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While Adobe Acrobat Connect Professional can easily broadcast video from a PC’s webcam, the question arises as to whether or not an existing video conferencing hardware solution can also be utilized in an Acrobat Connect Professional Meeting. The answer is yes.

Video conferencing hardware is often a closed or “black box” solution and the desire to integrate existing camera hardware within an Adobe Connect Professional Meeting is natural.

This can be done by grabbing the signal from the camera via a video splitter so that it can be fed into both the “black box” and a PC. The PC will then need to use the composite video from the camera’s signal. This can be done with a hardware capture solution like a video-to-USB adapter and a number of these are available from various manufacturers. The signal, once converted, can then be used in a Connect meeting room.

This will then allow for users to attend an online meeting using less expensive equipment than the proprietary video conferencing hardware.

One of the advantages of uploading a presentation to Breeze from Breeze Presenter is that the original PowerPoint file is also stored on the server for later download for a user with the right permissions.

I’ve made a Captivate presentation to demonstrate the up and down process:

http://webqem.mmresellers.breezecentral.com/p63779748/

During a recent visit to a university to demonstrate Breeze we were asked whether Contribute 3 could be used to create content that could be managed with the Blackboard Learning System.

The good news is that if you’ve got the Blackboard Content System option as part of your Blackboard Learning System installation you’ve got the ability to publish content that you’ve created with Contribute directly to Blackboard via a supported open standard WebDAV.

The benefit is that contributors can use an easy content creation tool that is similar in use to Microsoft Word. Contribute can import and convert content originally created in Microsoft Office.

More information can be found on the Adobe site in their Learning Management Centre.

E*TRADE Australia have launched their new site and asked webqem to create some interactive online tours to help users get the most out of their website. By combining Adobe Breeze as a presentation tool & Adobe Captivate to create the screencasts, we created 5 interactive and easy to navigate demos, which have been integrated into their Help Centre to help users explore the site’s new features.

To date, the response to the demos has been very positive. See them in action at the E*TRADE Help Centre by clicking on one of the ‘Quick Online Tours’…

Mensheds is a uniquely Australian organisation dedicated to supporting the men’s shed movement and the needs of their communities. There are growing problems with men’s health. Isolation, loneliness and depression are now looming as major men’s health issues.Mensheds Australia provides direction and support infrastructure for the development of sustainable men’s sheds and their role as a catalyst in providing services to men and stimulating communities economic activities. (more…)

Macromedia Breeze has elevated online training, web conferencing and communications to a whole new level. Version 5 was released recently, and there’s never been a better time to look at what Breeze has to offer.

Few organisations are untouched by the imperative to do business across geographies. The faster and more effectively you can communicate across distances, the more successful your organisation will be – whether your goal is to reach more prospects, sell online, brief your team, deliver courses, or ensure compliance. Macromedia Breeze is elevating online training and web conferencing to a whole new level by delivering high-impact communications that everyone can access instantly through any web browser. Breeze provides real-time and on-demand communications that let you reach your audience anytime, anywhere, with rich multimedia content that delivers your message effectively and affordably.

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Ripple Solutions is turning content into capability by using Macromedia products to implement, manage and monitor training programs. Ripple Solutions is a learning and development consultancy company. They manage the whole training lifecycle for systems upgrades or implementations on behalf of their clients. Ripple uses proven strategies and methodologies to turn content into capability by aligning learning strategy with business direction. Ripple works in partnership with clients by guiding and mentoring organisations through the whole training process including design, delivery, management and administration of training programs.

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OneSteel is an excellent case study in using Macromedia Breeze to deliver cost-effective training and communications across scattered sites.

OneSteel is a vertically integrated mining, steel manufacturing, and steel and metal products distribution company. It manufactures and distributes hundreds of steel products that are used in the construction, manufacturing, housing, mining and agricultural industries. The company serves more than 30,000 customers, has over 200 operational sites in Australia and New Zealand, and employs more than 6,900 people.

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A Macromedia Breeze Case Study The ARU has recently significantly increased the quality and effectiveness of its training and media communications with an online solution from webqem. This case study takes a closer look…

Macromedia Breeze is decentralised and easy for everyone to use. It has allowed us to cut training course development time from 6 weeks to a few days, and reduced the costs of travel and logistics related to training.

Greg West, IT Manager
Australian Rugby Union

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Macromedia Interview with Randolf Clinton / CoHead Asia Pac Cash Equities JP Morgan

webqem recently designed and implemented a rapid online presentation system for JP Morgan, using Macromedia Breeze. A Macromedia case study of the highly successful solution is reproduced here with kind permission… (more…)