Item: GlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)
Rating: 8
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

The GlobalMeet software is typically used by colleagues who have a need to meet with a large number of people on a recorded call, or for ease of joining together multiple organizations on a teleconference. Typical uses are lunch and learn, presentations, collaborative information gathering, announcements, user story analysis, and workflow documentation.

Pros and Cons

Easy recording tools
Quickly access meeting information to copy and share
Hosted application
Recordings are of audio along with the shared content.

Quality of video could use some improvement
Addition of whiteboard functionality
Ability to see who was sent an invitation accepts and declines from a meeting dashboard
Ability to see an attendee list alongside the recording
Ability to generate a transcript

Return on Investment

Bridging collaboration challenges between partnerships that aren't met via emails.
Time-savings with the ease of use
Cost savings with the blend of recording, presentation, and audio
Multiple options and applications for participants to join from

Usability

Definitely, because of the interface and thoughtful options presented. Tools like Skype have multiple sub-menus, layered permissions, and require a recording application to run. Skype also has challenges with participants using varied call-in methods.

Alternatives Considered

Skype for Business (formerly Lync), Cisco Webex Meetings and Microsoft Teams

I was not involved in the purchasing decision, but choose GlobalMeet over Skype in some situations since not all organizations permit their colleagues to join other Skype environments. WebEx is not widely deployed in the organization. I have just started using Teams, and I am not as familiar with using it yet. However, I have had success with joining other organizations that use Teams on a call. It is disappointing that functionality such as the whiteboard is not mutually available in those situations (yet).

Other Software Used

Microsoft Teams, Cisco Webex Meetings, Skype for Business (formerly Lync)

Likelihood to Recommend

GlobalMeet Collaboration is well suited for a large number of attendees, and the interface is very clean with an ease-of-use that is impressive. I enjoy not trying to dig through submenus to find settings, my meeting link/dial info, recordings, or my meetings.
I have had problems with some attendees not able to see shared content on their side but hear the audio. We have also had recorded calls that captured only the presented information, the host's audio, but none of the attendee audio.

GlobalMeet Collaboration - a leaner and more intuitive WebEx

Overall Satisfaction with GlobalMeet Collaboration