by Stephanie McLoughlin

Test Center Tracker: Web conferencing with Microsoft and exploring Google Gears

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Jun 6, 20072 mins

Nights at the RoundTable: Web video conferencing just got a little smarter with Microsoft's A/V heavy RoundTable conferencing device - so says Oliver Rist in this week's Enterprise Windows column. The Office Live Meeting 2007 requirement is a bit of a bump in the road, but "a little beta polishing" should make it easier to connect to the Office Live Meeting service, says Oliver. And overall, it's a pretty tempti

Nights at the RoundTable: Web video conferencing just got a little smarter with Microsoft’s A/V heavy RoundTable conferencing device – so says Oliver Rist in this week’s Enterprise Windows column. The Office Live Meeting 2007 requirement is a bit of a bump in the road, but “a little beta polishing” should make it easier to connect to the Office Live Meeting service, says Oliver. And overall, it’s a pretty tempting goodie – find out why when you read the full column.

Are you a gearhead?: Martin Heller has been exploring the possibilities of Google Gears, “an open source browser extension that lets developers create web applications that can run offline,” according to their Web site. In other words, it lets you turn a Web app into a browser-based app that doesn’t have to be connected to a server to run. Is it worthwhile? Get Heller’s take on Google Gears on the Strategic Developer blog.

CTOs get their names in lights: Have you checked out this year’s top 25 CTOs? We’re just a bit more than halfway through the list, with 10 more winners to come in the next two days. For a quick glimpse, page through our slideshow, or read the full profiles if you prefer.

P.S. Don’t miss Tom Yager’s take on Apple’s upcoming WorldWide Developer Conference, filed from Microsoft’s Tech Ed conference. And watch the Enterprise Mac blog for more on the WWDC in the coming weeks.