Yugma is an easy to implement desktop sharing service that allows users to collaborate by quickly sharing individual applications or full PC desktops, whether on Windows, Mac or Linux PC’s. Think of desktop sharing as an auxiliary conversation mode that readily complements voice, text and video conversations.
With an ability to quickly change the shared desktop and provide remote access to a shared desktop, Yugma allows users to collaboratively create and edit documents; train employees, agents and customers or facilitate enhanced customer support. Skype Certified, Yugma hosting sessions are readily launched from the Skype client as a Skype Extra; however, other participants do not need to even have Skype. The desktop sharing sessions are complemented by audio conferencing services that can accessed via either Skype, usually at no charge, and/or conventional telephone connections where long distance charges may apply.
Summary from Vendor:
Yugma is a very easy to use and inexpensive Web Collaboration Tool that lets Skype users instantly share content and ideas using any application or software over the Internet. Whether they are using a Windows, Mac or Linux computer, they can connect on-demand and in real-time with co-workers, clients, friends and family — regardless of whether they are across the city or country or even around the globe. With Yugma, collaborating with others is just a click away. Others will be able to instantly “see what you are talking about,” , enabling you to get more done “together” and “collaboratively,” without ever leaving their computer regardless of where you are.
Yugma’s Philosophy: Why Web Collaboration Needs to be Reinvented (A YouTube Video)
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Ideal for: Home Office, Small and Midsized Businesses (< 1000 employees), Education (University, K-12), Network Marketing Businesses, Non-Profit Organizations, Religious Organizations, Affinity Groups.
Publisher’s Expertise and Background:
Yugma (pronounced YOOG-MA) believes that web collaboration is for everyone, not just people in big companies. We also believe good ideas deserve to be shared, regardless of resources or geographic location. These two beliefs drove us to create an easy-to-use, affordable web collaboration service that works on Windows, Mac and Linux. It is our hope that Yugma will help you to share your ideas, learn more, stay connected with coworkers and customers, feel the need to fly to fewer meetings, and have a more successful business.
The name Yugma is a word from the Sanskrit language meaning “the state of being in unified collaboration.” Yugma, Inc. is a privately held company headquartered in Minnesota, USA and has offices in Minneapolis and India.
Three Video Demonstrations
Contact Information:
- Website : http://www.yugma.com
- Phone: +1 (952)400-0357
- Email: info@yugma.com
Products and Services : Yugma has a free Personal service and several Professional services.
- Personal: provides basic desktop sharing across Windows, Mac and Linux platforms for up to 10 participants where the host is the Presenter; it also includes a 15-day trial of the 10 user Professional service.
- Professional 10/30/100/500: adds many features such as changing the Presenter (or shared desktop), remote mouse and keyboard control, session recording and playback, shared file space (up to 100 MB) and annotation/whiteboarding tools. The Professional 100 and 500 also include Webinar management features.
Requirements:
- Skype: Version 3.x or later
- Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
Product Acccess :
- Latest Version: Version 3.0 (April 1, 2008)
- Skype Extras [Tools | Do More | Get Extras];
- Via website: Schedule/Start/Join a Session
Installation and Operating Comments:
A Host may install the Yugma client from the Skype Extras Manager and subsequently launch sessions via the Skype Extras Manager. Participants are asked to install Yugma from a link sent either to an IM chat session or an email address. Upon clicking the link participants will go through a client installation process that ends up with a “Join a Session” window. Upon entering an identification name and email address the particpant will be brought into the Host’s session.
Personal: as this is a free offering, Yugma will request a user name and email address from each participant resulting in the creation of a Yugma account for each participant; normal privacy policies are in place for the use of the email address.
As Professional is a paid-for option, Yugma will only require that the host have a Yugma account; other participants in a session will be asked to enter an ID name for the session and for an email address; however, this email address will only be used for session tracking purposes and not for promotional purposes.
Offerings and Pricing:
- Personal Yugma: Free, supports up to ten participants
- Professional Yugma 10/30/100/500:
- 10 Participant: $9.95/month
- 30 Participant: $29.95/month
- 100 Participant: $69.95/month
- 500 Participant: $89.95/month
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