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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Cisco Board Series

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AThe Cisco Board Series offers room devices for hybrid teamwork. Its latest generation models, the Board Pro 55 and Board Pro 75, bring video conferencing and co-creation to small and medium-sized workspaces, conference rooms, and ideation spaces. These room devices feature an AI-powered chipset, a responsive, 55- or 75-inch touch screen, speaker-tracking dual cameras, built-in speakers and microphones, and a versatile set of mounting and peripheral options. Users can join any video meeting,…N/A

    GlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)

    Score9.8 out of 10
    N/AGlobalMeet Collaborationiwas an audio, web and video conferencing solution that is designed to make global communication easy from anywhere using any device. As of 2023 the product has reached EOL and will no longer be sold.N/A
    Pricing
    Cisco Board SeriesGlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Cisco Board SeriesGlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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    Community Pulse
    Cisco Board SeriesGlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)
    Considered Both Products
    Cisco
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    Discontinued Products
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    94%
    Would buy again
    66 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    89%
    Delivers good value for the price
    57 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    99%
    Happy with the feature set
    69 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    52 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    98%
    Implementation went as expected
    57 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Cisco Board SeriesGlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)
    Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
    Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Cisco Board Series and GlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)
    Feature
    Cisco Board Series
    -
    Ratings
    GlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)
    7.2
    46 Ratings
    9% below category average
    High quality audio00 Ratings7.446 Ratings
    High quality video00 Ratings6.736 Ratings
    Low bandwidth requirements00 Ratings7.335 Ratings
    Mobile support00 Ratings7.313 Ratings
    Screen Sharing
    Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Cisco Board Series and GlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)
    Feature
    Cisco Board Series
    -
    Ratings
    GlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)
    6.0
    39 Ratings
    28% below category average
    Desktop sharing00 Ratings7.639 Ratings
    Whiteboards00 Ratings4.326 Ratings
    Online Meetings / Events
    Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Cisco Board Series and GlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)
    Feature
    Cisco Board Series
    -
    Ratings
    GlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)
    6.6
    43 Ratings
    21% below category average
    Calendar integration00 Ratings6.034 Ratings
    Meeting initiation00 Ratings7.040 Ratings
    Integrates with social media00 Ratings7.23 Ratings
    Record meetings / events00 Ratings6.735 Ratings
    Slideshows00 Ratings5.821 Ratings
    Online Events Collaboration
    Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Cisco Board Series and GlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)
    Feature
    Cisco Board Series
    -
    Ratings
    GlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)
    6.8
    35 Ratings
    17% below category average
    Live chat00 Ratings8.233 Ratings
    Audience polling00 Ratings4.314 Ratings
    Q&A00 Ratings8.020 Ratings
    Online Events Security
    Comparison of Online Events Security features of Cisco Board Series and GlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)
    Feature
    Cisco Board Series
    -
    Ratings
    GlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)
    7.2
    38 Ratings
    12% below category average
    User authentication00 Ratings8.634 Ratings
    Participant roles & permissions00 Ratings6.736 Ratings
    Confidential attendee list00 Ratings6.228 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Cisco Board SeriesGlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)
    Small Businesses
    No answers on this topic
    ClickMeeting
    Score9.5 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Cisco Room Series
    Score8.6 out of 10
    JioMeet
    Score9.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Cisco Webex DX80 (discontinued)
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Webex Meetings
    Score8.7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Cisco Board SeriesGlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (70 ratings)
    6.4
    (47 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    2.0
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    8.7
    (66 ratings)
    7.1
    (21 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.3
    (64 ratings)
    7.3
    (14 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Cisco Board SeriesGlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cisco
    This Cisco Board Series is helpful when it comes to quarterly risk assessment reviews. Imagine the following: your data is flowing out of several providers, the team is working on portfolio exposure, and somebody notices that there is a red flag in a specific sector. You have access to similar past data, superimpose market indicators, and make decisions on risk reduction strategies collectively at the same time, without having to switch through ten applications.
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    GlobalMeet Collaboration is great for giving product trainings, presentations and webinars over the phone to a wide number of users remotely. It is well suited for meetings where screens and documents need to be shared live during a conference call for easy collaboration
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    Pros
    Cisco
    • This board pro is equipped with a default NVIDIA artificial intelligence chipset. It enhances the remote conferencing participant's views to very good vision, making sure the LCD projector is clearly projected.
    • Convenience of an integrated device since huddles consist of touch screens, cameras, speakers, microphones, and computing ability all bundled in a single device.
    • The connectivity option available on the Cisco Board Series Pro includes HDMI, USB-C, and other options for wireless casting since the board allows connection through BYOD.
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    • Something that GlobalMeet does well is distributing a meeting to users. The system integrates well with our Outlook system and allows easy meeting distributions.
    • GlobalMeet is good at providing an easy way to record web meetings. The feature works well and is easy to download after.
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    Cons
    Cisco
    • It feels like affordability is a huge minus point in Webex because it can be too expensive to afford for a small to medium company
    • Wireless connectivity needs a good internet connection to have a seamless experience.
    • White board pen tool not precise with the screen location sometimes and refresh rate seems little low
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    • There is a cost for the conferencing services unlike competitors like FreeConferenceCall.com or Skype which have free options. However, you pay for what you get and the audio/connection quality can and has been an issue for us with other vendors.
    • There are a lot of shortcuts that can be used on the line to mute/unmute lines, record the audio, request operator assistance, etc. However, these are difficult to memorize so we end up forgetting or relying on a print-out of the shortcuts that we keep near our desks. I wish there was an easier way to use these such as voice commands.
    • In the post-conference email recaps you get the phone numbers of those who dialed in. However, it can be difficult to know who these numbers belong to unless you remember the direct #s for the participants. I wish there was a way to save contact info for certain phone numbers within the system and let GlobalMeet add the names to the numbers for all future post-conference emails.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    GlobalMeet is not a very good tool. There are better web meeting platforms available in the marketplace. The system is clunky, not intuitive, and experiences often technical issues. They have made updates recently but it is too little too late. It may be a good platform for smaller organizations with tighter budgets.
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    Usability
    Cisco
    It is very easy to use and pick up, even for people who haven't used these devices before. There can be some initial difficulty in knowing what to do and when, and the lack of remote control is a fairly big letdown. If the screen is far away from you, it is not great to have to keep getting up.
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    I have provided such a high rating because setting up the meeting only requires a few clicks. Within a couple minutes of telling my team that I will set up a meeting and send an invite, that invitation is already sitting in their inbox. I move at a fast pace and GlobalMeet is keeping up
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    Reliability and Availability
    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    We have never had an issue with the availability of GlobalMeet. It has always been available when we needed it.
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    Performance
    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    For the most part GlobalMeet loaded everything quickly. The only problem that we had was when the whole company was on a training at one time, we had a hard time with screen sharing and the pages loading in a timely manner. Everything seemed to slow down when lots of people were on the system at once
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    Support Rating
    Cisco
    Cisco Webex Board Series comes from a reputed company like Cisco. They are known for their loyal customer base and a major reason for their customer base is their awesome customer support. They are quick to respond and the demo team explained very elaborately. The whole process was done within the given timeline. We are totally impressed by their support.
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    As previously mentioned, I was in charge of facilitating a weekly meeting with 60 attendees. I had major issues with the screenshare crashing repeatedly during the meeting. I got in contact with a GlobalMeet Technician immediately. He was extremely responsive and worked with my technician to resolve all of the issues quickly. After his intervention, I never had the same issue again.
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    Implementation Rating
    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    GlobalMeet was easy to get set up with the company and starting to use.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Cisco
    The Cisco Webex Board is part of the Cisco product line and is really well integrated as such. We have been using Webex for meetings and so it felt Natural to leverage the tools made for this environment. It's quite seamless for our users, even the novice ones. The other key element is that we knew that this significant investment was for the long term, and we trust that Cisco will keep bringing innovation to add to the user experience.
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    Our small non-profit organization appreciates the ease of use of the platform for conference call needs. Other platforms can be much more complicated for users unfamiliar with conference call technology. We use it several times a month for committee meetings, regional rep check ins, and meetings with our board of directors.
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    Scalability
    Cisco
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    Discontinued Products
    This product seems to be able to handle the growing amount of work within our company without any problems.
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    Return on Investment
    Cisco
    • Increased Team Coordination: due to better communication, there was enhanced coordination in the completion of tasks.
    • Informed Decisions Making, A variety of strategic decisions have been made with analytics.
    • Sometimes the software has slightly slowed the decisions made in an organization due to the time it has taken in running the analysis.
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    • The price for webinar for GlobalMeet is quite pricey compared to other similar vendors.
    • GlobalMeet can be used for unlimited free calls and video conferencing, hence in our company with extensive global calls this platform is very cost-effective.
    • Unlike most conferencing software. Other users don't have to download GlobalMeet App and therefore it is easy to send meeting invite to clients.
    • Attentively support system that responds fast to queries and this saves time for us.
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    ScreenShots

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    GlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued) Screenshots

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