  Telephone audio can be recorded with a web meeting and broadcast over VOIP to enable participants to listen to the audio without dialing in.

Connect Pro Webcast will allow for very large events with up to 80,000 participants attending high-impact sessions that can incorporate rich media, video, slides, and interactive Q&A.

Secure Desktop Sharing introduces more granular control over the Compliance and Control settings in Connect Pro.  New administrative tools enable organizations to create a white list of applications that can be screen-shared.

In addition to the features listed above, Adobe has also added PDF integration, a new add-in for Lotus Notes and VMWare support.

For more information, there is a tutorial on the new features available on connectusers.com. You can also view the press release from Adobe.

Come join the webqem team at this month’s ACUGA meeting. For the October ACUGA meeting we will be joined by Adobe Connect Pro Technician, Ryan Monger.  Ryan will be taking us through the audio best practices for Connect Pro Meetings. Some of the topics we are covering are:

• Tips and Tricks for creating a great VoIP experience
• Deciding between Integrated Teleconferencing and VoIP
• How to create a blended environment using both teleconferencing and VoIP
• Audio considerations for meeting recordings
• And more…

The online meeting is being held on Tuesday 27th October at 11.00am Sydney time. Make sure you register and we hope to see you there – and don’t forget to join the ACUGA user group.

ACUGA is short for the Adobe Connect Users Group Asia-Pacific

webqem is hosting more Connect Pro seminars next week, this time in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This is a great opportunity for webqem as it marks the first seminar to be held in Malaysia. The free 90 minute seminar will demonstrate to people for all sectors, whether corporate, government, not for profit and education, how Connect Pro can drive out cost in collaboration and be using for elearning and conferencing purposes.

The seminar will be running next week on Tuesday 27th Oct, from 10am to 11.30am. It is being held at: The Royale Bintang Kuala Lumpur, 17-21 Jalan Bukit Bintang, 55100 Kuala Lumpur. If you would like to attend, please reserve your place by calling us on +65 9179 9527 or send an email to danielo@webqem.com.