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Adobe Acrobat Connect
Typical Connect meeting with 'discussion' series of pods displyed
Developed by	Adobe Systems (formerly Macromedia)
OS	Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows
Genre	Collaborative workspace, Web conferencing
License	Proprietary
Website	Adobe Acrobat Connect

Adobe Acrobat Connect (formerly Macromedia Breeze) is software used to create information and general presentations, online training materials, web conferencing, learning modules, and user desktop sharing. The product is entirely Adobe Flash based. All meeting workspaces are organized into 'pods'; with each pod performing a specific role (i.e. chat, whiteboard, note, etc.). The recommended database for backend support is Microsoft SQL Server. The product can be licensed as an installed product, or a hosted product.

Adobe Acrobat Connect is part of the Adobe Acrobat family.

The former Macromedia Breeze included four applications: Breeze Presenter, Breeze Training, Breeze Meeting, and Breeze Events. Following the acquisition by Adobe, Macromedia Breeze Meeting is now rebranded as Adobe Acrobat Connect Professional, and includes rebranded versions of Breeze Training, Breeze Meeting and Breeze Events.

Applications

Adobe Presenter

Acrobat Connect Professional features the following applications in addition to Acrobat Connect:

• Adobe Connect Training (formerly Breeze Training)
• Adobe Connect Events (formerly Breeze Events)
• Adobe Presenter (formerly Breeze Presenter)

Features

Acrobat Connect Professional features the following features in addition to Acrobat Connect:

• Unlimited and customizable meeting rooms
• Multiple meeting rooms per user
• VoIP
• Audio integration
• Meeting recording
• User management, administration and reporting
• Polling
• Central content library
• Collaboration Builder SDK

History and marketplace competition

Prior to September 2006 when Macromedia products were added to the Acrobat product line, Adobe Connect was Macromedia Breeze. [1] It was renamed subsequent to Adobe's purchase of former competitor Macromedia. The rebranded Breeze products are as follows:

• Breeze is now Adobe Acrobat Connect Professional
  • Breeze Training is now Adobe Connect Training
  • Breeze Events is now Adobe Connect Events
  • Breeze Presenter is now Adobe Presenter
• Breeze Server is now Adobe Connect Enterprise Server
• Breeze Edge Server is now Adobe Connect Edge Server

This product competes with Microsoft Live Meeting and is designed for creating live presentations that can also be replayed "on demand". This product's audience is similar to that of Macromedia Captivate.

See Also

• Web based presentation tools

References

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External links

• Adobe Acrobat Connect
• Adobe Acrobat Connect Professional
• Comparison of Adobe Connect Professional with other leading web conferencing solutions
• Customized Pods